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POP! (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Masashi Komura's surreal coming-of-age tale POP!

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Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Ito (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Satoko Yokohama's comedy-drama Ito.

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Apr 14, 2021 • Subscribe

JOINT (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Oudai Kojima’s debut feature JOINT.

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Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kahori Higashi's debut feature Melting Sounds.

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Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Gotō-san (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Hiroshi Gokan's capitalist critique Gotō-san.

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Apr 9, 2021 • Subscribe

yes, yes, yes (Akihiko Yano, 2021)

A family begins to fall apart under the weight of impending grief when a mother enters the final stages of a terminal illness in Yano’s intense existential drama

Windows on Worlds

Mar 31, 2021 • Subscribe

Among Four of Us (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Mayu Nakamura’s short Among Four of Us.

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Aug 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Howling (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews M Haris Sheikh's neo noir Howling.

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Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

yes, yes, yes Director: Akihiko Yano (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A powerful drama about reckoning with grief, “yes, yes, yes” is powered by raw performances from its brilliant cast. yes, yes, yes Director: Akihiko Yano (2020) [Osaka Asian…

Genkinahito

Mar 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

“Gokan expertly reveals the position of the freeter as an attempt to escape the capitalistic machinery but also as a position that most easily falls prey to the…

psycho-cinematography

Apr 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Angry Son (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kashou Iizuka's drama Angry Son.

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May 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Random Call (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Riki Ohkanda's comedy-drama Random Call.

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Apr 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Bagmati River (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Yusaku Matsumoto's short film Bagmati River.

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Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Charlotte

Summer Wedding (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Azusa Hieda’s short film Summer Wedding.

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Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Sweet Bitter Candy (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

“An amazing exploration of the clash between a sweet youthful romantic desire and the bitter urge of a wounded subject to defend his subjective wounds.”

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Apr 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Mayu Nakamura about her short film Among Four of Us.

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Aug 30, 2021 • Subscribe

An Email Interview with Akihiko Yano, Director of “yes,yes,yes” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

I wish I were better at writing about acting because every now and then I watch a film where there are astonishing performance that I am spellbound and…

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Mar 13, 2021 • Subscribe

North Shinjuku 2055 (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Daisuke Miyazaki's sci-fi short North Shinjuku 2055.

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Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

A New Wind Blows (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

A great film that shows that the madness of the male subject is often function of a woman, of a woman that unknowingly puts the by a man…

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Apr 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Boy Sprouted (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022/Short Shorts and Asian Film Festival 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Yuko Watanabe's short film Boy Sprouted.

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Apr 27, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

An Interview with Mayu Nakamura, Director of Among Four of Us [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

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Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Out of TOKYO 202x (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Akinori Ikuse's short film Out of TOKYO 202x.

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May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Three Sisters (South Korea, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Three Sisters (South Korea, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

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Mar 10, 2021 • Subscribe

The Slug (South Korea, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

The Slug (South Korea, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

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Mar 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Keep Rolling (Hong Kong, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Keep Rolling (Hong Kong, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

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Mar 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Mari and Mari (Japan, 2021) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Tatsuya Yamanishi's romantic mystery Mari and Mari.

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Sep 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with JOINT Director Oudai Kojima [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to JOINT Director Oudai Kojima.

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Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Films: Japan 2021

by Jeremy Clarke. So, Scotland Loves Anime is over (save a few stragglers at the Film House) and you’re wondering where you can see more Japanese movies. Today,…

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Oct 18, 2021 • Subscribe

The Wonder of a Summer Day (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

John Atom reviews Yuka Obayashi's drama The Wonder of a Summer Day.

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Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Masashi Komura, Director of POP! [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Masashi Komura about his surreal comedy POP!

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Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of Ito [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to Ito director Satoko Yokohama.

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Apr 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (Japan, 2021) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Arthi Vasudevan reviews Daihachi Yoshida’s workplace comedy Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction.

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Sep 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Kiba

School Radio to Major Tom (Japan, 2021) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Takuya Chisaka's short film School Radio to Major Tom.

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Aug 31, 2021 • Subscribe

Ninja Girl (Japan, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]

Rowena Santos Aquino reviews Yu Irie's subversive comedy Ninja Girl.

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Aug 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Junk Head (Japan, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]

John Atom reviews Takahide Hori's stop motion animation Junk Head.

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Aug 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Episode 6: Yes

A hard disk wiped, but this is the wrong episode for computer crises! Come back next time and maybe there will even be fanservice!

Boku No Stop!

Dec 9, 2018 • Subscribe

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Japan Diary: November 2021

Usually, my November diary would start off with anniversary celebrations marking the day I moved to Japan for the first time, but things didn’t really play out like…

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Dec 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: January 2021

Okay, so technically I’m starting this diary in December 2020, but considering that New Year’s celebrations usually span across two days, I think you can let me off.…

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Feb 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: August 2021

After a few days in Shizuoka Prefecture, I returned to Kanagawa with a vast stretch of summer holiday ahead of me.

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Sep 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Summer in Japan 2021

Last year in the summer I went on a good road trip with a few friends through Nagano Prefecture. This year, I didn’t get up to as much,…

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Sep 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: May 2021

May, as per usual, started with Golden Week. This would be my fourth, but like last year, I was pretty much stuck where I was. With State of…

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Jun 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: June 2021

After a pretty uneventful May, I was determined to make June busier, even if just a little.

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Jul 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: October 2021

In my last diary post, I predicted that October was going to be busier and I was certainly right. However, a lot of that ‘busy-ness’ was behind the…

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Nov 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: February 2021

When I said I didn’t see much changing this month, I was swiftly proven right with an extension to the State of Emergency. After already spending a month…

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Feb 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: April 2021

The start of April saw me back on the road again, taking the opportunity to have a spontaneous, yet cautious trip further south.

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May 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Swallow (Taiwan/Japan, 2021)

Jason Maher reviews Mai Nakanishi's short film Swallow.

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Jul 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: March 2021

Well, another month has passed of mainly staying at home, going to work and restarting the same cycle the next morning. I can’t pretend that I haven’t been…

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Apr 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: December 2021

In the start of December, it was time for me to get organised. Yes, I’d barely slowed down since October, but I still had one last push before…

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Jan 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: July 2021

I started this month with the mindset that I would treat myself more.

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Aug 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: September 2021

While the first of September saw the kids go back to school, it wasn’t exactly the return we’d imagined.

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Oct 3, 2021 • Subscribe