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Cloud クラウド (2024) Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cloud クラウド 「Kuraudo」 Release Date: September 27th, 2024 Duration: 123 mins. Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Writer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Screenplay), Starring: Masaki Suda, Kotone Furukawa, Masataka Kubota,...
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Serpent’s Path Le chemin du serpent 蛇の道 (2024) Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Serpent’s Path (2024) / Le chemin du serpent 蛇の道 「Hebi no Michi」 Release Date: June 14th, 2024 Duration: 116 mins. Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Writer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Aurelien Ferenczi (Adapted...
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The Solitary Gourmet Movie, Salaryman Kintaro Akatsuki-hen, 366 Days, Omi...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts. The next two posts will follow over the next two days. Well, I’m planning on watching and reviewing a diverse selection of films in the run-up to the spring...
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Shinpei uta koso subete, Akogare doll, INTER::FACE Chino kikai hanzai koso-bu...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find the first trailer post here and the third trailer post gets published tomorrow. I’m back writing while having re-runs of The X-Files on in...
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Koko ni iru ikiteiru Kie yuku kaiso no mori ni michibikareta, Skateboard and...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week. You can find the first part here and second part here. I published two reviews this week, Cloud and The Serpent’s Path, both Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
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Japanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2025
The 2024 edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival will take place from January 30th to February 09th. There’s a varied selection of Japanese films and also a talk with Takashi Miike and...
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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 – Am I Right? Justice,...
In the year of its 20th anniversary, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will grace the screens of arthouse cinemas across the UK from February 07 until March 31. During that time audiences...
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Sunset Sunrise, How to Forget You, Muromachi Burai, Teki, Japanese Film Trailers
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week. Two more will follow this one. As stated in previous trailer posts, I’ve decided to cut short my Fire Emblem: Awakening playthrough. I was a couple of...
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The Harbor Lights, Sono machi no kodomo gekijouban, Kidou Senshi Gundam...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find the first post here while the last one comes tomorrow. This trailer post is split between anime and two films that are out around the time...
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Retake, Last Hole, Japanese Film Trailers
Welcome to the final trailer post of the week. You can find the first two trailer posts here and here. I spent this week continuing to recover with my fractured knee so that meant doing festival work...
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Yuki no hana, Under Ninja, Warau mushi, Missing Child Videotape, Apology to...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week. You can find three more being published over the next few days. It’s a busy week with 20 Japanese films getting theatrical releases across major cinemas...
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Demon Virus, Miharu ni kasa wo, GIANTS THE MOVIE choten e no chosen,...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find part one here. The next two parts come over the next two days. What are these trailers in this post? Read on to find out! Demon Virus...
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Cyborg Tasuke Isshin, Dover babaa 2 tsunagu, Hashi to nemuru, Moirai, Cute...
Welcome to the third of four trailer posts. You can find part one here and part two here. What are the next bunch of films amongst those released this weekend? Cyborg Tasuke Isshin サイボーグ一心太助...
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?, Time Machine...
Welcome to the last trailer post of the week. You can find part one here, part two here, and part three here. I’ve been busy with festival work so haven’t had the chance to watch many films aside from...
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Dreaming in Between 逃げきれた夢 (2023) Director: Ryutaro Ninomiya
Dreaming in Between 逃げきれた夢 「Nigekireta Yume」 Release Date: June 09th, 2023 Duration: 96 mins. Director: Ryutaro Ninomiya Writer: Ryutaro Ninomiya (Screenplay), Starring: Ken Mitsuishi, Miyu...
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Blazing Fists, Suicide Notes Laid on the Table, The Rose of Versailles (2025...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week. There will be another one coming tomorrow. There were only nine Japanese films released this week compared to the 20 last week, but there’s a nice...
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