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Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie, Confession, Tonoban: Musician Kazuhiko Kato...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts Come back tomorrow and the day after for more trailers I am nearing the end of my current Castlevania game and have to say that the gameplay and art...
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Who Were We?, Thank You Gateway to the World, Kitchen Kara Hanataba wo,...
Welcome to the The first part is here and the next part will be tomorrow. I’m going to have to up my Japanese language learning game so I was thinking that I’ll be dedicating more of my evenings to it...
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LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション (2023) Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro [Nippon...
LONESOME VACATION ロンサム バケーション 「Ronsamu Bake-shon」 Release Date: October 07th, 2023 Duration: 68 mins. Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro Writer: Atsuro Shimoyashiro, Futoshi Nakano (Screenplay),...
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Jakkotai, MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season5, Mujina Pass, Rei, Yume no Arika Hitobito...
Welcome to the final trailer post of the week You can find part one here and part two here This week, I began with a preview of the Japanese Film Festival+ online streaming season starting tomorrow...
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Dr. Catherine Munroe Hotes introduces short films that transcend borders at...
If you have been reading and getting involved with Japanese animation then it is likely you have heard of Dr. Catherine Munroe Hotes (website here), an academic that specialises in film who has been...
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“In a world like this, I wanted to show some hope”: Atsuro Shimoyashiro on...
About to play at Nippon Connection 2024 is Atsuro Shimoyashiro’s Lonesome Vaction (review here), a truly unique play on noir films. It is the second feature from director Atsuro Shimoyashiro...
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Bocchi the Rock the Movie, Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture, Baki Hanma vs....
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week The next bunch of posts follow tomorrow and the day after. This year’s Nippon Connection finished yesterday and Lonesome Vacation took the Nippon Visions...
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Stay Mum, A Girl Named Ann, Mi-nna Uchuujin, Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 20th:...
Welcome to the second of three trailer posts You can read part one here and part three follows tomorrow It’s back to Fire Emblem: Awakening and Japanese practice again after some metroidvania...
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Tokyo Cowboy, P DOCUMENTARY OF PLAMO IDOL, Funnys, Keep Your Left Hand Down,...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of this week You can find part one here and part two here. I started the trailer posts early to realign my viewing/writing schedule. I have two Hong Kong...
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A Preview of Japan Cuts 2024 (July 10th – July 21st)
Japan Cuts returns to cinema screens in New York from July 10th – July 21st and it follows last year’s youth/indie focussed edition by bringing in new talent as well as mainstream movies that have...
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Third Window Films Unleashes Gakuryu (Sogo) Ishii’s “The Crazy Family” on...
Third Window Films is continuing its Directors Company series of releases by lining up a Blu-ray release of a film by Gakuryu (formerly Sogo) Ishii that has been a fan favourite for a long time. That...
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Dear Family, Serpent’s Path (2024) / Le chemin du serpent, A Few Moments of...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts Come back tomorrow and the day after for more I’m feeling the need to up my Japanese language intake so I’ll be restricting any video game activity to my...
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Akarui News, Katteguchi no Shoujo, Koi wa makka ni moete, Hikari wa doko ni...
Welcome to the second of this week’s trailer posts You can find the first part here and the final part tomorrow. I’m coming to the end of the Twin Peaks saga, having watched all of the films and TV...
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Omoitatte mo kyoujitsu, Kagayake hoshikuzu, Hone o horu otoko, Boku no tsuki...
Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week. You can find the first part here and the second part here. Since the last trailer post, I published a preview of Japan Cuts 2024 (tickets now on...
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Hey Handsome. Kuchinai Sakura, Kyuu Juu-sai. Nani ga medetai, Shin Sancha no...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts this week Only 12 films this week, so come back tomorrow of the second post The Japanese Film Festival Online has finished its first phase, in which 27 films...
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Katashiro Replica, Tsuyu no atosaki, Hajimete no onna, Hitotsu no sora,...
Welcome to the second of two trailer posts. You can find the first post here. I’ve got more reviews planned to come out between now and the next set of trailer posts. Five or six. I’ve been watching...
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A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024
The New York Asian Film Festival is back and will run throughout most of July – July 12–22 at Film at Lincoln Center, and from July 22–28 at the SVA Theatre, with special weekend screenings and...
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Visitors – Complete Edition 悪魔がはらわたでいけにえで私 (2024) Director: Kenichi Ugana...
Visitors – Complete Edition 悪魔がはらわたでいけにえで私 「Akuma ga Harawata de Watashi」 Release Date: February 23rd, 2024 Duration: 61 mins. Director: Kenichi Ugana Writer: Takao Nakano (Screenplay), Starring:...
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Drawing Closer, Secret: A Hidden Score, Nagaoka dai hanabi uchiage, kaishi de...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts. Come back tomorrow and the day after for the next two. I’ve maintained my Japanese language learning and immersion with more writing during my days in work,...
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Makoto Nagahisa Shorts: Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love, And So We Put...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find the first post here and the third post follows tomorrow. The latest episode of Heroic Purgatory dropped and it covers the 1986 film Righting...
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