January 19, 2006

YIFFF: Two stills from Ryûhei Kitamura's LOVEDEATH, w/ Shinji Takeda, NorA, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Kôhei Ôtomo, Izam, Susumu Terajima, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Masakatsu Funaki, Hideo Sakaki, Aya Sugimoto, Shigeru Izumiya, et al.

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lovedeath_still.jpgTwo stills from Ryûhei Kitamura's 165-minute movie LoveDeath have been added to the website of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (Yûbari Kokusai Fantasutikku Eigasai) - "YIFFF" for short. As was previously reported here on Twitch, the movie is scheduled to be screened at YIFFF on February 24th at 10:30 p.m. (22:30).

The screenplay for LoveDeath was written by Kitamura and Isao Kiriyama, based on a story by manga-ka Tsutomu Takahashi. The movie's cast apparently includes Shinji Takeda, NorA, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Kôhei Ôtomo, Izam, Susumu Terajima, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Masakatsu Funaki, Hideo Sakaki, Aya Sugimoto, Shigeru Izumiya, Leo Morimoto (Morimoto Reo), Yinling of Joytoy (Inrin obu Joitoi), Naomasa Musaka, Toshiyuki Kitami, Hitoshi Ozawa, and Riki Takeuchi.

YIFFF: LoveDeath (English)
YIFFF: LoveDeath (Japanese)

» Posted by The Gomorrahizer at January 19, 2006 01:21 PM
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Ooooo!

» Posted by crazybee at January 19, 2006 01:39 PM

What the heck is it about? Is it an action movie? I've been itchin' for ome Kitamura. :)

» Posted by Tory at January 19, 2006 03:04 PM

I love that girl's outfit!

» Posted by Datura at January 19, 2006 04:10 PM

Here's my rough and ready translation of the blurb on the YIFFF homepage:

"A man and a woman try to make it through "Chrysalis Day" together. The fate of the rest of their lives will be decided by how they choose to spend this day. Sai, a violent man who rushes headlong to stay true to his pure love, and the beautiful Shira [not sure on the spelling] who can bend any man to her will. Chasing Shira, who is fleeing with money, are a group of cool and vicious gang enforcers, a cadre of loopy assassins, an out-of-control detective, and a host of other far-out characters. No one can stop Sai and Shira's wild-eyed runaway love! A mightily crazy, awesomely cool tale of one couple."

The breathless synopsis is followed by this interesting line:

"With nothing left to destroy after his last film "Godzilla: Final Wars," Ryuhei Kitamura returns to his roots and revives his independent production style."

» Posted by Don Brown at January 19, 2006 07:35 PM

Weird ... sounds pretty much like Shark Skin Man ...

» Posted by Todd Brown at January 19, 2006 09:00 PM

Thanks Don. Sounds cool.

» Posted by Tory at January 19, 2006 09:13 PM

Sounds pretty darn cool, I cant wait! Hopefully he will be returning to his ultra violent roots aswell :D

» Posted by Ramen89 at January 20, 2006 10:29 AM

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