In the midst of the surge of J-horror following the success of “Ringu”, it seems that someone had an idea of parodying the standards (cliches if you prefer) of the category. That someone was Shinji Aoyama and the film was “Embalming”, a production that is deceptively badly written and occasionally directed, still managing, though, to retain its fun element from beginning to end.
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Embalmer Miyako Murakami is called by her detective friend Hiraoka to treat the body of teenager Yuki Shindo, the son of a politician, after he jumps from a rooftop, apparently in a suicide. A needle found in the body, however, leads Miyako into thinking that there may be more to his death, while Hiraoka seems to think that the deceased's girlfriend, Rika is more involved than she appears to be. And more there is, in abundance actually,...
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Embalmer Miyako Murakami is called by her detective friend Hiraoka to treat the body of teenager Yuki Shindo, the son of a politician, after he jumps from a rooftop, apparently in a suicide. A needle found in the body, however, leads Miyako into thinking that there may be more to his death, while Hiraoka seems to think that the deceased's girlfriend, Rika is more involved than she appears to be. And more there is, in abundance actually,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
“Last Run” is a stand out film in Miike’s oeuvre, for a number of reasons, which, unfortunately, have very little to do with quality. The script of the film was kickstarted by a screenplay competition organized by TV Tokyo and Nikkei newspaper, who asked their readers to submit a feature-length story about a business-related topic. The winner was Keiwa Okada, who was inspired by the true story of a Japanese collector who paid Us$ 18.8 million for a 1962 Ferrari 250 Gto, the largest sum ever paid for a single car at the time. Miike, the ultimate Director-for-hire was the right man for the job. However, the production was a good opportunity for him, since the big budget (for a TV movie) allowed him to shoot abroad and with a foreign crew for the first time, and particularly in Ferrari’s hometown, Modena, and Imola, where the homonymous racetrack is.
Despite being based on a true event,...
Despite being based on a true event,...
- 4/5/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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