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Yakuza Apocalypse

MIIKE Takashi

Japan2015 116min D-Cinema Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

In the ruthless underground world of the yakuza, no one is more legendary than boss Kamiura. The truth is that he is a vampire yakuza boss! One day, assassins delivered him an ultimatum: Return to the syndicate he left years ago, or die. Kamiura refuses, and after fierce battle he bites Kageyama, leaves him vampire power while dying. Begins to newborn abilities Kageyama dreams of avenge the murder of his boss.   

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MIIKE Takashi

Born in 1960, Miike Takashi made his feature debut in 1995. He is working in a wide span of genres from adolescent films to Yakuza movies fantasy stories. 13 Assassins(2010) was in the competition of the Venice. Last year, His film The Mole Song - Undercover Agent Reiji was screened at BiFan2014.