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Interview with “Good-bye” Director Aya Miyazaki at the Osaka Asian Film...
The life of twenty-something woman Sakura (rising star Mayuko Fukuda) changes when she quits her office position and takes a job at a nursery. This impulsive decision puts her in the orbit of a girl...
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On the Edge of Their Seats アルプススタンドのはしの方 Dir: Hideo Jojo (2020) [Osaka Asian...
On the Edge of Their Seats アルプススタンドのはしの方「Arupusu sutando no hashi 」 Release Date: June 19th, 2020 Duration: 89 mins. Director: Hideo Jojo Writer: Tetsuya Okumura (Script), Hiroaki Yabu Hyogo...
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Interview with On the Edge of Their Seats Director Hideo Jojo [OAFF 2020]...
Some cursory research into the career of Hideo Jojo will turn up a whole slew of movies that ranging from pink films to V-Cinema. Jojo got his start in filmmaking by producing 8mm movies while...
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The secret of the spirit cafe “Extra” -The Real Exorcist- The Real Exorcist,...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all feeling good. This week it was announced Japan is due to ease the lockdown in prefectures least affected by Covid 19. After more than a month of closure,...
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The Modern Lovers 東京の恋人 Director Atsuro Shimoyashiro (2019) [Osaka Asian Film...
The Modern Lovers 東京の恋人「Tokyo no Koibito」 Release Date: June 27th, 2020 Duration: 81 mins. Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro Writer: Atsuro Shimoyashiro, Naoaki Akamatsu (Script), Starring: Ryu Morioka,...
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Interview with “The Modern Lovers” Director Atsuro Shimoyashiro at the Osaka...
Atsuro Shimoyashiro was at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival with The Modern Lovers, a sexually explicit story about two former lovers reuniting, raking over their past relationship and realizing...
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Kankai no renzoku Japanese Film Trailer
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all safe and well! The state of emergency has been lifted in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo this week but it remains in place in Kanagawa and Tokyo. Movie distributors...
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Japanese Films at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2020
This year’s edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival is the 60 anniversary of the fest and it takes place from June 15th to the 30th and, due to the COVID-19 situation, it’s a...
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Japanese Films at the We Are One Global Film Festival
Due to COVID-19, film festivals around the world have had to postpone or cancel events. Then, in April, Tribeca and YouTube announced they were teaming up for a 10-day online festival called We Are One...
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Tagore Songs, After the Flowers: The Way You Walked by Mutsu-san, On the...
Newly released after a month’s wait, are these films! Documentaries are the first out of the gate, two of which have similar themes of depopulated places and natural beauty, there’s a quick cash-in...
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Inabe いなべ Dir: Koji Fukada (2013) [We Are One Global Film Festival]
Inabe いなべ 「Inabe」 Release Date: November 01st, 2013 Running Time: 38 mins. Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada (Screenplay), Starring: Hiroaki Matsuda, Ami Kurata, Yui Ito, Koji Nishida,...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2020 Basis
Despite the situation with Covid-19, one of the world’s biggest events dedicated to Japanese films is going to launch next week Tuesday. We Are talking about… Nippon Connection will take place from...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2020 – Highlights
Despite the situation with Covid-19, one of the world’s biggest events dedicated to Japanese films is going to launch next week Tuesday. We Are talking about… Nippon Connection will take place from...
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Interview with On the Edge of Their Seats Director Hideo Jojo [OAFF 2020]...
Some cursory research into the career of Hideo Jojo will turn up a whole slew of movies that ranging from pink films to V-Cinema. Jojo got his start in filmmaking by producing 8mm movies while...
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Nippon Connection 2020: A Look at Nippon Cinema and Nippon Classics
This is a follow-up post to one on Tuesday where I list all of the films in certain sections of Nippon Connection. First up… Nippon Cinema After the Sunset 夕陽のあと 「Yuuho no ato」 Release Date:...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2020: Nippon Visions
The 20th Nippon Connection will take place from June 09th to the 14th and the organisers will take the event online for a Virtual Anniversary Edition. Over the course of six days, Nippon Connection...
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Anime at Nippon Connection 2020
You can’t have a festival dedicated to Japan without mentioning animation and vice versa as you see with the Annecy International Animation Festival every year (and last year which was dedicated to...
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Yan, Yan, We Are at the End of the Droste, Monster Seafood Wars, Local Peace!...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all doing well. The state of emergency over the Covid-19 pandemic has ended and cinemas have reopened across Japan and I imagine what we see in the video of this...
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Nippon Connection 2020: Documentaries
This post is an offshoot from the earlier this week and it focuses on all of the documentaries that will be screened. Check out each description to see if each film is available for worldwide screening...
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Yalta Conference Online ヤルタ会談 “オンライン化”! Dir: Koji Fukada (2020) [We Are One...
Yalta Conference Online ヤルタ会談 “オンライン化“! 「Yaruta Kaidan “Onrainka”!」 Release Date: June 01st, 2020 Running Time: 38 mins. Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Koji Fukada (Screenplay) Starring: Hiroko...
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