- Masthead Gallery
- Twitch Newsfeeds
- Discussion Forums
- You are not currently logged in. Log in or register for a free account.
A Colt is My Passport
First Shot Of Rinko Kikuchi and Yoko Fujita In Mamoru Oshii’s ASSAULT GIRL 2!
Posted by Todd Brown at 9:32am.
Posted in Film News , Action, Asia.
We first caught wind of upcoming action anthology project Kiru ~ Kill back at the end of August, intrigued both by the concept - four directors shooting the climax sequences of non-existent action films - and by the involvement of both Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii and X Cross director Kenta Fukasaku. Though Oshii is best known for his work in animation he has done some very memorable live action work in the past - his feature length Avalon is brilliant - and while I’ve been harsh on Fukasaku in the past he finally came into his own - in gloriously trashy fashion - with the hugely entertaining X Cross. As an added little aside I take the involvement of both directors in this project as a sign that their collaborative film Elle Is Burning is coming along well, or else they’d not likely want to work together on this ...
Anyway, I digress. Regular Twitch reader and Mamoru Oshii expert Brian Ruh has been keeping on top of this one, recently pointing us to the official website for the film, wherein we learn the identities of the other two directors: Takanori Tsujimoto and Makoto Tahara. Tsujimoto has been involved in some other Oshii-supervised omnibus films in the past but this is Tahara’s first directorial work. Also passed our way by Ruh? The first still from the film, which looks to come from Oshii’s own segment, Assault Girl 2, which stars Babel and Brothers Bloom actresss Rinko Kikuchi. Hit the link below for a larger version.
Post Your Comments
Search The Twitch Archives
Stuff We Like
Shop at our affiliated sites and support Twitch while feeding your pop-culture addiction.
Our Latest Film & DVD Reviews
-
by Michael Guillen on 07/03/2009 at 9:13pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 07/03/2009 at 1:02pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 07/02/2009 at 1:46pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 07/01/2009 at 7:42pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 07/01/2009 at 7:36pm.
-
by Eight Rooks on 07/01/2009 at 6:05pm.
-
by Eight Rooks on 06/30/2009 at 5:51pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 06/30/2009 at 5:27pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 06/30/2009 at 5:22pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 06/30/2009 at 5:18pm.
Our Latest Interviews
-
by Todd Brown on 07/02/2009 at 1:40pm.
-
by Michael Guillen on 07/01/2009 at 5:06pm.
-
by Todd Brown on 06/27/2009 at 6:17pm.
-
by Al Young on 06/18/2009 at 10:02am.
-
by Michael Guillen on 06/07/2009 at 6:54pm.
Recent Contests & Featured Content
Recent Comments
-
by duke on 07/04/2009 at 12:55am.
-
by MikeOutWest on 07/04/2009 at 12:14am.
-
by Agent Wax on 07/03/2009 at 11:05pm.
-
by GodofJoy on 07/03/2009 at 10:47pm.
-
by wyejon on 07/03/2009 at 8:31pm.
-
by wyejon on 07/03/2009 at 8:31pm.
-
by iamfear7 on 07/03/2009 at 7:56pm.
-
by eDWeiRD on 07/03/2009 at 5:23pm.
-
by Raku on 07/03/2009 at 4:14pm.
-
by kinkybob on 07/03/2009 at 3:36pm.
Reader Comments
KIRA 09/15/2008 @ 10:41am
i love the concept for this movie.
is this going to get a theatrical release in japan? if so, any ideas when it wil be released?
Raku 09/15/2008 @ 12:17pm
I think I’ve come up with some actors and titles of the other segments.
Takanori Tsujimoto’s segment is called “Chirico” and stars Miki Mizuno (Hard Revenge Milly) and Ayaka Morita (Virgin Snow).
Makoto Tahara’s segment is called “The Firing Range” and stars Yuma Ishigaki (Azumi series)
Kenta Fukasaku’s segment is called “The Children’s Samurai” and I am unsure who is acting in it.
All the title’s are auto translated so I’m not positive that they are 100% accurate but I’m pretty sure that the actors are correct
Ichi-The-Killer 09/23/2008 @ 12:22am
Quentin Tarantino is going to be mighty jealus he didn’t think of this concept first. lol.