Word began to trickle out early this year about the film adaptation of the suspense comedy Akumu no Elevator, which is based on the first installment of author Hanta Kinoshita’s popular “Akumu series”. It marks the the directorial debut of actor Keisuke Horibe and stars Masaaki Uchino, Aimi Satsukawa, Fuyuki Moto and Takumi Saitoh. Supporting roles go to Koichi Ohori, Sei Ashina and Manami Honjo.
Three men and a women trapped for hours together in an elevator, each desperate to leave, for their own very different reasons. Inside the confined space first tempers flare as their frustration turns to anger and distrust. Later as boredom and fatigue take hold, they each start to recount their darkly funny tales, of how they came to be stuck there in the first place. 24Fps
It would seem that the trailer has been out for a couple weeks now but better late than never.
Three men and a women trapped for hours together in an elevator, each desperate to leave, for their own very different reasons. Inside the confined space first tempers flare as their frustration turns to anger and distrust. Later as boredom and fatigue take hold, they each start to recount their darkly funny tales, of how they came to be stuck there in the first place. 24Fps
It would seem that the trailer has been out for a couple weeks now but better late than never.
- 8/6/2009
- by Andrew Mack
- Screen Anarchy
Minoru Kawasaki’s The Rug Cop (Zura Deka), which is now available on English-subtitled DVD from Synapse Films, is a seriously fun homage to Japanese cop shows from the 70s. Officer Genda (Fuyuki Moto) is a rebellious police man with a somber heart and a secret weapon: a flying toupee. Bounced from station to station by the upper brass, he ends up with a group of abnormal detectives with names such as as Shorty, Fatty, Big Dick, the Old Man, and Mr. Handsome. Genda, known as “Rug Cop,” leads the group in the investigation of a nuclear terrorist ring. As the team digs deeper into the criminal enterprise, Genda is forced to confront painful (and occasionally humorous) elements of his past.
- 11/15/2008
- by Rodney Perkins
- Screen Anarchy
Year: 2006
Release date: DVD (R1) Nov. 18th, 2008
Director: Minoru Kawasaki
Writers: Minoru Kawasaki & Takao Nakano
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Amazon link: link
Review by: Kevin Ouellette
Rating: 8 out of 10
Japan has a long history of heroic fictional characters who subdue bad guys by hurling objects at them, such as Zenigata Heiji: the cop who catches criminals by throwing coins and Ultra 7: the henshin hero who temporarily detaches his “Eye Slugger” to hurl at evildoers. To pay homage to that idea, as well as to spoof Japanese detective shows, director Minoru Kawasaki set out to create his own take on the genre. Of course, being the guy that brought us movies like Executive Koala and “Crab Goalkeeper”, plenty of absurdity was in order—but for the first time in his career, he didn’t resort to putting an animal in a typically human a situation.
We’re first introduced to...
Release date: DVD (R1) Nov. 18th, 2008
Director: Minoru Kawasaki
Writers: Minoru Kawasaki & Takao Nakano
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Amazon link: link
Review by: Kevin Ouellette
Rating: 8 out of 10
Japan has a long history of heroic fictional characters who subdue bad guys by hurling objects at them, such as Zenigata Heiji: the cop who catches criminals by throwing coins and Ultra 7: the henshin hero who temporarily detaches his “Eye Slugger” to hurl at evildoers. To pay homage to that idea, as well as to spoof Japanese detective shows, director Minoru Kawasaki set out to create his own take on the genre. Of course, being the guy that brought us movies like Executive Koala and “Crab Goalkeeper”, plenty of absurdity was in order—but for the first time in his career, he didn’t resort to putting an animal in a typically human a situation.
We’re first introduced to...
- 10/29/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Synapse is putting out a trifecta of Minoru Kawasaki titles on November 18th including: Executive Koala, The Rug Cop, and disaster spoof movie The World Sinks Except Japan. Trailers, pre-order links, and synopsis for all after the break.
Executive Koala
Pre-order at Amazon
Tamura works in the offices of a Japanese pickle distribution company. He is conscientious, well liked in the office and has a loving girlfriend Yoko. He is a six foot tall koala bear. One day Yoko his girlfriend turns up dead and Tamura is the chief suspect and so sets out to prove his innocence. He is hampered by gaps in his memory, flashbacks of spousal abuse and the fact that his first wife dissappeared. As any intelligent Koala would he enlists the help of his boss (a white rabbit) and a bartender (frog) to help him discover the truth. Can he prove his innocence? Can he...
Executive Koala
Pre-order at Amazon
Tamura works in the offices of a Japanese pickle distribution company. He is conscientious, well liked in the office and has a loving girlfriend Yoko. He is a six foot tall koala bear. One day Yoko his girlfriend turns up dead and Tamura is the chief suspect and so sets out to prove his innocence. He is hampered by gaps in his memory, flashbacks of spousal abuse and the fact that his first wife dissappeared. As any intelligent Koala would he enlists the help of his boss (a white rabbit) and a bartender (frog) to help him discover the truth. Can he prove his innocence? Can he...
- 9/15/2008
- QuietEarth.us
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