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#Manhole, Egoist, Sin Clock, Ginpeicho Cinema Blues, Sleepless, Beikoku...
Happy Weekend You know the drill! This is the first of a two=part trailer post so come back tomorrow for more trailers! What are the first batch released this week? #Manhole #マンホール「#Manho-ru」...
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Are you ready for a mindset that will never sell?, Te no Hira no Pazuru,...
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post – the first part is here – and it comes less than a week before the Berlin International Film Festival 2023 launches. You can see the line-up...
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Asyl: Park and Love Hotel (2008) Director: Izuru Kumasaka
Asyl: Park and Love Hotel パーク アンド ラブホテル 「Pa-ku ando Rabu Hoteru」 Release Date: April 26th, 2008 Duration: 111 mins. Director: Izuru Kumasaka Writer: Izuru Kumasaka (Script), Starring: Lily, Chiharu,...
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Me no Mienai Shiratori-san, Art wo mi ni iku, Shylock’s Children, New...
Happy Weekend Well, this is a delayed trailer post. It features a bunch of shorts and a documentary and a continuation of a TV series. Tomorrow’s post features lots of anime, two of which are a...
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“Ikiru” Okawa Shogakko Tsunami Saiban o Tatakatta Hito-tachi, Gekijouban...
Happy Weekend This is the second part of the two-part trailer post. You can find the first part here. Last week I reviewed Asyl: Park and Love Hotel (2008) . I’ve been watching a lot of Hong Kong films...
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Alone Again in Fukushima, Call Me Chihiro, Yudo, Sayonara Girls, Ultraman...
Happy Weekend This trailer post comes on time and split into two with a Netflix release and a documentary mixed in with dramas, tokusatsu and more getting a theatrical run. What are the first batch of...
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MUSICAL “Ludwig Beethoven The Piano”, Red Shoes, Tadaima Tsunakan, DOOR...
Happy Weekend This is the second part of the two-part trailer post. The first part is here. This week I have been recovering and watching a wide variety of films and listening to podcasts. The...
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Torso トルソ Director: Yutaka Yamazaki (2009)
Torso トルソ 「Toruso」 Release Date: July 10th, 2010 Duration: 104 mins. Director: Yutaka Yamazaki Writer: Yutaka Yamazaki, Yuki Sato (Script), Starring: Makiko Watanabe, Sakura Ando, Sola Aoi, Arata...
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And Yet, You Are So Sweet, Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita’s Sky Utopia,...
Happy Weekend Just one trailer post this week due to the fact that the number of Japanese films released has come under 10! With the approach of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023, I’ve been prepping...
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A Glimpse at the Japanese Films and a Selection of Others at Osaka Asian Film...
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 kicks off on Friday and lasts from March 10th to March 19th. There are around 50 films programmed that will be screened at cinemas across the city. Almost all of the...
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Border 경계 (2023) Director: Mai Nakanishi
BORDER 경계 「Geyong-gye」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 6 mins. Director: Mai Nakanishi Writer: Mai Nakanishi (Screenplay/Original Story), Starring: Juhee Lee, Wanmin Chai, Sohee Lee, Website IMDB Horror...
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Winny, Eternal New Mornings, My Beautiful Man Special Edit Version,...
Happy Weekend This is the sole trailer post for this week. The number of films came to ten. Anything above that number and I tend to break trailer posts up into two. Another reason is that I am...
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Sekai 世界 (2023) Director: Marina Tsukada [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]
Sekai 世界 「Sekai」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 38 mins. Director: Marina Tsukada Writer: Marina Tsukada (Screenplay), Starring: Aki Wakui, Yoomi Tamai, Takeshi Yamamoto, Ryo Ikeda, IMDB Sekai is a...
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Haruna Tanaka Double-Bill: “Shall We Love You?” and “Kanro 甘露” [Osaka Asian...
Haruna Tanaka is a filmmaker whose film presence I became aware of through two fine shorts; Slough (2020), a contemplative and slow-paced story about the loss of a child which hit a few festivals...
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December 赦し (2022) Director: Anshul Chauhan [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]
December 赦し 「Yurushi」 Release Date: N/A Duration: 99 mins. Director: Anshul Chauhan Writer: Rand Colter, Mina Moteki, Anshul Chauhan (Script), Starring: Shogen, Megumi, Ryo Matsuura, Shingo...
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The Burden of the Past 過去負う者 (2022) Dir: Atsushi Funahashi [Osaka Asian Film...
The Burden of the Past 過去負う者 「Kako ou mono」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 125 mins. Director: Atsushi Funahashi Writer: Atsushi Funahashi (Screenplay), Starring: Taku Tsuji, June Kubodera, Kiriko...
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The Narrow Road 窄路微塵 (2022) Director: LAM Sum [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]
The Narrow Road 窄路微塵 Release Date: December 22nd, 2022 Duration: 115 mins. Director: LAM Sum Writer: Fean Chung (Screenplay), Starring: Louis Cheung, Angela Yuen, Patra Au, Tung On-na, IMDB In...
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Where Love Goes 愛のゆくえ (2023) Director: Fuka Miyajima [Osaka Asian Film...
Where Love Goes 愛のゆくえ 「Ai no Yukue」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 88 mins. Director: Fuka Miyajima Writer: Fuka Miyajima (Screenplay), Starring: Itsuki Nagasawa, Airu Kubozuka, Mari Hayashida,...
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New Religion ニューレリジョン (2022) Director: Keishi Kondo [Osaka Asian Film...
New Religion ニューレリジョン 「Nyu- Rerijon」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 100 mins. Director: Keishi Kondo Writer: Keishi Kondo (Screenplay), Starring: Kaho Seto (Miyabi), Satoshi Oka (Photographer),...
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My Happy Marriage, Downfall, Inu Kaitenshite Nigeru, Playing Dead, Yokai no...
Happy Weekend There are more than ten films released this weekend so that means a two-part trailer post. I’m covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 so I’ll still be posting reviews on the weekend....
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