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Along the Sea 海辺の彼女たち Dir: Akio Fujimoto (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]
Along the Sea 海辺の彼女たち 「Umibe no Kanojotachi」 Release Date: May 01st, 2021 Duration: 88 mins. Director: Akio Fujimoto Writer: Akio Fujimoto (Script), Starring: Hoang Phuong, Anh Huynh Tuyet, Nhu...
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The Past is Always New The Future is Always Nostalgic: Photographer Daido...
Happy Weekend, everyone. I hope you are all well. Due to the new State of Emergency in Japan, many films were pulled from theatrical runs (including TWO DARIO ARGENTO FLICKS!!!!). Some major chains...
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Among Four of Us 4人のあいだで Dir: Mayu Nakamura (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival...
Among Four of Us 4人のあいだで 「4-Ri no Aida de」 Release Date: April 23rd, 2021 Duration: 40 mins. Director: Mayu Nakamura Writer: Mayu Nakamura (Screenplay) Starring: Fusako Urabe, Nahana, Kota Kusano, OAFF...
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A New Wind Blows 新しい風 Dir: Yutaro Nakamura (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival...
A New Wind Blows 新しい風 「Atarashii Kaze」 Release Date: April 29th, 2021 Duration: 66 mins. Director: Yutaro Nakamura Writer: Yutaro Nakamura (Screenplay) Starring: Yutaro Nakamura, Hikaru Saiki, An...
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Stream Contemporary Japanese Film with the Chicago Japan Film Collective (May...
Chicago Japan Film Collective is the first Japanese film festival in Midwest. From May 25 to the 31, they will stream nine films, a mixture of dramas and documentaries, many of them highly acclaimed by...
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Love and the Grand Tug-of-war, Mirai e no Katachi, Nannochan’s World War 2...
Happy Weekend, everyone. I hope you are all well. I rushed to publish this post without the introduction so here it is. The state of emergency has been extended for the rest of the month in Japan....
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Hawaii International Film Festival 2021’s J-Fest Film Program (May 13 -23)
Hawaii International Film Festival’s will launch their first ever J-Fest Film Program. This is a 10-day event that will feature 7-8 new Japanese films and Q&As with the films’ directors as well as...
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The Real Thing 本気のしるし Dir: Koji Fukada (2020)
The Real Thing 本気のしるし 「Honki no Shirushi」 Release Date: October 09th, 2020 Duration: 232 mins. Director: Koji Fukada Writer: Shintaro Mitani, Koji Fukada (Script), Mochiru Hoshisato (Original Novel)...
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Remain in Twilight, Beautiful Lure – A Modern Tale of “Painted Skin”,...
Happy weekend, everyone. I hope you are all well. The latest episode of thee Heroic Purgatory Asian Cinema Podcast is out and on it I talked with John about the Chloe Zhao film Nomadland. Please have a...
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10 and 16 Years. Far Away., Ararat, 10-nen, Shibuya wo Samayotte A Decade of...
Happy weekend, again! I hope you are feeling fine. This is part two of the trailer post. I split them up when there are ten or more films released on a weekend because I think it makes the post easier...
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Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with A Lie グッドバイ 嘘からはじまる人生喜劇 Dir: Izuru...
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with A Lie グッドバイ 嘘からはじまる人生喜劇 「Guddobai: Uso kara Hajimaru Jinsei Kigeki」 Release Date: February 14th, 2020 Duration: 106 mins. Director: Izuru Narushima Writer: Satoko...
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Haruka’s Pottery ハルカの陶 Dir: Naruhito Suetsugu (2019)
Haruka’s Pottery ハルカの陶 「Haruka no Sue」 Release Date: November 30th, 2019 Duration: 119 mins. Director: Naruhito Suetsugu Writer: Naruhito Suetsugu (Script) Disk Furai, Taisei Nishizaki (Original...
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A Morning of Farewell, A Madder Red, End-Of-Life Concierge, Hell’s Garden,...
Welcome to the Weekend… We made it to Friday… This is part one of a two-part trailer post. Now that my workplace has re-opened to the public I’ll be working this weekend so it isn’t as happy as it...
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Gekijouban Police X Heroine Lovepatrina! ~ Kaito kara no chosen! Rabu de...
Happy Weekend, again. I hope you are all well. Following on from yesterday’s trailer post is this follow-up. I suppose the only new thing to mention is Uplink Shibuya has closed for good. The final...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021 – Highlights
The 21st Nippon Connection will take place from June 01st to the 06th and there is a roster of 80 films that will be screened online. On top of that, there will be talk sessions with directors and...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Cinema
The 21st Nippon Connection will take place from June 01st to the 06th and there is a roster of 80 films that will be screened online. On top of that, there will be talk sessions with directors and...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Nippon Visions
The 21st Nippon Connection will take place from June 01st to the 06th and there is a roster of 80 films that will be screened online. On top of that, there will be talk sessions with directors and...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Documentaries
This post is an offshoot from the one published earlier this week and it focuses on all of the documentaries that will be screened. Most of these documentaries are restricted to Germany but two are...
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2021: Animation
Nippon Animation Nippon Connection (June 01st – 06th) is running online for its 2021 edition. This year’s selection of animated films is small but contains some good titles. It’s difficult to...
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Nosari: Impermanent Eternity, HOKUSAI, Tomorrow’s Dinner Table, JUN KASAI...
Happy weekend, everyone! I hope you are all well. The state of emergency in Japan continues to grind on as the government struggles to control Covid-19. It has been extended until the end of June....
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