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A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific...
The inaugural event for the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival will take place from November 23rd to November 29th in cinemas across Okinawa. 40 films from across the...
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(Ab)normal Desire, The Innocent Game, A Spoiling Rain, Girls Drive, TOKYO I...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week! In the decade-plus time I have been writing about film trailers, I don’t think I have witnessed a weekend as packed as this – solely speaking of Japanese...
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SPELL Dai Nishou Noroi wa, Owaranai, Stage Evangelion Beyond, Eiga no...
Welcome to the second of a four-part trailer post. You can find the first part here. The third and fourth parts will follow over the next two days. So, I got bit by the movie-writing bug again and I’ve...
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Not Born Yesterday, Dance with the Issue, Humming, Yokkakan FOUR DAYS TOKIO,...
Welcome to the third of four trailer posts. You can find the first trailer post here, the second here, and the fourth will follow tomorrow. I’m currently re-watching Masters of Horror. It features...
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Zigeunerweisen, Heat-Haze Theatre / Kagero-za, Yumeji, Do Keto Sapience Dream...
Welcome to the fourth and final trailer post of this week. You can find the first part here, second part here, and third part here. This week has seen me write a lot in quite condensed periods of time...
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Join the Typhoon Club 台風クラブ (1987), the Classic from Shinji Somai, with Third...
Ask a Japanese person who grew up with 80s films which directors are influential and many will reply with the name Shinji Somai. Underknown in the West, despite a few attempts to making him more well...
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Kitarou Tanjou Gegege no Nazo, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Special...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts for this week This is another busy week but not as busy as last week. I’m about midway through Project X Zone and looking to complete it in the first half of...
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Kessoku Bando LIVE Kousei, Shajiku, Wheels and Axle, Shiina Ringo to Aitsura...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week You can find the first trailer post here. The third and final trailer post follows tomorrow. I managed to get through the Masters of Horror series that...
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Enja, Aimaina Rakuen, A Foggy Paradise, Qualia, Cinderella Girl, Tokyo...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week. You can find the first trailer post here and the second trailer post here. This week, I wrote about the Shinji Somai film Typhoon Club being...
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – The Last Human, Kubi Intimate Space, Hokage...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week Come back tomorrow for the next one and come back on Thursday for the third and final one. No reviews or anything of the sort since I have festival work to...
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Fly Me to Saitama II, Haru no Ga SHUNGA, Shiki, JULLAY Gunjou no Ladakh...
Welcome to the second of three trailer posts this week You can find the first one here while the second one follows this one tomorrow. I’m back on my Jungle/DnB tracklist and have suggested a few...
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My Mother’s Eyes, Iruka wa Furadansu wo Odorurashii, 365DAYs＋, This Magic...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of this week. You can find the first one here and the second one here. Okay! I’m going to be taking a break for the winter period and will just be posting...
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Typhoon Club 台風クラブ (1987) Director: Shinji Somai
Typhoon Club 台風クラブ 「Taifuu Kurabu」 Release Date: August 31st, 1985 Duration: 115 mins. Director: Shinji Somai Writer: Yuji Kato (Screenplay), Starring: Yuki Kudo, Tomokazu Miura, Tomoko Ishii, Yuka...
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When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid,...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week. Two more trailer posts will follow. I’m closing in on the end of SRPG Project X Zone and will start the sequel. It has proven to be great commuting gaming...
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Migi e Itteshimatta Hito, Grief Care no Jidai ni, Adamiani Inori no Tani, Ari...
Welcome to the second of three trailer posts You can find the first part here and the third part follows tomorrow. I’ll start publishing reviews connected to the Chicago International Film Festival...
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18-Sai no Otona-tachi, Living with Others, Futari no Kizuato, Hozo wo Kamu,...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week. You can find the first trailer post here and the second trailer post here. By the time you read this, I’ll be ready for Christmas, save getting...
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Before Anyone Else (2023) Director: Tetsuya Mariko [Chicago International...
Before Anyone Else [short film] Release Date: 2023 Duration: 20 mins. Director: Tetsuya Mariko Writer: Gregory Collins, Tetsuya Mariko (Screenplay), Starring: Akiyo Komatsu (Jimmy), Chloe Skoczen...
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An Interview with Tetsuya Mariko, Director of Before Anyone Else (2023)...
Before Anyone Else is a highly atmospheric short that takes viewers to the streets of Chicago. A couple, two skateboarders who make their way in the world as small-time crooks, chance upon an abandoned...
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I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms, Ichiko,...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts The other two posts will follow over the next two days I have been doing a lot of overtime at work and festival work so I have been busy but I have been...
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Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window, My Next Life as a Villainess: All...
Welcome to the second of three trailer posts You can find the first part here and the third part will come tomorrow. Well, I completed Project X Zone a decade (or so) after buying it. Great anime...
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