Wind-Up Type
{{Short description|1998 Japanese drama film directed by Teruo Ishii}}
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{{nihongo|Wind-Up Type|ねじ式|Nejishiki}} is a 1998 Japanese drama film directed by Teruo Ishii. It is an adaptation of Tsuge Yoshiharu's 1967 manga Screw Style.
Production
The film is Ishii's eighty-first film.{{Cite web |title=Wind-Up Type |url=https://www.fareastfilm.com/eng/archive/2002/wind-up-type/?IDLYT=15535 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.fareastfilm.com |language=it}} It stars Tadanobu Asano and Miki Fujitani.
When asked "What is it about Tsuge's manga that makes you want to adapt them to film?", Ishii answered: "He shows the very poor side of society in Japan, that's what interests me."{{Cite web |last=P |first=Miguel |date=2011 |title=Nihon Cine Art: Interview with Teruo Ishii |url=http://eigageijutsu.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-with-teruo-ishii.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Nihon Cine Art}}
Release and reception
The film has also been released under the title Screwed.{{Cite web |date=2006-09-02 |title=Review for Teruo Ishii's 'Screwed' (1998, aka 'Neji-Shiki', 'Wind-Up Type'). |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2006/09/review-for-teruo-ishiis-screwed-1998-aka-neji-shiki-wind-up-type.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=ScreenAnarchy}}
A review in Variety states that this "Story about a manga artist who goes on a 'Saragossa Manuscript'–like dream odyssey will leave most non-Japanese viewers baffled."{{Cite web |last=Elley |first=Derek |date=2000-01-17 |title=Nejishiki: Wind-Up Type |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/nejishiki-wind-up-type-1200460314/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
References
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