--- name: "Takashi Miike" canonical: "https://film.one/person/takashi-miike" fi1m_id: "takashi-miike" imdb_id: "nm0586281" tmdb_id: 17282 wikidata_id: "Q185421" roles: ["Director"] born: "24 August 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "director" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T02:59:39.590395+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Takashi Miike ## Identity Takashi Miike - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/takashi-miike - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** takashi-miike - **IMDb ID:** nm0586281 - **TMDB ID:** 17282 - **Wikidata ID:** Q185421 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Miike, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586281/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17282 Director. Born 24 August 1960 in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Director - **Born:** 24 August 1960, Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan - **Also known as:** Такаси Миикэ, 三池崇史, 미이케 타카시, Takaši Miike, تاکاشی میکه - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Miike, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586281/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17282 ## Coming up - *Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo* (2026-10-23), Director ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Audition*](https://film.one/film/audition.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He was born on 24 August 1960 in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, and studied at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image (formerly the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film), where he was guided by Shohei Imamura. Miike began directing in 1991 and has since completed over 100 theatrical, video and television productions. His early work included direct-to-video releases and television productions before his first theatrically distributed film, *Shinjuku Triad Society* (1995). He gained international recognition with *Audition* (1999). Other films include *Ichi the Killer* (2001), *Visitor Q* (2001), *One Missed Call* (2003), *13 Assassins* (2010) and *Blade of the Immortal* (2017). His work spans genres including horror, yakuza films, period dramas, comedy and children's films. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Audition* (2000), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/audition.md) ## Complete filmography (169) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo* (2026), Director - *Shumei: The Living Legacy of Kabuki* (2026), Director - *富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”* (2026), series, Director - *富士山大噴火 迫る“灰色の悪夢”* (2026), series, Director - *Masked NINJA Akakage* (2025), series, Director - *Nyaight of the Living Cat* (2025), series, as Other · Sound Director - *Sham* (2025), Director - *Blazing Fists* (2025), Director - *New Abarenbō Shōgun* (2025), Director - *Lumberjack the Monster* (2023), Director - *Onimusha* (2023), series, as Other - *Inspector Daimajin* (2023), series, Director - *Connect* (2022), series, Director, Creator - *RizSta -Top of Artists!-* (2022), series, Director - *The Mole Song: Final* (2021), Director - *Bittomo x Senshi Kirameki Powers!* (2021), series, Director - *The Great Yokai War: Guardians* (2021), Director - *Police × Heroine Lovepatrina! Movie Version ~Challenge from a Phantom Thief! Let's Arrest with Love and a Pat!~* (2021), Director - *‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue* (2020), series, Producer - *Police × Warrior Love Patrina !* (2020), series, Director, Creator - *Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! ~We've Become a Movie~* (2020), Director - *That Moment, My Heart Cried* (2019), Director - *First Love* (2019), Director - *Secret × Warrior Phantomirage!* (2019), series, Director, Creator - *Laplace's Witch* (2018), Director - *Magic × Warrior MagiMajo Pures!* (2018), series, Director, Creator - *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1* (2017), Director - *Blade of the Immortal* (2017), Director - *Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes!* (2017), series, Director, Creator - *Idol × Warrior: Miracle Tunes! Pilot* (2017), Director - *The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio* (2016), Director - *Terra Formars* (2016), Director - *Yakuza Apocalypse* (2015), Director - *The Lion Standing in the Wind* (2015), Director - *As the Gods Will* (2014), Director - *Over Your Dead Body* (2014), Director - *The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji* (2013), Director - *Blue Planet Brothers* (2013), Director - *Higanjima* (2013), series, Director - *Shield of Straw* (2013), Director - *Lesson of the Evil* (2012), Director, Screenplay - *Lesson of the Evil: Prologue* (2012), Producer - *For Love's Sake* (2012), Director - *Ace Attorney* (2012), as Member of courtroom gallery · Director - *Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai* (2011), Director - *QP* (2011), series, Director - *Ninja Kids!!!* (2011), Director - *13 Assassins* (2010), Director - *Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City* (2010), Director - *Crows Zero II* (2009), Director - *Yatterman* (2009), Director - *God's Puzzle* (2008), Director - *Zatoichi Live* (2008), Director, Writer - *Cellphone Investigator 7* (2008), series, Director, Executive Producer, Creator - *Cell Phone Investigator 7: Pilot* (2008), Director - *Crows Zero* (2007), Director - *Detective Story* (2007), Director - *Sukiyaki Western Django* (2007), Director, Writer - *Yakuza: Like a Dragon* (2007), Director - *Pledge To Peace* (2007), Director, Editor - *Animal Crossing: The Movie* (2006), as Rakosuke (voice) - *Waru: The End* (2006), Director - *Sun Scarred* (2006), Director - *Like a Dragon: Prologue* (2006), Executive Producer, Director - *Imprint* (2006), Director - *Waru* (2006), Director - *Big Bang Love, Juvenile A* (2006), Director - *Hostel* (2006), as Miike Takashi - *Young Thugs: Malaysian Tiger* (2005), Actor - *The Great Yokai War* (2005), Director, Screenplay - *Live Golden Years Thanks 0201 at BUDOKAN* (2005), Director - *Ultraman Max* (2005), series, Director - *Arthouse Ultraman* (2005), Director - *Demon Pond* (2005), Director - *Neighbour No. 13* (2005), as Kaneda - *Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video* (2004), as (archive footage) - *Otakus in Love* (2004), Actor - *Izo* (2004), Director - *Three... Extremes* (2004), Director - *Making of Zebraman* (2004), Director - *Part-Time Detective 2* (2004), Director - *Zebraman* (2004), Director - *Yakuza Detective* (2003), Actor - *One Missed Call* (2003), Director - *The Making Of One Missed Call* (2003), Actor - *The Negotiator* (2003), Director - *Last Life in the Universe* (2003), as Yakuza - *Gozu* (2003), Director - *Yakuza Demon* (2003), as Informant in stairwell · Director - *Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri* (2003), Actor - *The Man in White Part 2: Requiem for the Lion* (2003), Director - *The Man in White* (2003), Director - *Part-Time Detective* (2002), Director - *Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero* (2002), as Kakihara (voice) - *Deadly Outlaw: Rekka* (2002), Director - *Pandoora* (2002), Director - *Shangri-La* (2002), Director - *Kumamoto Stories* (2002), Director - *Graveyard of Honor* (2002), as Restaurant Gunman · Director - *Sabu* (2002), Director - *The Happiness of the Katakuris* (2002), Director - *Dead or Alive: Final* (2002), Director - *DOA Final: Original Making-of Featurette* (2002), Actor - *Ichi the Killer* (2001), Director - *The Making Of The Katakuris* (2001), Actor - *Agitator* (2001), as Shinozaki · Director - *Family 2* (2001), Director - *The Security Woman Affair* (2001), Actor - *The Guys from Paradise* (2001), Director - *Visitor Q* (2001), Director - *Family* (2001), Director, Director of Photography - *Dead or Alive 2: Birds* (2000), Director - *The City of Lost Souls* (2000), Director - *Making of Gemini* (2000), Producer, Director - *MPD Psycho* (2000), series, Director, Screenplay, Creator - *Audition* (2000), Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/audition.md) - *DOA 2: Original Making-Of Featurette* (2000), Actor - *Isola: Multiple Personality Girl* (2000), as Disheveled man on a cart - *Dead or Alive* (1999), Director - *N-Girls Vs Vampire* (1999), Director - *White-Collar Worker Kintaro* (1999), Director - *Silver* (1999), Director - *Ley Lines* (1999), Director - *Man, a Natural Girl* (1999), series, Director - *Young Thugs: Nostalgia* (1998), Director - *Golden Wolf: Resurrection 2* (1998), Actor - *Blues Harp* (1998), Director - *Andromedia* (1998), Director - *The Bird People in China* (1998), Director - *Full Metal Yakuza* (1997), Director - *Rainy Dog* (1997), Director - *Young Thugs: Innocent Blood* (1997), Director - *Ambition Without Honor 2* (1997), Director - *Fudoh: The New Generation* (1996), Director - *The Way to Fight* (1996), Director - *Peanuts* (1996), Director - *Ambition Without Honor* (1996), Director - *New Third Gangster II* (1996), Director - *New Third Gangster* (1996), Director - *The King of Minami: City of Desire* (1995), Producer - *Shinjuku Triad Society* (1995), Director - *The King of Minami: The Special Movie* (1995), Producer - *Another Lonely Hitman* (1995), as Drug Dealer - *Osaka Tough Guys* (1995), Director - *Bodyguard Kiba: Combat Apocalypse 2* (1995), Director - *The Third Gangster* (1995), Director - *Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage* (1994), Director - *Shinjuku Outlaw* (1994), Director - *Kyouju Luger P08* (1994), Actor - *We're No Angels 2* (1993), Director - *We're No Angels* (1993), Director - *Bodyguard Kiba* (1993), Director - *A Human Murder Weapon* (1992), Director - *Confinement Escape* (1992), Associate Producer - *Last Run: 100 Million Yen's Worth of Love and Betrayal* (1991), Director - *Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder* (1991), Director - *Shimanto River* (1991), First Assistant Director - *Eyecatch Junction* (1991), Director - *Ronin-gai* (1990), Assistant Director - *Peesuke: Gatapishi story* (1990), Assistant Director - *Saga of the Phoenix* (1989), Assistant Director - *Black Rain* (1989), as Factory Worker · Assistant Director - *The Peacock King* (1988), Assistant Director - *Tomorrow* (1988), Assistant Director - *墓場から生きかえった男* (1988), Assistant Director - *This Story of Love* (1987), Assistant Director - *Zegen* (1987), Assistant Director - *Untitled Kyoto Project*, Director, Idea - *Ririka of the Star*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Takashi Miike](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-9ec87adb79b6.jpg) Takashi Miike — K6ka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Takashi_Miike_portrait_from_TIFF_2026_%28tighter_crop%29.jpg/1280px-Takashi_Miike_portrait_from_TIFF_2026_%28tighter_crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Takashi Miike at the screening of "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo" at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-e90e8dfc9e3c.jpg) Takashi Miike at the screening of "Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo" at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. — K6ka, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Takashi_Miike_portrait_from_TIFF_2026.jpg/1280px-Takashi_Miike_portrait_from_TIFF_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Takashi Miike au 64ème festival de Cannes (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-427966cd85a8.jpg) Takashi Miike au 64ème festival de Cannes (2011) — Olivier Strecker, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Takashi_Miike.jpg/1280px-Takashi_Miike.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 三池崇史 (怪物の木こり) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-cf4e0afbef4b.jpg) 第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 三池崇史 (怪物の木こり) (2023) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Miike_Takashi_from_%22Lumberjack_the_Monster%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348089341%29.jpg/1280px-Miike_Takashi_from_%22Lumberjack_the_Monster%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348089341%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Takashi Miike](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-7f55c2dc7964.jpg) Takashi Miike — Image via TMDB - ![Takashi Miike](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-e4f562c9fd36.jpg) Takashi Miike — Image via TMDB - ![Takashi Miike](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-95df5d760801.jpg) Takashi Miike — Image via TMDB - ![第2回横浜国際映画祭 三池崇史 (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-c02c35e8e9eb.jpg) 第2回横浜国際映画祭 三池崇史 (2024) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Yokohama_International_Film_Festival_2024_Miike_Takashi_%2853868076832%29.jpg/1280px-Yokohama_International_Film_Festival_2024_Miike_Takashi_%2853868076832%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![第2回横浜国際映画祭 三池崇史 (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/3931419/gallery-32ca5818d22a.jpg) 第2回横浜国際映画祭 三池崇史 (2024) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Yokohama_International_Film_Festival_2024_Miike_Takashi_%2853868982231%29.jpg/1280px-Yokohama_International_Film_Festival_2024_Miike_Takashi_%2853868982231%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Sitges Grand Honorary Award 2013: Sitges Grand Honorary Award (won) - Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director 2010: Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director (won) - Time Machine Award 2003: Time Machine Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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