Maybe '13 Assassins' is the mortal agony and death rattle of a Japanese film industry that has abandoned its creative talent. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Once I started working as an assistant director, I just realized very quickly that working on a film set was just a… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
In '13 Assassins' the biggest challenge was that action period films, for budget reasons and because of the age of the actors… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
In terms of making TV drama, not everything has to make sense. In cinema, you usually strive for reality and a natural… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I don't know if I would call it therapy, but filmmaking is really the only thing I know how to do. For… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
It wasn't really my intention to make movies quickly - it's more to do with the reality of the Japanese film industry.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Manga, as a medium, is very different from cinema. Its creators are free to express themselves with harsh, cruel stories, and they… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I don't think a film that has no effect on people or society is a good film. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Actually the hardest films to make are comedies. In normal life, funny things happen by accident; to re-create those by design in… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I'm not good at anything else. I just don't have a talent for anything other than filmmaking. Luckily, it's worked out. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
When I'm facing an issue or a challenge sometimes, it's easier for me to avoid really facing that or dealing with it,… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Personally, it all feels like I've been filming just one long film the whole time and I have no personal like or… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Some people have iconic directors in their mind, or they want to make particular styles of films they have seen before. I… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I'm deeply appreciative that many people have enjoyed my films, films that I made in my own style. The successes have helped… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Bigger-budgeted films have more restrictions and less freedom to create. Because of this, I try to find freedom in the people I… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is not a balancing act, although some directors think it is. I don't believe in it. I like ups and downs.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Every medium has its own kind of freedom. I don't want to just cross from one to the next. I want to enjoy the… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
You hide your instinctive self and instead create a social self with lies. That's how people are able to get along with each other.… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
When you try to be true to the script, changes occur. A script is there to show us a certain direction. But when you… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Japanese of my generation try to get through life without stepping on anyone's toes; in some ways that's unnatural and stressful. The yakuza are… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
I don't think I'll ever get tired of making films. I wish I could make so many that it would make me get tired,… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
When you see the violence of Hollywood movies, there is a tendency that the hero is combating and confronting many people, without much harm… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
We have this desire for that balance between death and life or death and joy. We want to believe that something we can also… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Boxing is a metaphor for hitting back and showing you can win in life. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
You can't really change somebody completely, deep inside your nature. But I think what I did was admit to myself what kind of a… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
When I'm watching one of my movies in a festival with fans who are just into it and they love it? I end up… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
For me, no matter what movie I make, no matter what the genre or the budget, they all have the same theme at their… — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
Personally, I enjoy being able to see something that you haven't seen before. — Takashi Miike Copy Share Image
