Oshii Says Just The Climax, Please
This isn’t directly anime-related, but I know there are more than a handful Oshii fans amongst you readers: TokyoGraph reports on a new Mamoru Oshii (pictured left) project in which he invites three other directors (including Battle Royale scribe Kenta Fukasaku) to join him in creating a film called Kiru ~ Kill.
The unique concept of the film? It’s nothing but climactic fight scenes. The four scenes are designed to look as though they’re the finales to their own individual films, though apparently the theme uniting them is swordfighting. Oshii’s segment is called “ASSAULT GIRL2″ and features Rinko Kikuchi (pictured right) and Yoko Fujita, who will apparently do silent battle on an open field.
The film is due December 6th, and I for one think it sounds really interesting.
Tags: live-action, mamoru oshii, rinko kikuchi
August 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Wow, that sounds completely awesome to me, at least in principle! Let’s skip the heart-felt backstory. ^_^
August 25th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Oshii is awesome. I just wish they’d bring over his latest movies!
August 26th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Intriguing concept. Is there any sign of this being an homage to Kihachi Okamoto’s outrageous homage?