Domains, Watashi ga Watashi de Aru Basho, Yaji to Minshu Shugi...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of this week You can find the first part here and the second part here. As promised, I began publishing coverage of films I watched as part of the Chicago...
View ArticleRaging Grace (2023) Director: Paris Zarcilla [Chicago International Film...
Raging Grace Release Date: 2023 Duration: 99 mins. Director: Paris Zarcilla Writer: Paris Zarcilla (Screenplay), Starring: Max Eigenmann, Jaeden Paige Boadilla, Leanne Best, David Hayman Website...
View ArticleThe Imaginary, Hanshin Tiger’s THE MOVIE 2023 Eikou no ARE, Father Father,...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts this week. Only twelve new Japanese films will be released so that means two posts with six trailers per post! With the approach of Christmas, things start...
View ArticleThe Night Before, Ami wa Obake, 99% Cloudy… Always, Kokoro no Ari ka,...
Welcome to the second trailer post of this week You can find the first trailer post here So I’ve continued my coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival 2023 with a review of the horror film...
View ArticleConcrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아 (2023) Director: Um Tae-hwa [Chicago International...
Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아 「Konkeuriteu Yutopia」 Release Date: 2023 Duration: 130 mins. Director: Um Tae-hwa Writer: Um Tae-hwa, Lee Shin-ji (Screenplay), Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon,...
View ArticlePerfect Days, Eternal Love Ga Manen shita Hi, Kamen Rider The Winter Movie:...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts for this week. The second trailer post will come tomorrow! Well, I had schedules in place for playing video games over the Christmas period and it’s almost...
View ArticleHi Daruma Kaita Yo, Datsu Tokyo Geinin, Nan de ka ne- Tsurumi Gae niwa mada...
Welcome to the second trailer post of this week. The first post is here. It is almost time for Christmas and I am super happy. Food, family, films, and video games as I have a lot of time booked off...
View ArticleMonster 怪物 (2023) Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda [Chicago International Film...
Monster 怪物 「Kaibutsu」 Release Date: June 02nd, 2023 Duration: 125 mins. Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Writer: Yuji Sakamoto (Screenplay), Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto Starring: Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi,...
View ArticleMARINES DOCUMENTARY 2023 Kyou o Chansu ni Kaeru., Why Space Boku ga Uchuu e...
Welcome to the final trailer post of the year. Thanks for reading. Cinema releases are still strong but there are only two Japanese films hitting cinemas so only one post this week. We start off this...
View ArticleShe is going to be a Mayor on x month x day the Movie, Murishinai Kegashinai...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the year. This one covers indie films and documentaries while the next one will cover ANIME and an anime-related documentary that was crowdfunded. 2024 started off...
View ArticleGenkina hito’s Top Ten Films of the Year (2023)
Hello 2024 2023 was a tumultuous time with regard to medical issues but what kept me going was family, friends, and films. Having them in my life helped keep me focussed and gave me room for reflection...
View ArticleKurosaki Maon THE MOVIE “Moshi Kimi ga Anohi no Boku ni Nattemo”, Farewell to...
Welcome to the second and last trailer post of this week. Seven Japanese films have been included. There is another film, a Cinema Kabuki screening but I’m not covering that. The previous trailer post...
View ArticleThird Window Films Releases 2023 Indie Action Comedy MAD CATS on Blu-ray and...
Third Window Films will release a Blu-Ray and digital edition of MAD CATS, an action comedy on January 29th. MAD CATS Release Date: September 01st, 2023 Duration: 88 mins. Director: Reiki Tsuno...
View ArticleProject X-Zone 1 and 2 Director: Soichiro Morizumi
Project X Zone 1 & Project X Zone 2: Brave New World プロジェクト クロスゾーン / プロジェクト クロスゾーン:ブレイブニューワールド 「Purojekuto Kurosu Zo-n / Purojekuto Kurosu Zo-n 2: Bureibu Nyu- Wo-rudo」 Release Date: PXZ 1:...
View ArticleLet’s Go Karaoke!, Aru Tozasareta Yuki no Sanso de, Godzilla Minus One Minus...
Welcome to the trailer post Only one trailer post for this week since there aren’t lots of titles released. One of the films hitting cinemas is HK flick A Light Never Goes Out. This week, I posted...
View ArticleJapanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2024
The 2024 edition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival will take place from January 24th to February 05th. Scoping out the programme via its search option reveals a solid list of Japanese...
View ArticleJapan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024 – Unforgettable – Memories,...
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 02. During that time audiences in many region...
View ArticleGolden Kamuy, FUKUYAMA MASAHARU LIVE FILM Kotodama no Sakiwau Natsu @NIPPON...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts for this week. What’s happening? Well, in video game terms, I’m playing Bravely Default on the 3DS. This is like 30 to 40 minutes a day during my commute to...
View ArticleS (Esu), Omoi de o, Koete Ike 30th Documentary HAWKS, YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI LIVE...
Welcome to the second and final trailer post of this week. Two documentaries and two indie dramas. After going on hiatus at the end of 2023, it was good to restart Heroic Purgatory with a round-up of...
View ArticleSilent Love, Love You as the World Ends FINAL, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts There are a lot of Japanese films released this weekend! I haven’t had the time to write anything new that I want to publish on my blog apart from these...
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