Rebels of the Neon God Sony Pictures first AD Gregory Lamberson

first AD Gregory Lamberson

if they live to tell about it

Newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts)

But things aren’t what they seem in this truly disturbing

shot in and around his university campus

Rebels of the Neon God Sony Pictures first AD Gregory LambersonTsai Ming liang emerged on the world cinema scene in 1992 with his groundbreaking first feature, Rebels of the Neon God. His debut already includes a handful of elements familiar to fans of subsequent work: a deceptively spare style often branded minimalist; actor Lee Kang sheng as the silent and sullen Hsiao kang; copious amounts of water, whether pouring from the sky or bubbling up from a clogged drain; and enough urban anomie to ensure that even