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Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024) Director: Sawako Fukuoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival...
Sumiko 22 スミコ22 「Sumiko 22」 Release Date: June 29th, 2024 Duration: 65 mins. Director: Sawako Fukuoka Writer: Sawako Fukuoka (Screenplay), Starring: Haruna Hori, Satsuki Hamada, Ryo Anraku, Haruhi...
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“I believe that whatever people sincerely think is precious”: Sawako Fukuoka...
The everyday interactions Sumiko Shizuoka has in the weeks before her 23rd birthday make up the content of Sumiko 22 , a slow-burn drama masked by quirky comedy. A series of quietly funny sketches take...
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Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshi Aibou (Oshiri) yo, Eiga Oshiri Tantei...
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week The next two follow tomorrow and Thursday Three anime, two of which are released on Wednesday, prompted me to hive these off on their own. What are they?...
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April Come She Will, Neko to Watashi to mo Hitori no Neko, Penalty Loop,...
Welcome to the second of three trailers posts You can find the first post here. The third post will be released tomorrow. Still ploughing through Bravely Default but also replaying My Japanese Coach....
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (4K Remaster), Yurushi, Usagi no Oyako, Hona...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post for this week. The first post is here and the second post is here. This week I have watched Puppet Master (1989), Puppet Master 2 (1990), and Dead of Night...
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Perfect Nervous (2024) Dir: Masaru Sano [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]
Perfect Nervous Duration: 27 mins. Release Date: February 09th, 2024 Director: Masaru Sano Writer: FUJINOYAMAI (Screenplay) Starring: Minori Fujidera, Akari Takaishi, “Ayaka. Do you still want to...
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“We meticulously took photographs… with the intention of making all the shots...
Masaru Sano was at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 with the short, Women at the Zoo. Although the two films share some slight similarity in themes and set-up, nothing from that work prepared me for the...
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“I hope that this film will lead to someone changing their actions”:...
In the space of two films, Ikunosuke Okazaki has emerged on the international scene with titles that show he has a flare for visuals and a canny way of drawing out the darkness of society in a...
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Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Jihen Blu-ray & DVD4-kan & 5-kan Hatsubai Kinen...
Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Jihen Blu-ray & DVD4-kan & 5-kan Hatsubai Kinen Serekushon Ibento Joei 呪術廻戦「渋谷事変」 Blu-ray＆DVD 4巻＆5巻発売記念 セレクションイベント上映 「Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Jihen Blu-ray &...
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Gekijouban Kaijuu wa Osotte Kurenai, MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS, Watashi...
Welcome to the second of two trailer posts You can find the first one here. One post this week (so far) and that’s an interview with Ikunosuke Okazaki on his film Wash Away. I have a review and...
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Sojourn to Shangri-la 是日访古 Director: Lin Yihan [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]
Sojourn to Shangri-la 是日访古 「Shi ri fang gu」 Release Date: 2024 Duration: 19 mins. Director: Lin Yihan Writer: Lin Yihan (Screenplay), Starring: Fu Yunfei, Website IMDB Lin Yihan’s short Sojourn to...
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“I wanted to evoke an experience for the audience akin to reading ancient...
Sojourn to Shangri-la tells the story of a fashion shoot on a beach that goes awry as an installation that was built as the backdrop for models disappears into the sea. A young assistant art director...
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Doku Musume, GekixCine Tengohsei, Cinema Kabuki Touken Ranbu: Tsuki no...
Welcome to the one and only trailer post for this week. This is the only post for this week, actually. I decided to stick to one post to arrange an interview and review as I draw a pretty intense...
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“Life, Living Desperately,”: Noriko Yuasa on Making Performing KAORU’s...
I was convinced of Noriko Yuasa’s talent at my first brush with it at Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) 2018 with her short Ordinary Everyday and have only become more convinced as I have travelled...
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Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 Director: Noriko Yuasa [Osaka Asian Film...
Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 「Kaoru no Soshiki」 Release Date: 2024 Duration: 100 mins. Director: Noriko Yuasa Writer: Takato Nishi, Noriko Yuasa (Screenplay), Starring: Koji Seki, Kano...
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Early Announcements for Nippon Connection 2024
Nippon Connection 2024 is just around the corner and an early selection of films has been made available. The festival takes place in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from May 28 to June 2 and for six days...
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Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, The Yangtze River,...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts this week The second one will follow later today I’m nearing the end of Bravely Default and grinding out Job Points for a couple of the last two jobs before...
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Make-Believers, Ketsudan Unmei o Kaeta 3.11 Boshi Hinan, Kouin, Koza Mama...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find the first post here. I have got back into the movie groove and found myself watching two a day. Mostly low-budget horror films from the...
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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (2022) Director: Daisuke Miyazaki
MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS Release Date: March 29th, 2024 Duration: 69 mins. Director: Daisuke Miyazaki Writer: N/A Starring: Toki Miyoshi, Husen Akimoto, Kanon Kobayashi, Misaki Yatabe, Reo,...
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“To affirm everything happening and not reject was the rule of this film”:...
Whenever I see the name Daisuke Miyazaki, I always take a look at what he is involved with. My first encounters with him were at the Osaka Asian Film Festival where his indie features have delighted...
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