The Seppuku Pistols 切腹ピストルズ (2022) Dir: Yo Umezaki by Genkinahito / Anime Blog Tracker

“The sound of the taiko drums transcends nationality”: Yo Umezaki on his music documentary, The Seppuku Pistols 切腹ピストルズ (2022)

Director Yo Umezaki talks about his documentary The Seppuku Pistols 切腹ピストルズ (2022) and how he wanted it to be a calling card for the unique Edo era-inspired punk…

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Otogirisou 弟切草 (2004) Dir: Ten Shimoyama

Otogirisou 弟切草, by Ten Shimoyama, is a solid horror film adaptation of a same-name visual novel. Don’t expect anything frightening, just something mildly entertaining. Otogirisou 弟切草 (2004) D…

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Victory?! #01 — Ancient Egyptian Pistols

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Double Life (ダブル・ライフ, Enen Yo, 2022)

A former dancer seeks escape from a dissatisfying existence while engaging in advanced role play with a hired spouse in Enen Yo’s sensitive drama.

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The Bad Guys (2022 – Dir: Pierre Perifel): A Cartoon Review

A very cool and confident cartoon worth watching, but not one that I love. [CONTAINS SPOILERS]

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The Sound of Light (2013) Dir: Junichiro Yamasaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

The Sound of Light (2013) Dir: Junichiro Yamasaki is part of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Online Theater

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Howling 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Seppuku Pistols Visit London and Bristol, August 2024

Seppuku Pistols will visit the UK in August 2024 and will play at these venues – LONDON: Fri 02nd, 19:30: cafe OTO, Sat 03rd, at night: Brixton’s Baddest,…

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Pierce (刺心切骨, Nelicia Low, 2023)

A young man finds himself conflicted when his older brother is released from prison in Nelicia Low’s intense fraternal drama.

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The Dir en Grey Manga – Deadly Claris

The longer 2020 goes on, the rosier every year I’ve been consciously alive seems to have been. This is not limited to 2016, or even 2009 when I…

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Critic’s Report: Amaenaide yo!

This anime is awarded: Amaenaideyo is your run of the mill harem anime, with one catch… The harem consists of nuns/monks and one very perverted guy. Don’t go…

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Meet Director UMEZAKI Yo

Umezaki joined TV Tokyo in 1989. After working as a news and sports reporter, directed a number of nature documentaries on such places as the Himalayas and a…

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Nami yo Kiitekure – 01

"Episode 1" You know you're on a downward spiral when you mistake Ghost for Ghost Ship.

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Egoist エゴイスト (2022) Dir: Daishi Matsunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

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Random Call ランダム・コール Dir: Riki Ohkanda [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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North Shinjuku 2055 北新宿2055 (2022) Dir: Daisuke Miyazaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Tune of the Week(ish): Two Hit Mom’s Iya yo Iya yo Mosuki no Uchi

Do you love your Mom and her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks was an anime that was a strange thing. It had some ecchi momentts, but it’s tender and thoughtful…

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean - Episode 19 - Jolyne Kicks Yo Yo Ma

Jolyne does not trust Yo-Yo Ma, and she gives him the boot to warn him. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean - Episode 19

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Bagmati River バグマティリバー Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Bagmati River バグマティリバー「Bagumati Riba-」 Release Date: 2022 Duration: 29 mins. Director: Yusaku Matsumoto Writer: Yusaku Matsumoto, Kentaro Kishi (Screenplay), Starring: Junko Abe, Kenji Kohas…

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Watching “I Am A Comedian” (Dir. Fumiari Hyuga, 2022) in a U.S. Classroom

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Atasha Kawajiri Kodama Da Yo

Life is so unfair! Well, don’t worry if life is being a dick and making things hard! (Pun not intended). Because there are ways to lifehack stuffs to…

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Manga Pulse 383: Yo Neverland

Another trip to the bookstore? Yes, we made it out one more time. Just in case anyone didn’t believe we take advice from out listeners. Not the parts…

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The Promised Neverland

Yo! I’m back. Life Update

First of all, I want to apologize for disappearing all of a sudden. I not only not update my blogs (both my old and this current one), I'm…

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 08

That was the Koda Minare's life of anime episodes. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 11

It's a real shame this flawed but fascinating singularity of a series is ending when it obviously has so much more to say. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 05

Maybe the one characteristic that really stands out about Minare is intensity. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 09

This is a big moment for Minare. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 04

Most of this cast are clearly harboring secrets. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 06

Damn, this is good writing - and the adaptation really does it justice this week. Read more

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 07

Koda Minare is a very lucky woman, even if she doesn't see it that way. Read more

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Yo no Naka no Kemono

A protective father still reeling from the loss of his wife just wants to be a hero in tonight’s show and tell, but is threatened to be upstaged-…

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 03

What really strikes me about Nami yo Kiite Kure is the sense that there's more to everything and everyone we see. Read more The post Nami yo Kiite…

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – 10

It's a truism of fiction that people whose lives are screwed-up are much more interesting subjects than those that are happy and well-adjusted. Read more

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Howling 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) V Cinema Show Review [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Howling is a bleak comedy of the absurd and cruel kind with good acting and direction to sell the story. 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film…

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The Burden of the Past 過去負う者 (2022) Dir: Atsushi Funahashi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

The Burden of the Past by director Atsushi Funahashi is a fierce film about the failure of Japanese society to provide rehabilitation for former criminals. The Burden of the…

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Nami yo Kiite Kure – Video Killed the Radio Star

「あなたに届けたい」 (Anata ni todoketai) "I Want to Deliver it to You" It was pretty much a given that Nami yo Kiite Kure was going to end without ending.

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Visual Kei&Anime – DIR EN GREY

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Noise ノイズ (2017) Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto

This is my V-Cinema review of Yusaku Matsumoto’s film “Noise” from back in 2017.

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First Impressions – Nami yo Kiite Kure

We're gonna need a bigger bubble. Read more The post First Impressions – Nami yo Kiite Kure appeared first on Lost in Anime.

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Shin Agatte Nanbo!! Taichi yo Nakuna

Joining the ranks of pro golfers, some of them even real athletes, young Taichi undergoes harsh training from a variety of mentors to ultimately compete in the US…

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[Information] Shoujo yo, Taishi wo Idake!

Shoujo yo, Taishi wo Idake! was the second Image Song Single featuring the three Magic Knights.

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Second Impressions – Nami yo Kiite Kure

Nami yo Kiite Kure really is a series about grown-ups written by a grown-up, with a world-weary cynicism (and protagonist) that feels authentic. Read more The post Second…

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Bagmati River バグマティリバー Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022] vcinema review

My rewrite of my review for Bagmati River バグマティリバー Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Jojune: Golden Wind: Episodes 7 & 8-Sex Pistols Appears Parts 1 & 2

The plot thickens as the hunt for Polpo’s treasure continues in these next two episodes. We also get a proper introduction to another one of Team Bucciarati’s members…

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Offbeat Cops 異動辞令は音楽隊！ (2022) Dir: Eiji Uchida [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Offbeat Cops is a fun, family-friendly film about learning to harmonise with others. Offbeat Cops 異動辞令は音楽隊！ (2022) Dir: Eiji Uchida [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

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