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Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike (三池崇史 Miike Takashi, born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions. His films range from violent and bizarre to dramatic and family-friendly.

Et billede af Takashi Miike

Directing

1987

[ ] Zegen (Assistant Director)
[ ] This Story of Love (Assistant Director)

1988

[ ] The Peacock King (Assistant Director)
[ ] Tomorrow (Assistant Director)
[ ] 墓場から生きかえった男 (Assistant Director)

1989

[ ] Black Rain (Assistant Director)
[ ] Saga of the Phoenix (Assistant Director)

1990

[ ] Peesuke: Gatapishi story (Assistant Director)
[ ] Ronin-gai (Assistant Director)

1991

[ ] Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder (Director)
[ ] Last Run: 100 Million Yen's Worth of Love and Betrayal (Director)
[ ] Eyecatch Junction (Director)
[ ] Shimanto River (First Assistant Director)

1992

[ ] A Human Murder Weapon (Director)

1993

[ ] Bodyguard Kiba (Director)
[ ] We're No Angels (Director)
[ ] We're No Angels 2 (Director)

1994

[ ] Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage (Director)
[ ] Shinjuku Outlaw (Director)

1995

[ ] Shinjuku Triad Society (Director)
[ ] Osaka Tough Guys (Director)
[ ] The Third Gangster (Director)
[ ] Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocalypse 2 (Director)

1996

[ ] Fudoh: The New Generation (Director)
[ ] The Way to Fight (Director)
[ ] New Third Gangster II (Director)
[ ] New Third Gangster (Director)
[ ] Ambition Without Honor (Director)
[ ] Peanuts (Director)

1997

[ ] Rainy Dog (Director)
[ ] Full Metal Yakuza (Director)
[ ] Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (Director)
[ ] Ambition Without Honor 2 (Director)

1998

[ ] The Bird People in China (Director)
[ ] Blues Harp (Director)
[ ] Young Thugs: Nostalgia (Director)
[ ] Andromedia (Director)

1999

[ ] Dead or Alive (Director)
[ ] Silver (Director)
[ ] Ley Lines (Director)
[ ] White-Collar Worker Kintaro (Director)
[ ] N-Girls Vs Vampire (Director)

2000

[ 7/10 ] Audition (Director)
[ ] Dead or Alive 2: Birds (Director)
[ ] The City of Lost Souls (Director)
[ ] Making of Gemini (Director)

2001

[ 9/10 ] Visitor Q (Director)
[ ] Agitator (Director)
[ 6/10 ] Ichi the Killer (Director)
[ ] The Guys from Paradise (Director)
[ ] Family (Director)
[ ] Family 2 (Director)

2002

[ ] Graveyard of Honor (Director)
[ ] Dead or Alive: Final (Director)
[ ] Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (Director)
[ ] Shangri-La (Director)
[ ] The Happiness of the Katakuris (Director)
[ ] Pandoora (Director)
[ ] Sabu (Director)
[ ] Kumamoto Stories (Director)
[ ] Part-Time Detective (Director)

2003

[ W ] Gozu (Director)
[ ] One Missed Call (Director)
[ ] The Negotiator (Director)
[ ] The Man in White (Director)
[ ] Yakuza Demon (Director)
[ ] The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion (Director)

2004

[ ] Izo (Director)
[ ] Three... Extremes (Director)
[ ] Zebraman (Director)
[ ] Making of Zebraman (Director)
[ ] Part-Time Detective 2 (Director)

2005

[ ] Demon Pond (Director)
[ ] The Great Yokai War (Director)
[ ] Live Golden Years Thanks 0201 at BUDOKAN (Director)
[ ] Arthouse Ultraman (Director)

2006

[ ] Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (Director)
[ ] Sun Scarred (Director)
[ ] Waru (Director)
[ ] Waru: The End (Director)
[ ] Imprint (Director)
[ ] Like a Dragon: Prologue (Director)

2007

[ 5/10 ] Sukiyaki Western Django (Director)
[ ] Detective Story (Director)
[ ] Crows Zero (Director)
[ ] Pledge To Peace (Director)
[ ] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Director)

2008

[ ] God's Puzzle (Director)
[ ] Zatoichi Live (Director)
[ ] Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot (Director)

2009

[ ] Yatterman (Director)
[ ] Crows Zero II (Director)

2010

[ ] Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (Director)
[ 8/10 ] 13 Assassins (Director)

2011

[ ] Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Director)
[ ] Ninja Kids!!! (Director)

2012

[ 5/10 ] Ace Attorney (Director)
[ ] Lesson of the Evil (Director)
[ ] For Love's Sake (Director)

2013

[ ] Blue Planet Brothers (Director)
[ ] Shield of Straw (Director)
[ ] The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (Director)

2014

[ ] Over Your Dead Body (Director)
[ ] As the Gods Will (Director)

2015

[ 6/10 ] Yakuza Apocalypse (Director)
[ ] The Lion Standing in the Wind (Director)

2016

[ ] Terra Formars (Director)
[ ] The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (Director)

2017

[ 4/10 ] Blade of the Immortal (Director)
[ ] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 (Director)
[ ] Idol × Warrior: Miracle Tunes! Pilot (Director)

2018

[ ] Laplace's Witch (Director)

2019

[ 6/10 ] First Love (Director)
[ ] That Moment, My Heart Cried (Director)

2020

[ ] Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~ (Director)

2021

[ ] The Mole Song: Final (Director)
[ ] The Great Yokai War: Guardians (Director)
[ ] Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! Movie Version ~Challenge from a Phantom Thief! Let's Arrest with Love and a Pat!~ (Director)

2023

[ ] Lumberjack the Monster (Director)

2025

[ ] Blazing Fists (Director)
[ ] New Abarenbō Shōgun (Director)
[ ] Sham (Director)

????

[ ] Untitled Takashi Miike Film (Director)
[ ] Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (Director)
[ ] Last Run: 100 Million Ten's Worth of Love & Betrayal (Director)

Writing

2005

[ ] The Great Yokai War (Screenplay)

2007

[ 5/10 ] Sukiyaki Western Django (Writer)

2008

[ ] Zatoichi Live (Writer)

2012

[ ] Lesson of the Evil (Screenplay)

Editing

2007

[ ] Pledge To Peace (Editor)

Production

1992

[ ] Confinement Escape (Associate Producer)

1995

[ ] The King of Minami: The Special Movie (Producer)
[ ] The King of Minami: City of Desire (Producer)

2000

[ ] Making of Gemini (Producer)

2006

[ ] Like a Dragon: Prologue (Executive Producer)

2012

[ ] Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (Producer)

Camera

2001

[ ] Family (Director of Photography)

Actor

1989

[ ] Black Rain (Factory Worker)

1994

[ ] Kyouju Luger P08 (????)

1995

[ ] Another Lonely Hitman (Drug Dealer)

1996

[ ] The Way to Fight (????)

1997

[ ] Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (????)

1998

[ ] Golden Wolf: Resurrection 2 (????)

2000

[ ] Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (Disheveled man on a cart)
[ ] DOA 2: Original Making-Of Featurette (????)

2001

[ ] Agitator (Shinozaki)
[ ] The Making Of The Katakuris (????)

2002

[ ] Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero (Kakihara (voice))
[ ] Graveyard of Honor (Restaurant Gunman)
[ ] DOA Final: Original Making-of Featurette (????)

2003

[ W ] Last Life in the Universe (Yakuza)
[ ] Yakuza Demon (Informant in stairwell)
[ ] Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri (????)
[ ] The Making Of One Missed Call (????)
[ ] 極道刑事 (????)

2004

[ ] Making of Zebraman (????)
[ ] Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video ((archive footage))
[ ] Electric Yakuza, Go to Hell! (Self)
[ ] Otaku's in Love (????)

2005

[ ] Neighbour No. 13 (Kaneda)
[ ] Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger (????)

2006

[ 2/10 ] Hostel (Miike Takashi)
[ ] Hostel Dissected (Himself)
[ ] Animal Crossing: The Movie (Rakosuke (voice))

2009

[ ] Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza (Himself)

2011

[ ] Japanese Cinema: New Territories (Self)

2012

[ 5/10 ] Ace Attorney (Member of courtroom gallery)

2017

[ ] Cult of Terror (Self - Filmmaker)

2024

[ ] Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (Himself)

2025

[ ] Chain Reactions (Self)

????

[ ] Ririka of the Star (????)
[ ] Making of Yakuza Apocalypse (Self)