Over Your Dead Body (2014)

Review: Over Your Dead Body (2014)

Director: Takashi Miike

Cast: Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Ito, Miho Nakanishi, Maiko,

Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Ko Shibasaki
Ko Shibasaki
Hideaki Ito
Hideaki Ito
Miho Nakanishi
Miho Nakanishi
Maiko
Maiko

Plot: An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy and reality becomes obscured until the murderous, vengeful themes of the play bleed into their own relationship.

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Pandemic viewing, Part One

Pandemic viewing, Part One

Social isolation and “working from home” mean a lot of time for movie-watching … and the volume far outstrips my ability to say anything substantive about many of the films I do watch: so here I mostly just acknowledge what […]

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