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Let’s Decorate the Promised Flowers in the Farewell Morning, Does the Flower...
Happy weekend, people! I am still pushed for time and it’s going to be a regular thing for a while because I am going to embark on some travels. That means the trailer posts are going to suffer a lack...
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Japanese Films at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
The team behind the Osaka Asian Film Festival has released the entire programme of films that will play at this year’s edition and it’s a mighty cinematic feast spread across a Competition and...
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Love and Other Cults 獣道 Dir: Eiji Uchida (2017)
Love and Other Cults 獣道 「Kemonomichi」 Running Time: 95 mins Release Date: March 26th, 2018 Director: Eiji Uchida Writer: Eiji Uchida (Screenplay), Starring: Sairi Ito, Kenta Suga, Kaito Yoshimura,...
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Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops, Ikiru Machi, Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead...
Happy Weekend, People! This is my first trailer post from Japan. The last time I was in the country, I didn’t have the time or energy to do them because of constant activity but good experiences and...
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Before We Vanish 散歩する侵略者 Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2017)
Before We Vanish (English Title) / Strolling Invader (Literal Title) 散歩する侵略者 「Sanpo suru Shinryakusha」 Running Time: 129 mins. Release Date: September 09th , 2017 Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Writer:...
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Transferring 転校生 Dir: Junichi Kanai (2012)
Transferring 転校生 「Tenkousei」 Running Time: 20 mins. Release Date: 2012 Director: Junichi Kanai Writer: Junichi Kanai (Screenplay), Starring: Aoi Morikawa, Riko Masuda, Tomoki Fujiwara, IMDB...
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Sennan Asbestos Disaster, Eiga Shimajirō: Mahō no Shima no Daibōken,...
Happy Weekend, People! By the time you read this, things are already underway at the 2018 run of the Osaka Asian Film Festival where there are over 50 films from across the world getting screened...
View ArticleNAGISA なぎさ Dir: Takeshi Kogahara (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
NAGISA なぎさ 「Nagisa」 Running Time: 18 mins. Release Date: June 17th, 2017 Director: Takeshi Kogahara Writer: Takeshi Kogahara (Screenplay), Starring: Kenshin Endo, Himeka Asami, Shu Takaura, Namiko...
View ArticleHere and Here 憧れ Dir: Yoshimasa Jimbo (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Here and Here 憧れ 「Akogare」 Running Time: 20 mins. Release Date: 2018 Director: Yoshimasa Jimbo Writer: Yoshimasa Jimbo (Screenplay), Starring: Heo Rynn, Heo Min-kyung, Lee Yoon-sun, Lee Hae-soon,...
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Chihayafuru: Musubi, Dynamite Graffiti, Eiga Precure Super Stars!, Magic...
Happy mid-week, everyone!(?!?!?) This post is late because I was doing a lot of press work at the Osaka Asian Film Festival and working late into the night on the final two days. I maintained by cool...
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Eriko Pretended, Laughing Under the Clouds, Girl’s Play, The Final Parting,...
Happy weekend, people! I’m just about ready to get back into normal service again after spending much of last week working and much of this week travelling. The sun has been shining, I had dinner with...
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CYCLE-CYCLE Dir: Junichi Kanai (2018) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
CYCLE-CYCLE Running Time: 18 mins. Release Date: 2018 Director: Junichi Kanai Writer: Junichi Kanai (Screenplay), Starring: Jinto Yoshida, Haruki Yamazaki, Daichi Shiozaki Website IMDB Jinto Yoshida,...
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Girl Returned 帰ってきた少女 Dir: Satoru Hirohara (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Girl Returned 帰ってきた少女 「Kaette kita shoujo 」 Running Time: 44 mins. Release Date: 2018 Director: Satoru Hirohara Writer: Satoru Hirohara (Screenplay), Starring: Reina Kikuchi, Masahiro Ezaki, Toru Kizu,...
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Pumpkin Girl, honey, Psychic Agents, Neteru toki dake aishiteru., Deaf...
Happy weekend, people! I had a fantastic week visiting temples and shrines, museums, and restaurants with friends and, performing hanami with wonderful people. It was a fantastic experience that will...
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A Preview of the Japanese Film Festival Ireland 2018 –“The Sower” and “The...
The Japanese Film Festival Ireland is back for its 10th year and the event kicks off on April 08th and lasts until the 21st as a diverse programme of films made in Japan over the last year and a half...
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Mari Okada Visits the UK in April: Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin on Saturday...
Image from: https://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entertainment/dmenueiga_1103087 In big news for UK anime fans, veteran writer Mari Okada will attend two screenings of her film Maquia: When the Promised...
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Yamato California, Minatomachi, Chronicle of the After-School Wars,...
Hello, dear readers. A bit of a subdued opening to this week’s trailer post because of the death of Isao Takahata at the age of 82. This is a sad moment because he was a true creative genius. Anyone...
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Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival presents: Japanese Animated Shorts at...
On Saturday April 21st and Sunday April 22nd, staff from Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will be at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff to present a series of short film screenings from Japan as part...
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Japanese Films at the Udine Far East Film Festival 2018
The Udine Far East Film Festival plays from April 20th to the 28th and it is the 20th year it has been in operation. There are over 80 films programmed with a strong contingent from Japan. Also at the...
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Japanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2018
The Cannes Film Festival takes place between May 08th and 19th and the official selection was announced earlier today. Now, it is entirely possible that more Japanese films will be added so I’ll...
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