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Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has made so many films across so many genres that it may surprise fans that he had never made a sports drama. Blazing Fists is Miike’s first foray into the genre, and while fans are undoubtedly hoping that he would bring something fresh to the table, the result is shockingly uninspired.

Blazing Fists Review

Inspired by the autobiography “Street Legend” by Japanese Mma fighter Mikuru Asakura, Blazing Fists follows two best friends who meet in juvenile reform and are inspired by Asakura to take up Mma fighting with the dream of winning Asakura’s popular tournament. The conceit behind Blazing Fists — eschewing the traditional biopic in favor of a story where Asakura plays himself — would be intriguing were it not for the fact that the result is just as conventional (if not more so) than the alternative.

Blazing Fists unfortunately underwhelms as a sports film.

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Apple TV+ is still relatively new in the streaming industry, and despite having made a name for themselves by producing quality content that people talk about to no end, the Apple-owned streaming service has produced some shows that don’t get talked about much, but not because they are bad, but because they are overlooked. On one hand, Apple TV+ has produced extremely popular shows like Ted Lasso and Severance; on the other hand, it has brilliant but nowhere near as popular shows like Drops of God and Slow Horses. That’s why we decided to compile a list of all the brilliant shows that have been overlooked by the masses.

Trying Credit – Apple TV+

Trying is a British feel-good comedy-drama series created by Andy Wolton. The Apple TV+ series is set in London, and it follows Nikki and Jason,...

Blazing Fists.With over a hundred films and three decades of filmmaking work under his belt, there are myriad ways in which one can introduce Takashi Miike. To many, he’s the uncompromising provocateur behind Audition (1999) and Ichi the Killer (2001)—audacious gambits that helped usher in a new wave of international interest in Japanese genre cinema. To domestic audiences, he’s a prolific director-for-hire of blockbuster entertainment, helming everything from popular anime adaptations to fantasy-adventure films for children. To obsessive completionists and scholars, he’s a key figure of V-cinema, and a director who brings into focus the human and the interpersonal, crafting performance-driven character dramas such as Gozu (2003), The Bird People in China (1998), and Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000). He’s a renowned action director, a surrealist, and he’s mastered jidaigeki (period dramas) to boot.Miike’s latest film, Blazing Fists (2025), was inspired by the autobiography of Mma fighter Mikuru Asakura,...

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the provocative trailer for the upcoming new French-language drama Carême, starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin (Lost Illusions), César Award nominee Jérémie Renier (My Way), César Award winner Lyna Khoudri (Papicha), and Alice Da Luz (Hanami).

The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon (Les Trois Mousquetaires: D’Artagnan). “Carême” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ on April 30, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly every Wednesday through June 11, 2025.

Carême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France.

Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream,...

Today, Apple TV+ shared a first look at Carême, the upcoming French-language drama starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin, César Award nominee Jérémie Renier, César Award winner Lyna Khoudri and Alice Da Luz.

The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon. Carême will make its global debut on Apple TV+ on April 30, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly every Wednesday through June 11, 2025.

Carême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe.

While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians who use him as a spy for France.

Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Carême can choose revenge, or he can have it all — women,...

It’s hard to say what’s more endearing about Takashi Miike these days: that the director of Audition and Ichi The Killer is still out there producing work at the same, alarming rate or the clear sense that he’s still enjoying himself. Miike’s one-hundred-and-somethingth film, Blazing Fists, is a story about honor and loyalty that opens on Ikutu (Danhi Kinoshita), a youth punching another through a glass door. We’re in a juvenile detention center, and this showdown will lead Ikutu and the man he’s defending, Ryoma (Kaname Yoshizawa), on the road to becoming best friends. This relationship will continue in the outside world, where a shared dream of competing in a televised UFC style event called Breaking Down awaits. Yagura is the film’s sometimes narrator. He is also, unbeknownst to his new pal, serving time for holding up Ikutu’s dad with a flick knife.

While there is always outright competition among anime fans to decide which series is the best, mangakas keep their opinions to themselves. But in an interview with Gosho Aoyama, the creator of Detective Conan, Eiichiro Oda let lose and admitted that he always saw Aoyama as a rival.

Both authors have been at the forefront of the anime/manga industry for decades, despite Oda debuting a lot later than Aoyama. The authors also discussed the stress of creating a series which deprived mangakas from being aware of their surroundings.

Eiichiro Oda Recounts Detective Conan Only Had One Rival Conan in Detective Conan’s 27th Movie | Credits: Tms

In the interview, Eiichiro Oda admitted that Detective Conan was one of the top manga when he first joined the manga industry. The only rival Gosho Aoyama had was The Kindaichi Case Files by Yozaburo Kanari and Seimaru Amagi.

After ‘Dragon Ball’ ended,...