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Ai utsutsu, A-ku-a room only for two people, Kenda Master Fist, Tayutaedomo...
Happy Weekend, again! I hope you are still feeling good. This is the follow-up to yesterday’s trailer post. Not much news from me other than I will be recording another episode of Heroic Purgatory...
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Mrs. Noisy ミセス・ノイズィ Dir: Chihiro Amano (2020)
Mrs. Noisy ミセス・ノイズィ 「Misesu Noizi」 Release Date: December 04th, 2020 Duration: 98 mins. Director: Chihiro Amano Writer: Chihiro Amano (Screenplay), Starring: Yukiko Shinohara, Yoko Ootaka, Takuma...
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Kakegurui the Movie: Zettai Zetsumei Russian Roulette, The Women Japanese...
Two films are released today in Japan: Kakegurui the Movie: Zettai Zetsumei Russian Roulette had its premiere back in April but a general release was pushed back to now due to the Japanese government...
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colorless, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, Brothers in Brothel, Mune ga Naru...
Happy Weekend! Who is the funniest man in comedy and why is it Stephen Chow circa the 1990s? pic.twitter.com/s0tNKUZYz5 — Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast (@HeroicPurgatory) June 3, 2021 I...
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Pompo: The Cinéphile, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight Movie, Knights of...
Happy weekend. This is the third and final trailer post of this week. Here are the last of the films to get screened this weekend! Pompo: The Cinéphile 映画大好きポンポさん「Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san」 Release...
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An Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian...
There were two films by actor/writer/director Yutaro Nakamura at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021. They shared actors such as An Ogawa (For Rei) but wildly diverged stylistically. The first, Sweet...
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An Interview with Shinji Imaoka, Director of A Rainbow-colored Trip [Osaka...
Despite knowing that low-budget films are often shot very quickly, when I saw that Shinji Imaoka was going to be at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021, I was surprised at how quick his return was since he...
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Character, Namonaihi: A Day with no Name, Aoi-chan wa yarasete kurenai, All...
Happy weekend! Homage or spoof? It is always a delight when Stephen Chow references Wong Kar-Wai. pic.twitter.com/tkK1f1bh7Q — Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast (@HeroicPurgatory) June 10, 2021...
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Floating Borderline, Eiga Sayonara Watashi no Cramer First Touch, “Uchuu...
Happy weekend! I hope you are well. This is the follow-up to yesterday’s trailer post. This week I posted interviews with Yutaro Nakamura, director of A New Wind Blows, and Shinji Imaoka, director of A...
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Japanese Films at the Udine Far East Film Festival 2021 (June 24 – July 02nd)
Following on from last year’s edition which was totally online, the Udine Far East Film Festival takes place at the end of the month and it is a hybrid event with an online portion leading off before...
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Japanese Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2021
Following last year’s Covid-19-forced cancellation, the Cannes Film Festival will return as a physical event and run from July 06-17. Although we are still in the middle of a pandemic, screenings will...
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Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi (June 04 –...
Currently underway at the Japan Society is a season of films made up of the works of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi, all of which can be streamed in the US (and in some cases, Canada) via their...
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The Fable: A Contract Killer Who Doesn’t Kill, Around the Table, Rika:...
Here is the first part of a two-part trailer post! The Fable: A Contract Killer Who Doesn’t Kill ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋 「The Fable: Korosanai Koroshiya」 Release Date: June 18th 2021 Duration: 123 mins....
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About the Pink Sky (Colour Version), Henshin!, The Magic of Chocolate (live...
Happy Weekend, everyone. Reiwa Uprising I hope that you are all safe and well. I’m careening from one thing to another. I started the week writing aboutthe Udine and Cannes film festivals before...
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Goodbye CP さようならCP Director: Kazuo Hara, Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi (1972)
Goodbye CP さようならCP 「Sayonara CP」 Release Date: June 18th 1972 Duration: 82 mins. Director: Kazuo Hara Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi Writer: N/A Starring: Hiroshi Yokota, Koichi Yokozuka, The Green Lawn...
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Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 極私的エロス 恋歌１９７４ Director: Kazuo Hara...
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 極私的エロス 恋歌１９７４ 「Gokushiteki erosu renka 1974」 Release Date: June 18th 1972 Duration: 98 mins. Director: Kazuo Hara Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi Writer: N/A...
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Ito, The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea, The Dream Manipulator Mugen: Ningyo...
This is the first in a three-part trailer post because 18 films have been released this weekend. Ito いとみち 「Itomichi」 Release Date: June 25th, 2021 Duration: 92 mins. Director: Satoko Yokohama...
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The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On ゆきゆきて、神軍 Dir: Kazuo Hara, Producer:...
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On ゆきゆきて、神軍 「Yuki yukite, shingun」 Release Date: August 01st, 1987 Duration: 122 mins. Director: Kazuo Hara Producer: Sachiko Kobayashi Writer: N/A Starring: Kenzo...
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Arc, Gaia Symphony No. 9, The Door into Summer To the future with you, Ai ni...
This is the second of this weekend’s trailer posts. One went up yesterday and the other will go up tomorrow. What was released this weekend??? KAWASAKI BRAVE THUNDERS 2020-21 SEASON OFFICIAL...
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Houki ni Onegai o, Boku ga Kimi no Mimi ni Naru, Lifelike, Nukegara, Yodogawa...
Happy weekend! I hope you are well. This is the third and final trailer post for this weekend – part one here, part two here. This week I have also been posting about the Japan Society’s season of...
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