POP! (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021] by VCinema / Anime Blog Tracker

JOINT (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Oudai Kojima’s debut feature JOINT.

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Apr 5, 2021 • 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

Melting Sounds (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

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

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Jul 7, 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

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

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

Howling (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

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

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Apr 18, 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

Summer Wedding (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

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

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Jun 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

POP! (Masashi Komura, 2021)

A lovelorn young woman suffers an existential crisis after falling for a mad bomber while working as TV mascot character in Masashi Komura’s absurdist drama

Windows on Worlds

Apr 5, 2021 • 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…

psycho-cinematography

Apr 20, 2021 • Subscribe

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

Genkinahito

Sep 23, 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

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

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

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Mar 7, 2021 • Subscribe

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

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Mar 6, 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

Interview with JOINT Director Oudai Kojima [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher talks to JOINT Director Oudai Kojima.

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Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Asian Pop-Up Cinema Japan Showcase Report

Featured Image is from Asian Pop-Up Cinema’s Official Instagram Account. Specifically this post. Asian Pop-Up Cinema was something I had only discovered early into 2018, in it’s 6th…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Oct 24, 2023 • 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

POP! Director: Masashi Komura (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

POP! provides a slightly surreal, slightly sweet existential crisis. POP! Director: Masashi Komura (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Mar 24, 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,…

All the Anime

Oct 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Short movie time: North Shinjuku 2055 (2021) review [OAFF 2022]

“A pleasant experimental short.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 30, 2022 • Subscribe

The Girl on a Bulldozer (South Korea, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

John Atom reviews Park Ri-Woong's social drama The Girl on a Bulldozer.

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Mar 31, 2022 • Subscribe

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

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

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

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Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

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Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

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Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: July 2021

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

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Aug 8, 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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

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: 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: 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

March 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

Winter Animes are ending, but we have many wonderful collaboration events to remember the new and old animes and games. 1. Piofiore -Episodio 1926- x Namjatown Collaboration Event…

Anime Tokoyo

Mar 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Bleach, JUJUTSU KAISEN, World Trigger

May 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

1. Tokyo Revengers x Animate Cafe Event Period: May 19 – June 21 (The event has been postponed for the time being)Website: Tokyo Revengers has become a pretty…

Anime Tokoyo

May 23, 2021 • Subscribe

My Hero Academia, Shaman King, Tokyo Revengers, AMNESIA, Cardcaptor Sakura

October 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

1. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War x Amnibus Event Period: October 16 – October 31Website: Kaguya-sama: Love is War is having a collaboration with Animate stores for this spooky…

Anime Tokoyo

Nov 4, 2021 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers, Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

June 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

– Anime Collaborations – Chinese Anime/Donghua Collaborations – Otome Game Collaborations Anime Collaborations 1. Jujutsu Kaisen x UNIQLO Event Period: Starting June 3 Website: Ha…

Anime Tokoyo

Jun 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Yona of the Dawn, Cardcaptor Sakura, Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (2010), Megumi, Moriarty the Patriot

April 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

So many tempting anime and otome game collaborations this month! I listed some that caught my eye below. 1. Jujutsu Kaisen x Raku Spa Event Period: April 23…

Anime Tokoyo

Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Bungo Stray Dogs, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Moriarty the Patriot, Shaman King, World Trigger

February 2021 Anime Collaborations and Pop-up Store Events

There are so many interesting anime collaborations every month, and we are here to bring to you our monthly collaboration post! Even if you can’t visit these places,…

Anime Tokoyo

Mar 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Horimiya, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, SK8 the Infinity, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

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