I got home three minutes after The Last Dance started, so I will instead edit this podcast with fury to…watch those episodes tomorrow after work. Here’s two podcasts in a row for everyone! Chris (@gokuffy), Chris (@antoniuspius) and I talk about Kurosawa’s first color movie, Dodeska’den! Then Ink (@AnimatedInk) and I talk about Hinomaru Sumo! […]
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