The Fable: A Contract Killer Who Doesn’t Kill ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋 (2021)...
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. Director: Kan Eguchi Writer: Kan Eguchi, Masahiro...
View ArticleThe Fable: A Contract Killer Who Doesn’t Kill ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋 (2021)...
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. Director: Kan Eguchi Writer: Kan Eguchi, Masahiro...
View ArticleTonkatsu DJ Agetaro とんかつDJアゲ太郎 (2020) Director: Ken Ninomiya [New York Asian...
Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro とんかつDJアゲ太郎 「Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro」 Release Date: October 30th, 2020 Duration: 100 mins. Director: Ken Ninomiya Writer: Ken Ninomiya (Script), Iipyao, Yujiro Koyama (Original...
View ArticleHold Me Back 私をくいとめて Director: Akiko Ohku (2020) [New York Asian Film...
Hold Me Back 私をくいとめて 「Watashi o Kuitomete」 Release Date: December 18th, 2020 Duration: 135 mins. Director: Akiko Ohku Writer: Akiko Ohku (Script), Risa Wataya (Original Novel) Starring: Non, Kento...
View ArticleThe Great Yokai War: Guardians, Tokyo Olympics 2017 Toei Kasumigaoka...
Happy Weekend, everyone! ©2021 YAMIKEN I hope you are all well. I am still a little ill but that hasn’t stopped me from watching and writing about films. This week I posted reviews for The Fable: The...
View ArticleJigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale 地獄の花園 Director: Kazuaki Seki (2021) [New...
Jigoku no Hanazono: Office Royale 地獄の花園 「 Jigoku no Hanazono」 Release Date: May 21st, 2021 Duration: 102 mins. Director: Kazuaki Seki Writer: Bakarhythm (Screenplay), Starring: Mei Nagano, Alice...
View ArticleLast of the Wolves 孤狼の血 LEVEL2 Director: Kazuya Shiraishi (2021) [New York...
Last of the Wolves 孤狼の血 LEVEL2 「Korou no Chi Level 2」 Release Date: August 20th 2021 Duration: 139 mins. Director: Kazuya Shiraishi Writer: Junya Ikegami (Script), Yuko Yuzuki (Original Novel)...
View ArticleA Preview of Japan Cuts 2021 (August 20th – September 02nd)
Japan Cuts runs from August 20th-September 2nd for its 2021 edition. It is a hybrid event with in-person screenings and online screenings via a virtual cinema. There are 8 features that will be...
View ArticleI Don’t Fire Myself 나는 나를 해고하지 않는다 Director: Lee Tae-Gyeom (2021) [New York...
I Don’t Fire Myself 나는 나를 해고하지 않는다 「Na-neun Na-reul Hae-go-ha-ji Ahn-neun-da」 Release Date: January 28th, 2021 Duration: 110 mins. Director: Lee Tae-Gyeom Writer: Lee Tae-Gyeom, Kim Ja-en, (Script),...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021
The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place from the 18th to the 25th of August and there is one Japanese film there. The Deer King 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅 「Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi」...
View ArticleNinja Girl, Drive My Car, Last of the Wolves, One Summer Story, Kaguya-sama:...
Happy Weekend. ©2021 “Jigoku-No-Hanazono”Film Partners I hope you are doing well. This is the first of a two-part trailer post. I’m still a bit ill but hoping that I am on the path to recovery. I...
View ArticleArano, BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage, A Girl on the Shore, Gekijouban...
Happy Weekend, Again. I hope you are well. This is a follow-up to yesterday’s trailer post. Six more trailers! What else is released this weekend? Arano あらののはて「Arano no hate」 Release Date: August...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2021 (September 01st...
The Venice International Film Festival is going to take place from September 01st to September 11th. There are two films programmed! Inu-Oh 犬王「Inu Oh」 Release Date: 2022 Duration: 90 mins. Director:...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (September...
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 09th to the 18th and they have announced their programme which consists of 100 films. This is a hybrid event with in-person and...
View ArticleMy Sorry Life, The Method of Repulsing the Dove, Yume handan, soshite kyoufu...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This is part one of a two-part trailer post. What is released this weekend? My Sorry Life 愛のくだらない 「Ai no Kudaranai」 Release Date: August 27, 2021 Duration: 95...
View ArticleThe House of the Lost on the Cape, Chotto Kita-chousen made itte kuru ken.,...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This week I posted about the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals and one other trailer post. What else was released this weekend? The House of the Lost...
View ArticleThe Woman of S.R.I.: The Movie, Ryouma! Shinsei Gekijouban Tennis no...
Happy Weekend. I hope you are well. This week, I’ve not posted anything here but a re-written review for Mayu Nakamura’s Among Four of Us, an interview with director Nakamura, and a review of School...
View ArticleSchool Radio to Major Tom こちら放送室よりトム少佐へ (2020) Director: Takuya Chisaka...
School Radio to Major Tom こちら放送室よりトム少佐へ「Kochira hoso-shitsu yori Tomu shosa e」 Release Date: N/A Duration: 10 mins. Director: Takuya Chisaka Writer: Takuya Chisaka (Script), Starring: Tokuma Kudo,...
View ArticleMari and Mari 彼女来来 (2021) Director: Tatsuya Yamanishi [Japan Cuts 2021]
Mari and Mari 彼女来来 「Kanojo Rairai」 Release Date: June 18th 2021 Duration: 91 mins. Director: Tatsuya Yamanishi Writer: Tatsuya Yamanishi (Script), Starring: Kou Maehara, Hana Amano, Nao, Hirona...
View ArticleMoonlight Shadow, Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me?, Hama no Asahi no...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This is the first of a two-part trailer post. My coverage of Japan Cuts continued this week when I posted reviews of Mari and Mari and School Radio to Major Tom on my...
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