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Eiga Chirashi artwork for Kikujirô no natsu from Takeshi Kitano. This I believe is the main poster artwork for the film, though I’ve seen various versions of it (previous one I posted is here). Always nice to post anything from Kitano here as readers of the site seem to be huge fans.

Eiga Chirashi = mini poster/flyer’s from Japan

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji

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Eiga Chirashi artwork for Kikujirô no natsu from Takeshi Kitano. Really nice colors and composition.

Eiga Chirashi = mini poster/flyer’s from Japan

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Nippon Cinema
::: Outcast Cinema
::: Ryuganji

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Eiga Chirashi artwork for the Fireworks (Hana-Bi) from Takeshi Kitano. Really beautiful and well done poster artwork. Bonus points for those at home that have this poster hanging up or framed in their home.

Eiga Chirashi = mini poster/flyer’s from Japan

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji

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By popular demand, more Takeshi Kitano!

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji
::: Takeshi Kitano Official Site

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Nice dark portrait of Takeshi Kitano.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji
::: Takeshi Kitano Official Site

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Takeshi Kitano in Boiling Point (3-4 x jûgatsu).

I would definitely love to hear in the comments what your favorite Kitano film is and why?

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji
::: Takeshi Kitano Official Site

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SPOILERS for those that haven’t already seen the film. For those that have seen Takeshi Kitano’s Sonatine, the above image is a very cool image of Susumu Terajima.

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji
::: Takeshi Kitano Official Site

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Takeshi Kitano fans rejoice with this rocking image from Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki aka Violent Cop!

Japanese Cinema:
::: Jason Gray
::: Mark Schilling’s Tokyo Ramen
::: Midnight Eye
::: Ryuganji
::: Takeshi Kitano Official Site

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Glory to the Filmmaker! (aka Kantoku · Banzai!) has been getting mixed reviews but images like this one certainly raise my interest in checking it out.

Related Kitano Links:
::: The Japan Times by Mark Schilling
::: Venice. Glory to the Filmmaker! - GreenCine Daily
::: More navel-gazing from Kitano? - Ryuganji
::: Kitano Kulto - Jason Gray
::: Biennale e yuku! - Jason Gray
::: Glory To The Filmmaker! - Jason Gray
::: Beat est de retour! - Partie deux / My Tomodachi: Colin Geddes - Jason Gray
::: Beat is Back - Jason Gray

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“Glory to the Filmmaker!” (aka “Kantoku · Banzai!“) and glory to this, the 200th post on Cinema is Dope! Thanks to everyone that has stuck around and to everyone new checking out this site on a regular basis.

Friday, September 14
09:00 AM
VARSITY 8

Saturday, September 15
09:00 PM
VARSITY 8

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Related Kitano Links:
::: The Japan Times by Mark Schilling
::: Venice. Glory to the Filmmaker! - GreenCine Daily
::: More navel-gazing from Kitano? - Ryuganji
::: Kitano Kulto - Jason Gray
::: Biennale e yuku! - Jason Gray
::: Glory To The Filmmaker! - Jason Gray
::: Beat est de retour! - Partie deux / My Tomodachi: Colin Geddes - Jason Gray
::: Beat is Back - Jason Gray

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