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The Gun 銃 Dir: Masaharu Take (2018) [New York Asian Film Festival 2019]
The Gun 銃 「Juu」 Release Date: November 17th, 2018 Duration: 97 mins. Director: Masaharu Take Writer: Masaharu Take, Hideki Shishido (Screenplay), Fuminori Nakamura (Original Novel) Starring:...
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Melancholic, Dragon Quest: Your Story, Emoshonaruremon tabidachi wa itsumo...
Welcome to the weekend. I hope everyone is feeling good. My coverage of some of the festival films screened in New York is over so I’ve got time to do other things like read books and practice...
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Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2019
The Venice International Film Festival is here for its 76th edition and it will run from August 28th to September 07th. There are a couple of features and four VR experiences as Venice continues to go...
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The Fable ザ・ファブル Dir: Kan Eguchi (2019) [New York Asian Film Festival 2019]
The Fable ザ・ファブル 「Za Faburu」 Release Date: June 21st, 2019 Duration: 123 mins. Director: Kan Eguchi Writer: Yusuke Watanabe (Screenplay), Katsuhisa Minami (Original Manga) Starring: Junichi Okada,...
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Demolition Girl, Tsumugi’s Radio, One Piece Stampede Japanese Film Trailers
Happy weekend, everyone. I hope you are all well. Summer has been flowing nicely and it is now stormy and rainy. I’m at the end of a 12 day work week so I can relax a little. I’ve posted news on the...
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Lying to Mom 鈴木家の嘘 Dir: Katsumi Nojiri, Japan, (2018) [New York Asian Film...
Lying to Mom 鈴木家の嘘 「Suzukike no Uso」 Release Date: November 16th, 2018 Duration: 133 mins. Director: Katsumi Nojiri Writer: Katsumi Nojiri (Screenplay), Starring: Hideko Hara, Mai Kiryu, Ryo Kase,...
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Japanese Films at L’Etrange Festival 2019
The L’Etrange Festival runs for its 25th edition from September 04 to 15 in Paris and it continues in its mission to show genre cinema and exult in strange delights from some of cinema’s greatest...
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Dance With Me Black Maiden: Chapter A, Aesop’s Game, Cherry Blossoms and...
Happy weekend, everyone. I hope you are all well. I’m midway through a 12-day week and I’ve cushioned each day with films – an 80s horror in the morning and a yakuza movie in the evening. I’ve finished...
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A Preview of Summer of Horror Hiho 2019
Summer of Horror Hiho is an event running from August 23rd to September 06th where horror flicks get screened in cinemas in east, central and western Japan – Tokyo: Kineka Oomori in Shinagawa ward;...
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Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2019 (05th-15th...
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 05th to the 15th and they have announced their selection of films. There is a great slate of titles from some of the big hitters in...
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OP PICTURES+FEST 2019 Films (August 23 – September 05)
“OP PICTURES + Fes 2019” is back for another year, screening between August 23-September 5 at Theater Shinjuku, Tokyo. Just like last year’s event, this is a collection of pink films produced by the...
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Kakou no Futari, Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead, Ni no kuni, Revival II Ai to...
Happy weekend, everyone. Autumn is approaching! I’m at the end of a 12-day working week. I watched a looooot of films. Usually one in the morning (horror/thriller) and then one in the evening (yakuza)....
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Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2019
The Vancouver International Film Festival 2019 runs from September 26th to October 11th and it has a fantastic selection of East Asian films with one particular highlight being the HK flick, Still...
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Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Dir: Quentin Tarantino (2019) (USA)
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood Release Date: August 14th, 2019 (UK) Duration: 161 mins. Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino (Screenplay) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt,...
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Japanese Films at the Raindance Film Festival 2019
The 2019 edition of the Raindance Film Festival takes place from September 18th to the 29th and features a small but interesting selection of Japanese films. Without further ado, here they are. Click...
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Samurai Shifters, Prison 13, Koisuru Antihero The Movie, Niji no Kiseki,...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all feeling good. I am midway through a long week of work and I’m continuing with my “two films a day” routine with Japanese and Italian films from the 70s and...
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Japanese Films at the BFI London Film Festival 2019
This year’s London Film Festival runs from October 02nd to the 13th and they have announced their selection of films. It’s a solid slate of films which has Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s latest, To the Ends of...
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A Preview of the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival 2019
This year’s Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival has 8 feature films packed with adventure, emotions, action and awesome animation, all of which should entertain a wide audience. Alongside the film...
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Startup Girls, Kazoku Awase, Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the...
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. I hope you are well. I’ve spent less time this week watching films since I’ve been doing a little more press and social media for the Kotatsu Japanese Animation...
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Sayounara 左様なら Dir: Yuho Ishibashi (2018) Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019
Sayounara 左様なら 「Sayounara」 Running Time: 86 mins. Release Date: 2019 Director: Yuho Ishibashi Writer: Yuho Ishibashi (Screenplay), Gomen (Original Manga) Starring: Haruka Imou, Kirara Inori, Amon...
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