#takeshikitano

[simonegallina]

『Broken Rage』予告映像｜プライムビデオ

[lccxrereda]

[highonfilms]

5 Essential Takeshi Kitano Movies

[thesarahfiles]

On March 20, 2009, Sarah appeared on the TV Tokyo show “Takeshi no dare demo Picasso” hosted by the legendary Takeshi Kitano. #sarahbrightman #takeshikitano #timetosaygoodbye

[vintagecinemaart]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence-Original Vintage Movie Poster for Nagisa Ôshimas Classic with David Bowie and Takeshi Kitano #merrychristmasmrlawrence #davidbowie #ryuichisakamoto #nagisaoshima #takeshikitano #vintagecinemaart #wallart #movieposter https://etsy.me/3Kho4vX https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxgfbcOJRI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[adamwatchesmovies]

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Johnny Mnemonic is a tangled mess. Its incoherent story tries to cram so many futuristic and cyberpunk staples into its universe it forgets to remain accessible and relatable. You'll struggle to remain invested.

In 2021 (at the time 26 years into the future), super corporations own everything and hire the Yakuza to snuff out anyone who opposes them. Mnemonic couriers carry data in their brains, ensuring that no one can get to it unless they have the correct code. When a transaction goes wrong, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) finds himself strained under the weight of a 320-gigabyte file in his head. It will kill him in 24 hours unless he can deliver the data.

I won't criticize the premise. Without it, there’s no movie. It's actually an interesting concept to have files so complicated or so dependant on human interpretation that no computer could accurately transport them. To steal it, you'd have to do much more than cut off a handcuffed to a briefcase, you'd have to decapitate the courier. Much could be done with the story of a man who chooses to erase his own memories as part of an illegal operation. You're expanding on the premise a bit, but there's interest right away.

Everything else is difficult to follow, muddily explained, and/or illogical. We’re told mega-corporations own the world. That’s bad, but we’re never shown WHY. It feels like this detail is included because it's a cyberpunk staple. Repeatedly, we're told things but never shown things. Why does future Wal-Mart and Disney employ the Yakuza? Why is there a subplot in which Dolph Lundgren plays a 'roided looking to collect the bounty put on Johnny? The unnecessary elements to "flesh out" the world are everywhere, like a love interest Jane (Dina Meyer) who, of course, just falls head over heels for Johnny, and him for her even though they don’t have anything in common and barely ever talk. We’ve got rebels, double-crosses, laser whips, assassinations, battles in cyberspace, ghosts in the machine, and a lot more that'll have you scratching your noggin'.

Adding to the frustration are the awful performances. Keanu Reeves should be perfect for this role; struggling to emote due to his memories being stripped away, desperate to become human again... he's not far from Neo or Klatu. Except he's never convincing. You want to start calling for his resignation but then you realize everyone is bland at best. I think director Robert Longo is to blame. For the acting and the jumbled story.

I know most will criticize Johnny Mnemonic for the premise, which realistically, or at least as it’s portrayed here, doesn’t really make sense, certainly not in 2021 or 1995. It wouldn't have mattered if the story was compelling and the characters relatable. Things just happen so the plot can move forward and we can be exposed to one weird thing after another. I tried hard to care about what was going on in “Johnny Mnemonic”. I just couldn’t. It’s got interesting ideas and the dated graphics of people traveling through the internet are amusing, but that's about it. (On VHS, September 16, 2015)

[tsukuyomi-no-mikoto]

Flores de fuego #Hanabi #TakeshiKitano #ｖａｐｏｒｗａｖｅ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_4XRTLgaUj/?igshid=1j99yes5lh51z

[photomuzik]

勉強するから、何をしたいか分かる。 勉強しないから、何をしたいか分からない。 北野武

アーティストの作品と言葉さんのツイート: "勉強するから、何をしたいか分かる。 勉強しないから、何をしたいか分からない。 北野武 https://t.co/tvv4kGuTZ8"

[lccxrereda]

[henshincyborg]

Captain Sparkles was the original villain in the early version of Big Hero 6. He was basically a warped Japanese game show host. He was supposed to have several gangs working for him and his mansion was fitted with countless booby traps and obstacle courses a la Takeshi’s Castle. It was a really fun and interesting idea for a villain and would have been something never seen. It got killed of course. 😂This was my last development concept for him. . . #captainsparkles #bighero6 #bh6 #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #conceptart #animatedmovie #takeshiscastle #takeshikitano #japanesegameshow (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PA6_3Dywm/?igshid=rmtsflrib6o

[davidcanide]

Takeshi Kitano Kikujiro no Natsu

[futoshiota]

"龍三と七人の子分たち"のロケ地だったとか… 法事で親父の実家に来てます。 #mie #kuwana #movie #theatre #龍三と七人の子分たち #北野武 #takeshikitano #Tokyo #lifestyle #beautiful #nature #agriculture #organicfarm #soil #life #seed #green #healthy #cuisine #food #compost #vegetable #eat #harvest #honeybee #beekeeping #rawhoney #flower #herb (Kuwana, Mie) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AQlbpjE17/?igshid=6s6394h72w4v

[yanarchy072]

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・ ブルーに焦がれる。 ・ #ソナチネ #sonatine #北野武 #takeshikitano #ビートたけし #beattakeshi ・ #凶暴な男ここに眠る #キタノブルー #kitanoblue #キタニスト #kitanist ・ #映画 #movie #cinema #ビバムビ #instagood #instamovie #instapic #moviestagram https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAxZyFgp9U/?igshid=iegc72c75v55

[rivercityconfidential]

Over the last several weeks, I’ve been fortunate enough to see two of favorite @jim.jarmusch films and a Kitano I’d never seen, care of @screeningsatsolitary and @lc.cinema. Viva La Cinema in #RVA! . . . #jimjarmusch #takeshikitano #cinema #richmondva #beattakeshi https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7f1HLueqN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=