Wild Japan cult Japanese films go on tour in UK
The Alien Online
Cult! Wild Japan (the follow-up to last years Cult! festival) will be touring UK cinemas this spring.
This nationwide festival of classic Japanese cult films features six ultra-rare 35mm films that have been imported direct from Tokyo, and several UK cinema premieres. It's a one-off opportunity to catch the films that influenced Tarantino, Miike and Woo.
In two easy look-up lists, the details of the Wild Japan films and their tour dates follow:
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.
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.
