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FESTIVALS : WILD JAPAN

iofilm reviews the Wild Japan film festival, which is touring the UK from Spring 2005.

classic Japan - Sword of Doom

Background

The Sixties and Seventies were a fruitful period in Japanese filmmaking, with the younger generation of writer/directors rebelling against social conventions and cinematic sensibilities. They had a subversive edge and the result was excessive cult films, many of which were never shown in the west, although they became powerful influences on those who came later, directors such as John Woo, who made a name for themselves in Hollywood. If it weren’t for these films, would Quentin Tarantino have made Kill Bill? This is a unique opportunity to discover the birth of Japanese Extreme.

Reviews

Pale Flower
An ex con is seduced by the allure of a thrill-seeking female gambler, while returning to his old gang to settle a score.

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Sadism, torture and comic book bad girls in a Japanese women's prison.

Sword Of Doom
Revenge, seduction and much blood in a classic Japanese story of a samurai on the loose.

School Of The Holy Beast
A celebration of sadomasochism and other painful pleasures in a naughty nunnery.

Shogun Assassin
The terrible vengeance of a shogun executioner and his infant son.

Woman With Red Hair
A casual pick-up leads to an abusive affair between a construction worker and a redheaded woman.

Street Mobster
A street gangster emerges from prison and pits two high powered local gangs against each other in an attempt to gain prestige and control.

Onibaba
An impoverished mother turns to murder as a method of survival at a time of civil war.

Box office & touring dates

The festival is coming to Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester N. London, S. London, and Manchester.

Dates and times at the:

Wild Japan web site

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