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Blame! ブラム Dir: Hiroyuki Seshita (2017)
Blame! ブラム 「Buramu」 Running Time: 105 mins. Director: Hiroyuki Seshita Writer: Sadayuki Murai (Screenplay) Tsutomu Nihei (Original Creator), Animation Production: Polygon Pictures Starring: Takahiro...
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Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2019
The Berlin International Film Festival launches at the end of this week and runs from February 07th to the 17th. There are a decent number of features and a couple of shorts for fans of Japanese...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019’s Closing Film: Daddy Issues
The closing film of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (March 08th – 17th) has been announced and it is the Vietnamese family comedy Daddy Issues. This is the Japanese premiere of a film directed by Ken...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019’s Closing Film: Daddy Issues
The closing film of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (March 08th – 17th) has been announced and it is the Vietnamese family comedy Daddy Issues. This is the Japanese premiere of a film directed by Ken...
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Born Bone Born, Back Street Girls: Gokudoruzu, 21st Century Girl, 40 Manbun...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope everyone is feeling great! Since the last time I wrote a trailer post I have spent my days either meeting thousands of people in my day job (I kid you not) or watching...
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり Dir: Takashi Yamazaki (2017)
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり 「DESTINY Kamakura Monogatari」 Running Time: 129 mins. Release Date: December 09th, 2017 Director: Takashi Yamazaki Writer: Takashi Yamazaki...
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Shinya Tsukamoto will receive Nippon Honor Award at the 19th Nippon...
Shinya Tsukamoto will receive the NIPPON HONOR AWARD at the 19th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt am Main, Germany (May 28th – June 02nd). Shinya Tsukamoto tweeted this news earlier in the...
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Another World, Fortuna’s Eye, Smiles Leading to Happiness, Tiger: My Life as...
Happy weekend, people! I hope you are all well! The next few weekend posts are going to be really brief and probably lacklustre because I am super busy. I have had my time packed with all sorts of...
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hospitalité 歓待1.1 Dir: Koji Fukada (2011)
hospitalité 歓待1.1 「Kantai 1.1」 Running Time: 153 mins. Release Date: April 23rd, 2011 Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada (Screenplay) Starring: Kenji Yamauchi, Kiki Sugino, Kanji Furutachi,...
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Sayonara さよなら Dir: Koji Fukada (2015)
Sayonara Sayonara Film Poster さよなら「Sayonara」 Running Time: 112 mins. Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada, Oriza Hirata (Screenplay), Starring: Bryerly Long, Hirofumi Arai, Geminoid F,...
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Ano Hi no Orugan, The Island of Cats, Omaera Zenin Mendokusai!, Rin, Samurai...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are well!! This is another truncated film trailer post and there are so many titles getting released over this weekend and the next! As far as film review go, I...
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Au revoir l’ete ほとりの朔子 Dir: Koji Fukada (2014)
Au revoir l’ete Au revoir lete Film poster ほとりの朔子 「Hotori no Sakuko」 Running Time: 125 mins. Release Date: January 18th, 2014 Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada (Screenplay) Starring:...
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Human Comedy in Tokyo 東京人間喜劇 Dir: Koji Fukada (2008)
Human Comedy in Tokyo 東京人間喜劇 「Tokyo Ningen Kigeki」 Running Time: 139 mins. Release Date: October 11th, 2008 Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada (Screenplay), Starring: Michitaro Mizushima,...
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Until I Meet September’s Love, Siblings of the Cape, Haman, Running Again,...
Happy Weekend, everyone! I hope you are all well! I’ve written this the day after arriving in Japan. Yes, I am back in Osaka and getting ready for work at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019. I hope to...
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Harmonium 深田晃司 Dir: Koji Fukada (2016)
Harmonium 深田晃司 「Fuchi ni Tatsu」 Release Date: October 10th, 2016 Running Time: 118 mins. Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada Starring: Mariko Tsutsui, Tadanobu Asano, Kanji Furutachi, Taiga,...
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A Preview of the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (March 08th – March 17th)
The Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (OAFF) is back for its 14th edition and it promises a wealth of cinematic experiences from across Asia with a healthy selection of local indies programmed alongside...
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Black Crow 1, Kibaiyanse! Watashi, Ramen Shop, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope everyone is doing well. I am currently in Osaka working at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. I’ve written quite a few reviews already as I try and make more condensed and...
View ArticleNunchaku and Soul Dir: Akiyoshi Koba (2019) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
Nunchaku and Soul ヌンチャクソウル 「Nunchaku Souru」 Running Time: 25 mins. Release Date: 2019 Director: Akiyoshi Koba Writer: Akiyoshi Koba (Screenplay), Starring: Masahiro Kuroki, Atsushi Takahashi, Jun Bay,...
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RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram Dir: Takuji Suzuki (2019)...
RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram 嵐電 「Randen」 Running Time: 114 mins. Release Date: May 24th, 2019 Director: Takuji Suzuki Writer: Takuji Suzuki, Hiroshi Asari, (Screenplay), Starring:...
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Sisterhood シスターフッド Dir: Takashi Nishihara (2018) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
Sisterhood シスターフッド 「Shisuta-fuddo」 Running Time: 87 mins. Release Date: 2019 Director: Takashi Nishihara Writer: Takashi Nishihara (Screenplay), Starring: BOMI, Manami Usamaru, Nina Endo, Ryo...
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