Cult! Wild Japan (the follow-up to last years Cult! festival) is a nationwide festival of classic Japanese cult films which will be touring UK cinemas this spring. The festival launches at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh on the weekend of Friday 4th-6th February 2005.
6 ultra-rare 35mm have been imported direct from Tokyo for the event, which also includes 6 UK cinema premieres. This is a one-off opportunity to catch the films that influenced Tarantino, Miike and Woo.
The Wild Japan films are :
Onibaba - Classic Japanese cult horror. Angry, excessive and hynoptic.
Street Mobster - Hyper-kinetic gangster classic from the director of 'Battle Royale'.
Woman With Red Hair - Gritty 'pink film' erotic masterpiece.
Wild Midnight Movie Double Bill -
Shogun Assassin - The ultimate Japanese cult samurai movie. An uncut, rare screening on 35mm.
School Of The Holy Beast - One of the most beautiful nunsploitation films ever made. An insane, demented masterpiece.
Sword Of Doom - Dark, thrilling, bleak samurai masterpiece with stunning fight sequences.
Female Prisoner 701 - The biggest influence on Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'. A lean, taut, brutal exploitation epic.
Pale Flower - Exquisite, existential gangster film masterpiece. A lost classic.
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One chance to taste the madness!....
