10 years have passed since war changed the face of Japan, which now burns with the fire of civil unrest, and a well armed anti-government group has risen amongst the people, which in turn has initiated the formation of an elite troupe of government soldiers, the feared 'Wolf Brigade', trained like dogs these men are to combat the rebels with extreme and severe prejudice. When Constable Fuse hesitates to kill a young suicide bomber, he is sent to a retraing camp where he is forced to face his own
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MPD-PSYCHO (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
Let's all thank the Lord that Takashi Miike found work as a film director - cuz none of us would want a mind this twisted loose on the streets. MPD-Psycho (Multiple-Personality-Detective) are two episodes from the Manga by Otsuka Eiji and Tajima Sho-u that follow the fortunes of Amamiya (or is it Kobayshi?), a police detective with multiple personality syndrome. Missing wives, mysterious cults and some very sick individuals combine to make these films two of the most disturbing, surreal and fant
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MPD-PSYCHO SERIES 1 PARTS 3 AND 4 (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
More weird and truly wonderful madness from Takashi Miike and his Multiple Personality Detective. In episodes 3 and 4 we learn a little bit more about Nishizono, the arch criminal who can transfer his soul/self into others with the slightest touch, the sinister cult of Lucy Monostone and the growing number of genetically altered bar-coders, and what all this has to do with Amamiya/Kobyashi, the troubled detective of the title . That said MPD-Psycho still remains elusive and resistive to explanat
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MPD-PSYCHO SERIES 1 PARTS 5 AND 6 (2000)
Certification18 Our Rating
At last all is revealed, although you'll probably still be none the wiser. Miike Takashi's live action Manga comes to a close with the mulitple-personality-detective finally getting to grips with Nishizono and the cult of Lucy Monostone. Weird, wonderful and utterly incomprehensible - genius!
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