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According to Our Butler, The Confidence Man JP: The Movie, Iwane: Sword of...
Happy weekend! Get hyped! Time to watch films. I have four Korean titles lined up for this weekend, one of which I watched well over a decade ago (The Host). I tried watching some films earlier in the...
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World Animation Theater 2019: 13 Animated Documentary Films by Female Directors
Documentaries and animation meet in a special event called World Animation Theater (WAT2019). 13 animated documentary films by female directors from Japan, Korea and Sweden will be screened in a number...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2019
Nippon Connection returns to the German city of Frankfurt from 28th May to 2nd June and the organisers have programmed around 100 feature and short films as well as many cultural activities. It is a...
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RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram, Violence Voyager, Monchan,...
Happy weekend! I hope everyone is fine! I’m in the middle of a 12 day week after going back to doing fun overtime in work but I managed to do a lot of writing as well. I posted about a special...
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Shinjuku Tiger 新宿タイガー Dir: Yoshinori Sato (2019) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
Shinjuku Tiger 新宿タイガー 「Shinjuku Taiga-」 Running Time: 83 mins. Release Date: March 22nd, 2019 Director: Yoshinori Sato Writer: N/A Starring: Shinobu Terajima, Norito Yashima, Kiyohiko Shibukawa,...
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Interview with Yoshinori Sato, director of the documentary “Shinjuku Tiger”...
I interviewed a number of people at the Osaka Asian Film Festival and these interviews are being published over at V-Cinema. This interview was the first to go online on March 28th. Yoshinori Sato was...
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Orphan’s Blues, Jesus, Parallel World Love Story, Farewell Song, A Long...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all well! I have just completed a 12-day work week and have two days off so I’m going to spend this weekend watching films. I went out with work...
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Japanese Films at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019
“If I had to name one country with a true culture of animation, it would definitely be Japan.” This quote was made by French director Georges Lacroix in 1999, the year when the Annecy Festival...
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Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place between 19th and 30th June. There are around 121 new features from 42 countries across the globe. Japan makes up a tiny fraction, perhaps the...
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Japan Foundation’s Free London Screenings of “The Night is Short Walk on...
The Japan Foundation in London have set up their annual Summer Explorers films season with a fun build-up of titles that feature titles from masterful directors both old – Takeshi Kitano and Seijun...
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Children of the Sea, The Garden Apartment, Almost a Miracle, Erica 38, Rent A...
Happy weekend! We made it to another one! I’m starting the post with a great AMV. I used to make those, once upon a time. We had big news at the start of the week with the marriage of Yu Aoi to the...
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The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil 악인전 Dir: Lee Won-Tae (South Korea, 2019)
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil 악인전 「Akinjeon」 Release Date: May 15th, 2019 Duration: 110 mins. Director: Lee Won-Tae Writer: Lee Won-Tae (Screenplay), Starring: Ma Dong-Seok, Kim Moo-Yul, Kim...
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Whole Dir: Bilal Kawazoe (2019) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
Whole Duration: 45 mins. Release Date: 2019 Director: Bilal Kawazoe Writer: Usman Kawazoe (Screenplay), Starring: Usman Kawazoe, Aoi Ibuki, Kai Hoshino Sandy, Website IMDB OAFF This review was first...
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A Preview of Japan Cuts 2019 (JULY 19–28)
Japan Cuts 2019 is back with its annual showcase of the latest in Japanese films carefully curated by its team of programmers. It is due to kick off in New York in a month’s time and runs from JULY...
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We Are Little Zombies, To the Ends of the Earth, Don’t Cry, Mr. Ogre, For...
Happy weekend! I hope you are all well. This weekend’s trailer post is an epic one as lots of titles are released on Friday and Saturday. My week in blog posts started with a review of the Korean film...
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A Preview of the New York Asian Film Festival 2019
The New York Asian Film Festival 2019 launches at the end of the month and there are 11 films from Japan to get excited about. The films that come from Japan range from an exciting-looking jidai-geki...
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Interview with Akiyoshi Koba [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019]
I interviewed a number of people at the Osaka Asian Film Festival and these interviews are being published over at V-Cinema. This one was the first to go online on April 23rd. Akiyoshi Koba is a...
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Interview with “Sisterhood” Director Takashi Nishihara and Star Manami...
I conducted a number of interviews at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 and they were published over at VCinema. This one was published on June 06th and it is with the director and star of the film...
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The Fable, Ride Your Wave, Meiji Tokyo Renka, Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of...
Happy weekend! I hope you are all well. I posted about the New York Asian Film Festival 2019’s selection of Japanese films, the interview I conducted with Takashi Nishihara and Manami Usamaru from the...
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A Preview of the Kanazawa Film Festival 2019 in Kanazawa’s 21st Century...
The Kanazawa Film Festival 2019 will take place this year from July 12th (Friday) to the 15th (Monday) at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. 26 films from 132 submissions have been...
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