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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2018
The 18th edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival (NCFF) runs from May 29th to June 03rd in Frankfurt am Main and it continues to be the biggest and best event to see Japanese films in the...
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Nomitori Samurai, Mori, The Artist’s Habitat, SUKITA: The Shoot Must Go On,...
Happy Weekend, people! I spent this week writing when I said I wouldn’t because I need to focus on learning Japanese. I rounded up the better reviews of the Japanese films at the Cannes film festival...
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Hirokazu Kore-eda wins the Palme d’Or for “Shoplifters” at Cannes 2018
Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d’Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival for his latest film, Shoplifters. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP) Congratulations, Hirokazu Kore-eda! This was his fifth time in...
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An Interview with Moët Hayami, director of “Kushina, what will you be” at the...
Moët Hayami is an indie filmmaker who was born in Shiga Prefecture. She began her career by graduating from Ritsumeikan University’s visual department and Waseda University graduate school. Since then,...
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Columbus Director: Kogonada (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Columbus Running Time: 114 mins. Release Date: August 04th, 2017 Director: Kogonada Writer: Kogonada (Screenplay) Starring: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin, Eren...
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3ft Ball & Souls, After the Rain, My Friend “A”, What a Wonderful Family! 3:...
Happy weekend, people! I hope everyone is fine and dandy! I’ve been busy at work conducting Japanese language/culture classes as well as doing my regular job. On top of that, I’ve managed to squeeze in...
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Japanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 Review Round-Up: Mamoru...
Mamoru Hosoda’s new Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future) was screened at Cannes in the Directors’ Fortnight section and it took a while for a bunch of reviews to be published online but they are there...
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Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018
Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (June 20th to July 01st) and while compared to past editions of the festivals it’s disappointing, these are two top titles the event...
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Goodbye Silence Saraba Seijaku サラバ静寂 Dir: Kenichi Ugana (2018)
Saraba Seijaku サラバ静寂 「Saraba Seijaku」 Running Time: N/A Release Date: January 27th, 2018 Director: Kenichi Ugana Writer: Kenichi Ugana (Screenplay), Starring: Kaito Yoshimura, Sumire, Ryuya Wakaba,...
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The Yamasato no Uta, Over Drive, 50 First Kisses, PEACE MAKER Kurogane Path...
Happy weekend! We made it through to another one. It has been a manageable week split between proofing a game, practising for and conducting a Japanese language/culture lesson and then still writing...
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The Sower 種をまく人 Dir: Yosuke Takeuchi (2016) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
The Sower 種をまく人 「Tane o maku hito」 Running Time: 117 mins. Release Date: 2016 Director: Yosuke Takeuchi Writer: Yosuke Takeuchi (Screenplay) Starring: Kentaro Kishi, Suzuno Takenaka,...
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Yosuke Takeuchi Interview at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Yosuke Takeuchi is an award-winning independent filmmaker based in Japan. Born in 1978, he graduated from Shibaura Institute of Technology in 2000 and, in 2002, went to France to learn painting. In...
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Shoplifters, A Forest of Wool and Steel, When I Get Home, My Wife Always...
Happy weekend! We made it through to another one! I’ve been busy at my day job but it’s the good kind of busy. Had some fun working, the highlight of which was installing perspex for a stage housing an...
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Bad Poetry Tokyo 東京不穏詩 Dir: Anshul Chauhan (2017) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Bad Poetry Tokyo 東京不穏詩 「Tōkyō fuon uta」 Running Time: 114 mins. Release Date: 2018 Director: Anshul Chauhan Writer: Anshul Chauhan, Rand Colter (Screenplay), Anshul Chauhan (Original Story)...
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A Preview of Japan Cuts 2018 (JULY 19–29)
Japan Cuts 2018 is due to kick off in New York soon! This is the 12th edition of the festival which screens the largest collection of contemporary Japanese films in North America. It runs from JULY...
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Kairai / Marionettes, Yuzuriha, Recall, East of Jefferson, Batman Ninja, B’z...
Happy Weekend, people! I hope everyone is well. It’s a bit of a gloomy day today and I’m feeling under the weather because I caught a cold last week. It’s on its way out, thankfully, and it couldn’t...
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Japanese Films at the New York Asian Film Festival (June 29 – July 15)
The 17th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will run from June 29 – July 15, 2018 and there are 14 Japanese films programmed for the event. There are many guests arriving in New York...
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An Interview with Anshul Chauhan, Orson Mochizuki, and Takaeshi Kawaguchi...
Bad Poetry Tokyo (BPT) is the debut feature film from Anshul Chauhan, an animator turned indie film director. Born in India in 1986, Anshul’s main job is working as an animator in Japan. His career...
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Gyoza You Can Kiss, Yakiniku Dragon, Uta Monogatari CINEMA FIGHTERS project,...
Happy weekend, people!!! We made it to another one. There was an earthquake in the Kansai region last Monday which resulted in some tragic news. I hope everyone who has been affected is coping or has...
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Tourism Dir: Daisuke Miyazaki (2018) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018
Tourism Running Time: 77 mins. Release Date: 2018 Director: Daisuke Miyazaki Writer: Daisuke Miyazaki (Screenplay), Starring: Nina Endo, Sumire, Takayuki Yanagi, IMDB Daisuke Miyazaki is fast...
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