I wouldn't waste my time writing about this dumb little movie except for the fact that it hasn't received any negative comments yet, and it well deserves them. You have to respect the effort and enthusiasm that went into making this very low-budget feature (if they spent a penny over $100,000 it certainly doesn't show). The Japanese DVD even comes with (bad) English subtitles, which is a rarety in Japan. Nevertheless, it is one of the worst movies I have seen in recent memory. The story and imagery are very much manga-style, but none of it seems to work onscreen, partly because it is all so repulsively stupid, and partly because the filmmaking is so unskillfully executed. Everything aside, the indescribably irritating performance of the actor playing the whiny wheelchair- bound (mentally retarded?) brother is reason enough NEVER to see this movie.
It surpasses even Satoshi Tsumabuki's performance in the idiotic "Dragonhead," where the plot is repeatedly stalled because he can't seem to stop falling over (I was screaming at my TV...) At least Satoshi (of Waterboys fame) is cute. Iki- Jigoku offers no such rewards for your endurance.
It surpasses even Satoshi Tsumabuki's performance in the idiotic "Dragonhead," where the plot is repeatedly stalled because he can't seem to stop falling over (I was screaming at my TV...) At least Satoshi (of Waterboys fame) is cute. Iki- Jigoku offers no such rewards for your endurance.