Wild Japan Launch Party Feat. Street Mobster
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Sat 19 February 2005 // 20:00
WILD JAPAN LAUNCH PARTY
(Sat 19th / 8pm / £6/5)
MANIC COMPRESSION presents scratch mayhem, freestyle breaks, and twisted hip-hop as they celebrate everything wild about Japanese genre filmmaking and style.
Featuring local producers DJ Madds, CCQ, and LILLYDAMWHITE, this promises to be a hectic blend of funky live fusion. And an ace film thrown in!
STREET MOBSTER
(Kinji Fukasaku / 1972 / Japan (subtitled) / 87mins / 35mm / cert not cert) (10pm start / £4/3 for just the film)
Street Mobster features a demonic performance from Isamu Okita as an
individualistic 'yakuza' (gangster) who returns to his old stomping ground after a stint in jail. His insanely uncompromising stance sets him on a collision course with everything and everyone.
In a film that begins at 100mph and then proceeds to accelerate, Kenji (Battle Royale) Fukasaku pushes cinematic style to breaking point in a frenzy of breathless, hyper-stylish action.
Street Mobster marked the beginning of a new breed of 70s yakuza movies and the birth of a style that was to later influence cult favourites John Woo and Takashi Miike. An unbridled energy fizzes from the screen. We highly recommend STREET MOBSTER to all genre fans. And for those who have not yet become familiar with maestro Fukasaku’s work, this film is a great piece to use to start your education. UK CINEMA PREMIERE
(Sat 19th / 8pm / £6/5)
MANIC COMPRESSION presents scratch mayhem, freestyle breaks, and twisted hip-hop as they celebrate everything wild about Japanese genre filmmaking and style.
Featuring local producers DJ Madds, CCQ, and LILLYDAMWHITE, this promises to be a hectic blend of funky live fusion. And an ace film thrown in!
STREET MOBSTER
(Kinji Fukasaku / 1972 / Japan (subtitled) / 87mins / 35mm / cert not cert) (10pm start / £4/3 for just the film)
Street Mobster features a demonic performance from Isamu Okita as an
individualistic 'yakuza' (gangster) who returns to his old stomping ground after a stint in jail. His insanely uncompromising stance sets him on a collision course with everything and everyone.
In a film that begins at 100mph and then proceeds to accelerate, Kenji (Battle Royale) Fukasaku pushes cinematic style to breaking point in a frenzy of breathless, hyper-stylish action.
Street Mobster marked the beginning of a new breed of 70s yakuza movies and the birth of a style that was to later influence cult favourites John Woo and Takashi Miike. An unbridled energy fizzes from the screen. We highly recommend STREET MOBSTER to all genre fans. And for those who have not yet become familiar with maestro Fukasaku’s work, this film is a great piece to use to start your education. UK CINEMA PREMIERE