Weird Japanese movies: Any others worth seeing??
I recently saw "Screwed" by Japanese cult-director Teruo Ishii. Not as weird as "House," but the last part of "Screwed" was definitely weird.
watch anything by shuji terayama. if you somehow find this: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066468/ you might like it. you'd also probably like shinya tsukamoto, particularly this http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/ . or not, but worth a look. this movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064068/ is pretty amazing as well. if you seek out "japanese experimental film", you'll find some interesting things, for sure.
shareThis guy has the right idea. Terayama is god, though Tomato Ketchup is my least favorite film by him.
PASTORAL: tO DIE IN THE COUNTRY is the BEST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN, though.
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Too many wacky Japanese movies out there to name. Here are a few:
Uzumaki
Marebito
Tokyo Gore Police
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Ten Nights of Dreams
Paprika
Rubber's Lover
MPD Psycho
Survive Style 5
Asian Film List
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Thanks.
shareI'm sure you saw some if not all of these, but:
Electric Dragon 80.000 V -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276935/
Suicide Circle -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312843/
Noriko's Dinner Table (aka Suicide Circle 2) -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468820/
Kairo -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286751/
St. John's Wort -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293478/ (not neccesarily a "good" horror film but some interesting use of CGI and editing; the wraparound is that the characters are making a video game and the film plays out like one. worth a rental)
Don't forget Korean films like:
Spider Forest -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407821/
Oasis -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320193/ (a drama but a weird one. a great film; i think it's the best film on my list)
definitely reccomend shuji terayama, my favorite director.
weirdest japanese film of all time is probably death powder, though.
Hanzo the Sword must be seen to be believed...
awesome
Serenity now...
Pinnocchio 964. Weirdest movie I've seen yet. Its amazing. Check it out.
shareTakashi Miike is the king of Japanese weird.
If you like Hausu, you must see Happiness of the Katakuris.
Yep, seen it. Nice weird movie. BTW I also saw "The Quiet Family," which is in many ways a Korean version of HotK. Check it out if you get the chance: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188503/
shareI dunno... he has a few "Weird" scenes in quite a few of his movies, but -- and keep in mind I've only seen 60 of his movies -- all in all, his films are usuaully straightforward.
Shozin Fukui, Sogo Ishii, Seijin Suzuki, Toshio Matsumoto, Shuji Terayama, even Shinya Tsukamoto.
I'd say the "weirdest" Japanese film I've seen, by far, is Death Powder.
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I'm glad somebody mentioned Happiness of the Katakuris. Thats the first film I thought about while watching House. Can't go wrong with Miike. Visitor Q anyone? Definitely "weird".
shareCheck out 'A Page of Madness' (if you can find it anywhere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017048/
Give this one a try.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0058326/
nobody has mentioned it yet so: the crazy family
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087377/