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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, ‘tis the season for horror, so it’s time to dip back into prolific Japanese horror maestro Takashi Miike’s filmography with one of his best-known works, Ichi the Killer (2001), which is adapted from the manga of the same name. It centers on a sadistic yakuza enforcer who unexpectedly comes across an even bigger sicko than he is, the eponymous Ichi, and a rivalry develops them as they members of each other’s factions. We watched Miike’s Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) last week, and it was good, so let’s hope this continues the trend. Did I mention this movie was violent enough to be banned from several countries in its initial release? Not for the squeamish.

After that is ParaNorman (2012), a zombie-themed stop-motion animated comedy from Laika, the studio behind Coraline (2009) and Kubo & the Two Strings (2016). A boy with the ability to talk to dead people must use his powers to prevent a witch’s curse from unleashing a zombie apocalypse on his town. Hilarity ensues, along with the usual slapstick antics that one may expect from a family-friendly zombie movie. Good reviews for this one, so we’ll give it a whirl. We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Ichi the Killer: https://letterboxd.com/film/ichi-the-killer/
• ParaNorman: https://letterboxd.com/film/paranorman/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Ichi the Killer: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/16939
• ParaNorman: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10826

CWs for Ichi the Killer:

• Sexual assault: the main character is a r*pist. The movie’s opening scene depicts a pimp assaulting a prostitute.
• Death of dog.
• Animal cruelty.
• Blood and gore.
• Stalking.
• Domestic violence.
• Violence against women.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Gaslighting.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Drug addiction.
• Alcohol.
• Slapping of woman.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Hand damage.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Decapitation.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Disembowelment.
• Squashed heads.
• Hanging.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Finger mutilation.
• Torture.
• Someone falls to their death.
• Eye mutilatiom.
• Death of child.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of parent.
• Kidnapping.
• Razors.
• Vomiting.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Hospital scene.
• Mental illness.
• Self-harm.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Unstable reality.
• Misophonia.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Suicide.
• PTSD.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Profanity.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Ableism.
• Nudity.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• BDSM.
• Male character ridiculed for crying.
• Honking horns.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.
• Sad ending.

CWs for ParaNorman:

• Death of dog.
• Abused person forgives their abuser.
• Stalking.
• Abused becomes the abuser.
• Child abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Death of pet.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Sexual assault: a man grabs a woman’s butt without her consent.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Body horror.
• Amputation.
• Hanging.
• Death of child.
• Sexualization of minor.
• Death of parent.
• Ghosts.
• Destruction of child’s toy.
• Jump scares.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Audio gore.
• Misophonia.
• Suicidal ideation.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Ableism.
• Antisemitism.
• Fat jokes.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Screeching tires.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Ichi the Killer: https://tankie.tube/w/2EadtQkA4kLNkE3YhkRpvt
• ParaNorman: https://tankie.tube/w/sWLYD2zsZxSif2bz9QwUra