Clik here to view.
Sefure no Hinkaku (Puraido) Ketsui, From Dawn to Midday on the Sea, Zom 100:...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for more. I’m really enjoying Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and I can see myself replaying this one quite a lot. Up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17-sai wa Tomaranai, Hakobune, Yumemiru Kouchou Sensei, Kaze no Yukue, Zoku...
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post. First part here. So far this week, I’ve covered the New York Asian Film Festival 2023 in interviews and reviews: An Interview with Junji...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Interview with Anshul Chauhan, Director of December 赦し (2022) [New York...
An alcoholic ex-writer (Shogen) and his ex-wife (Megumi) are reunited when given notice that the person who murdered their 17-year-old daughter Emi (Miki Maya) will get a retrial. As they come face to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Light Never Goes Out 灯火阑珊 (2022) Director: Anastasia Tsang [New York Asian...
A Light Never Goes Out 灯火阑珊 「Deng huo lan shan」 Release Date: March 02nd, 2023 Duration: 103 mins. Director: Anastasia Tsang Writer: Anastasia Tsang, Tsoi So-Man (Screenplay), Starring: Sylvia...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2, Revolver Lily, Sana,...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post. Come back tomorrow for more. This weekend features anime, indie films, and a horror movie/historical actioner. It’s a diverse mix that would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Bitter Sweet Home, TOKYO BHUTAN, Yumemiru Petoro, Itsumo Ushiro ni, Uso to...
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post. The first part is here. This entry is entirely indie and features films from young talents who are on display courtesy of the Tanabe-Benkei...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA: A New Batch of Japanese Independent Films to Stream...
A new batch of Japanese indie films have been programmed and made available for streaming over at the Japanese Film Festival+ website. Once again, they have teamed up with mini theatres (small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023
The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place from the 18th to the 23rd of August and there is one Japanese film there – courtesy of Anime Limited – and an international co-production between...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Glimpse at the Films at the Tokyo Student Film Festival 2023
The 34th Tokyo Student Film Festival runs from August 18th to August 20th in Shibuya Eurolive. 21 films will be on offer plus a guest talk by Joe Odagiri. These films are split into three programmes,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
All Summer Long, SAND LAND, The IDOLM@STER Million Live! First Act,...
Happy Weekend This is the first of a two-part trailer post so come back tomorrow for more. Well, I’m moving from playing my PS Vita to a Nintendo 3DS to finally play (a decade after purchasing them on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kimi to Mata, Takano Tofuten no Haru, Shin Chimudondon, The Stairway to the...
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post. The first part can be found here. Well, I finally posted about the Japan Film Festival+ streaming season and started watching films on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2023 (August 30th to...
The Venice International Film Festival is going to take place from August 30th to September 09th. There are films from a lot of big names, both past and present, at the fest and so there’s something of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Glimpse at the Japanese, Korean, and Other Asian Films at the Toronto...
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival® runs from September 07th to the 17th and they have announced their programme which has a great variety of works from across Asia. This post will focus...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Interview with Chihiro Ito, Director of In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) [New...
In Her Room is veteran screenwriter Chihiro Ito’s debut film. It is based on a novel she wrote and is an impressive achievement in style as it gives a refreshing cinematic spin on a familiar story of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
G-Men, Umibe no Koibito, Haru ni Chiru, Kakatte Koi Yo Sekai, Sheena &...
Happy Weekend I’m going to start publishing trailer posts on Thursdays and Fridays to catch ALL OF the films as they go on release (typically Friday and Saturday) rather than missing some out because...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crowdfunding for JUNK WORLD, the Prequel to Director Takahide Hori’s...
JUNK HEAD, the stop-motion animation dystopian sci-fi road movie that became a cult hit inside and outside of Japan, is getting a prequel movie in a proposed trilogy and it is called JUNK WORLD. On...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#Mito Yamane, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Special Edition HD Remaster, Gurren...
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post. You can find the first part here. Since I am waking up regularly at somewhere between 01:50 and 03:00, I’m watching a lot of films. Mostly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Guard From Underground” Revived by Third Window...
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s acidly satirical and blackly comic slasher movie, The Guard From Underground (1992), is going to get a Blu-Ray release courtesy of Third Window Films. The Guard From Underground is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Preview of the Kanazawa Film Festival 2023 in Kanazawa’s 21st Century...
The Kanazawa Film Festival 2023 will take place this year from September 08th to the 10th at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Theatre 21. In the Choice of Kanazawa section are a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Japanese Films at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2023...
This year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival runs from September 22nd to the 30th and they have announced their selection of films. There are many Asian and Asian-related titles that are...
View Article