OBSCURE MOVIES OF THE MONTH AND DEGREES OF SEPARATION: ICHI, ICHI THE KILLER, & AUDITION

ICHI:  2000: --F:ACT:  I BOUGHT THIS MOVIE ON A WHIM, BUT IT OPENED UP A WHOLE WORLD OF DIMENSIONS FOR ME, ALA DEGREES OF SEPARATION.  FROM THIS, I ACCIDENTALLY FOUND ICHI THE KILLER, ANOTHER WEIRD, BUT KILLER MOVIE...AND AUDITION, WHICH STILL HAUNTS ME TO THIS DAY..THIS POST WILL ATTEMPT, I STRESS ATTEMPT, TO DEAL WITH THEM ALL..

THIS MOVIE HAS A SPECIAL QUALITY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR USING SUCH A GENERALIZED TERM LIKE "SPECIAL".  I SAY THAT BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL THAT EVERY TIME I SEE IT.  THE MAIN CHARACTER IS BLIND AND IS ALSO A MUSICIAN.  THIS CORRELATION OF MUSICIAN AND MARTIAL ARTIST PLAYS OUT IN CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON BECAUSE THE FEMALE ROLE IS A GREAT CALLIGRAPHIST.  I CAN APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS "ALL IN THE WRISTS"

I DIGRESS, BUT THIS MOVIE MAKES YOU REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUBTLE QUALITY OF A MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE THAT DOESN'T HAVE PEOPLE FLYING OVER ROOF TOPS AND PERFORMING UN-REALISTIC MOVES.  WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS POSSIBLE.  HARUKA AYASE IS BRILLIANT IN THIS FILM AND KEEPS YOU AWAY BUT BRINGS YOU IN AT THE END.  THIS IS ONLY DONE WELL BY A QUIET, BROODING FEMALE ROLE AND SHE NAILS IT..NAILS IT.

I BROUGHT UP ICHI THE KILLER BECAUSE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS FILM, THIS OTHER MOVIE CAME UP, SO I WILL TAKE A SHORT SEGUE...



ICHI THE KILLER:  2001, -+: F ACT:  VERY QUICKLY, IF YOU HAVE A QUEASY STOMACH, DO NOT, I SAY DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE.  IT IS EGREGIOUSLY OVER THE TOP AND A COUP DE ET AT OF PIERCINGS, BRUTALITY, SADO-MASOCHISM AND TURTLES, YES TURTLES..

ANYWAY ,THIS EXTREMELY VIOLENT, YET CONSISTENTLY LOGICAL MOVIE MAKES YOU THINK LIKE A YAKUZA WARLORD, THEIR ASSASSINS, AND THEIR LOVERS.  THIS IS QUITE A MOVIE.  THE MAIN CHARACTER HAS A PENCHANT FOR PAIN, AND HIS "BOSS" DOLES OUT THE BEST TYPE.

ONCE HE IS MISSING, HE GOES TO LOOK FOR HIM.  THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT SOMEONE IS HUNTING HIM..WOW, THIS MOVIE IS WICKED..WATCH IT, BUT DON'T EAT LUNCH BEFORE HAND. 

STAND OUT SCENES ARE WHEN HE REFUSES TO CUT OFF HIS FINGER, THE TRADITIONAL MANNER OF DEALING WITH DISHONOR, BUT ACTUALLY CUTS OF PART OF HIS TONGUE AND SHOWS IT TO THE OTHER YAKUZA LORDS.  ALSO WHEN ICHI FIGHTS AT THE END, IT'S BRUTAL..THIS MOVIE GETS A SOLID::::87%

NOW BACK TO ICHI...



THIS MOVIE GETS A GREAT, AND WELL WORTH 91%% BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DIDN'T END HERE.  NO, I HAD TO STUMBLE UPON ANOTHER GRIPPING BUT EXTREMELY WRONG MOVIE..AUDITION.


THIS MOVIE GAVE ME NIGHTMARES FOR A WEEK, AND SOME OF THEM WEREN'T EXACTLY THE BAD ONES LOL
AUDITION: 1999:+ HRR:  THIS MOVIE IS SURPRISINGLY SENSUAL, WHILE IT RIPS YOUR HEART OUT OF YOUR THROAT.  THE WAY THAT THE FEMALE ROLE JUST TOYS WITH YOU, AND CAREFULLY UTILYZES HER TOOLS TO DEVASTATE HER GREEDY TARGET IS EXTREMELY DISTURBING.

I HAVE TO ADMIT, I SPENT SOME TIME GETTING THE IMAGES OUT OF MY HEAD HERE, SO I WILL WATCH IT AGAIN TO PUT MORE DETAILS HERE...BUT YOU WATCH IT IF YOU CAN..I CHALLENGE YOU!

WATCH IT TO GAIN A NEW RESPECT FOR A POWERFUL WOMAN ROLE IN A MOVIE.  IT DOESN'T GET ANY CRAZIER THAN THIS ONE.  UNREAL MOVIE THAT I WATCH ONLY WHEN I AM IN A GOOD MOOD.  I LOVE THIS MOVIE::95!!!%%%