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Signal 100, Saint Young Men Third Century, The Phone of the Wind, Our 30...
Happy weekend! I hope you are all well. I have the weekend off work so I’m happy. This week, I’ve been focusing more on movies with prep work for a lot of reviews and actually watching films. I also...
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Her Sketchbook 世界は今日から君のもの Dir: Masaya Ozaki (2017)
Her Sketchbook 世界は今日から君のもの 「Sekai ha Kyou Kara Kimi no Mono」 Release Date: June 15th, 2017 Duration: 106 mins. Director: Masaya Ozaki Writer: Masaya Ozaki (Script) Starring: Mugi Kadowaki,...
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The Actor 俳優亀岡拓 Dir: Satoko Yokohama (2016)
The Actor 俳優亀岡拓次 「Haiyuu Kameoka Takuji」 Release Date: January 30th, 2016 Duration: 123 mins. Director: Satoko Yokohama Writer: Satoko Yokohama (Screenplay), Akito Inui (Original Novel) Starring: Ken...
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AI Amok, We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous, Goblin Slayer: Goblin’s Crown,...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all well! I managed to make it through the week with very little sleep and worked on film stuff as well as doing my regular job. I’ve reviewed Her Sketchbook and...
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New York Asian Film Festival Winter Showcase 2020: Love at First Bite...
Here’s a press release for a fantastic looking event fit for foodies who love films: The New York Asian Film Festival ushers in the new decade with the second annual edition of its Winter Showcase....
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 Announces Opening and Closing Films: The...
Earlier today, the organisers of the 2020 edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival announced their opening and closing films, both of which are completely different in form and content. Here’s the...
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37 Seconds, It Stopped Raining, Howling Village, Fancy, Wotakoi: Love is Hard...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope everybody is fine and dandy! I am in a zero time dilemma, as ever, as I try and fit in copious amounts of writing around my normal work routine so this trailer post is...
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Japanese Films at the Glasgow International Film Festival 2020
The Glasgow Film Festival (February 26th – March 08th) will launch for its 16th edition at the end of the month and there are quite a few good anime titles plus one special indie which leads at the top...
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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 20th to March 01st. There are a fair few films from Japan on display with two classics mixed in with...
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The Temple of Wild Geese 雁の寺 Dir: Yuzo Kawashima (1962)
The Temple of Wild Geese 雁の寺 「Gan no Tera」 Duration: 96 mins. Release Date: December 26th, 1962 Director: Yuzo Kawashima Writer: Kazuo Funabashi, Yuzo Kawashima (Screenplay), Tsutomu Minakami...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 Programme Announcement
Earlier this month, the organisers of the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) 2020 announced the full line-up for the festival which takes place from March 6-15. This is the best event to see a...
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The Book of Shadow, Goodbye: Life Comedy of Starting From a Lie, Roar, Thank...
Happy postponed weekend! This should have come out two weekends ago but I was busy writing for a film festival and I am going to continue being busy for the next two months so please bear with me if...
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Red, New Directions in Japanese Cinema 2020, COMPLY+-ANCE, Gundam: G no...
Happy postponed weekend… This is last weekend’s trailer post. Not much else to say other than apologies for the delay. I’m aiming to get back on track and deliver regular trailer posts but there is a...
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First Love, Fictitious Girl’s Diary The Movie, Okazaki Renai Shikyou, Gekijou...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all well A much better weekend of films than we have seen in a long time, mostly because of Miike and an interesting mix of documentaries rather than the usual...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 Recommendations
It’s almost March and that means the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) is about to launch for its 2020 edition. The festival plays from March 6-15 and comes at a time when the international community is...
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The Garden of Evening Mists 夕霧花園 Dir: Tom Lin (2019, Malaysia) [Osaka Asian...
The Garden of Evening Mists 夕霧花園 「Yugiri Hanazono」 Release Date: January 16th, 2020 (Malaysia) Duration: 120 mins. Director: Tom Lin Writer: Richard Smith (Script) Twan Eng Tan (Novel) Starring:...
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Happy Old Year, Dir: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Thailand (2019) [Osaka Asian...
Happy Old Year Release Date: December 24th, 2019 Duration: 105 mins. Director: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit Writer: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit (Script), Starring: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Sunny...
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Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지 Director: Kim Cho-hee (2019)
Lucky Chan-sil 찬실이는 복도 많지 「Chan-sil-i-neun Bok-do-man-ji」 Release Date: October 04th, 2019 Duration: 96 mins. Director: Kim Cho-hee Writer: Kim Cho-hee (Script), Starring: Kang Mal-geum, Youn...
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My Prince Edward Dir: Norris Wong (Hong Kong, 2019) Osaka Asian Film Festival...
My Prince Edward Release Date: November 17th, 2019 Duration: 92 mins. Director: Norris Wong Writer: Norris Wong (Script), Starring: Stephy Tang, Chu Pak-hon, Jin Kaijie, Paw Hee-ching , Hailey Chan,...
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Heavy Craving 大餓 Dir: Hsieh Pei-ju (2019, Taiwan) [Osaka Asian Film Festival...
Heavy Craving 大餓 「Daikatsue」 Release Date: June 30th, 2019 Duration: 90 mins. Director: Hsieh Pei-ju Writer: Hsieh Pei-ju (Script), Starring: Tsai Jia-Yin, Samantha Ko, Yao Chang, Chang En-Wei,...
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