@midnightmes.bsky.social
Writes and talks about Japanese films a lot.
More DAIEI GOTHIC coming to get you this Halloween!
15.07.2025 13:24 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest production for @filmsradiance.bsky.social is this very fine 1960s chanbara, which among other delights has one of the jaw-droppingest finales the genre has to offer
16.06.2025 01:17 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy 20th anniversary @thirdwindowfilms.com ! You've done trailblazing work in expanding the horizons of Japanese film releasing. Here's to many more!
10.06.2025 02:40 β π 16 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The gist of yesterday's Sion Sono press conference: "It's all lies. I'm the only victim here."
Reporter: "But a judge acknowledged your sexual improprieties as fact."
Sono: "That was just an afterword to the real verdict. It doesn't count."
Go get 'em all!
26.05.2025 09:43 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0This suit was by Sono, not against him. But it's true that the verdict is not exactly in his favour.
25.05.2025 02:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lots more extras geared up for this one. These next three films are at least as much fun as the original trilogy, with Raizo continuing as a different ninja character
24.05.2025 13:36 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Having him ride a scooter was inspired by Roman Holiday - plus the fact that Matsuda's didn't have a driver's license.
20.04.2025 09:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Off on a location shoot and saying hi to Yusaku Matsuda's iconic scooter from the Detective Story TV series, 47 years on and still in excellent condition
20.04.2025 08:12 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Whoever said 1980s Japanese cinema was dull never saw Yusaku Matsuda kill off his action hero persona by playing a nihilistic mass murderer with a thing for Chopin and Rip Van Winkle
10.04.2025 13:33 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Hard to believe I've known this man for half my life. Thanks to @arrowvideo.bsky.social for the opportunity to meet up again. Look for announcements in the near future
23.03.2025 09:48 β π 19 π 2 π¬ 2 π 1Just finished listening to this excellent conversation between Samm Deighan and Tom Mes on V-Cinema. I especially loved the ending, touching on the gaps that are still yet to be uncovered in Japanese cinema. Highly recommend giving this a listen.
21.03.2025 15:59 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
With @arrowvideo.bsky.social's box set V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal on the horizon, I sit down with Samm Deighan to talk about, of course, Japanese straight-to-video movies!
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At Radiance we continue the streak of Tai Kato releases with his fabulous version of the classic Yotsuya Ghost Story
08.03.2025 11:57 β π 12 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0I curated this set personally, if that makes a difference.
28.02.2025 00:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0She actually does speak a few lines in that scene on the left.
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UK/US: Based on the real exploits of seven-time prison escapee, THE RAPACIOUS JAILBREAKER is a raw work of 70s Japanese cinema starring Hiroki Matsukata (Hokuriku Proxy War)
This thrilling release comes with audio commentary by Nathan Stuart and a visual essay by @midnightmes.bsky.social
It was a great pleasure to appear on the podcast, not in the least because I have a long history with Mondo Macabro, going back to when it was just the title of a book and not yet the name of a company
27.02.2025 10:16 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Arrow's Toei V-cinema box set is here! Been working on this for much of the past months, producing all the interviews and making my visual essay. I originally recommended these nine titles and am very glad Arrow picked them all up. Good times ahead!
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