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Long Time Passing, Kaettekita Miyata Busters, Kumotabi, The Man with the...
Happy weekend! I hope you are well. This is the second of a two-part trailer post – the first part can be found here. This week, I posted a review of the Netflix show Earthquake Bird (2019) and a...
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Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2022 (August 31st to...
The Venice International Film Festival is going to take place from August 31st to September 10th. There are more films on offer than in the last couple of years and they look intriguing! Competition...
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The Workhorse and the Bigmouth ばしゃ馬さんとビッグマウス (2013) Director: Keisuke Yoshida
The Workhorse and the Bigmouth ばしゃ馬さんとビッグマウス 「Basaumasan to Biggumausu」 Release Date: November 02nd, 2013 Duration: 119 mins. Director: Keisuke Yoshida Writer: Keisuke Yoshida, Ryo Nishihara...
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Offbeat Cops, Akira and Akira, Green Bullet, Gekido, Sky of Non-Self, Hito,...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well! This is the first of a two-part trailer post so come back tomorrow for more. This first instalment has a nice variety of feature films while tomorrow’s has more...
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Bagmati River, Muito Prazer, Welcome to the Occult Forest: The Movie, Distant...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well Yesterday’s trailer post had a nice selection of features while this one has mostly shorts. This week I worked my way through the early-2000s American B-cinema-esque...
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While the Women are Sleeping 女が眠る時 (2016) Director: Wayne Wang
While the Women are Sleeping While the Women are Sleeping Film Poster 女が眠る時 「Onna ga Nemuru Toki」 Release Date: February 27th, 2016 Duration: 103 mins. Director: Wayne Wang Writer: Michael Ray,...
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Heart of Glass Dir: Werner Herzog (1977)
Heart of Glass Release Date: December 17th, 1976 Duration: 94 mins. Director: Werner Herzog Writer: Herbert Achternbusch (Script/Scenario), Starring: Josef Bierbichler (Hias), Stefan Guttler...
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This Child is Evil, The Fish Tale, Super Battle Junretsuger: No More...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This is the first of a three-part trailer post (come back Friday and Saturday for more!) on a weekend which is pretty busy. Today, there was a lot of festival news:...
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Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Movie: Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours, Outrodouble, Ore to...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This is the second of three trailer posts for this weekend (the first one is here). Come back tomorrow for more trailers! What are the next batch of films released...
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Tyida, Ore o Hayaku Shikei ni Shiro!, Kienai Niji, Gravity and Radiance,...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This is the third of three trailer posts – you can find the first one here and the second one here. News broke yesterday that Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 has been chosen...
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Japanese Films at the BFI London Film Festival 2022
This year’s London Film Festival is partially online, partially in-theatre. Cinemas will screen films October 5-16 and BFI Player will host films October 14-23. Tickets go on sale next week. Here’s...
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Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (September...
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 08th to the 18th and they have announced their programme which has a great variety of screenings. There are two Japanese entries and...
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Love Life, A Hundred Flowers, Goodbye Cruel World, Akai, The Misogyny,...
Happy Weekend. I hope you are well. This is a bit of a busy weekend so you are reading the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for more! What are the first batch of films released this...
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Nobody Gets Me, Nankurunaisa 〜everything will be all right〜, Genpatsu o...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This is the second part of a two-part trailer post. You can find the first part here. This week, I recorded an episode of Heroic Purgatory and it covered Lee...
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Japanese Films at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022...
This year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival runs from September 16th to the 24th and they have announced their selection of films which includes forthcoming features and a grip of shorts....
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All Around Us ぐるりのこと。(2008) Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
All Around Us ぐるりのこと。 「Gururi no Koto.」 Release Date: June 07th, 2008 Duration: 140 mins. Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi Writer: Ryosuke Hashiguchi (Script), Starring: Lily Franky, Tae Kimura, Akira...
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B/B, Hell Dogs, Riverside Mukolitta, Silent Parade, Hands, The Nighthawk’s...
Happy Weekend! © 2022 BROKEN COMMANDMENT Film Partners I hope you are well. This is the first in a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for the follow-up! What are the first bunch of films...
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Umui Shishi: Nakasone Masahiro no Shishi-tsukuri, The Show Must Go On For...
Happy Weekend! I hope you are well. This is the second of a two-part trailer post. You can find the first part here. I suppose that the biggest news is that of the death of Jean-Luc Godard. I cannot...
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“Human, This Dramatic Thing”: The Kaito Yoshimura Performance Showcase
At Tokyo’s Theatre Shinjuku from September 19 – 21 and then Osaka’s Cine Libre Umeda on October 20th, you can see a selection of films made by Takayuki Hayashi and starring Kaito Yoshumura. This...
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Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
The Vancouver International Film Festival 2022 runs from September 29th to October 09th and the line-up looks great. There are a grip of Japanese feature films which will be screened. I’m also...
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