Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of Ito [OAFF 2021] by VCinema / Anime Blog Tracker

An Interview with Satoko Yokohama, Director of “Ito” [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

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Ito (いとみち, Satoko Yokohama, 2021)

A shy young woman with a talent for Tsugaru shamisen grows in confidence after getting a job at a maid cafe in Satoko Yokohama’s warmhearted drama

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Ito いとみち Director: Satoko Yokohama (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

“Ito” is a heart-warming comedy drama rich in Aomori’s culture where a girl learning to express herself through time spent at a maid cafe and her shamisen skills.…

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Jason Maher talks to Howling director M Haris Sheikh.

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Interview with Azusa Hieda, Director of Summer Wedding [OAFF 2022]

Azusa Hieda’a short film Summer Wedding received its World Premiere at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 where it was one of the few films to directly use the Covid-19…

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Interview with Daisuke Miyazaki, Director of North Shinjuku 2055 [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Daisuke Miyazaki about his sci-fi short North Shinjuku 2055.

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Interview with Buddha Director Morishita

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The Problem With Satoko

It's finally time to address the squid in the room. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/keksiweksi TWITTER: https://twitter.com/keksiweksi thanks for watching guys this costed me a lot of money

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Yamato 2205 Writer & Director interview, Oct 2021

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An Interview with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves” [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview done with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves,” as part of the New York Asian Film Festival 2021!

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Seaside Serendipity (海辺へ行く道, Satoko Yokohama, 2025)

As we follow the road that leads down to the beach in the presence of a black cat, there’s a sign at the beginning of Satoko Yokohama’s Seaside…

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Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

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Dougram: A Short Interview with Director Takahashi Ryosuke

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An Interview with Yutaro Nakamura, Director of A NEW WIND BLOWS [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

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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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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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Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book – Interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino

Released by MOVIC in 1988 alongside the film, the Char’s Counterattack Cinema Book is a companion resource to the film, with multiple pages of color screenshots, an interview…

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Animage Magazine (12/1999) – Interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino

The new “Turn X” mecha has finally made an appearance. Now that it has moved to space, where will the story of Turn A go from here? What…

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An Interview with Tetsuki Ijichi, Director of “Laundromat on the Corner” (2020)

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An Interview with Vincent Soberano, Writer/Director of ‘Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids’

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An Interview with Alexandra Rutter Director of the Stage Adaption of The Garden of Words

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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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Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 2 (Interview with Director Tomino)

Picking up where we left off in this magazine, up next is a section titled Fly! Gundam featuring an interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino. As usual, “Q:” denotes…

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An Interview with Sae Suzuki, Director of Strangers [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

STRANGERS tackles gender discrimination and sexual harassment in a heartfelt and interesting way. Director Sae Suzuki talks about how she made it in an interview done in Japanese…

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Gotō-san (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

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

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An Interview with Yusaku Matsumoto, Director of BAGMATI RIVER [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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An Interview with Kasho Iizuka, Director of ANGRY SON [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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An Interview with Sheikh M Haris, Director of HOWLING [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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An Interview with Kahori Higashi, Director of Melting Sounds [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Age of Yamato director interviews, June 2021

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An Interview with Akinori Ikuse, Director of Out of Tokyo 202x [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

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An Interview with Chihiro Ito, Director of In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

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