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Japanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2017
It’s a grey day in Osaka and pretty cold but I’m staying indoors for most of it since I am cleaning video game consoles. Anyway, The Rotterdam International Film Festival starts later this month and it...
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Japanese Films at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017
The Glasgow Film Festival takes place from February 15th to the 26th and features lots of classics and contemporary titles. The big focus is on Toshiro Mifune and so you can see some of his greatest...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Preview
The organisers behind Osaka Asian Film Festival have started the slow trickle of information about what films will be screened and the events that will take place before and during its run from March...
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Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2017
This year’s edition of the Berlin International Film Festival takes place from February 09th until the 19th and it features three really interesting directors in the shape of Naoko Ogigami and SABU and...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Full Line-up
The full line-up for the 2017 Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) was revealed earlier today and for the 12th edition of OAFF., the number of selected films has reached an impressive 58 in total,...
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Japan Now: Momoko Ando and Her Film 0.5mm at the British Library
I’m currently working for a film festival in Japan but I’m still trying to report on Japanese film events in the UK such as this one which is a bit late (thank you to the Japan Foundation for sending...
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Japan Now Talk: Hiromi Kawakami in London on March 01st
Following on from my last post about Momoko Ando presenting 0.5mm at a special screening, here’s a recent announcement sent out by the Japan Foundation regarding a new Japan Now talk: The Japan...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Program Part 1: Opening and Closing Films and...
The organisers behind Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) released the full programme of every film that will be screened during its run from March 03rd until March 12th last week and it’s an impressive...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Special Screenings: Looking at Asia through...
The full line-up of films for the 2017 Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) last week and I aim to bring you some coverage of all of the titles. One of the great things about this festival (and living in...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Programme Preview Part 3: Independent Japanese...
The full line-up for the 2017 Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) (March 03rd – March 12th) was revealed last month and for the 12th edition of OAFF, the number of selected films has reached an...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017: Poetry Angel ポエトリーエンジェル Dir: Toshimitsu Iizuka
Poetry Angel ポエトリーエンジェル 「Poetori- Enjeru」 Running Time: 95 mins. Director: Toshimitsu Iizuka Writer: Toshimitsu Iizuka (Screenplay), Starring: Amane Okayama, Rena Takeda, Shingo Tsurumi, Jun...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017 Update: Yoshitaro Nomura’s film “The Refugee”...
Big news from the Osaka Asian Film Festival: Yoshitaro Nomura’s 1955 film “The Refugee” will be shown with English subtitles – more details on the festival site. It will be screened at the Hankyu Umeda...
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BAMY (2017) バーミー Dir: Jun Tanaka, Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017
Bamy バーミー 「Ba-Mi-」 Running Time: 100 mins. Director: Jun Tanaka Writer: Jun Tanaka Starring: Hironobu Yukinaga, Hiromi Nakazato, Misaki Tsuge, Toshi Yanagi, Yuki Katsuragi, Jun Tanaka’s film,...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017: Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman
Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman マダム・ベー（原題） 「Madamu Be- (Gendai)」 Running Time: 72 mins. Director/Writer: Jero Yun IMDB “Mrs. B., A North Korean Woman” focuses on the titular Mrs. B (full name...
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Birdshot (2016) Dir: Mikhail Red, Philippines, Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017
Birdshot バードショット 「Ba-do Shotto」 Running Time: 116 mins. Director: Mikhail Red Writer: Mikhail Red, Rae Red, Starring: Mary Joy Apostol, Manuel Aquino, John Arcilla, Arnold Reyes, IMDB “Birdshot”...
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I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016), Dir: Xiaogang Feng, China, Osaka Asian Film...
I Am Not Madame Bovary わたしは潘金蓮じゃない 「Watashi ha Pan jin-lian janai」 Running Time: 139 mins. Director: Xiaogang Feng Writer: Zhenyun Liu (Original Novel/Screenplay) Starring: Bingbing Fan, Lixin...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017: Short Films – Breathless Lovers, Ping Pang,...
I don’t often cover short films but they get programmed at Osaka and this year’s crop were too intriguing to miss. They were rather conveniently screened as part of one package despite being in...
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Parks Film Review パークス Dir: Natsuki Seta (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival...
Parks parks-film-poster-2 パークス 「Pa-kusu」 Running Time: 118 mins. Director: Natsuki Seta Writer: Natsuki Seta (Screenplay), Starring: Ai Hashimoto, Mei Nagano, Shota Sometani, Shiro Sano, Reiya...
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Japan Society New York Uncovers Underappreciated Sci-Fi with Beyond Godzilla:...
This is a quick-post for a special event (I’ve been busy eating at tonkatsu restaurants and losing time to procrastination…). Japan Society New York have a special line-up of science-fiction films of...
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Third Window Films Release the Tetsuya Mariko film “Destruction Babies” on...
The next home movie release from Third Window Films Destruction Babies,. It was released last year in Japan and cropped up in UK cinemas after it was secured a place on the programme at this year’s...
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