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god's puzzle

Your Build-Your-Own-Universe-Kit, Coming Soon

The trailer just came out for God's Puzzle, the new Takashi Miike film about identical twins who help a mysterious girl create a new universe. It looks as zany as you'd expect, but the visuals are also gorgeous. (As much as you can tell from the super low-res version Toei released. Sorry about picture quality.)

12:14 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,680 views, 15 comments

god's puzzle

Kids Build Their Own Universe In Takashi Miike's New Movie

Takashi Miike, the director best known for freaky horror films like Audition and One Missed Call, is going to channel Michel Gondry with a lighthearted romantic comedy that adapts a prize-winning novel by Shinji Kimoto. In God's Puzzle, a young slacker agrees to attend his identical twin's college classes for him. And then the twins (played by Hayato Ichihara) end up teaming up with a brilliant dropout (Mitsuki Tanimura) in a scheme to unlock the secrets of everything and create a whole new universe. Click through for more pics, and the secrets of the film's genesis. More »

11:06 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
1,623 views, 10 comments

Latest by Quadratus: So what this guy essentially says is "We will take this story, throw in some funny and use CGI like it's candy on a Halloween night." Oh dear. more »