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Mitabime no Shojiki, Gekijouban Butai `Touken Ranbu’ Giden Akatsuki no...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well! This week, I covered some films and news items: the first being a news announcement about DAFILMS and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival putting up...
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A Song I Remember ひとつの歌 Dir: Kyoshi Sugita (2012)
A Song I Remember ひとつの歌 「Hitotsu no Uta」 Release Date: October 13th, 2012 Duration: 102 mins. Director: Kyoshi Sugita Writer: Kyoshi Sugita (Script), Starring: Takenori Kaneko, Yuri Ishizaki,...
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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2022 – What Lies Beneath The...
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme goes physical for in-person screenings in its 2022 edition. In arthouse cinemas across the UK, from February 04 to March 31, audiences in the region will...
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The Orbital Children, Noise, Pure Japanese, Prior Convictions, The Unnameable...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well! This is the first of a two-part trailer post. What are the first batch of films released this weekend? The Orbital Children 地球外少年少女 前編「地球外からの使者」 「 Chikyuugai...
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Shiver, The World of You, Horror Channel Aokigahara, The World of Shura,...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well I began this week with a review of A Song I Remember and continued with a preview of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2022. I’ll be reviewing a film playing...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – In Cinemas, Online, and International
The organisers of the Osaka Asian Film Festival have released the outline of their 2022 edition with confirmation that there will be in-person screenings and, for the second year running, online...
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Japanese Films at the Glasgow Film Festival 2022
The Glasgow Film Festival (February 24th – March 07th) will launch for its 17th edition this month and there is only one Japanese film in the line-up. Here is what is on offer: Baby Assassins...
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The Deer King, What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?, Miracle City Koza, Mr. Suzuki...
Happy Weekend. I hope you are well. This is the first of a two-part trailer post so come back tomorrow for more. What are the first batch of films released this weekend? The Deer King 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅...
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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi – Koushou: STASHA, Tracing Her...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. I’m in festival mode now, so that means I am writing about lots of films that will screen at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022. I wrote about the fest earlier this...
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Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022
The 72nd Berlin International Film Festival will be taking place from February 10 to 20 and it will be an in-person event and advance ticket sales start today. Of course, there are stringent safety...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Opening and Closing Films
Following on from releasing info on the outline of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 and confirming that there will be in-person screenings and online screenings, many of which will be...
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Orbital Children Kouhen “Hajimari no Monogatari”, Usogui, Just Remembering,...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well. This is the first in a two-part trailer post, so tune in for more tomorrow. Reminder: We’ve entered the final few days to watch free films that are part of the Japan...
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Gekijouban Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Jiko Bukken Geinin 4, The Takatsu...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well! I’m currently in the middle of festival work – lots of fun! This week, I posted about the Japanese films at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Opening...
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The Sound of Grass 草の響き Dir: Hisashi Saito (2021)
The Sound of Grass 草の響き「Kusa no Hibiki」 Release Date: October 08th, 2021 Duration: 116 mins. Director: Hisashi Saito Writer: Hitomi Kase (Script), Yasushi Sato (Original Novel), Starring: Masahiro...
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Ushikubi Mura, The Blue Skies at Your Feet, Shin Jiko Bukken Hontou ni Kowai...
This is going to be a real quick trailer post because I have a big project on. It’s going to be flippantly written but trailers and links are provided so there is that! What are the first batch of...
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Ring Wandering, Nishinari Goro’s 400 Million Yen Death Fight, Hotel Iris,...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. And so, this is the second of a two-part trailer post covering a weekend made up mostly of zero-budget horror movies, the usual anime omnibus movie (although there...
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Love Nonetheless, Ribbon, Chronicle in the Ruins, Ushiku, Deemo: Sakura no...
Happy Weekend I hope you are safe and well The conflict in the Ukraine is continuing but the steadfastness of the Ukrainian people seems to have caught the Russians off-guard and Russian forces are...
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022: 10 Japanese Films Online and Available...
Following on from releasing info on the outline of this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 and the Opening and Closing films that will be screened in cinemas in Osaka, I will now go into a bit more...
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The Last 10 Years, School Lunch, Doraemon: Nobita’s Little “Star Wars” 2021,...
Happy Weekend! This is the first of a three-part trailer post because 19 Japanese films are released this weekend. What are the first batch? The Last 10 Years 余命10年 「Yomei 10 Nen」 Release Date:...
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1446: An Eternal Minute., Nakamuraya Saketen no Kyoudai, Mukwege, a Doctor...
Happy Weekend, again! The Russian invasion of the Ukraine continues with innocent civilians increasingly coming under fire. If you are based in the UK want to donate money to help out, you can do so...
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