Tag: kitamuraryuhei
Toronto 2017 Review: Kitamura Ryuhei's DOWNRANGE, A Lean and Mean Horror Thriller
Six college students on the way home in a carpool are stranded on an isolated road (in the middle of BFE as one puts it so eloquently) when a tire blows. Just when one of them realizes that this is...
First Footage For Kitamura's LUPIN THE THIRD Unveiled!
Versus and Azumi director Kitamura Ryuhei's live action adaptation of the popular manga and anime series Lupin The Third is now in post-production. Filming took place in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and Hong Kong. The film tells the story of Lupin,...
LUPIN THE THIRD Live Action Feature To Open Next Summer
It's been announced that a live action film of the hugely popular character Lupin III will arrive in the summer of next year. The first Lupin manga was published in 1967 and has continued to be hugely popular, spawning numerous...
Kitamura Ryuhei Talks NO ONE LIVES, VERSUS 2 And Sakaguchi's 'Bullshit' Retirement
Japanese director Kitamura Ryuhei has been a favorite here at ScreenAnarchy since the day he first broke on to the international scene with 2000 effort Versus. And with his latest English language effort - No One Lives - about to...
Review: NO ONE LIVES Takes On A Certain Kind Of Lunatic Charm
What new stalk and slash move No One Lives does well: It gives Versus and Midnight Meat Train director Kitamura Ryuhei ample room to stage and execute a series of elaborate and gory kills. What it does poorly: Everything else....
Exclusive Clip From Kitamura's NO ONE LIVES Shows How To Escape From Ruthless Criminals
Let's say you're a lovely-looking blonde lady and you happen to be kidnapped by a ruthless gang of criminals. Let's go further and say that your good-looking boyfriend * kidnapper has left you alone for some reason, leaving you to...
Bloody Clips From Kitamura's NO ONE LIVES Threaten Brutal Deaths To All
Kitamura Ryuhei's No One Lives is one of my picks for most intriguing indies getting released this month, and three newly-released clips -- plus the new poster -- amplify my interest. As a reminder, the official synopsis is diabolical simplicity...
Kitamura Says He's Bringing Sakaguchi Back For VERSUS Sequel In 2014
This should be great news for any fans of Versus, the frenetic, low-budget, crazy action film from Japan in 2000 that has become a cult favorite over the years: Director Kitamura Ryuhei will be making a sequel some time next...
