Masters of Horror - Imprint
by Takashi Miike
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Actor: Billy Drago, Michi?, Shiho Harumi, Toshie Negishi, Youki KudohDirector: Takashi Miike
Brand: STARZ/SPHE
Producer: Adam Goldworm
Producer: Akira Yamamoto
Producer: Andrew Deane
Producer: Ben Browning
Writer: Daisuke Tengan
Writer: Mick Garris
Writer: Shimako Iwai
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 63 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Masters of Horror - Imprint
DVD Review: Mama Was A "Mid-Wife"...
Summary: 5 Stars
A man (Billy Drago) returns to a remote, island whorehouse in search of a girl he considers to be the love of his life. Instead of his dream-girl, he winds up with a seemingly shy prostitute (Youki Kudoh) who has an incredibly disturbing story to tell. IMPRINT is a movie about agony. The agony of loss, torture, and death. There is no ray of light or hope in this film. If you are looking for an uplifting, "feel-good" movie w/ a happy ending, you're doomed! Miike (Audition) has once again fashioned a gruesome, awful abomination that shows us things we probably should not see. However, he's so damned good at it, we can't look away! Highly recommended, but certainly NOT for the queazy or easily offended...DVD Review: IMPRINT review
Summary: 5 Stars
MASTERS OF HORROR was a cable series of hour-long horror movies with each episode done by a different director. IMPRINT is the episode that was directed by Takashi Miike, but was banned in the United States for being, justifiably, too controversial.
IMPRINT takes place in 19th century Japan. An American man ( Billy Drago) returns to Japan after a long absence to find Kamomo, the woman he loves. He left her behind years earlier, promising to return for her. His search takes him to an island "where demons and whores rule the night". There he meets a prostitute with a deformed face who tells the American a story full of cruelty and torment.
I think Takashi Miike is one of the best directors around, and IMPRINT just reinforces that opinion. This was, however, one of the most disturbing films I've ever seen. The story touches on incest, abortion, abuse, and murder. There is a torture scene that is so excruciating to watch, even I flinched. IMPRINT contains images that are not for the squeamish. I'm a gorehound, and they freaked me out. IMPRINT's running time is only 65 minutes, but the DVD also contains over three hours of extras including the making of IMPRINT and an interview with Miike. This MASTERS OF HORROR episode is a must for horror lovers.
DVD Review: Masters of Horror - Imprint
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie was purchased as a gift. They enjoyed it very much. A great addition to their collection of horror movies. This movie is very much in following with Takasi Miike' body of work " The Japanese Master of Horror", he also produced "Audition" scariest movie I've ever seen!!!!DVD Review: Absorbing, Unique, My second best Masters of Horror film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't want to spoil it for anyone but this is a very creative story about a prostitute and her relationship with a 'john'. But you will never guess the horrible story that develops in 'IMPRINT'. You will be stunned! Yet another Masters of Horrors Classic Short! These guys can do so much in an hour. Complete and compelling, edge of your seat story telling at it's finest!DVD Review: miike strikes again!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
great even for a jaded flick lover flick lover like myself...makes me wanna see ICHI THE KILLER again...physically unable to write more now but my friends at B-Movies know what i think about this one and am buying this one as a gift since i bought the blu ray for myself already
shaka sez check it out!!!
Description of Masters of Horror - Imprint
An American journalist in search of the love he once left behind travels to a mysterious Japanese island where the past is best left forgotten in the one installment of {@Showtime's Masters of Horror series that was too controversial for American television. It was long ago that Christopher (Billy Drago) met the mysterious prostitute who captured his heart but their grim fate was forever sealed when he left the island with only a promise to return one day in the future. Unlike many of the insincere souls who promise to spirit the prostitutes away from the dark and infernal island Christopher actually made good on his word. However life is cheap on this bewitched island where the local brothel is the sole refuge for weary souls and though he ultimately proved to be a rare exception to the rule Christopher has taken far too long to fulfill his promise. Now as he shares his woeful tale with a horribly scarred whore (Youki Kudoh) whose knowledge of his long lost love's true fate may prove more of a curse than a blessing Christopher is about to discover that there are times when death can be the kindest release of all. ~ Jason Buchanan All Movie GuideSpecial Features:An all-new interview with Takashi MiikeInterviews with actors and collaborators on previous worksSystem Requirements:Running Time: 63 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?HORROR UPC:?013131446692 Manufacturer No:?DC14466"Have I got your attention, mister?" By the time you reach this line in Takashi Miike's Imprint, the answer will be a resounding, horrified "Yes!" This much-rumored-about episode of Showtime's Masters of Horror series became notorious as the first installment to be denied an airing. Now that the hour-long episode is out on DVD, it's not difficult to see why the network balked (although on the other hand, if you have a series called Masters of Horror and you hire the outrageous Takashi Miike to helm a show, nobody should really be surprised). The story follows an American (Billy Drago) on a journey to a ghostly island bordello in Japan; he's searching for a girl he lost years before. The prostitute he meets has stories to tell--and they abound in incest, abortion, murder, and one of the grisliest torture scenes ever produced for a mainstream outlet.
Anybody familiar with Miike's films (Audition, Visitor Q) knows a couple of things about him: (1) there is no affront against civilized behavior he won't put on film, and (2) he's a heckuva filmmaker. Imprint confirms this, on both counts. The only weak spot is the English dialogue reading by the Japanese cast--and by Billy Drago, for that matter, although he does look very cool. The story may or may not make sense, but what stays with you are the pregnant, eye-filling images (cinematography by Toyomichi Kurita) and the truly shocking violence. It is really what the Masters of Horror series seems designed to do: give a director complete freedom to merge style with story. Take this to heart, oh ye of low nausea thresholds: Imprint will seriously mess you up. --Robert Horton
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