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The Zen Diary, Suzume no Tojimari, Achira ni iru oni, Tsuiso Journey, Nagisa...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well. This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for the next part. What are the first batch of films released this weekend? The Zen Diary 土を喰らう十二ヵ月...
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Your Lovely Smile, Song of Rain, Taikutsuna Kamometachi, Yume nakaba, Yume no...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This is the second part of a two-part trailer post. The first part is here. Due to illness I haven’t been able to do as much as I would like. In terms of media...
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Strangers 人知れず Director: Sae Suzuki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]
Strangers 人知れず 「Hitoshirezu」 Release Date: 2022 Duration: 38 mins. Director: Sae Suzuki Writer: Sae Suzuki (Screenplay), Starring: Manami Usamaru, Akihiro Yamamoto, Sayaka Nakakochi, Natsuki...
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An Interview with Sae Suzuki, Director of Strangers [Osaka Asian Film...
Sae Suzuki’s career as a filmmaker began when she enrolled in the Department of Body Expression at Rikkyo University and studied directing under director/critic Kunitoshi Manda. She then went on to...
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Aru Otoko, Roleless, Carmen in Cinema, Mahjong Saikyosen the Movie, Shinigami...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for more. What are the first batch of films released for this weekend? Aru Otoko ある男 「Aru Otoko」...
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The Shaman’s Daughter, Our House Party, Patriotic Confessions: Breaking the...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This week I have been off work due to illness. I am about to leave for an MRI scan. I hope it can reveal something to help doctors fix my head! Anyway, this is the...
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An Interview with Fumito Fujikawa, Director of The Light of Spring [Osaka...
With a background in both film and anthropology, Fumito Fujikawa’s career encompasses both documentary and drama and sometimes blurs the line between the two. He first came to international attention...
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Motherhood, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Sakubou Part 3,...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well. This is the first of a two-part trailer post. You can find the second part tomorrow. What are the first batch of films released this weekend? Motherhood 母性 「Bosei」...
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Vin Japonais the story of Nihon Wine, Mayhem Girls, Daradara, Nohoue...
Happy Weekend I hope you are well This is the second of a two-part trailer post. The first part is here. The above image is from my interview with Fumito Fujikawa on his film The Light of Spring. I saw...
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Phases of the Moon, Space Adventure Cobra, Kaigan dori no Nekomimi Tantei,...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post. The second part goes up tomorrow, so come back for more. What are the first batch of films released this weekend? Phases of the Moon...
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THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, I AM JAM, Quiet Night, Warera wa Nemuranai, Nikutai...
Happy Weekend This is the second part of a two-part trailer post. The first part can be found here. This week I finished my festival work for this year (apart from a few bits and pieces) and I am...
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Fragments of the Last Will, Yoru Toritachi ga Naku, Kofuku, Take a Stroll,...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post so come back tomorrow for more! What are the first bunch of films released this weekend? Fragments of the Last Will / From Siberia with Love...
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Kawaita Hachi, Kita Kaze Dattari Taiyou Dattari, Tsuibamu Kuchibashi, Niwa no...
Happy Weekend This is the second part of the two-part trailer post for this week. You can find the first part here. I have been a very busy bee when it comes to movies as I have recently got access to...
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JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA: A Selection of Japanese Independent Films to Stream...
Over the last few years. the Japan Foundation has set up opportunities for people around the world to watch Japanese films via streaming via Japanese Film Festival+. This year, they have teamed up...
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Small Slow But Steady, Vertigo (Memai), Dr. Coto’s Clinic, Grandfather’s...
Happy Weekend Kanagawa University of Fine Arts, Office of Film Research This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for the second part. What are the first batch of films released...
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Bokura wa Mi-nna Ikiteiru, MADO, EROSION, Urayasu Fish Market, Pet Shop,...
Happy Weekend This is the second part of a two-part trailer post (first part here). We’re a week away from Christmas and temperatures have dropped enough for it to feel like winter. I’ve been staying...
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Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023 – Always Evolving – Japanese...
In the year of its 20th anniversary, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will grace the screens of arthouse cinemas across the UK from February 03 to March 31. During that time audiences in...
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1, Japanese Style, Lonely...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for the rest of the line-up of new films. What are the first lot of films released this weekend? The Seven Deadly Sins:...
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Amnesiac Love, Wolf The Last Stuntman, Players Talk, At Baywalk, REVOLUTION+1...
Happy Weekend Today is Christmas Eve but that doesn’t mean the movies stop! This week, I watched Stand By Me, Ju-On: Origins, Eyes Without a Face and Out of the Past. On Tuesday, Japan Foundation UK...
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Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Netflix)
Since the days of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, there have been many attempts at sci-fi and horror anthology shows, from a reboot of that franchise in the 1980s to Tales from the Darkside (created...
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