aakash is a 2005 indian kannada language action - drama film directed by mahesh babu , written by janardhan maharshi and produced by parvathamma rajkumar .

the film stars puneeth rajkumar and ramya in the lead roles , while ashish vidyarthi and avinash play pivotal roles .

the movie got mixed reviews from critics but was declared as a super hit at the box office .

the film found a 175 days run at the cinema halls in karnataka .

at the karnataka state film awards , the film won the best editor award for s. manohar .

aakash ( film )

at the karnataka state film awards , the film won the best editor award for s . manohar .
at the karnataka state film awards , the film won the best editor award for s . manohar .
in 1999 he directed his first feature film , ‘kabhi pass kabhi fail’ production by cfsi which won the national award , for the best children’s film .
does not boast of a great story , but what makes it attractive is the way the film has been narrated by director mahesh babu . everything looks natural . and the director has not stretched the film to dampen the impact .
aakash ( puneeth ) is a young man who bears a lot of responsibilities over his shoulder . he works in various fields as a driving instructor , swimming trainer and video cameraman to earn his living and take care of his young sister ( ashitha ) . he works on the principle of
stretch your leg as limit as your bed
! . he meets nandini ( ramya ) , the daughter of rich business man ( avinash ) and develops a liking towards her but does not reveal to her due to his practical belief that he cannot marry a rich girl . but nandini falls for aakash after knowing him better . however , this irks nandini ' s brother ( kishore ) who begins to play fowl in aakash ' s personal life . aakash ' s sister engagement gets cancelled and also he loses his job due to the influence of nandini ' s brother . the rest of the plot describes the struggles faced by aakash and the steps he takes to win over them .
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puneet gives a very good performance in the film . ramya looks glamorous and proves that she can also act in emotional sequences .
sub : akash a must see mpovie a must see movie , only the drawback this film is the music . ramegowda posted by ramegowda
is certainly an enjoyable film . puneet ' s performance and ramya ' s glamourous screen presence will remain in your memory for a long time .
internationally acclaimed leicester dancer and one of the curve’s first associate artists , aakash odedra , is bringing his new work murmur inspired by his experiences of dyslexia to curve on 10 - 11 november , as part of an international tour .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
both , ideally . production is continuing apace , so the set will definitely be ready , but neither aakash nor i has received any information about staffing nsc yet . we ' re also considering playtesting it at ict if there ' s enough interest and enough questions are done .
m s ramesh ' s dialogues are lively and gel well with the film ' s narration . cameraman prasad babu has shot his best work in the two songs which have been shot in germany and austria . but except for neene neene , the other songs are not as good . music director r p patnayak has not matched the film ' s high standards .
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aakash originally trained in the south asian styles of kathak and bharatanatyam and is now developing his own distinctive performance style . in 2011 he commissioned akram khan , sidi larbi cherkaoui and russell maliphant to create a triple bill of solos known as ‘rising’ which marked odedra out as an international star of dance .
sub : good review the reviewer has pointed out very well things that a movie goer should know before entering the cinema hall . i certainly hope that the film . . . posted by ramesh
this tournament is currently about 30 % written , with about 80 % of answerlines selected . we tentatively plan to mirror it at hsnct and nsc 2018 . we are also open to other mirrors after those sites , such as at next year ' s summer opens . please pm me or aakash to express interest .
there is a little romantic subplot , involving the daughter from delhi and bobby ( aakash maherya ) , who begin a flirtation on the rooftop and continue it during a motorbike ride . on a bridge , priya and bobby begin a flirtation . her eyes dance with merriness . they ' ve been together a few hours . in a lesser film , this would be a love story with a happy ending .
but bobby ,
she says ,
we hardly know each other . do you expect me to leave behind thousands of friends in delhi ?
aakash patel and i are excited to announce soundtrack , a set of unrequested , nevertheless desired , tossups requiring auditory composition knowledge . this tournament will consist of at least five packets of 20 pyramidal audio tossups each , with each tossup lasting anywhere from 60 to 90 seconds and having anywhere from 5 to 6 clues ( in the style of imaginary landscape ) .
an autorickshaw ride away , in a small studio in andheri’s lakshmi industrial estate , one such actor used to once be chhabra’s former assistant . today , aakash dahiya is busy conducting auditions for the role of sukhdev for upcoming tv serial azad . he sounds exasperated at not yet having hit upon the “right” 15 - year - old to play the young chandrasekhar azad .
set in a multi - cultural / religious suburban town
ek aakash
is an incident in the life of two boys rahul and abbas . their playful kite flying session turns into a battle of one - up manship and lets loose a strange mixture of ego and aggression blinded by their emotions . they reach a point where they need each other ' s help .
ray remembers how he “dedicated his life” to chak de , testing 1 , 000 girls for the 11 roles . “you don’t get scripts like that every day ! ” band baaja baaraat was the last film he did , after which he moved to casting for ads—he’s done the airtel ads and the latest vicks commercial . he wanted time to play music , paint , cook , but most of all to focus on writing and , eventually , directing his own film .
this film aims to show how cheerful life can be , without conflict and animosity . life gets complex and lost in petty jealousy and ego clashes . since we already have conflicts , let us together find a solution to overcome them .
casting is so much more , he says . “it’s about understanding characters and script , about discussing the part and its graph , and helping actors build what is required for the film . ” before the director takes over and calls action .
finding written language alien , dance became odedra’s preferred mode of expression . in 2013 he was one of five performers to be awarded a sky academy arts scholarship in support of the creation of murmur . this enabled him to pursue his ideas with austrian - based ars electronica , a centre which explores the linkages between art , technology and society , bringing a striking technological dimension to the performance . aakash’s journey during the project has also been captured by sky arts in a short film and as part of his aim to increase awareness about the frustrations dyslexia can bring , he has accepted an ambassadorial role with national charity dyslexia action .
neela aakash is a 1965 hindi movie directed by rajendra bhatia . the film stars dharmendra , mala sinha , shashikala , mehmood and madan puri . the films music is by madan mohan . starring dharmendra , mala sinha , shashikala music by madan mohan release date ( s ) 1965 country india language hindi enjoy and stay connected with us ! ! subscribe biscoot filmy talkies channel for unlimited entertainment urltoken circle us on g + urltoken like us on facebook urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken find us on pinterest urltoken subscribe us on youtube : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken follow us on google plus : urltoken
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and that ' s what happened . his film took three years of research , was seven years in the making , stars mostly non - actors and the cast improvised its takes based on the script . it flies as free and colorfully as a kite .
the first unreleased song we are launching on the website in its full form is “mere dilse aake lipat gayi” . this song , though never released on film soundtrack or filmed , was shared with fans by us from madanji ' s master spools on the 5 cd set legends madan mohan ( released in july 2000 ) , so some of you may have heard it on that album . this romantic duet by rafi sahib and ashaji was originally recorded in 1965 for the film neela aakash ( which also had the popular duet “aapko pyar chhupane ki” ) . reportedly , the makers felt they needed a lighter duet , lyrically and musically , and thus this song was rejected after being recorded and a new duet was recorded which also became a big hit . . . “tere paas aake mera waqt guzar jaata hai” . rafi sahib and ashaji sang all the 3 duets , and all were penned by raja mehdi ali khan . click here to listen
but eye his lovely sister and you do so at your own risk . kannada star puneet raj kumar plays akash . his performance in this film is certainly a high point in his career . he delivers his lines casually , and yet they have a powerful impact .
r . p . patnaik composed the film ' s background score and music for its soundtrack . the album consists of seven tracks . lyrics for the tracks were penned by k . kalyan . the songs
neene neene
and
aaha entha aa kshana
became popular upon the audio release .
in 2005 , i visited ahmedabad to experience their annual kite festival , the largest in india . when i first witnessed the entire city on their rooftops , staring up at the sky , their kites dueling ferociously , dancing without inhibition , i knew i had to make this film in ahmedabad .
r . p . patnaik composed the film ' s background score and music for its soundtrack . [ 2 ] the album consists of seven tracks . [ 3 ] lyrics for the tracks were penned by k . kalyan . the songs
neene neene
and
aaha entha aa kshana
became popular upon the audio release .
this film is joyous , but more than that : it ' s lovely in its construction . the director , prashant bhargava , born and raised on chicago ' s south side , knows what his basic story line is , but reveals it subtly . the story in outline would be simple enough for a made - for - tv movie . but there is nothing simple about
patang .
it would seem that bollywood has gradually learnt the value of right - casting . it is more willing to look beyond the stars , it is getting gutsy about new faces . there is greater stress on getting the right texture and tone for a film , with background characters and walk - ons becoming as significant as the ‘hero - heroine’ . as shrikent says , “they can make or break a scene . ”
t - series presents akash thor ' s new upcoming movie in the direction of mr . mahesh vaman manjrekar . gulshan kumar & mahesh manjrekar movies presents a cut 2 cut movies productions f . u . ( marathi & hindi film ) - friendship unlimited a mahesh vaman manjrekar musical produced by - abhay gadgil , mahesh patel & dinesh kirodian produced by - bhushan kumar krishan kumar directed by - mahesh vaman manjrekar star cast - aakash thosar , satya manjrekar , boman irani , sachin khedekar , vaidehi parshurami , sanskruti balgude & others . movie releasing on - 2nd june 2017 details : movie : fu ( friendship unlimited ) starring : akash thosar producer : bhushan kumar , krishan kumar director : mahesh vaman manjrekar music label : t - series to know more click on the following links : facebook : urltoken instagram : urltoken twitter : urltoken _ _ _ enjoy & stay connected with us ! ► subscribe to t - series : urltoken ► like us on facebook : urltoken ► follow us on twitter : urltoken ► follow us on instagram : urltoken ► circle us on g + : urltoken ► find us on pinterest : urltoken
director & cinematographer , virendra saini , graduated from ftii with a diploma in cinematography in 1976 . he has been intimately and consistently connected with the new cinema movement in india , working for both feature films and full - length documentaries with several major directors including mani kaul , saeed mirza , sai paranjpye , kundan shah , vinod chopra and bhimsain . in 1990 he won the national award for best cinematography for the film , ‘salim langde pe mat ro’ .
aakash is a carefree young boy who loves to take his life on a lighter note . he meets nandini the sister of a rich industrialist who falls in love with him . her brothers start having a problem with akash as he does no match up to their standards . due to this the brothers start creating problem in akashs sisters life who is loved by her brother . what would akash do now ? watch this movie to know more . for daily updates and fun stuff subscribe at urltoken join us on facebook at urltoken send us a tweet at urltoken # kannada sign up for free and get daily updates on new videos , exclusive web shows , contests & much more urltoken send us your feedback and suggestions at : connect @ urltoken
so here i am , in versova’s aram nagar , mumbai’s perennially restless and bustling film , television and advertising hub . how is the new brigade of casting directors bending the rules of mainstream hindi cinema to train the spotlight on the centrality of their work ? and how are they pushing the envelope ? when trehan was casting for his house production , konkona sen sharma’s directorial debut a death in the gunj , he used the new idiom of casting to its hilt .
prashant bhargava went to grade school and the kenwood academy in chicago . how did his background produce such a lovely and successful indie film in india ? he told me ,
the seeds for the movie were based on the memories of my uncles ' dueling kites ,
he said .
in india , kite flying transcends boundaries . rich or poor , hindu or muslim , young or old — together they look toward the sky with wonder , thoughts and doubts forgotten . kite flying is meditation in its simplest form .
and that goes to the root of the problems with “warcraft” : it’s an unwaveringly earnest film that never owns up to exactly how campy every character , every conflict and every new realm truly is . ben foster has another central role as reclusive wizard medivh , a “guardian” of azeroth who has been not so subtly dabbling in dark magic . he’s introduced sculpting a golem ( surely you’ll recall the old chestnut about chekhov’s golem ) , shirtless and wild - eyed , but it takes lothar quite some time to piece together the warning signs . medivh should be fun , but foster’s deadpan turn is , like the movie around him , a drag .
trehan is proud of the 1942 he helped create in dibakar banerjee’s detective byomkesh bakshy ! or the 1947 he is going to bring alive in nandita das’s forthcoming manto . the characters he picks create the world on the screen , rooted in their times and the milieu , as much as the props , the sets , and locations . trehan , with his background in theatre ( training under stalwarts like piyush mishra and barry john ) , became a casting director by default while assisting filmmaker vishal bhardwaj . delhi belly , fukrey , raees , his list of films is impressive . he even cast for a . r . murugadoss’s tamil film thuppakki .
chillar party cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of chillar party actors includes any chillar party actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each chillar party actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of chillar party have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
agra - based collegian , samar thakur ( rakesh pandey ) , lives in a joint family consisting of his father ( a . k . hangal ) , mother ( dina pathak ) , brother amar ( film director mani kaul , in his only major acting role ) and his wife ; as well as a married sister , munni , estranged from her husband . his parents force him to marry prabha ( madhu chakravarty ) , a matriculate , much to his chagrin as this interferes with his future plans . the marriage does take place , and he soon finds that she is not only incompatible with him , but also not well versed in household chores , leading to arguments , abuse and neglect , which may result in the end of this marriage .
that’s despite the noble effort of director duncan jones , who helmed the lower - budget sci - fi wonders “moon” and “source code” and labors mightily here to craft a solid emotional foundation in his script with charles leavitt . the “warcraft” games — which have radically declined in popularity from a high of 12 million regular users in 2010 to a recent low of close to 5 million ( so low the company behind it no longer releases subscriber counts to the public ) — were never meant to have the narrative depth of “the lord of the rings , ” or even “game of thrones . ” but the film cribs freely from both of those sources anyway , as well as “star wars , ” “dawn of the planet of the apes , ” “avatar” and numerous other recent blockbusters .
akash ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by r . p . patnaik on apple music
golden duets of s . p . balasubrahmanyam & s . janaki ( kannada hits )
eet akash , the eternal optimist . he always looks at events and setbacks positively . he generates positive energy with all those he interacts with . his attitude can be summarised by his answer when he loses a job : ' i will say i came out from that organisation but my owner feels he has kicked me out of his office . what is the use of thinking about it ? the fact is that i have to look for another job . '
akash lives with his sister . despite a master ' s degree , he does not get a good job ; he is not perturbed . he works as a part - time videographer and drives a driving school vehicle . later , when he is asked to resign from the driving school , he works as a swimming coach .
he comes across nandini ( ramya ) , who is from a rich family . she is engaged to a non resident indian but gets friendly with akash , and starts getting attracted to him .
her closeness with akash is misunderstood by her brothers , who create problems for him . akash is attacked and even when he is in hospital , goons attack his home and sister .
avinash is good as the villain , and the other artistes have performed their roles adequately .
sub : its a very gud movie ! i loved akash . . watched it twice . . ramya ' s acted very well , and puneeth is vulnerable in the movie . . i loved it . . the songs r just too . . . posted by swathi . . b . r
sub : descent enjoyable movie hi kannada movie fans , the movie ' s story is not so different but the direction has made the movie enjoyable . . the songs are excellent ; especially two . . . posted by subramanya v somayaji
sub : cool movie watched this movie in pvr in blore . a cool movie , good humour , great action by punith . the only gripe is as the author said , the . . . posted by deepak
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series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
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patang
plunges head - first into a family based in ahmedabad , where india ' s largest annual kite festival is celebrated . it reflects the way indians live in one another ' s pockets . homes and businesses , temples and roadways , are all crowded close together , neighbors know one another , and it ' s all held together by a network of the world ' s most baffling traffic .
an affluent uncle from delhi named jayesh ( mukund shukla ) pays a much - delayed visit back home to his family in ahmedabad , bringing along his daughter , priya ( sugandha garg ) , who hasn ' t seen these relatives in years . he meets his mother ba ( pannaben soni ) , sister - in - law ( seema biswas ) and his nephew — the son of his brother , who died of a heart attack . the nephew , chakku ( nawazuddin siddiqui ) , resents the way this distant man descends grandly on his relatives and feels he has the right to make suggestions and changes .
the story line becomes fully clear only toward the end . in form ,
patang
looks almost like a cinema - verite documentary of this family , surrounded by the city and the kite festival . many key shots were obtained during the festival itself , and we see the skies over the city filled with thousands of dancing , dueling kites , as every single rooftop is occupied by people . below in the streets , bands , fireworks and food vendors create a tumult .
he does . their flirtatious conversation is filmed in close - ups and closer - ups . the effect is intimate and sensual . in one shot only , cigarette smoke coils from her mouth . we never otherwise see her smoking . this establishes in a moment that she is more worldly than the boy . she kisses him , but that will be that : this is only a few days ' visit .
the family house itself is a character , and there are a few extended shots of its graceful , playful architecture and happy colors . many interiors involve a photograph of the dead brother , whose soul seems to inhabit it . meals are prepared and shared on a table in the street . the food looks delicious ; fingers are often used . people are teased to perform songs . gossip and chatter run wild . we are immersed in the life and sort it out for ourselves . the effect is curiously like being invited into this home and learning while we stay .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
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travis fimmel , paula patton , ben foster , dominic cooper , toby kebbell , ben schnetzer , rob kazinsky , clancy brown , daniel wu , ruth negga , anna galvin , callum keith rennie , burkely duffield , ryan robbins , dean redman , glenn close .
the epic battle at the center of “ warcraft ” isn’t the clash between humans and orcs . that’s just what takes up roughly two hours of screen time . the true conflict comes from filmmakers trying to tell a story with soul and struggling against the inherent ridiculousness of the commodity they’re working with . it shouldn’t take a mage to foresee that this pricey and preposterous adaptation of an online gaming phenomenon was preordained for artistic mediocrity .
with little concern for all those already perplexed at the mention of orcs and mages , “ warcraft ” plunges headfirst into a fantasy realm teeming with mythical creatures , magical spells and exotically named characters and locations . it’s a take - it - or - leave - it approach likely to have most audience members opting for the latter , though devotees of the immersive role - playing source material may have an entirely different experience . if so , universal will have to hope they storm the box office early and often . otherwise the studio could be looking at one of the biggest duds of the summer .
the orcs , a race of giant warrior beasts , flee their dying homeland of draenor through a portal to the peaceful realm of azeroth , where they wage a full - scale attack on unsuspecting humans for control of the land . orc soldier durotan ( toby kebbell , like all orc players , working in performance capture ) questions the brutal ways of his clansmen — led by warchief blackhand ( clancy brown ) and power - hungry warlock gul’dan ( daniel wu ) — and believes a compromise without bloodshed is possible . his counterpart on the human side is anduin lothar ( travis fimmel of tv’s “vikings” ) , a knight devoted to serving his benevolent king and queen ( dominic cooper and ruth negga ) .
durotan’s fierce mate draka ( anna galvin ) delivers an adorable orc baby early on , and lothar’s son callan ( burkely duffield ) is determined to impress his father on the battlefield . those family ties are duly exploited for maximum melodramatic impact , as the dual protagonists rage and question and mourn and soulfully ponder the complexity that exists on two sides of any conflict .
ditto garona ( paula patton ) , a slave claiming to be half - orc , half - human , who makes her way through the portal and finds herself torn between the two sides . she quickly gets cozy with lothar , but it’s hard to take patton or the character seriously with her “star trek” - alien - esque green skin and the oversized fangs jutting out from her jaw , looking like a last minute find in the halloween store bargain bin , and making her sound like she has a mouth full of magic beans .
with its meticulously detailed realms built out primarily on soundstages and enhanced via cgi during extensive post - production , “warcraft” aims for fresh and eye - popping and yet ends up shopworn and rather tacky . it fits into a long line of visually audacious hollywood gambles : in success you wind up with a sleeper that few see coming , like “300” ( or , if you strike the bull’s - eye , a phenomenon like “avatar” ) , but the ones that miss — “the spirit , ” “sky captain and the world of tomorrow , ” “sucker punch” — tend to tank hard .
boasting more than 2 , 000 visual effects shots , it’s dispiriting to think about the time , energy , planning and precision that went into “warcraft” when the final product brings to mind those animated advertisements for iphone app games . so good at making the most outlandish elements of his first two films seem completely credible , jones can’t find a way to get this cartoony spectacle to soar . his heartfelt approach to the material only underlines the silliness .
production designer gavin bocquet , costume designer mayes c . rubeo and visual effects supervisors bill westenhofer , jeff white and jason smith lead the heavy lifting on the artisans side , since what the producers essentially purchased with the source material is a collection of locations , wardrobe , weapons , and spells .
“warcraft” ends with a set - up for a sequel , but also the feeling that if this is what combat looks like , it’s time to give peace a chance .
reviewed at amc universal citywalk 19 , universal city , may 9 , 2016 . mpaa rating : pg - 13 . running time : 123 min .
production : a universal pictures release of a legendary pictures and universal pictures presentation of a legendary pictures / blizzard entertainment / atlas entertainment production . produced by charles roven , thomas tull , jon jashni , alex gartner , stuart fenegan . executive producers , jillian share , brent o’connor , michael morhaime , paul sams , la peikang , edward cheng , qian shimu , wang zhonglei . co - producers , chris metzen , nick carpenter , rob pardo , rebecca steel roven .
with : travis fimmel , paula patton , ben foster , dominic cooper , toby kebbell , ben schnetzer , rob kazinsky , clancy brown , daniel wu , ruth negga , anna galvin , callum keith rennie , burkely duffield , ryan robbins , dean redman , glenn close .
the epic battle at the center of “warcraft” isn’t the clash between humans and orcs . that’s just what takes up roughly two hours of screen time . the true conflict comes from filmmakers trying to tell a story with soul and struggling against the inherent ridiculousness of the commodity they’re working with . it shouldn’t take a [ … ]
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choices . . . to choose between right or wrong is simple , but what defines one ' s life is the decision between the greater of two goods or the lesser of two evils . this is the advice that zooni ali beg receives from her father just as she is about to venture out into the world on her own for the very first time . little does she know that these very words will shape her life . zooni , a blind kashmiri girl , meets rehan qadri , a local tour guide and an incorrigible flirt , who goes from city to city exploring their architecture and the women . her friends warn her against this good - for - nothing roadside romeo , but she chooses to ignore them . she is not one to be protected . it is now her time to discover life , and love . is this really the right choice ? rehan is fascinated by zooni . he truly wants her to see life as it should be seen , in its many colors - - and as he promises her , the time spent with him will be the most precious in all her life . zooni sees delhi , life and love like she never has before , because of rehan . what zooni doesn ' t know is that rehan has another side of his life that he has kept from her - something that cannot only change her life , but can also destroy it .
fanaa mines this conceit with an operatic extravagance - - and a body count - - that the korean pulpmeister park chan wook would envy .
to resort to strictly ethnocentric references , fanaa is equal parts mgm extravaganza , shakespeare lite and james bond . in their heart of hearts , isn ' t that what movie audiences really want ?
the sheer exuberant star power of this movie ' s early scenes of romance and lip - synching among the national monuments is irresistible .
verdict - if you ' re suffering from acute insomnia , buy a ticket and slip in at the interval .
anyone who feels that the summer ' s first few blockbusters have been overly predictable should give fanaa a try .
. . . fanaa falls into the realm of disposable melodrama , yet is rendered strangely entertaining thanks to aamir and kajol .
may my breath find shelter in your heart . . . / may me life be destroyed in your love .
- zooni z . baig fanaa is a complex movie . aamir khan has continued his trend of working on unusual plots and delivering extraordinary performances and kajol has outshone aamir khan on many occasions in the movie . the emotional intensity of the movie gets to the core of the viewer ' s heart . it may help people to look at the kashmir issue from a different angle but it does certainly portray one fact , and that is a seemingly ruthless terrorist can actually be a simple and kind man fighting for his land ' s freedom . for him , making judgement on greater good or lesser evil is a constant struggle . even though rehan qadri ( aamir khan ) did not derail from his cause ( terorrism apparently ) till the last breath in his body , he will draw sympathy from the viewers . the splendor of light , sound and colors in big budget hindi movies is achieving new heights every day . viewers will be simply spellbound to the screen during most of the song sequences . the music of the movie was like a breath of fresh air . the viewers will also enjoy a ride of convincing and innovative action sequences . the first half of the movie could have been made better though . sometimes the pace felt a little off . the constant exchange of poetry did feel irritating at times . overall the movie is certainly worth watching and , compared to most of the hindi movies , quite a unique one .
a great movie . fascinating love story with intriguing story plots . aamir khan , kajol , and tabu are all remarkable in this movie . great music .
sonu , a hardworking student , is a leader among her circle of friends despite her handicap caused by a polio attack . she meets a wise , old nomadic shepherd who instills in her mind the idea that every mountain is meant to be crossed . hence , despite her handicap , she harbours a secret longing to climb a mountain . once when the villagers accuse gagan , the village prankster who is always at odds with sonu , she proves his innocence . moved by this act , gagan asks what he can do to repay her . sonu tells him of her secret desire and gagan promises to help . but does sonu have it in her to cross the mountain of her own disability ?
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marching up an iron stairway to macguffin pictures’ first floor office we are greeted with a note on the main door : ‘dear all . this is not a casting office . neither any audition happens here . please do not disturb . ’ despite this curt missive , starry - eyed strugglers have continued to bother honey trehan , one of bollywood’s popular casting directors , who also runs production company macguffin with filmmaker abhishek chaubey .
not just for wannabe actors desperate to put one foot in the door but also for the media , bollywood’s casting process has been interesting for a while now—not for its proverbial ‘couch’ but for how a new and improved system has begun to evolve . this has not just given talented young actors a leg up , but has professionalised an industry notoriously reluctant to do so .
“on the one hand , we wanted to create a familiar world for the audience , a world of recognisable faces with ranvir shorey as the bully vikram , with a veteran like tanuja coming together with om puri for the first time on screen . on the other hand , the hero , shutu , had to be unfamiliar and unidentifiable , ” he says . so they went for an inscrutable vikrant massey—the perfect loner on the margins , the non - conformist who wouldn’t fit in . the result turned out to be fabulously good .
it’s a strategy quite the opposite of what trehan had earlier employed for kaminey . there the central characters—guddu / charlie and sweety—were played by well - known stars shahid kapoor and priyanka chopra while the world around them was peopled with relatively unknown names .
he did this in udta punjab too , with several nameless faces surrounding the shahid kapoor - alia bhatt - kareena kapoor - daljit dosanjh quadrangle to bring alive a rough and rustic , drug - riddled punjab . “the world around the leads had to be believable , rooted and lived - in to , in turn , bring the spotlight on them , ” he explains .
things weren’t this evolved or regularised when he started his career . producers and directors were concerned only with casting leads ; the smaller roles were filled up at the last minute . “there was no example to follow , any struggler on the lookout for a break was given a small role , ” he recalls . in fact , the first casting credit he remembers seeing was filmmaker tigmanshu dhulia’s for bandit queen .
“casting , ” says nandini shrikent , “came into its own after chak de ! india . ” we are sitting in her serene bandra home far from the bustle of aram nagar . for shrikent , personally , casting came alive with rock on ! ! it was followed by a lot of significant work in the shape of life of pi , little zizou , reluctant fundamentalist , tasher desh , and student of the year . from the days of being just another chore assigned to one of the assistant directors , casting has indeed come a long way , she says .
“it is taken seriously now . it’s not something that needs to be explained to people any more . it does not need to be spelt out , ” agrees abhimanyu ray , whose work in chak de ! india and rocket singh : salesman of the year is held to have heralded bollywood’s right - casting trend .
whether in films or ads , casting directors are finally being acknowledged as specialists in their field , making good money , getting due credit and sometimes getting as busy as the stars , if not more . like shanoo sharma , now casting director at yashraj films . her appointment diary is booked weeks ahead . she is the name that has launched hundreds of contemporary stars—from ranveer singh to parineeti chopra .
then you have tess joseph , who has worked on international projects such as the namesake , the darjeeling limited , the waiting city , fair game , west is west , life of pi , sold and , most recently , lion .
a short walk from macguffin is the office of one of trehan’s former associates , mukesh chhabra . a queue of fledgling actors snakes outside . mukesh chhabra casting company claims to be the “first professional , independent casting company in the industry” . a delhi theatre guy , chhabra started off small with films like amal and chintuji . now , having worked on films as diverse as gangs of wasseypur , masaan , bajrangi bhaijaan and pk , he boasts of an office wall full of good luck messages signed by superstars . he has a team of 70 people , and separate departments to handle tv , ads , web series and films .
on the first floor of his office are exclusive spaces for video introductions and auditions . in the queue , the hopefuls clutch thick folders . “about 700 people walk in every day , ” chhabra says . doesn’t it irritate him ? “we survive because of the strugglers , not the stars . they help in the growth of the industry and bollywood is beginning to understand their value . one gangs… gave so much fresh talent to the industry . ”
casting came to dahiya through acting and acting through casting . he bagged a role in chillar party while giving cues to another actor during auditions . in d - day , he was the lanky , awkward mole on a mission in pakistan . today , he runs casting ring , with fellow actors pawan singh , rajesh maurya and varun panwar , but plans to continue acting too .
most casting directors have bigger ambitions . “i came here to become a filmmaker , ” says ray . like him , atul mongia , actor , scriptwriter , aspiring filmmaker , did path - breaking work in love sex aur dhokha but texts me to say he isn’t in the game any longer . trehan too is busy with his debut directorial venture , starring deepika padukone and irrfan khan , and written by his mentor bhardwaj .
yet , trehan obviously loves every minute of casting . . “for performing a moment , you need an actor but for living a moment , you need a human being , ” says trehan . and they seem to pull them out of the oddest places . chhabra found munni in bajrangi bhaijaan in a gurgaon mall and the young geeta phogat for dangal in kashmir . he cast baljinder kaur as the ammi in shahid 10 years after first meeting her in a hissar school . the drug dealer tashi in kaminey is tenzing nima , a tour operator in mussoorie . the drug - addict teenaged sardar balli in udta punjab came from a mobile repair shop in sion , and was one among 300 shortlisted .
to the extent that , these days , some films may take longer to cast than shoot . dangal and gangs… , with its 384 characters , took a year to cast , pk took nine months and rajkumar hirani’s forthcoming sanjay dutt biopic has taken 18 months .
partnerships seem to work . “you have to work according to the director’s vision , ” says dahiya . so you have jogi malang teaming with shoojit sarcar— vicky donor , madras café , piku , pink . priyadarshan sends trehan a list of characters with two - line descriptions and a free hand to finalise the cast . but the hands - on dibakar banerjee will talk or skype for hours every day to zoom in on the perfect satyawati for byomkesh . he is the kind who keeps looking for better even when the best is on hand .
like the legendary majid majidi , with whom trehan worked for the forthcoming beyond the clouds . “he casts keeping the human emotions of his script in mind , ” says trehan .
the best casting is unobtrusive , so good it is not noticeable . and there aren’t any schools to teach you , nor awards . ( chhabra has won a couple of special recognition trophies ; lynn stalmaster received an honorary oscar . )
but with casting , as with detergent , indians want “achcha par sasta” , as dahiya says , and the industry is unwilling to pay what good actors deserve . also , established actors are still wary of trying out - of - the - box roles ; in fact , they don’t really value auditioning .
for ray , bollywood still has a long way to go ; the focus is still too much on the star . “it is still about going to chandigarh to find a soni kudi . at some point you begin to feel like a bounty hunter , ” he says .
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two children were pulled out alive from an overturned bogie of the indore - patna express in pukhraya , offering a glimmer of hope to rescuers looking for survivors among the heaps of metal and scattered baggage .
the two boys aged six and seven were pulled out from the s3 bogie of the train , police officials said .


yakuza weapon ( 極道兵器 gokudō heiki ) is a 2011 japanese film directed and written by tak sakaguchi and yūdai yamaguchi .

based on the manga by ken ishikawa , the film is about shozo iwaki ( tak sakaguchi ) who works as a mercenary in south america .

iwaki is informed of the death of his gang boss dad and discovers his former yakuza henchman is involved in a double-cross .

yakuza weapon was premiered at the 2011 yubari international fantastic film festival and opened theatrically in japan on july 23 , 2011 .

yakuza weapon

an english - subtitled trailer for yakuza weapon has been added to the page for the movie on the website of the hong kong international film & tv market ( filmart ) . yakuza weapon is scheduled to be screened at filmart on march 21st . yakuza weapon english - subtitled trailer ( streaming windows media video ) filmart : yakuza weapon ( w / trailer ) youtube : sushi typhoon promo reel ( w / yakuza weapon footage )
yakuza weapon ( gokudo heiki ) is not showing in any theaters in the area .
in yakuza 0 , yakuza / yakuza kiwami , and yakuza 2 / yakuza kiwami 2 , his eyepatch is blank . from yakuza 3 onwards , his eyepatch is adorned with snake ornament .
tak sakaguchi appears in two films at the 2011 fantasia film festival , deadball and yakuza weapon .
yakuza 6 is the first yakuza game ( excluding yakuza 0 ) not to feature majima as a boss .
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there are no critic reviews yet for gokudô heiki ( yakuza weapon ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
there isn ' t much to take serious in yakuza weapon but it is passable for a nutty 100 minutes .
in yakuza weapon , we see guns , hand - to - hand combat , swords and all sorts of action .
yakuza weapon : unlike deadball , yakuza weapon did not work for me . there were some funny bits scattered throughout , but it was mostly just annoying , even , dare i say , boring . the film did not hang together well .
yûji shimomura is an action director ; he ' s actually the action director for yakuza weapon and gantz : perfect answer .
with the russians firing everything they ' ve got . the actual weapon to be used is an old weapon developed and deployed in the early 1960s , but with a novel application .
in yakuza weapon , you not only star and design the action sequences , but you co - directed and co - wrote the film , as well .
in contrast to the restraint of deadball , female nudity is part of the joke in yakuza weapon . a woman has been turned into a deadly weapon , albeit a passive one – as a guy swings her around , bullets and rockets spring from her orifices .
kazuma kiryu ( 桐生一馬 , kiryū kazuma ) was the main protagonist of the yakuza series up until yakuza 6 .
actor tak sakaguchi , director yudai yamaguchi and producer yoshinori chiba will attend the screenings of both movies and actor arata yamanaka will be at the screenings of yakuza weapon .
welcome back to the new york asian film festival and japan cuts . you ' re returning with the film , yakuza weapon , which is an outrageous action and comedy .
yakuza weapon ( gokudô heiki ) is scheduled to have its world première at this year ' s yubari international fantastic film festival ( yûbari kokusai fantasutikku eigasai ) -
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for short - in hokkaido , japan on february 27th . youtube : sushi typhoon promo reel ( w / yakuza weapon footage ) news source : urltoken trailer park subsite
even more disturbingly , the fourth game reveals it ' s the same weapon he lost his left eye to .
new sushi typhoon coming ! shooting began yesterday on a seventh film in the series , from yudai yamaguchi & tak sakaguchi . not yakuza weapon ! about 9 hours ago via web
and this may be the authorities ' best weapon in dealing with a fractious and shifting underworld , believes jake adelstein .
a new feature introduced to yakuza in yakuza kiwami is the lockers . scattered throughout the city you find locker keys that are used to open lockers . this yakuza kiwami guide lists the contents of
yakuza weapon is scheduled to be screened at this year ' s terracotta far east film festival ( tfeff ) in london , england on may 7th . two corrections to my initial post on this thread : nori fukuda was the production designer for yakuza weapon , and both yoshihiro nishimura of nishimura eizo co . ltd . ( y . k . nishimura eizô ) and tomo hyakutake of hyakutake studio k . k . ( k . k . hyakutake sutajio ) were responsible for its special make - up effects . youtube : yakuza weapon english - subtitled trailer tfeff : yakuza weapon * * * youtube : deadball teaser trailer deadball poster ( 1738 x 2456 jpeg ) youtube : karate - robo zaborgar english - subtitled teaser trailer youtube : sushi typhoon promo reel news source : urltoken
i ask the yakuza to compare the game as they play it to their actual life experiences as yakuza ; here are some highlights .
it ' s funny because i thought the robot girl weapon was hilarious , but i had a hard time watching the girl earlier on being raped and sodomized by the yakuza in exchange for her brother ' s life .
yakuza kiwami will be released for playstation 4 on august 29 . for more on the game , be sure to check out ign ' s yakuza kiwami preview .
in yakuza weapon , sakaguchi plays shozo iwaki , a mercenary fighting ( a la rambo ) in some unspecified jungle . he’s so brave / unbreakable that he’s not even afraid of landmines . blow him up and he comes back laughing .
great interview . i ' m really happy that international audiences give these guys the kind of over - the - top , vocal response they ' re looking for . i can ' t wait to see
yakuza weapon .
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we’re not talking high art here . that being said , i’ll sheepishly admit that i liked deadball ( with some reservations ) but did not like yakuza weapon , even though i was willing to , and expected to , since i watched it after deadball .
it is seen adorned with floral designs in yakuza 3 , 4 , 5 & 0 .
since yakuza kenzan , his face has been modelled after his voice actor , takaya kuroda .
in any eventual destruction of the u . s . the yakuza used these same interferometers to
well go usa , a distributor whose releases include the live - action adaptation of goth and mamoru oshii ' s assault girls , will be continuing its agreement with japanese genre label sushi typhoon with a february 7th release of yakuza weapon on dvd and blu - ray .
majima everywhere is a rewarding side - activity in yakuza kiwami . this yakuza kiwami majima everywhere guide will tell you where to find majima , what rewards you receive and other useful bits of
shooting began yesterday ( may 16th ) on yakuza weapon - the japanese title of which is
gokudô heiki
. shooting began the day before ( may 15th ) on nishimura ' s hell driver ( nihon bundan : heru doraibâ ) . news source : urltoken trailer park subsite
from the director of mutant girl squad ( tak sakaguchi ) , and meatball machine ( yûdai yamaguchi ) comes the
bloody awesome
* yakuza weapon , debuting on blu - ray™ + dvd combo pack and dvd february 7th from well go usa entertainment . another warped film from the prolific japanese production company sushi typhoon , yakuza weapon is based on the cult manga by ken ishikawa and stars stuntman - turned - director tak sakaguchi as a one - man , butt - kicking army out to avenge the death of his father with built - in firepower .
the yakuza series ' merger of story , exploration and bone - breaking combat has made for some of the best games i ' ve ever played , including this year ' s wonderful yakuza 0 . last week , at e3 , i had hands - on time with yakuza kiwami , a remake of the first game , and yakuza 6 : the song of life . it was awesome .
kiryū ' s design ( version 1 ) from the first game lasted until yakuza 2 and was subsequently updated . from yakuza kenzan onwards , kiryu was modeled after his voice actor , kuroda takaya .
shozo iwaki ( tak sakaguchi ) is the toughest yakuza around . but when he ' s betrayed by his gang and left for dead , a secret government organization reconstructs him as the ultimate cybernetic badass . . . the yakuza weapon ! now it ' s payback time , as shozo has to defeat the gang boss who double - crossed him , the death drop mafia , and his former best friend .
■ immense durability : kiryū is an extremely tough fighter able shrug off beatings , weapon strikes and even bullets with only minimal discomfort . this is made more apparent when he uses beast style , as he can simply brace himself without blocking to take hits from enemies without flinching , regardless of the weapon or power put into the attack . the peak of his durability is demonstrated in yakuza 5 where he battled hordes of men for hours despite the fact he was weakened by a gunshot on his abdomen .
disclaimer : i watched screeners of both of these films at home and found deadball funny and yakuza weapon not funny at all . but diehard fans of tak sakaguchi , and / or this kind of movie , watching at near midnight with the famous rowdy and enthusiastic fantasia audience might well find it hilarious .
throughout the month of september , yakuza kiwami is getting a ton of free dlc , sega has announced .
it is a grind but he will go down eventually . check back soon for more yakuza kiwami guides !
until i sat down and played yakuza 5 , my knowledge of the yakuza series was limited , to say the least . i knew the characters and some of the story ( from wikis , friends , and the movie ) , but when it came down to playing the series , the most time i had spent with it was in playing the demos of yakuza 3 , yakuza 4 , and yakuza : dead souls . while i don ' t have particularly bad memories of playing those demos , none inspired me to go out and buy the full games .
the former yakuza and female inspector are now working together to prevent the war between two of the biggest yakuza clans , as well as a mysterious shadow group who seems to be working behind the scenes for some other motivation .
yakuza weapon will be shown saturday , july 16 , 2011 at 11 : 55 p . m . in the hall building of concordia university , 1455 de maisonneuve blvd . w . , and sunday july 17 , at noon , in cinema j . a . de seve of concordia university , 1400 de maisonneuve blvd . w .
after his yakuza father is murdered he returns to tokyo to seek revenge ( in the time - honoured fashion . )
in yakuza 3 , his construction company commissioned a large office tower project named kamurocho hills at the north part of town .
kiryu ' s handling of weapons is poor until he meets komaki himself , in the chronologically later yakuza 1 / kiwami .
the yakuza is one of the most feared crime syndicates in the world . ruled by the ninkyo and lead by the oyabun , the yakuza are known for their strict code of conduct , organized nature and the tattoos that cover their entire bodies .
after his father is killed , a young yakuza comes back to japan for revenge - and a machine gun for an arm .
author ' s note : a heated discussion takes place as to whether the game is stereotyping the yakuza , which is resolved when midoriyama points out that the stereotypes about the yakuza are more or less correct , with the exception of their alleged prowess in martial arts .
control of the kgb / fss . we may be watching one more preparation by the yakuza , tuning up and doing an artillery registration
the yakuza are one of the most feared crime syndicates in the world . ruled by the ninkyo and lead by the oyabun , the yakuza are known for their strict code of conduct , organized nature and the tattoos that cover their entire bodies . an outcast and a dropout from society , the yakuza knows how it is to fend for himself . while he appears gentle , he is not to be taken lightly .
s : there are a lot of guys whom i feel like i know . the dialogue is right too . they sound like yakuza .
yakuza 5 was released in japan on december 6 , 2012 , for the playstation 3 . there is currently no word on a western release .
yakuza ' s never been more accessible thanks to games like yakuza 0 and now kiwami allowing players to experience the story from the start . my hands - on time with the upcoming games only reinforced my feeling that the series ' time to shine has truly arrived . whether beating thugs in the street or getting involved in a side quest to rescue a hapless internet content creator , there ' s always something interesting happening in yakuza .
the yakuza series ' quirky humour was on full display with a feature called
majima everywhere
, which added fan favourite character and yakuza 0 protagonist goro majima into the game world to attack the player randomly . there ' s nothing like having an eyepatched yakuza knife - nut leap from a sewer and beat you up in the middle of a busy street . getting my arse kicked in random majima encounters was a ton of fun .
but in the example that you bring up of the female weapon , we thought that the more sadness to her brother , to the depths of his despair , we thought that added more meaning to his fight scene with shozo later , that ' s why we added it in .
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for a movie in the extreme genre that has root in japan , then
yakuza weapon
(
gokudô heiki
) was fairly boring and uninteresting . especially , because by comparison to movies such as
machine girl
, to pick a single movie in the genre , then
yakuza weapon
seemed pointless and irrelevant . the storyline is about a yakuza member who returns to japan after having served in some war in the times post world war ii , and he has to fight against rival yakuza people . this was basically all there was to the storyline , it didn ' t have anything interesting to offer - unless you count irrelevant action sequences and fighting for leverage solid enough to make the foundation of a movie . the acting in the movie was , as with other movies in this particular genre , over the top and not to be taken too seriously . as for the effects and the action sequences , well , don ' t expect anything overly impressive or anywhere remotely near what you can see in other movies in the genre .
yakuza weapon
is a boring movie that failed to capture my attention , and it became a losing battle to just sit through it to the end . i gave up on the movie and will not make a second attempt to finish it , because the movie had nothing to offer ; weak storyline , poor special effects and a total sense of meaning to the movie . i am rating the movie a mere 3 out of 10 stars rating , purely because of the production value of the movie and the acting - everything else was just irrelevant .
much of my playtime focused on yakuza kiwami , the upcoming remake of the first game in the series . when yakuza first arrived in the west in 2006 , it was a jumbled hodgepodge of solid combat and a very ambitious narrative that featured voice actors such as mark hamill and michael madsen . it never really took off , despite strong critical reception . kiwami looks to turn back the clock , telling the tale of yakuza brawler kazuma kiryu right as it started .
as a game for katagi ( yakuza slang for
civilians
or
non - yakuza
) , it ' s tremendous fun — but what do the yakuza think of this game ? how do they rate it ? i was able to get three reviewers from the major crime groups who do not want to be identified by their real name . ( while yakuza fan magazines do exist and the yakuza are not a hidden part of japanese society , due to recent crackdowns by the police , the
reviewers
here choose to remain anonymous . ) midoriyama is a now - retired former mid - level faction boss . shirokawa is a high - ranking boss from a different group connected to midoriyama through a ritual sake exchange . kuroishi knows them both but is also from a different group .
ain ' t about money . for yakuza , it ' s all about power . those that lose power have to give way to those that have it .
his hair length in yakuza 3 and thereafter was slightly longer but still retained the pulled - back look . in the beginning of yakuza 3 , he wears a red and orange patterned button down silk shirt with white pants , while later he wears the familiar light - grey blazer and pants with a maroon shirt . however in yakuza 5 , there are other additions to his wardrobe . one of them , particularly different from his usual attire , is a light - grey jacket with double - breasted pockets and a zip collar , pulled over a dark - grey vest and a white shirt , with matching dark grey pants to complete the attire in yakuza 5 .
m : the corporate yakuza guys get a thumbs up for realism . nice suit . smart . financially savvy . obsessed with money . sneaky and conniving . ruthless .
an outcast and a dropout from society , the yakuza knows how it is to fend for himself . while he appears gentle , he is not to be taken lightly .
one of the early challenges in yakuza kiwami is getting through the funeral area undetected . it has a bit of a puzzle element to it and making it to the end can be a trick if you don’t know what you are doing . check out this yakuza kiwami funeral of fists guide and finish it up with no trouble at all .
kiryu heads for hiroshima with haruto , specifically to a small town named onomichi . there , he encountered tsuyoshi nagumo , a member of a local yakuza family , and met kiyomi kasahara , owner of a local snack bar . both kiryu and nagumo got into a fight after nagumo got pissed at kiryu acting like a yakuza rather than a civilian .
being the style he takes on later in life , this is similar to majima ' s mad dog of shimano style , and bears white heat ( red in yakuza kiwami ) . the theme song for this style is titled receive you 〜tech trance arrange〜 , a techno - trance remix of the original receive you from the very first yakuza game .
it ' s a thursday afternoon in tokyo , and i ' m sitting in the reception area of a real estate rental agency playing a video game . the real estate agency is actually a front company for the yakuza — the reception area doubles as a mini mob office , and on the same floor are the living quarters for young yakuza in training . the young yakuza come in and out of the room on occasion to empty the ashtrays and pour us tea . a security camera gazes down at us from the door .
kiryu is the honor - bound dreamer of the dark yakuza world . he ' s not the type to judge others and is generally accepting of anyone who is friendly . a extremely righteous man , kiryu lives by a strict code of honor that dictates every action he takes in his life , including joining the yakuza at a young age and starting sunshine orphanage . while he is extremely kind and merciful , he is undoubtedly a yakuza at heart due to his acceptance of the dark actions and violent methods the yakuza families bring so long as they are justified . kiryu himself is highly prone to violence for the sake of justice , although it is tempered by his code of honor and compassion to defend the helpless .
operating on the streets of osaka , where being a yakuza was a way of life , it was necessary to be both inconspicuous , and pack ferocious firepower . the micro uzi delivers that .
in the remake version of this game . kiryū style retains all of his moves from yakuza 0 . the only exception is that he must relearn moves for the dragon of dojima style by fighting majima .
goro majima ( 真島 吾朗 , majima gorō ) is a character from the yakuza series . his flair has earned him the nickname
the mad dog of shimano ( 嶋野の狂犬 , shimano no kyōken )
.
the odd team of a former yakuza , a dishonored inspector , and a 9 year old girl , search for who or what is behind all of the incidents that take place in the middle of kamurocho .
it has been a year since , kiryū became 4th chairman of tojo clan , resigned from tojo clan on same day , and decided to say farewell to his yakuza - life to live in peace with haruka .
yakuza 2 (
like a dragon 2
, 龍が如く2 , ryū ga gotoku 2 ) is the sequel to the yakuza 1 . based on the blockbuster game that has evolved to bring realism to the audience and a touch of modern japanese human drama , the title was released on december 7 , 2006 , for the playstation 2 video game console in japan and in september 2008 in north america and europe . [ 2 ]
the true nature of a yakuza is to flourish when all seems lost . the brink of defeat is merely an excuse to laugh in the face of death , and find an inner strength to survive and thrive .
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majima is the only character in the ryu ga gotoku ( yakuza ) series who ' s been shown to be a standard boss , a final boss , an a . i partner in fights and a playable character .
in yakuza 4 , protagonists representing the 4 eastern gods . kazuma kiryu is obviously the azure dragon , as he is the most balanced of the characters and also the most wise . he also has the dragon tattoo .
japan ' s notorious crime syndicates , the yakuza , are becoming a rarer breed in the country as new laws , public attitudes , economics and simple demographics eat into their membership . ( 12 . 03 . 2014 )
but how long can a series go on before you begin to think , what did i miss ? so as i started to play yakuza 5 , i was excited to finally be experiencing the highly acclaimed series . sadly though , by the time i was a few hours in , that excitement had turned into dread as i realized little by little that yakuza 5 was just not the game for me . and here are the reasons why :
as of the events of yakuza 0 close , majima ultimately adopts a persona loosely inspired from his enemy - turned - friend homare nishitani , adapting some of nishitani ' s mannerisms and ferocity into his own yakuza style ( which he somewhat admits in his final speech with sagawa ) and building upon the reputation he gained during his one - man raid on the tojo clan hq in 1988 - arguably the birthplace of said persona . this crazy , psychotic , violent
mad dog of shimano
side of him is what he becomes famous for as a yakuza , to which he embraces for the rest of his yakuza career except during times of serious high - level business . majima enjoys power , and utilizing this fear for the
mad dog
becomes one his favorite tools in bending the wills of anyone below him , using regular random beatings on his own men to reinforce it .
kiryū doesn ' t have the ability to do super finishers in this game . although kiryū still has his red heat , he can ' t upgrade with a third red heat bar . when the player begins as him in new game , he will have most of his abilities from yakuza 3 . the rest has to be unlocked with soul points . most the moves he had from yakuza 3 are removed such as hell ' s floor .
however , in the game ' s defense , all the things i have problems with seem to be standard fair for the series at this point , which leads me to believe that fans of the series will probably find my complaints a non - issue . but for me personally , i feel no urge from here on to play a yakuza game ever again . simply put , yakuza 5 —and probably the whole series— - is simply not for me .
overall , the game is favorably received by the three yakuza playing it . while it vilifies organized crime in many parts , in the end it glorifies the yakuza and gives the protagonist just cause — it was good pr for their profession . plus , it is not wildly off the mark in depicting the modern yakuza . ironically , the sections that shirokawa seemed to enjoy the most were cut out of the us version : mahjong , the sexual massage parlor , and the hostess clubs . after i explain to him what sega cut from the us version , he said : ã‚¢ãƒ¡ãƒªã‚«ç‰ˆã‚’è²·ã£ãÿå¥´ãœã‹ã‚ã„ãã†ã ã€‚ã‚»ã‚¬ï¼µï¼³ï¼¡ãœæœ€ä½žã ã . ( translation : i feel sorry for the people who bought the american version . sega usa sucks . )
this spring , sega usa released yakuza 3 , the us version of the popular yakuza simulation / action game ryu ga gotoku 3 . the player takes on the role of kazama kiryu , a former yakuza boss and legendary enforcer . the story revolves around kiryu ' s new life as the manager of an orphanage and his return to mob life when a real estate development project in okinawa — linked to corrupt politicians , another yakuza group , and the cia — results in circumstances which force him to fight back and protect the orphanage from being torn down . he must avenge attacks on his nobler yakuza brethren and reunite his former gang . in the process , he visits hostess clubs , reads sleazy magazines in convenience stores , and kicks the ass of every street - punk and loser that crosses his path . he also spends the first part of the game taking care of cute orphan kids and cooking for them . ( rarely have schmaltz and violence been so well integrated into a console game ! ) as kiryu , the player gets to explore in depth the island of okinawa and the red - light district of tokyo , kabukicho ( renamed kamurocho for the game ) .
majima appears to be a fan of baseball and a proficient batter . in yakuza 4 , he fights saejima in a batting center , even referring it as
our old playground
. his slugger attack in 0 also emphasizes this .
m : kiryu is the way yakuza used to be . we kept the streets clean . people liked us . we didn ' t bother ordinary citizens . we respected our bosses . now , guys like that only exist in video games .
in osaka , three troubled young kids , kanako , atsushi and kenji , are hanging out together all the time . one day kenji who lives in an orphanage is sold to a yakuza and their friendship has . . . see full summary »
except for some hamonjo — notices of expulsion of a yakuza member circulated amongst yakuza groups — taped to the wall above the couch , this could be a waiting room at the sony headquarters . there ' s a small bookshelf full of phone directories , files , manga , magazines , and dvds . ( among the comic books i notice several issues of shizukanarudon , a long running comedy series about a white collar worker employed at a women ' s underwear manufacturing company by day and transforms into a tough - as - nails yakuza boss at night . ) the only other slightly unusual detail is a semi - nude centerfold of a young japanese porn star posted on the wall , close to the door , with her signature on it .
m : what ' s the deal with kiryu ' s scarlet red shirt ? he ' s supposed to be a former boss of the inagawakai - - and he dresses like a chinpira ( low level yakuza punk ) . he ' s a yakuza , not a host . s : except for kiryu ' s crappy shirt , it ' s realistic . the top executive yakuza are all wearing good suits . they look like businessmen . the cabaret girls have incredible outfits . the hosts in the game are dressed like hosts . somebody did his homework . k : the lady cop , her outfit is perfect too . the boring black suit with the white blazer . that ' s what a woman yakuza cop dresses like . m : except for kiryu ' s shirt , good . and his tattoo . s : not much of a tattoo . k : only on his back as far as i can tell . maybe he ran out of enough money to get it finished .
if this case leads to more small - scale shops and companies similarly seeking advice and protection from the police , then the yakuza may face a devastating reduction in their income sources . that , in turn , may have a more worrying outcome .
my final turnoff for yakuza 5 is somewhat story related . the cutscenes—and in - game dialogue scenes that follow—are reminiscent of hideo kojima on his worst day , with many easily passing the fifteen minute mark . perhaps if i was highly invested in the story due to playing the other games ( like i am with metal gear ) , i wouldn ' t mind this so much . and in truth , all the scenes dealing with the characters ' backstories and the non - yakuza side of their lives were quite
i just finished yakuza 0 on the weekend . just over 79 hours , and ended up with 56 % completion . i ' d thought i was spending too much time on side quests and mini games , but apparently i wasn ' t spending enough !
he also appears to have a sense of care for the environment . in yakuza 4 ' s 1985 flashback , he told that a yakuza should also care for the environment , in response to saejima ' s complaint about the hot weather . this can also be seen in yakuza kiwami ' s majima everywhere , where he can be found about to beat up a civilian for not putting his plastic in the recyclable bin and that it would have gone straight to the incinerator , though he doesn ' t admit it until after kiryu fights him . after said fight , majima goes on to say that
separatin ' your trash is a man ' s civic duty ! ya gonna be there to take responsibility when we got toxic - ass dioxins floatin ' around ? !
.
above is a production still from tak sakaguchi ( sakaguchi taku ) and yûdai yamaguchi ' s yakuza weapon . the movie ' s cast includes sakaguchi and cay izumi ( izumi kai ) . yoshihiro nishimura and his nishimura eizo co . ltd . ( y . k . nishimura eizô ) are responsible for its special make - up effects , and apparently its production design as well . tsuyoshi kazuno and his studio buckhorn y . k . ( y . k . sutajio bakkuhôn ) are responsible for its visual effects . it ' s being produced by nikkatsu corporation ( nikkatsu k . k . ) under the company ' s sushi typhoon label . sushi typhoon usa has described it as
battles without honor meets versus !
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go back into the building and the man who lost his band will get fired . now go back outside to where you first found the band and talk to the employee who just got fired . he will tell you he trashed the band and he will leave . check the can behind the reception tent and inside you will find the band . now go to the back gate and you will be let in , but not before you get into a fight . after that go through the gate and follow shinji through the building . on your way upstairs talk to the weapon salesman and buy some health potions if you don’t have any , there is a boss in this chapter . you can equip a binding , the charm , and the belt if you want extra defenses for the fight . this boss fight can be annoying because he will regen his hp from time to time . to stop that , buy a few weapons and use your heat with the weapon on him to do some good damage .
in yakuza 0 , his original appearance is a black suit with an open coat and a half opened button white shirt and gold necklace on his neck . changing the costume by shopping with nishiki , he then wears a white light suit with a summer orange shirt .
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while their lives were peaceful , it only lasted for a few months when their orphanage received an eviction notice from a local yakuza family , the ryudo family , who owns their land . kiryū has decided to personally confront the local yakuza on his own to understand the meaning of the eviction . despite the clan ' s threat , kiryū ' s strength was superior even to their strongest rikiya shimabukuro on streets of okinawa . afterward , kiryū won the verbal charismatic battle with boss nakahara of ryudo family to demand to leave the land alone .
heat action there are various
heat actions
available that makes it an easy victory . one example is by making full use of the ' extreme surrounding ' and ' extreme weapon ' utilization ; e . g . table , wall , etc . against the enemy . another benefit is by picking up the enemy ' s weapon and so forth . another collective , all - out effort of
explosive heat action
is possible by using the character ' s power , skill and spirit . the moment when a long fight ' s equilibrium is broken , the soul would react to it . from here , you should allow the spirit gauge to rise to give a strong impact . however , there is only one chance to do this . if you miss and victory slips by , there ' ll also be danger . on the other hand , the enemy is also capable of this technique , which you ' d have to watch out for . the basic would be to deal with it calmly and thoroughly resist them .
in terms of attire , majima ' s attire in 0 is a tuxedo jacket with matching bowtie , white dress shirt , slim - fit dress pants , and a pair of black dress shoes . he later changed his attire to his signature snakeskin - motif jacket , leather pants and leather shoes at the end of 0 . in later parts of yakuza 3 and most of yakuza 4 , he wears a charcoal gray suit jacket over a deep red dress shirt with black bowtie , matching dress pants , and a pair of black dress shoes .
2011 was the big year for the clampdown on the yakuza here , with new laws going into effect that make it illegal for regular citizens to facilitate the activities of gangsters ,
said brett bull , editor at the tokyo reporter , which covers crime and culture in japan .
in essence , that means it is now illegal for the operators of legitimate businesses to pay protection money to the yakuza . so the case with the owner of the ' pachinko parlors ' in kitakyushu city reflects exactly what the police hoped would happen ,
he told dw .
in yakuza 2 , with shimano dead and his family now disbanded , the majima family leaves the tojo clan due to differences with its then - chairman yukio terada , and establish a construction company . with kage the florist gone from purgatory , majima immediately takes over the secret underground society .
at the concert haruka confesses to her audience about her past and how kiryu was previously a yakuza . she announces she’s retiring from the entertainment industry before running out of the japan dome . kiryu collapses in the snowy streets of tokyo , but is found by haruka , the two of them finally reunited .
in his youth , jiro was never accepted , until he found his way into the yakuza . yet even here , despite his loyalty and ability , he was never fully embraced and was ultimately betrayed . following a lengthy prison term , jiro has come to america to find his long - lost son , kento .
■ immense strength : kiryū is exceptionally strong , his physical might is monstrous , can throw punches with tremendous force , lift very heavy objects as improvised weaponry ( e . g . signposts and even motorcycles ) , throw full grown men with great ease , and could even match saejima in a brawl . his beast style in yakuza 0 and kiwami emphasizes this , granting him the ability to throw grown men across considerably distances with only one hand . in yakuza 1 / kiwami , kiryu destroyed a statue with a single punch . his perhaps most notable feats of strength include beating a pair of tigers barehanded and being able to stop a rampaging bull charging at him .
i can take another name , and build a new life . . . but on the inside i ' ll always have that instinct , no matter how much i hate it . i ' m yakuza through and through . guile only gets you so far in this game . remember that . you won ' t get another chance .
i can take another name , and build a new life . . but on the inside i ' ll always have that instinct , no matter how much i hate it . i ' m yakuza through and through . guile only gets you so far in this game remember that . you won ' t get another chance .
m : the whole plot about resort expansion in okinawa and the cia and the politicians involved and all that ? wow . that game came out last year , right . that ' s totally happening in okinawa right now . k : the politicians and the yakuza always have worked together . the game has got that right . s : yakuza and politicians , pretty much the same thing . we all have badges , we all have factions , we all have our oyabuns ( father - figures ) . m : don ' t forget that there are some yakuza who became politicians . k : and still are . the cia part of the story , i don ' t buy though . too nutty for me . what do you think adelstein ? you used to work for them right . a : i never worked for the cia . well , not directly . m : the mossad . you ' re jewish . k : he ' ll never admit it . a : i ' ll admit it . i ' m jewish . you overestimate the cia . the cia is not nearly as competent an organization as the yamaguchi - gumi . s : well , i guess they wanted to make the game more international . and let ' s face it , these days , americans and the cia make great villains . k : and the japanese yakuza kick their ass ! go japan go !
before he lost consciousness , the man posing as makoto begs majima to save her . fighting through a number of omi yakuza , majima succeeds in saving makoto . when they get to safety , she clings to his leg and cries . majima sees this moment of vulnerability and pulls out his knife . after some hesitation and consideration , he decides to spare makoto .
majima is very much along the old ways of the yakuza lifestyle similar to saejima , valuing power over wealth in terms of deciding the worth of a yakuza member . majima has earned his reputation as the
mad dog
for his utterly unpredictable and violent attitude that members of his family are often more frightened when he is serious and calm . despite this , he has never killed a single man not out of mercy but because of his views . to majima , those that he choose to kill are either in their dying moments and deserves a merciful death or people who had earned his respect to be allowed to die by his hand . to those that he views as trash and inferior he would ruthlessly beat them senseless but deny them an glorious death in battle .
kiryus use of the name suzuki when he avoids the use of his real name is possibly a reference to yu suzuki , a profilic former sega game designer and the creator of the shenmue series , the spiritual predecessor of the yakuza series . four games designed by him , space harrier , out run , super hang - on and virtua fighter 2 are featured in the series as minigames .
my time with yakuza 6 was equally enjoyable . there was a jump in technical quality even over the recent yakuza 0 that brought a lot of glitz and glamour to the red light district of kamurocho . seamless transitions from fighting to quests to exploring interior locations made the game world feel more alive . there was still plenty of silliness around ; the first side quest i encountered was to help find a rogue roomba in the streets , and i spent an extended time training in a gym before getting meals , sending the pictures back to my trainer for his approval . every character was voiced , and it really felt like i was spending time with all sorts of people in a busy city . damned if it didn ' t take forever to find that roomba in those bustling streets .
now , kiryu is 38 years old when the fifth chairman of the tojo clan , yukio terada , is assassinated on december 15 , 2006 . kazuma kiryū wants sohei dojima ' s son , daigo , to take the clan ' s leadership and prevent an upcoming yakuza families war between tojo clan of the kanto region and omi alliance of the kansai region , which was terada ' s wish .
while debatably good at heart , majima ' s not quite as saintly as kiryu as he doesn ' t feel compelled to save everyone all the time , but he generally makes a point of saving the innocent from offenders , particularly the young and the weak . he takes the title of yakuza very seriously , and has little qualm with beating those who risk taking the mantle regardless of their ability .
after the events of yakuza 5 in december 2012 , 44 - year old kiryu is brought to the hospital after being severely injured when his wound opens up while fighting and then defeating aizawa . kiryu was found almost unconscious by haruka who bought him to the hospital and the police showed up to arrested kiryu for assault on yakuza in kamurocho . but , kiryu accepts the fate of being arrested after he woke up in the hospital because he wants to become a new man and wants to live peacefully with the children in okinawa after he returns from prison 4 years later . in june 2013 , now 45 - years old , he is in prison for the crimes he committed in the past and haruka came to talk to kiryu about the situation in the orphanage . after that , kiryu was released from prison in 2016 .
kick your ass . but in kiryu ' s section of the game , he is just an ordinary cab driver who is constantly ambushed by yakuza , hosts , and various street gangs . it ' s one thing when you need cash or to level up , but when you are just trying to walk from the cab company to the arcade and you get attacked five times on the way , it feels more than a bit annoying .
kiryu ' s canonical style throughout yakuza 0 . a basic yet powerful style relying on simple brawling , hence the name . fighting is somewhat flashy in execution and slow , especially in comparison to majima , but his blows are powerful . its simplicity represents kiryu ' s status as a mere yakuza underling and debt collector , shown by the very amateur handling of his body weight in his attacks . despite this , kiryu ' s impressive physical ability proves itself whenever he takes on groups of foes by himself and coming out with only slightly ragged breath . many attacks in brawler style have a wrestling - like quality to them , which combined with his basic street brawling , complete the style with simple yet effective moves . this style , from the progression of its combos , to its stance , can be viewed as an unrefined , prototypical version of kiryu ' s dragon style .
playing yakuza 5 became less and less fun the more i played it , but even then there were some things i really liked . the over - the - top action scenes , street races , and several of the different mini - games gave me a laugh at least and were generally pretty fun . but sadly , actually doing what i was supposed to do to move the plot forward was aggravating and felt like a waste of time .
s : nobody ever dies . it ' s unrealistic . k : kiryu is fighting all the time . he ' s gotta be a fucking idiot . no yakuza is going to run around getting into fistfights like that . especially not an executive type . he ' ll wind up in jail or in the hospital or dead , maybe even whacked by his own people for being a troublemaker . these days , he ' d probably get kicked out before even going to jail . guys like that start gang wars and nobody wants that now . when a yakuza gets into a fight , it ' s serious business . m : a real fight - - it ' s short and it ' s brutal . over in a minute . nobody goes around trading blows and crap like that . usually the first guy to punch wins . k : i like that you can grab things like ashtrays or billboards and beat the crap out of the punks bothering you . or smash their faces into car windows . that ' s what you ' d really do in a fight , grab something and use it as a weapon . s : why doesn ' t he just shoot them ? k : that would be unrealistic . nobody is going to waste a bullet on some street punk , like the ones that keep bugging kiyru . m : if they wanted to make it realistic , he ' d pull out a gun and shoot it and miss ! or the damn thing wouldn ' t fire . that would be realistic . ( they all laugh ) . k : shooting people sends a message . m : so does shooting anything . shooting people gets you sent to jail . k : that ' s part of the job description .
i enlist the aid of a teenager to show the yaks how to actually play a videogame . even then , it ' s tough going . of the three reviewers , only kuroishi manages to play it all the way to the end . two of the three are missing their pinkies — in the old days , when a yakuza or his subordinates screwed up , they chopped off pinkies as an act of atonement — and this seems to affect their gameplay .