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BFI Anime Weekend 2016 in June
The BFI is hosting a weekend of contemporary anime films at the BFI Southbank in June. This is a regular event which collects a diverse array of anime movies and a lot on offer in this year’s programme...
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Chihayafuru Part II, Scanner: Kioku no Kakera wo Yomu Otoko, TerraFormars,...
Hello dear audience! I have gorged myself on three Japanese films in my local arthouse cinema – Ran, Our Little Sister and Cesium and the Tokyo Girl. I watched them with family and friends and they got...
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Cesium and a Tokyo Girl セシウムと少女 (2015) Review
Cesium and a Tokyo Girl Cesium to Shoujo Film Poster セシウムと少女 「Seshiumu to Shoujo」 Release Date: April 25th, 2015 Running Time: 109 mins. Director: Ryo Saitani Writer: Ryo Saitani (Screenplay),...
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Japanese Films at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes FIlm Festival 2016 Poster This year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival takes place from May 11th to the 22nd and it’s the 69th edition of the event. The festival’s main programme (every title...
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Hero Mania: Seikatsu, Ajin: Shoutosu, 64: Part 1 Prequel, Road to High & Low,...
Hello dear audience! I gorged myself on a lot of new anime this week just to get a feel for the season so I’ve picked up Bungo Stray Dogs, Kiznaiver, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable...
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2016 Nippon Connection Film Festival Preview
The 16th edition of the Japanese film festival Nippon Connection will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 24th to the 29th. Over the course of six days audiences will get the chance to watch...
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The Japanese Embassy in London will Screen Kei Kumai’s Film “Darkness in the...
The Japanese Embassy in London will Screen Kei Kumai’s Film Darkness in the Light on April 12th at 18:30. Doors open at 18:00 and you will need to register before heading in. Kei Kumai is probably most...
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The Magnificent Nine, HK: Forbidden Super Hero the Abnormal Crisis, If Cats...
Hello dear audience! I watched one film this week and that was Ran (1985) for the third time this year after watching it at a cinema for the first time ever. If you live in the UK you can watch it on...
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Japanese Films at the 2016 Annecy International Film Festival
This year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival takes place from June 13th to the 18th and the event sees a global collection of artists and animators attend the prestigious event to showcase...
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Sion Sono’s Twisted Romance “Love Exposure” Screened at Japan Society New...
The film section on the Japan Society (New York) website has a listing for a screening of Love Exposure (2009). There’s this sentence: “In anticipation of the upcoming 10th edition of JAPAN CUTS:...
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After the Storm, Garm Wars: The Last Druid, Distraction Babies, Zebra, She...
Hello dear readers! This has been a bit of a quiet week for me. I reviewed two films and I watched two films this week: Petal Dance (2013) and Florence Foster Jenkins (2016). I started watching the TV...
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Sion Sono’s “Love and Peace” now available to pre-order! Out JULY 11th on DVD...
Great news! The film distributor Third Window Films has announced a release date for Love and Peace! It will be out on DVD and Bluray from July 11th!!! This announcement is on the appropriate day since...
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Japanese Films at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival
The 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place in June and it runs from the 15th to the 26th. The programme was revealed today and there is an interesting line-up that mixes classic and...
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Himeanole, Hold My Hand, The Match Girl, Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Lyrical...
Hello dear readers! My song for the weekend! I have had a busy week galavanting up and down the country and so I haven’t had much time to watch many...
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Our Little Sister 海街 Diary (2015) Hirokazu Koreeda
Our Little Sister Umimachi Diary Film Poster 海街 Diary 「Umimachi Diary」 Japanese Release Date: June 13th, 2015 UK Cinema Release Date: April 15th, 2016 UK Home Video Release Date: June 13th, 2016...
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Evergreen Love, The Kodai Family, Detective Mitarai’s Casebook: The Clockwork...
Hello dear readers! Right, down to business. I’ll be taking a bit of a break from the blog because I am about to embark upon a teaching course. I have film reviews stacked up but the trailer posts...
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The Japanese Embassy in London to Screen “Summer Holiday Everyday” on June 21st
Summer Holiday Everyday is the next film to get screened at the Japanese embassy in London and it’s a gentle comedy that looks at middle-class mores and social order when a seemingly respectable family...
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Japanese Films at the New York Asian Film Festival 2016
The 2016 New York Asian Film Festival takes place from June 22nd to July 09th and it is the 15th edition of the event. This year’s run features art-house and mainstream films, crime and romance, and a...
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Natsumi’s Firefly, Eternal Maria, 64: Part 2, Sabuibo Mask, Shiratori Reiko...
Hello dear readers! I did say I would take a break but I had a spare hour and started writing previews and thought, ‘why stop now? I did say I would try and keep the previews going…’ My serious...
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Japan Cuts 2016 Preview
Japan Cuts 2016 takes place from July 14th to the 24th and there are lots of familiar titles, many of which I’ll put as shorter entries to save space. However you cut it the line-up is really good...
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