History Creator / TakashiMiike

* ''Film/{{Yakuza}}'': The LiveActionAdaptation of the first ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Ryu Ga Gotoku]]'' game, often called ''Like A Dragon''.

* ''Film/{{Yakuza}}'': The LiveActionAdaptation of the first ''[[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Ryu Ga Gotoku]]'' game, often called ''Like A Dragon''.

* ''[[Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal Blade of the Immortal]]''

* ''Film/ChakushinAri'' (With an American remake, ''Film/OneMissedCall''.)

* The ''Series/MastersOfHorror'' episode "Imprint", which was pulled from its scheduled airing by Showtime because it was too extreme.

* SignatureStyle: His films are notable for their shocking scenes of extreme violence and sexual perversion, often portrayed in an over-the-top and cartoonish way. They have a lot of BlackComedy and push the boundaries of censorship as far as he can go.

* ''Gyakuten Saiban'', known better overseas as ''Film/{{Ace Attorney}}|2012''

* ''Gyakuten Saiban'', known better overseas as ''Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''

Takashi Miike (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific (and highly controversial) Japanese auteur. He takes his primary influences -- Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, and Creator/PaulVerhoeven -- and turns their most transgressive elements UpToEleven in many of his films.

Takashi Miike (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific (and highly controversial) Japanese auteur. He takes his primary influences--Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, and Creator/PaulVerhoeven--and turns UpToEleven in many of his films. He has directed several movies a year since his first release in 1991, as well as a handful of television programs, for an average of about 3-4 a year; starting soon after graduating Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, where he studied under legendary Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura. Although the bulk of his work are theatrical releases, mainly {{Yakuza}} action films, he also produces a considerable number of DirectToVideo V-cinema releases as well. The former are often used to finance the latter; which he claims he does because they allow him more creative control, and greater freedom from censorship and traditional narrative structure.

Both inside and outside Japan, he's best known for BlackComedy, over-the-top violence, and {{Gorn}}; but his films cover a much wider range of genres and styles. Along with his signature action and horror, he's also produced examples of period drama, sentimental road picture, teen drama, more traditional crime drama, children's movies, and some that [[GenreBusting defy any attempt at labeling]], such as the live-action/claymation horror comedy musical ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris''.

* The ''Series/GirlsXHeroine'' series, starting with ''Series/IdolXWarriorMiracleTunes''

* The ''Creator/GirlsXHeroine'' series, starting with ''Series/IdolXWarriorMiracleTunes''

* ThematicSeries: The ''Black Society Trilogy'' (Black Triad Trilogy), which includes ''Shinjuku Triad Society'', ''Rainy Dog'', and ''Ley Lines''. With Tomorowo Taguchi in leading (though different) roles in each, the films are not connected by a narrative. Instead, they focus on unlikely relationships among Yakuza crime families.

* A live-action adaptation of ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal''.

Takashi Miike is a highly prolific (and highly controversial) Japanese auteur. He takes his primary influences--Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, and Creator/PaulVerhoeven--and turns UpToEleven in many of his films. He has directed several movies a year since his first release in 1991, as well as a handful of television programs, for an average of about 3-4 a year; starting soon after graduating Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, where he studied under legendary Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura. Although the bulk of his work are theatrical releases, mainly {{Yakuza}} action films, he also produces a considerable number of DirectToVideo V-cinema releases as well. The former are often used to finance the latter; which he claims he does because they allow him more creative control, and greater freedom from censorship and traditional narrative structure.

He's also [[TheCameo cameo'd]] as an actor and voice actor in various works, most notably as ''himself'' in Creator/Suda51's ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'', which fits the tone of the game perfectly.

* MissingEpisode: ''[[Series/MastersOfHorror Imprint]]''. It was intended to be the Season One finale, but was pulled and later released direct-to-DVD for being [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth too extreme by the show's standards]].
* PlayingAgainstType: Of all anime series to adapt into film, it had to be Yatterman?!
** Or a movie version of ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]''?
** He also did a Live Action movie of Nintama Rantaro, which have all the signs of SoMyKidsCanWatch.
** Miike himself lampshaded this trope, commenting, "Me, a 'Master of Horror'? I'm the guy that made ''Salaryman Kintarō''!"[[note]]It's funnier because his movie adaptation of said manga came out the same year as ''Audition''.[[/note]]
** Who would have imagined he'd be the director chosen to adapt [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable the fourth part]] of Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure into a live-action movie?!

* ''[[Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal Blade of the Immortal]]'

Takashi Miike is a highly prolific, and highly controversial Japanese auteur, who states his primary influences to be Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, and Creator/PaulVerhoeven, a combination he takes and turns UpToEleven in many of his films. He has directed several movies a year since his first release in 1991, as well as a handful of television programs, for an average of about 3-4 a year; starting soon after graduating Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, where he studied under legendary Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura. Although the bulk of his work are theatrical releases, mainly {{Yakuza}} action films, he also produces a considerable number of DirectToVideo V-cinema releases as well. The former are often used to finance the latter; which he claims he does because they allow him more creative control, and greater freedom from censorship and traditional narrative structure.

Both inside and outside Japan he's best known for BlackComedy, over-the-top violence, and {{Gorn}}; but his films cover a much wider range of genres and styles. Along with his signature action and horror, he's also produced examples of period drama, sentimental road picture, teen drama, more traditional crime drama, children's movies, and some that [[GenreBusting defy any attempt at labeling]], such as the live-action/claymation horror comedy musical ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris''.

He's also cameod as an actor and voice actor in various works, most notably as ''himself'' in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'', which fits the tone of the games perfectly.

Takashi Miike is a highly prolific, and highly controversial, Japanese auteur; who states his primary influences to be: Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, and Creator/PaulVerhoeven. A combination he takes and turns UpToEleven in many of his films. He has directed several movies a year since his first release in 1991, as well as a handful of television programs, for an average of about 3-4 a year; starting soon after graduating Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film, where he studied under legendary Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura. Although the bulk of his work are theatrical releases, mainly {{Yakuza}} action films, he also produces a considerable number of DirectToVideo V-cinema releases as well. The former are often used to finance the latter; which he claims he does because they allow him more creative control, and greater freedom from censorship and traditional narrative structure.

Both inside and outside Japan he's best known for BlackComedy, over-the-top violence, and {{Gorn}}; but his films cover a much wider range of genres and styles. Along with his signature action and horror, he's also produced examples of period drama, sentimental road picture, teen drama, more traditional crime drama, children's movies, and some that defy any attempt at labeling, such as the live-action/claymation horror comedy musical ''Film/TheHappinessOfTheKatakuris''.

Compare Creator/DavidLynch, Creator/DavidCronenberg, [[Creator/LuisBunuel Luis Buñuel]], Creator/JohnWaters.

* ''Manga/{{Jojos Bizarre Adventure}}: [[{{Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventurePart4}} Diamond is Unbreakable: Part 1]]''