SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO

**Ends Thursday, November 20th**

"A loving and lurid pastiche of the spaghetti westerns that were themselves lurid pastiches of classic Hollywood cowboy pictures." - A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Yes, it’s completely bonkers but that’s what makes it so great." - Jeremy Knox, FILM THREAT

SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO is acclaimed Japanese cult director Takashi Miike's (Gozu, Scars of the Sun) wacked-out samurai tribute to the Spaghetti Western genre.
With an irreverent style and an obvious knowledge of the oater canon, Miike sets out to celebrate the lurid artistry of films such as Sergio Leone's A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and Sergio Carbucci's DJANGO, while fully embracing the dazzling, post-modern aesthetic of movies such as KILL BILL and DESPERADO. And while homages and cinematic genre mash-ups can both be high on genuine artistic vision, it's clear from the supremely stylized opening prologue--with its transparent set pieces, outrageous kill shots, and grotesque cameo from that anointer of cult films himself, Quentin Tarantino--that Miike is out to have fun above all.
The story follows a Man With No Name gunfighter brought to a small village in Nevada to protect the townspeople (played entirely by Japanese actors, including Hideaki Ito as the mysterious Gunman, Yukuke Iseya and Kaori Momoi), from two rival gangs at war over a treasure hidden in the nearby hills. Themes of honor, tradition, loyalty, and family give the film some dramatic weight, but SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO primarily works as an over-the-top, high-octane action flick. The samurai sword lust, kung-fu bar brawls, and John Woo-style operatic gun play remain completely gripping regardless of plot. Yet though the basic story has been told by everyone from Dashiell Hammett to the Coen Brothers to Akira Kurosawa, it's one that has clearly worked its way into the pantheon of contemporary myth, and Miike's entertainingly gonzo spectacle makes its own unique contribution to the timeless Western tradition.

VISIT THE OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE:
http://www.sukiyakimovie.com/