Takashi MIIKE 三池崇史
Izo
Nippon Cinema ª
A restless fighter, Izo, is travelling through time and space as a revengeful spirit, celebrating violence in its most absurd ways. His past and the present are merging with one another, leaving him with a blood-thirsty rage while looking for a way to escape this never ending terror.
Japan 2004
128 minutes
Director
Takashi MIIKE
Script
Shigenori TAKECHI
Cinematography
Nobuyuki FUKAZAWA
Music
Kuji ENDO, Kazuki TOMOKAWA
Production
IZO Partners
Distribution
Rapid Eye Movies
Cast
Kazuya NAKAYAMA, Kaori MOMOI, Ryuhei MATSUDA, Takeshi KITANO, Susumu TERAJIMA
About Takashi MIIKE
三池崇史
Takashi MIIKE was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1960. During his studies at Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, one of his teachers was famous director Shohei IMAMURA. Since his feature debut LADY HUNTER in 1991, MIIKE has created more than 100 films and TV series. Nippon Connection has kept a close eye on his career for almost 20 years, having screened his films ICHI THE KILLER (2001 / NC ’02), THE CITY OF LOST SOULS (2000 / NC ’02), THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001 / NC ’03), LESSON OF THE EVIL (2012 / NC ’14 and NC ’20), and OVER YOUR DEAD BODY (2014 / NC ’15).