Izo

Izo

Infobox Film
name = IZO


caption = deletable image-caption
director = Takashi Miike
writer =Shigenori Takechi
starring = Kazuya Nakayama
Takeshi Kitano
Bob Sapp
producer =Taizô Fukumaki
Fujio Matsushima
distributor = |
released = 2004
runtime =128 min.
language = Japanese
budget =
imdb_id =0377079
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"IZO" is a 2004 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who met a tragic end: he was tortured and crucified.

Izo appeared previously in Hideo Gosha's "Hitokiri" (1969), then played by Shintaro Katsu. However, Miike's portrayal of the character (or rather his spirit) transcends reality (and time and space) and is more of a surrealist exposé of Izo's exceedingly bloody yet philosophical encounters in an afterlife heavy on symbolism, occasionally interrupted by stock footage of World War II accompanied by acid-folk singer Kazuki Tomokawa on guitar. Kazuya Nakayama plays Izo, and the countless characters he encounters on his journey include for instance Takeshi Kitano and Bob Sapp.

Cast and roles

* Kazuya Nakayama - Okada Izo
* Kaori Momoi
* Ryuhei Matsuda
* Ryôsuke Miki
* Yuya Uchida
* Masumi Okada
* Hiroki Matsukata
* Hiroshi Katsuno
* Masato
* Bob Sapp
* Takeshi Kitano
* Daijiro Harada

Awards

"Izo" was awarded the best Special Effects prize at the Catalonian International Film Festival.cite web | work=cultflicks.net | title=Izo | url=http://www.cultflicks.net/horror/izo.html| accessdate=2008-09-16]

External links

*imdb title|id=0377079|title=Izo
*Reviews
* [http://www.asianfeast.org/miikerecensioni/izoenglish.htm dinaMiike - review and interpretation]
* [http://www.cultflicks.net/horror/izo.html Cultflicks - review]
* [http://www.d-kaz.com/reviews/review.php?id=218 d+kaz]
* [http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/izo.shtml Midnight Eye]
* [http://mtsai.blogspot.com/2004/09/izo.html Martin Tsai (reprinted from "WestEnder")]
* [http://nipponcinema.com/db/review/izo/ Nippon Cinema] See also
*imdb title|id=0200710|title=Hitokiri

References


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