In the 15 years since his debut feature, Yu Irie has continued to thrive in the Japanese film industry’s indie scene. The sleeper hit that was “8000 Miles” saw the director win a couple of awards that have helped him bolster his filmography over the past decade. Having notably helmed the Tatsuya Fujiwara starring “Memoirs of a Murderer” in 2017 and worked sporadically in television, Irie brings to New York Asian Film Festival his seventeenth feature film, “Ninja Girl”.
The film, both written and directed by Irie, is a wicked black comedy, satire that asks the question, what would a ninja look like in the modern-day? While the answers often lead to hilarious results, Irie’s message is deeper than one might first think, as the film also tackles prevalent issues such as immigration and government corruption. The director took the time to discuss the film with us and let us in...
The film, both written and directed by Irie, is a wicked black comedy, satire that asks the question, what would a ninja look like in the modern-day? While the answers often lead to hilarious results, Irie’s message is deeper than one might first think, as the film also tackles prevalent issues such as immigration and government corruption. The director took the time to discuss the film with us and let us in...
- 8/19/2021
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
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