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Film Quotes by Takashi Miike

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Takashi Miike says he never tires of making films. He says every movie, no matter genre or budget, circles around the fear of death and the joy of living, and manga leaves a clear mark on his work. His quotes also mention the hustle of an assistant director and the feeling of completion when a film finally satisfies him.

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I think I'm a director that is very easily misunderstood.

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I don't mind ratings boards. As a viewer, you have the right not to see a film.

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As a film-maker, it's only natural to feel happy about new possibilities opening up.

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I don't think a film that has no effect on people or society is a good film.

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I am discovering myself as a director all the time.

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I believe that the difference in genre of movies is a small thing.

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In general, I'm probably seen as an unusual director.

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I believe that every director's films reflect their lifestyle.

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It's not my goal to make so many movies. It's just sort of a natural process, and I'm just doing my job.…

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Once I started working as an assistant director, I just realized very quickly that working on a film set was just a…

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Visually, I want to try everything. But I believe that every shot of my films really expresses what I think about the…

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For me, no matter what movie I make, no matter what the genre or the budget, they all have the same theme…

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More than my films being influenced by manga I was indelibly impressed by Manga, and that definitely comes out in the films.

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I honestly do feel like the Yakuza film genre is going away. And I don't personally feel like there's any meaning in…

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I'm just trying to make movies simply about life. Naturally, when I'm doing that, horror, violence, and all those kinds of things…

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In film, in general, you have just so many cliche themes or stories that are told over and over again.

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Maybe many directors are trying to create their own style of filmmaking, or to respond to audiences that come expect a certain…

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Everyone has complexes about their body or their ability and skills and dream of a rebirth into something different. I myself have…

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When I'm watching one of my movies in a festival with fans who are just into it and they love it? I…

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Personally, it all feels like I've been filming just one long film the whole time and I have no personal like or…

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The reason I like incorporating the Yakuza into my movies - all their actions, everything they do, you can say 'It's ok…

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I guess, in a sense, 'Audition' was a film that gave me an opportunity that I hadn't had up until that point.…

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Bigger-budgeted films have more restrictions and less freedom to create. Because of this, I try to find freedom in the people I…

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I'm deeply appreciative that many people have enjoyed my films, films that I made in my own style. The successes have helped…

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I'm not a big fan of violent movies, it's not something I like to watch. And it's not my aim or goal…

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I'm happy that my films were discovered by chance by foreign film festivals. That makes me realise more that there is a…

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I don't set out to make a film for festivals abroad.

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I wanted to make '13 Assassins' in the old manner, to use old techniques and not to rely on modern-day ones such…

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Maybe '13 Assassins' is the mortal agony and death rattle of a Japanese film industry that has abandoned its creative talent.

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The directors whose films scare me the most, are the ones who carefully hide the aggression in the background, and don't show…

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In Japan, violence isn't as controversial as it is in the West. Pornography is more restricted, but it's not hard to make…

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When you are completely satisfied with what you have made, you're pretty much done as a director. So when that happens, that'll…

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It's not really important to make skillful movies. I think expressing yourself really well, skill-wise, is not as important. I want it…

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Actually the hardest films to make are comedies. In normal life, funny things happen by accident; to re-create those by design in…

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My films are like drinking a good beer, but pleasure doesn't mean that it cannot change someone's point of view.

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I don't think I'll ever get tired of making films. I wish I could make so many that it would make me…

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You can't really make something or make a movie and feel all through the process that it's a painful thing. It's not…

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I feel that the smallness of the filmmaking environment is somehow connected to the freedom of creating film.

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I think what people think about my films depends on the film they see. It's all different and opinions are all different.

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If you're trying to be realistic and bring real life to the screen, you are going to have different elements. That's what…

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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…

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.…

When you try to be true to the script, changes occur. A script is there to show us a certain direction. But when you…

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…

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,…

When you see the violence of Hollywood movies, there is a tendency that the hero is combating and confronting many people, without much harm…

We have this desire for that balance between death and life or death and joy. We want to believe that something we can also…

Boxing is a metaphor for hitting back and showing you can win in life.

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…

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…

For me, no matter what movie I make, no matter what the genre or the budget, they all have the same theme at their…

Personally, I enjoy being able to see something that you haven't seen before.

More than my films being influenced by manga I was indelibly impressed by Manga, and that definitely comes out in the films.

The people who like my work, I know that I can't trick them into laughing someplace where there is not a genuine reason to…

As a film-maker, it's only natural to feel happy about new possibilities opening up.