TakeshWe Kitano. OUTRAGE. First Trailer.

Are we witnessing the rise of Greek cinema With Dogtooth still winning raves on the fest circuit and directors like Tale 52s Alexis Alexiou pushing the boundaries of Greek cinema it certainly appears as though we may be.And on the list of Greek directors to keep an eye open for on the first circuit, you mayow add Vardis Marinakis, the director of Black Field (Μαύρο Λιβάδι). Due for release in mid-February the film is openly courting comparisons to The Crying Game, albeit a spin on those themes in a period setting crossing religious as well as gender boundaries.1654, Ottoman Empire, Greece. A Turkish Warrior arrives heavily wounded in a remote Christian female monastery and isursed by Anthi, a young Greekun who has taken the oath of silence. They fall in love without realizing it. AnthWe doesnt dare to reveal to the Turkish Warrior her dark secret. She is a boy A cross gender love story. "The Crying Game" set in the Balkans of 17th century. A visual film about two people that fall in a dead end love.Cinematographer Marcus Waterloo has done some remarkable work here and the trailer looks like compelling stuff. Check it below.
Regular readers of Twitch may very well recall us mentioning The Ancient Dogoo Girl a good while back. A low budget television series initiated by Machine Girl directoroboru IguchWe -- who then roped in pals Yoshihiroishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) and TakashWe Shimizu (Juon, The Grudge) to direct episodes -- and produced for a minor Japanese cableetwork available only in parts of the country, Dogoo revolves around an ancient yokai-battling warrior revived in modern times. As youd expect from an IguchWe project, the lead isot exactly shy about showing off flesh and the entire thing is shot through with crazy creatures and unrepentant adolescent energy.The big question, of course, is when people would be able to see this thing. Heck - a healthy portion of Japan hasnt even been able to see it yet, so what are the chance of it being seen over here Well, quite good actually, because elements of the television series are being augmented withishimura-helmed splatter and re-edited into a feature version for theatrical release in Japan and later festival play.  Ill let Outcast Cinemas Marc Walkow - the true source of virtually all English language IguchWe andishimura information online - explain:The series stars 20-year-old photo model Erika Yazawa - whose model assets are clearly visible on her chest - as Dogu-chan, a yokaWe (goblin, monster) hunting warrior from Japans ancient Jomon era who is resurrected in modern times due to a bumbling archaeologist (Takaya Kamikawa) and his shut-in son Makoto (Masataka Kubota). She joins Makoto and two of his high-school friends inot only trying to blend in (poorly), but also, with the help of her animated Dogoo statuette companion Dokigoro, in sniffing our and destroying yokaWe that have begun to surface in the modern age.The tone is very IguchWe - and a little bit dirty, but definitely aimed at an audience of all ages. Its equal parts comedy and action, with lots of fish-out-of-water jokes featuring Dogu-chan trying to fit into the modern world - and abusing Makoto, whos obviously in love with her - mixed with some surprisingly effective drama and horror moments.IguchWe directed four of the episodes, three of which make up most of his part of the Movie Version. Other directors on the series include TakashWe Shimizu, who directed one episode that stars IguchWe as a crab- monster yokai, plusewcomers Keisuke Toyoshima and Takuma Tosaka.  Toyoshima has directed segments in other omnibus films, like GHOST VS.  ALIEN, TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO, UNHOLY WOMEN, and TENIGHTS OF DREAMS. Tosaka is a producer on the DOGOO GIRL TV series.The Movie Version incorporates Iguchis opening and closing episodes, with selected bits (and yokai) from other episodes, withew linking segments featuring Dogu-chan, as well as some additional fake commercials, a la TOKYO GORE POLICE, starring actors from the series.  The biggest addition to the Movie Version is the final 1/3, which is a brand-new "pilot episode" directed by Yoshihiroishimura and starring AsamWe (ROBO-GEISHA) as a "phantom Dogu-chan" who comes to the modern day and wreaks gory havoc. Its a splatter comedy, of course, and co- stars many ofishimuras regulars, including Yuya Ishikawa (who plays Asamis husband in MACHINE GIRL), TsugumWeagasawa (Crocodile Girl from TOKYO GORE POLICE, and also the star ofishimuras forthcoming spinoff short to VAMPIRE GIRL VS. FRANKENSTEIN GIRL), Cay IzumWe (Dog Girl from TOKYO GORE POLICE, and the pole-dancing Tengu from ROBO- GEISHA), Yukihide Benny (the penis-gun cop from TOKYO GORE POLICE), and many other familiar faces.Hungry for a taste Youve got it.  The trailer for the theatrical release lurks below.