Takashi Miike: Takashi Miike. Director: 13 Assassins. Takashi Miike was born in the small town of Yao on the outskirts of Osaka, Japan. His main interest growing up was motorbikes, and for a while he harbored ambitions to race professionally. At the age of 18 he went to study at the film school in Yokohama founded by renowned director Shôhei Imamura, primarily because there were no entrance exams. By his own account...
Known For: 13 Assassins (Director), Ichi the Killer (Director), Audition (Director), Gozu (Director)