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The Actor, The Inerasable, Saraba Abunai Deka: Long Goodbye, DOCUMENTARY of...
Happy weekend, readers! Well, what’s left of the weekend (at least I published it on the weekend). I have been very busy this week but I did manage to post about the Japanese films programmed for the...
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Third Window Films Chanbara Movie Uzumasa Limelight in UK Cinemas
The next major release from Third Window Films is Uzumasa Limelight which will get a theatrical release across the UK when it plays as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2016 (here’s...
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Uzumasa Limelight 太秦ライムライト (2014)
Uzumasa Limelight Uzumasa Limelight Film Poster 太秦ライムライト 「Uzumasa Laimulaito」 Release Date: July 12th, 2014 (Japan) Running Time: 104 mins Director: Ken Ochiai Writer: Hiroyuki Ono (Screenplay),...
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Ii nioi no suru eiga, Omote to ura the Final, New Initial D the Movie Legend...
Happy weekend… or rather, new week. Uzumasa Limelight Chihiro Yamamoto and Seizo Fukumoto Train Sorry, this trailer post’s a bit late because I wanted to let my review of Uzumasa Limelight have a share...
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Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2016
The Berlin International Film Festival takes place from February 11th to the 21st and it features a distinct Anglo-American presence thanks to some high-profile heavyweight Hollywood stars on the...
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Kyoto Elegy, Litchi Hikari Club, Children of Iron, Hotel Copain, Selector...
Happy weekend people! The Rain Women Film Image I wrote about the Berlin International Film Festival and its excellent-looking selection of Japanese films. I have only watched one film this week and...
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Takeshi Kitano Comedy Kikujiro on Blu-ray from February 22nd
Third Window Films are set to release a number of films by legendary director Takeshi Kitano on Blu-ray this year. So far we have had the release of Hana-bi (my review here) and we are going to get a...
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Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld 極道大戦争 (2015)
Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld 極道大戦争「Goku dou dai sensou」 Yakuza Apocalypse Film Poster Release Date: June 20th, 2015 (Japan) UK Release Date: January 06th, 2016 UK Distributor:...
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Koi to Onchi no Houteishiki, Ninja the Monster, Classmates, Oyster Factory,...
Happy weekend, readers! This trailer post is a bit of a rush-job. I spent plenty of time watching films for fun like Michael Clayton (2007) and X the Unknown (1956) and even more time practicing...
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Kikujiro 菊次郎の夏 (1999)
Kikujiro 菊次郎の夏「Kikujiro no Natsu」 Release Date: June 05th, 1999 (Japan) UK Release Date: February 22nd, 2016 UK Distributor: Third Window Films Running Time: 121 mins. Director: Takashi Kitano...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 Preview
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 Header There are a lot of film festivals in Japan and despite this being a Japanese film blog I never report on them (unless you count a few half-hearted attempts at...
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While the Women are Sleeping, Artist of Fasting, Chinyuki, The Shell...
Hello dear audience! Kikujiro Takeshi Kitano Masao Yusuke Sekiguchi I have been busy this week and about to get busier with preparations for Japan. I may not post next week and there will be a point...
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Wild Zero ワイルドゼロ (1999)
Wild Zero Wild Zero Film Poster ワイルドゼロ「Wairudo Zero」 Release Date: August 08th, 1999 (Japan) Running Time: 98 mins. Director: Tetsuro Takeuchi Writer: Satoshi Takagi, Tetsuro Takeuchi (Screenplay),...
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Naomi Kawase’s Film Sweat Bean (An) Gets US Theatrical Release
The American film distributor Kino Lorber has set up a series of theatrical screenings for Sweet Bean, the 2015 film from acclaimed director Naomi Kawase. It has had a long journey on the festival...
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Cherry Blossom Memories, Hoshigaoka Wonderland, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun:...
Hello dear audience! I need to study more! I still want to blog! Difficult choices lay ahead for me but I think I can balance everything until I get to June/July and a four week period where I will be...
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The Japanese Embassy in London will Screen Yoji Yamada’s film Final Take on...
Films are regularly screened at the Japanese Embassy down in London in free events and I often hear about them but never attend. That doesn’t mean I can’t help tell others about them. There are two...
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Aya Hanabusa, director of Tale of a Butcher Shop, in London
Aya Hanabusa is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and director of Tale of a Butcher Shop, a film which got its UK premiere when it appeared in this year’s Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme....
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Third Window Films Release Takeshi Kitano’s Dolls on Blu-ray on March 14th
Third Window Films are releasing a series of films by Takeshi Kitano on Blu-ray as Office Kitano updates the titles with 2K masters. Regular readers will know that I have reviewed Hana-bi and Kikujiro...
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What a Wonderful Family!, Everest: The Summit of the Gods, Devotion to...
Hello dear audience! I posted a lot of news items like the Blu-ray release of Dolls and the screening of the Yoji Yamada movie Final Take and there was the news item for the director talk involving Aya...
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Dolls ドールズ (2002)
Dolls ドールズ「Do-ruzu」 Release Date: 2002 (Japan) UK Release Date: March 14th, 2016 UK Distributor: Third Window Films Running Time: 114 mins. Director: Takashi Kitano Writer: Takashi Kitano...
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