Rentaneko Rent-a-Cat (2012)
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View ArticleRentaneko Rent-a-Cat (2012)
Rent-a-Cat Japanese Title: レンタネコ Romaji: Rentaneko Running Time: 110 mins. Release Date: May 12th, 2012 (Japan) Director: Naoko Ogigami Writer: Naoko Ogigami Starring: Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko...
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This is the first of two trailer posts for this weekend. The only film trailer that I like in this post is the crime caper “One Third” which stars Tatsuya Fujiwara. I guess I’m in the mood for glossy...
View ArticleReal Jinro Game Crash Room of Shudder, The Next Generation Patlabor Chapter...
This is the second part of the trailer post. I have started getting rid of even MORE magazines now with old issues of the East Asian focussed “Neo” being stacked ready for recycling. I’ve gutted my...
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Third Window Films follow up last month’s release of the ultra-brilliant “Shady” with a more heart-warming human drama about the power of friendship called “The Story of Yonosuke“. As I made clear in...
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It has been a pretty slow week but it has been enlivened by the end theme of “Humanity Has Declined” which I have started watching again. Longer hours away from the computer and more time revising for...
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View ArticleRentaneko Rent-a-Cat (2012)
Rent-a-Cat Japanese Title: レンタネコ Romaji: Rentaneko Running Time: 110 mins. Release Date: May 12th, 2012 (Japan) Director: Naoko Ogigami Writer: Naoko Ogigami Starring: Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko...
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