Director Sono’s films up for grabs
To mark the release of ‘Himizu’ [ヒミズ], the 68th Venice Film Festival Marcello Mastroianni Award-winning Japanese film in UK cinemas, Japan Centre is running a competition in conjunction with Third Windows Films for you to be in with a chance of winning two DVDs from Himizu master-director Sion Sono. We’ve got 2 sets of his 4-hour epic Love Exposure and chilling thriller Cold Fish up for grabs, for more information on how to enter please see below.
New Release ‘Himizu’
The theatrical release of the newest film from Sion Sono, Himizu opens in cinemas across the UK on June 1st.
Adapted from the manga of the same name, Himizu is the powerful story of two teenagers’ struggle to live in a dystopian future-Japan destroyed by natural disaster. When young Yuichi is pushed too far he embarks on a violent campaign of revenge against society’s evil doers and it’s up to Keiko who is desperately in love with him to try to bring him back to the path of a decent man. A heart-rending drama and tender love story, Himizu features startling performances from its young leads who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 68th Venice Film Festival.
For more information about screenings make sure to check out Third Window Films.
How To Enter
To enter and be in with a chance of winning Love Exposure & Cold Fish on DVD, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post, our facebook post, or reply to our tweet telling us what in your opinion is the best ‘end of the world’ movie of all time? We will choose 2 lucky winners on Monday June 11th.
Good luck everyone and make sure you keep an eye out for our next Japan Centre competition!
Casshern! The ending is very philosophical and beautiful.
Akira, hands down is the best ‘End of the world’ movie. It’s got everything and begins and ends with a massive catastophe!
Akira, no doubt about it. Starts with an apocalyptic explosion destroying Tokyo, ends with a giant, psychic-kenetic monster and another apocalyptic explosion.
And it has the coolest motorbike ever.
28 days later
Dr Strangeglove
Resident evil
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind; sometimes animation and a childlike touch can give the best representations of the most serious subjects.
Hi Katie,
Congratulations you’ve won a copy of Love Exposure & Cold Fish on DVD from Japan Centre!
Please email us your address to anna@japancentre.com so that we can post out your prize to you.
Many Thanks,
Japan Centre
The Road
I am Legend
All of my old favorites – The last man of earth (1964), On the beach (1959), etc. – have been surpassed by Melancholia (2011), the stunning masterpiece by Lars von Trier.
As regards Japanese movies, i still enjoy the final explosion of the whole Japan (and maybe the world…) at the end of the totally crazy Dead or alive (1999) by Miike.
“Threads”. Sure, it’s a Brit film, with a very British perspective (1980′s UK)… but it’s very grim.
The day of the triffids . never watch a meteor storm .
Sound’s fab – hope I can get to see it!
Six-string Samurai is blatantly a classic post-apocalypse film.
Terminator salvation is cool
Akira
My favourite end of the world movie is The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy. Not an obvious choice for many (and I’m taking liberties with the ‘end of the world’ tag), but as the world gets blown to pieces just a short while after the film starts, I like to think it shows that life can still go on.
Independence Day, there is a very old black and white film about a nuclear explosion where only 7 people were left on the planet, but i can’t remember the name of it.
12 monkeys
Oh I can’t decide! I would chose Independance Day or 12 Monkeys as they are amazing films but others have already said them. So I am going to go for Rise of the Planet of the Apes/Planet of the Apes as I suppose they are pretty much a single long story.
I would second Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind: absolutely gripping. ^_^
Fish Story by Yoshihiro Nakamura.