Hey folks, Harry here... the idea of Takashi Miike doing a children's film starring Chiaki Kuriyama sounds like the most genius thing ever! But having him delve into the realm of English filmmaking, well... it saddens me, cuz I want him to make unrestrained bizarre works of japanese genius for the rest of my life, at a rate of 9 movies a year. And I could care less if I understand them! Here's the news...
Screendaily has announced that Takashi Miike has signed up to direct Dragon's Fin Soup, his first ever English language film. The film is being described as "a fantasy comedy, telling of an encounter between an American ex-pat, a young Chinese woman living in Chinatown and a dragon" and is based on a novella by Thai writer S.P. Somtow. He will start work on this film after he completes his first children's film The Big Spook War which is being described as a Harry Potter-esque film about ghosts and goblins starring Go Go Yubari herself, Chiaki Kuriyama. Should be a great and unique set of films when they both finally come out.
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