I am by no means a huge fan of the works of Miyazaki Hayao, but I do respect that he’s a master of his craft, and has contributed significantly to Japanese animation. As such, I do make a point to see what he puts out into the world, and...

You’re reading Deadly Games, a series of posts looking back at the Yugi film trilogy starring Matsuda Yusaku. This post will look at Shokei Yugi (The Execution Game), the third and final film in the trilogy. A list of previous posts can be found below. In 1978, the first...

You’re reading Deadly Games, a series of posts looking back at the Yugi film trilogy starring Matsuda Yusaku. This post will look at Satsujin Yugi (The Killing Game), the second film in the trilogy. You can read the first Deadly Games post here, which provides a brief overview of...