YAKUZA APOCALYPSE: Complete Premiere Introduction & Q&A Video With Takashi Miike

Here is the complete video of the Yakuza Apocalypse premiere introduction and post-screening Q&A with Takashi Miike making his long awaited return to Midnight Madness in person!

YAKUZA APOCALYPSE: Premiere Video Interview with Midnight Madness Godfather Takashi Miike.

It has been a long time since the master of Midnight Madness has been in Toronto. Last night with the premiere of Yakuza Apocalypse the long wait was over and Takashi Miike took the stage of the Ryerson theater to a standing ovation. Robert A. Mitchell was on the red carpet and spoke with Mr. Miike about his latest film, the yakuza and filmmaking.




You can still the catch the film and Takashi Miike if you hurry!!!

YAKUZA APOCALYPSE FINAL SCREENING:
Sat, Sept 19, 3:00 PM SCOTIABANK

Will Miike Save Samurai Movies?

Via Chris MaGee's fine Toronto J-Film Powow, Al-Jazeera reports that interest in samurai / jidai-geki / chanbara films are waning and the martial arts performers who have played them in historical epics are being hit as hard as samurai during the Meiji Restoration as they go from performing in massive battle to amusement park theatricals. Read Chris' post and watch the report here.

Will Takashi Miike save samurai cinema? It sure looks like it as he graduates from Midnight Madness to Master with 13 Assassins.

13 Assassins screening times:

Tuesday, Sept. 14. 6:00pm Ryerson
Thursday, Sept. 16. 2:00pm AMC 2
Sunday, Sept. 19. 6:15pm Scotiabank Theatre 1

You can purchase tickets from the official TIFF website.