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25:00 on Sat.,February 25
Yubari Hotel Shuparo
”Work outline
2005^ENGLISH(with JAPANESE subtitles)^63min^DISTRIBUTOR:KADOKAWA HERALD PICTURES
”Introduction
TAKASHI MIIKE has a cult following abroad for his films: "AUDITION" and "ICHI THE KILLER." He chose "IMPRINT" for his debut film for the U.S. The film is based on the novel by Shimako Iwai, who won two literary awards for this novel. Because the story is a scary pillow talk dealing with an ominous Japanese old custom, many considered that the novel cannnot be adapted for a movie. Daisuke Tengan who wrote "Audition" was summoned to adapt it for screenplay in English being faithful to the novel. Toyomichi Kurita who has been working in the U.S. is in charge of cinematography and Michiko Kitamura who made costumes for "ICHI THE KILLER" and "MEZON DO HIMIKO" worked for this film in order to create the scent of the Meiji era that is not necessary true to history. Their collaboration brings magnificently colorful images... Miike's unique perspective is brought to the range of art. Billy Drago who played a bad guy in "The Untouchables" plays a writer named Chris from the States. Chris wanders around Japan and visits a brothel for the poor on the island of a river. Chris was looking for a girl called "Komomo." He couldn't find her, but the girl (Yuuki Kudo from "MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA") he met there told him that she knew her and she started telling him her past. That was a beginning of a frightening night.
”Staff
[producer]
FUMIO INOUE
JENNIE LEW TUGEND
LAUREN C. WEISSMAN
[co-producer]
YOSUKE NAKAMURA
[line producer]
AKIRA YAMAMOTO
[based on the story]
SHIMAKO IWAI
[teleplay]
DAISUKE TENGAN
[cinematography]
TOYOMICHI KURITA
[production design]
TAKASHI SASAKI
[music]
KOZY ENDO Jr.
[gaffer]
MASAO KANAZAWA
[sound mixer]
HITOSHI TSURUMAKI
[sound effects]
KENNJI SHIBAZAKI
[editor]
YASUSHI SHIMAMURA
[costume design]
MICHIKO KITAMURA
[special effects make-up]
YUICHI MATSUI
[cgi producer]
MISAKO SAKA
”Cast
YOUKI KUDOH
MICHIE
TOSHIE NEGISHI
BILLY DRAGO
”Profile of the director
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Born in 1960. After graduating from Yokohama Hosou Senmongakkou (Japan Eiga Gakkou now), Miike worked for directors like Shohei Imamura and Hideo Onchi. He made a debut with "RAINY DOG" in 1995. He is famous for his productivity and his versatility, covering many kinds of genres from Idol pictures, V cinema, suspense,horror, comedy and pictures for families. His films are appreciated not only in Japan but also abroad. He's one of the leading directors of the Japanese cinema.