Imprint Takashi Miike

Wow! If you’re about to watch “Imprint”, you should prepare for sixty of the most intense and horrific minutes of your life, as Takashi Miike’s contribution to the “Masters of Horror”-franchise is, in one word, perplexing! I have yet to see the director’s acclaimed masterpiece “Audition” but, until then, this is definitely my most favorite piece of his work! The themes and style here are totally different to, say, “Itchi the Killer” or “Fudoh”, but it’s disturbing and terrifying on entirely different levels. The story is macabre and definitely has an Asian folklore feel to it, but the torture sequences and perverted sub themes are typically Takashi Miike; meaning very explicit, shocking and on the verge of sickening.