The reality of the yakuza in Japan has changed significantly during the last decades, with their lives having nothing to do with what Kinji Fukasaku portrayed in the 70s. A number of the latest productions focus on this change and the current lives of the members of the “underworld”, with movies like the recent “Under the Open Sky” being one of the most prominent examples. Oudai Kojima also implements this approach, focusing, though, on the criminal practices of the current yakuza, through a rather dark approach.
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After having served 2 years in prison, former yakuza Takeshi Ishigami spent two miserable years working on a construction site, building up funds before he returned to Tokyo with the help of Yasu, his best friend. He is determined to go straight and in order to do that, he decides to invest in a big data startup company. To raise the funds,...
Joint is screening at Camera Japan
After having served 2 years in prison, former yakuza Takeshi Ishigami spent two miserable years working on a construction site, building up funds before he returned to Tokyo with the help of Yasu, his best friend. He is determined to go straight and in order to do that, he decides to invest in a big data startup company. To raise the funds,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
We are in the middle of a Yakuza renaissance, or at least we would be if the franchise still went by that name. Going forward, we should actually say that we are in the middle of a Like a Dragon renaissance. Yes, Sega has seemingly changed the Western name of one of its fastest-growing global franchises, and fans are understandably asking “Why?”
The recent PlayStation State of Play showcase was full of game trailers and announcements, but arguably one of the biggest reveals was the long-awaited Western remake of Yakuza’s samurai spin-off Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!. But that was only the Yakuza franchise’s opening act. Earlier today, Sega revealed two more Yakuza games, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon 8. Oh, and Yakuza’s detective-themed spin-offs Judgment and Lost Judgment are now available on PC via Steam. Everything is seemingly coming...
The recent PlayStation State of Play showcase was full of game trailers and announcements, but arguably one of the biggest reveals was the long-awaited Western remake of Yakuza’s samurai spin-off Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!. But that was only the Yakuza franchise’s opening act. Earlier today, Sega revealed two more Yakuza games, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Like a Dragon 8. Oh, and Yakuza’s detective-themed spin-offs Judgment and Lost Judgment are now available on PC via Steam. Everything is seemingly coming...
- 9/14/2022
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
While film and television remakes still enjoy a mixed reputation (at best), many video game remakes have historically succeeded in the one area other remakes have failed: making a great original even better.
Granted, some great video game remakes are actually great games with improved graphics. Indeed, part of the reason more video game remakes tend to fare better than remakes in other mediums is the fact that games often just need a technological tough-up. However, the very best video game remakes go beyond that. They incorporate new ideas, new mechanics, and new goals in ways that make you feel like you’re playing a game you’ve loved forever for the very first time.
Those are the games we’re celebrating today. Here are the 15 best video game remakes ever.
15. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
The original Metal Gear Solid popularized the stealth genre and solidified Hideo Kojima’s fame.
Granted, some great video game remakes are actually great games with improved graphics. Indeed, part of the reason more video game remakes tend to fare better than remakes in other mediums is the fact that games often just need a technological tough-up. However, the very best video game remakes go beyond that. They incorporate new ideas, new mechanics, and new goals in ways that make you feel like you’re playing a game you’ve loved forever for the very first time.
Those are the games we’re celebrating today. Here are the 15 best video game remakes ever.
15. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
The original Metal Gear Solid popularized the stealth genre and solidified Hideo Kojima’s fame.
- 8/28/2022
- by Matthew Byrd
- Den of Geek
In the last decade, there has been a flourishing of films in which ageing heroes demonstrate that there is more than petanque and bingo in post-retirement life. Franchises like “Red” and “The Expendables” satisfy the collective desire to stay active and fit and never get old, and are also a vehicle for recycling old and beloved stars. But Kitano’s old bad guys of his “Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen” are more “amiable losers” than their Hollywood heroic counterparts.
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Ryuzo is a non-affective grandfather, with a turbulent past as a member of a Yakuza “family” who is not ready yet to stay calm and sit on an armchair. When not terrorizing the children of the neighborhood and insulting his daughter-in-law, Ryuzo spends his time wearing a “wife-beater” vest showing off his gang tattoos in plain sight and training with the bokken (the wooden katana) under...
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Ryuzo is a non-affective grandfather, with a turbulent past as a member of a Yakuza “family” who is not ready yet to stay calm and sit on an armchair. When not terrorizing the children of the neighborhood and insulting his daughter-in-law, Ryuzo spends his time wearing a “wife-beater” vest showing off his gang tattoos in plain sight and training with the bokken (the wooden katana) under...
- 8/8/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
On paper, Bullet Train should be the can’t-miss action film of the summer. It sports a talented cast, a fun premise, and a director who knows his way around a fight scene. But Bullet Train derails as soon as it leaves the station. Instead of an adrenaline-pumping action adventure, it’s a loud, obnoxious and pointless pileup that’s the cinematic equivalent of a toddler slapping you on the head with plastic nunchucks for two hours.
It’s probably well past time for Brad Pitt to be given his own “John Wick”-style franchise, and the star is easily the best thing about Bullet Train. As a criminal with the codename of Ladybug, he’s a navel-gazing self-improvement addict who vents his anxieties to an unseen handler (Sandra Bullock) and dreams of putting peace out into the world. The fact that he’s an assassin is meant to be...
It’s probably well past time for Brad Pitt to be given his own “John Wick”-style franchise, and the star is easily the best thing about Bullet Train. As a criminal with the codename of Ladybug, he’s a navel-gazing self-improvement addict who vents his anxieties to an unseen handler (Sandra Bullock) and dreams of putting peace out into the world. The fact that he’s an assassin is meant to be...
- 8/6/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
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