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Tea Friends (2023) review [Camera Japan festival]

Sotoyama investigates, in a very touching way, the radical discordance between the societal field and the elderly subject.

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Is This Heaven? (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

An experimental narrative that gives the idea of wandering spirits a fresh and whimsical spin

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4 days ago • Subscribe

Ninja Vs Shark (2023) review [Camera Japan 2023]

A pleasant B-film action experience.

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7 days ago • Subscribe

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Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A narrative that blows a refreshing wind in both the slasher and the romance genre.

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10 days ago • Subscribe

Natchan’s little Secret (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival 2023]

Introduction More and more directors take the opportunity to explore the complex dimensions of sexuality within the Japanese societal field within their films. In recent years, more films…

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13 days ago • Subscribe

Tsuyukusa (2022) review

A narrative of subtle affection carried by the layered performances of the cast.

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16 days ago • Subscribe

Golgo 13 (1973) review

A pleasant action-narrative that is all about celebrating the character Golgo 13

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19 days ago • Subscribe

Golgo 13: The Professional, Golgo 13

Revenge (1964) review

A classic – a jidai-geki that every cinephile should see.

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The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974) review

Toei delivered a cheap imitation of a western espionage-narrative with a severe lack of martial arts.

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You’re Not Normal, Either! (2021) review

“A pleasant film, but nothing more than that.”

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Father of The Milky Way Railroad (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

By being able to rely on such talent, Narushima is able to deliver a narrative that gracefully moves the spectator and elegantly provokes spectator’s emotions and tears.

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Sep 3, 2023 • Subscribe

The Legend and The Butterfly (2023) [Japan Cuts 2023]

The combination of historical anchor points, a phantasmatic romance to link those points together, and satisfying burst of action will surely be able to satisfy those who thirst…

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Aug 31, 2023 • Subscribe

Son Of Godzilla (1967) review [The Godzilla Project]

Fukuda’s second narrative nevertheless constitutes an infantilisation of the evocative and metaphorical dimension of Godzilla.

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Aug 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Usogui (2022) review

‘Usogui’ got 99 problems, but the manga-like appearances of the characters ain’t one.

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Aug 25, 2023 • Subscribe

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Hand (2022) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

Matsui avoids delivering an exploitative erotic piece merely to be enjoyed by male audiences.

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Aug 22, 2023 • Subscribe

Plastic (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2023]                

Miyazaki creates a moody narrative that highlights the equivocal functionality of music for the subject as well as the destructive impact of not being able to create an…

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Aug 19, 2023 • Subscribe

Single8 (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

Konaka offers the spectator a heartwarming invitation to re-find, within oneself, one’s (nearly extinguished) passion for creation.

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Aug 16, 2023 • Subscribe

The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn (2022) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

Those spectators that love to release their stress by releasing tears will be very satisfied by Kitamura’s narrative.

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Aug 13, 2023 • Subscribe

As Long As We Both Shall Live (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

An over-the-top and highly powerful romance narrative.

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Aug 10, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Most Dangerous Game (1978)

A stylish noirish experience that offers many satisfying action moments and a chance for the male spectator to fleetingly savour an impossible fantasy of male desirability.

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Aug 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Winny (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

Matsumoto offers a serene insight in how the Other of the law curtails a subject and, indirectly, sabotages the prospects of a new industry.

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Aug 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Short-movie Time: 3 Intestine Road, Fish Island (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A splendid animation short about the importance of accepting some of the other’s Otherness.

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Aug 3, 2023 • Subscribe

River (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

If you like low-key humour and some time-twisting fun, you should not miss Yamaguchi’s latest.    

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Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

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Insomniacs After School (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

Ikeda’s narrative contains all the right ingredients, but the final mixture is not able to give the narrative the emotional impact it looks for.

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Jul 29, 2023 • Subscribe

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Shin Kamer Rider (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

Anno delivers an action-hero experience that is both incredibly fun and emotionally touching.

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Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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Tsuburo no Gara (2004) review

“A very atmospheric film that keep the spectator’s interest while making him feel ill-at-ease.”

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Jul 23, 2023 • Subscribe

Shrieking In The Rain (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A narrative that does everything well, but lacks the emotional punch to make the experience unforgettable.”

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Jul 20, 2023 • Subscribe

The Waxing and Waning of Life (2022) [SKIP-CITY International D-Cinema Festival 2022]

A powerful emotional experience that shows that only a social bond where there is place for subjective speech can help the formerly addicted subject to avoid getting caught…

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Jul 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Kaiju Girl (2022) review

A pleasant short about the need to find a desire to be able to give direction to one’s subject.

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Jul 16, 2023 • Subscribe

The Fearless Avenger (1972) review

A satisfying sequel to `Trail Of Blood` that delivers everything a fan of the genre desires – blood, betrayals and lots of sword-fighting.

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Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

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Re/Member (2022) review

A pleasant experience that succeeds in offering both the thrills of a horror-slasher as well as a touching exploration of romantic and amical feelings.

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Jul 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Our recommendations: Fantasia 2023

Any cinephile should watch these 5 Japanese movies at the Fantasia Film Festival.

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Short Movie Time: Sad Girl (2021) [JFFH 2023]

A pleasant comical romance narrative.

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Jul 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Conflagration (1958) review

A narrative that serenely depicts the possible outcome of a subject’s failure to find, in a post-war landscape, someone to carry the Name-Of-The-Father.

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Jul 8, 2023 • Subscribe

The Bullet Train (1975) review

A highly engaging and satisfying thriller classic.

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Short Movie Time: My Wings Became My Legs (2022) review [JFHH 2023]

A pleasant comical short that highlights that the idea of adulthood is a suffocating but unattainable ideal.

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Jul 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Cyclops (2018) review

Oba combines a composition that emphasizes the troubled subjectivity of the main character with a narrative that highlights the rot within the Other of the law

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Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep (1966) review [The Godzilla Project]

A pleasant Kaiju film that continues to emphasize the imaginary dynamic of us (i.e. societal harmony) against them (i.e. the Otherness that threatens it)

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Jun 30, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Necessary & unnecessary (2022) review [JFFH 2023]

A quirky little narrative that explores the necessity of forming inter-subjective social bonds.

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Jun 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Glitch (2022) [JFFH 2023]

A pleasant horror-action that beautifully shows that what can poison the subject is the Other he is subjected to.

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Jun 26, 2023 • Subscribe

December (2023) review [Nippon Connection]

A highly moving and emotionally powerful narrative that explores the struggle of a subject to shake of the winter of his subjectivity.

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Jun 24, 2023 • Subscribe

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Short Movie Review: Faaawww!!! (2022) [JFFH 2023]

Oniki’s twisted finale does not only visually impress but also underlines that the hunger of the Uber-Ich is never stilled.

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Jun 22, 2023 • Subscribe

I Am What I Am (2022) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Toko Miura, with her layered performance, gives the emotional struggle of her character its genuine flavour.   

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Jun 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Mondays: See You This Weekend! (2022) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Introduction One successful screening at a reputable film festival has the ability to launch the career of young directors. This year, it might very well be the turn…

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Jun 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Egoist (2022) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Matsunaga’s heartfelt and heart-breaking narrative goes beyond the gay-dynamic to show that the lack that injures the subject complicates and radically determines the way he approaches the object…

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Thorns of Beauty (2023) [Nippon Connection 2023]

Hideo’s latest uncovers the deep marks that the thorns of phallic beauty have left on contemporary society.

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Jun 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Baby Assassins: 2 babies (2023) review [Nippon Connection 2023]

Sakamoto’s latest film has such a irresistible charm that even those who normally shy away of action or comedy narratives will leave satisfied.  

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Jun 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Ox-Head Village (2022) review

A solid horror-movie that pleasantly utilizes a sense mystery to engage the spectator and fluidly integrated unsettling imagery to put the spectator ill at ease and even scare…

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Jun 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998) review

A blast from start to finish (…) one of the best idiosyncratic romance narratives from the late nineties.

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Jun 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Trail Of Blood (1972) review

Ikehiro stylishly celebrates the Matatabi film of the past and offers the chanbara-enthusiast enough sword-fighting action to satisfy him/her.

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May 30, 2023 • Subscribe