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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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Apr 30, 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

Goto-san (ゴトーさん, Hiroshi Gokan, 2020)

A young man’s peaceful dropout existence is disrupted by potential romance, a deadly virus, and economic instability in Gokan’s deceptively quirky drama

Windows on Worlds

Apr 12, 2021 • Subscribe

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

“A pleasant experimental short.”

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Mar 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Cafune (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

A very strong debut by Haruki Kinemura.

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Mar 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Snowdrop (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A complex character portrait that touchingly illustrates how easy it is to misrecognize the logic of the subject-supposed-to-be-in-need.

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Mar 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Amalock (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A narrative that fluidly combines comedy and tragedy to deliver an experience of smiles and tears.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 17, 2024 • Subscribe

Suton (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

Rikako Watanabe’s narrative succeeds to echo the unvocalized ‘pandemic’ truth of many.

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Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Faraway Family (2023) review [OAFF 2024]

A very touching narrative that explores the frail position of the father and how his structural failure can cause subjective struggles and inhibitions.

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Apr 4, 2024 • Subscribe

V. Maria (2025) review [OAFF 2025]

The neatly interwoven narrative fabric, which evokes the dimension of loss in various forms, beautifully sketches out the importance for the subject to construct a narrative to support…

psycho-cinematography

5 days ago • Subscribe

Wash Away (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A pleasant narrative that offers a fresh but familiar exploration of the subject’s fundamental desire for recognition/love and the problematic yet medicative function of consumption.

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Mar 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Random Call (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Ohkanda’s narrative proves that one does not need a big budget to deliver a narrative that touches the spectator.

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Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Sumiko 22 (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A subtle but playful narrative about a subject who slowly tries to crawl out the hole of emptiness and diminished self-worth.

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Mar 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko

Blue Imagine (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A powerful reminder of the sexual transgressions that structurally plague the Japanese film industry

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Apr 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Angry Son (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An incredibly rich and deep narrative that not only delivers a satisfying coming-of-age story but also an elegantly delivered social commentary on some of the frictions marking Japanese…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“Kahori Higashi’s debut is impressive.”

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Apr 14, 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…

Heroic Purgatory

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…

Heroic Purgatory

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…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Review: Natsuko (2020) [OAFF 2022]

“A splendid debut by Shuna Iijima.”

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Mar 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Our House Party (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Kawanobe delivers a very touching and emotional story about homosexuality in Japan.

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Apr 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Side by Side (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

A peaceful dream-like visual experience that celebrates both the impact subjects have on each other as well as the manner in which the subject remains opaque to himself…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 19, 2023 • Subscribe

Performing Kaoru’s Funeral (2023) review [OAFF 2024]

Yuasa’s narrative shows that the unavoidable presence of death during a funeral can allow a subject to re-route his own trajectory.

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Apr 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Ask For The Moon (2022) review [OAFF 2024]

A satisfying narrative that illustrates how the subject’s ego is but a response to his complexes and struggles.

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Mar 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Far Away, Further Away (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A beautiful film that elegantly explores the role the imaginary plays in marital failure as well as in the beginning of a new romantic bond.”

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Apr 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Memories of this Scent (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

An endearing and fragrance rich tale of subjective change.

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Mar 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Outsourcing (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A very satisfying satirical short thta shows that, within the job-seeking process, only the image matters.”

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Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Osomatsu-San Review

A blog about reviewing anime, anime episodes, anime movies, books, manga and other things.

The Lucy Review!

Aug 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Mr. Osomatsu

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]

Genkinahito

Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

The Light Of The Spring (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An experimental ‘dramamentary’ that succeeds to charm and touch the spectator with its rich mundane and genuine interactions.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Bagmati River (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A beautiful poetic short that elegantly plays with the contrast between life and death.”

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Mar 24, 2022 • Subscribe

The Burden Of The Past (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

With his latest drama film, Funahashi’s delivers a contender for this year’s best Japanese film.

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Mar 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Sanka: Nomads of the Mountains (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A visually enticing narrative that elegantly explores the unresolvable tension between the societal Other and the subject.”

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Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Perfect・Nervous (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

An exquisitely crafted narrative that touchingly shows that a simple encounter, a simple exchange of signifiers, can turn a wish to die into a desire to life.

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Mar 26, 2024 • Subscribe

When morning comes, I feel empty (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

A slow moving narrative that accumulates in a subtle but touching shift in the subjective position of its protagonist.

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Apr 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: On a Boat (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

The exploration of the frail stability of an obsessional neurotic does not miss its impact on the spectator.

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Mar 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Melody

Anime short review: Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san

Another anime short, and what a short this time. It’s not the best one I’ve seen, not by a long shot, but it’s unique at least. Inugami-san to…

Everything is bad for you

Aug 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san

Short Movie Time: Ririka of the Star (2024) review [OAFF 2024] 

A narrative that does not merely emphasize the beauty of moving female body, but reveals that such beauty can change subjects.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 11, 2024 • Subscribe

People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

Kaneko convincingly shows that the symptomatic usage of the plushie attempts to repair the tensive bond with the Other or subdue its overbearing presence.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Anime Review

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san has had it’s many ups and downs, I am sure that is something we can all agree upon. Many people found this anime somewhat entertaining, while…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

Jun 28, 2021 • Subscribe

High School Girls Specials, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl

Teasing Master Takagi-san Review

Now that the manga is over, AstroNerdBoy reviews the junior high school romcom manga series, Teasing Master Takagi-san.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

Nov 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Teasing Master Takagi-san

Review #39 – Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

Title: Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (Sasami Won’t Try Hard)Format: BluRayRelease Date: January 2013Age Rating: 15+ (non-explicit nudity, blood, violence)Genres: drama, psychological, supernatural, c…

Tenjoubito's Blog

Feb 4, 2025 • Subscribe

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

SPECIAL TOPIC: The Golden Miracle of Shonen Jump, by editor Goto Hiroki

The 50th anniversary of the world’s most successful manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, in 2018 brought a wave of related products, from reprints of classic magazine issues, a…

Manga Musings: Obscure Manga

Mar 15, 2024 • Subscribe

To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“The effective interaction between his fluid composition, the great narrative structure, and the thematical exploration of trauma and perverse fantasies ensures that the film hits all the rig…

psycho-cinematography

Apr 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Kanro (2023) [OAFF 2023]

A simple but effective short that explores inter-subjective distance and the desire to bridge it in a surprising and satisfying way.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san — Manga Review

In every other respect though, Shinmai Fukei Kiruko-san is only okay. It has its fun moments, but struggles to keep itself engaging.

Reasons to Anime

Nov 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san | Episode 8 Review

Episode Eight Thoughts One thing I will definitely miss about this anime when it does finish is the OP. It’s so good and so catchy; I love those…

Otaku Central | Anime Review

Jun 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO, High School Girls, School Girl, High School Girls Specials

Anime short review: Plastic Nee-san

Some anime you can’t find on streaming services, and today’s subject is one of those series. Plastic Nee-san (also listed as Plastic Elder Sister, Plustic Nee-san, and +tic Nee-san/Elde…

Everything is bad for you

Aug 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Plastic Elder Sister

Kiyota-san wa Yogosaretai — Manga Review

Even so, I found Kiyota-san wa Yogosaretai an entertaining manga to read. I binged through its 20-something chapters in a single sitting.

Reasons to Anime

Feb 10, 2025 • Subscribe

Monster Musume no Oisha-san Review

A lamia, a centaur, a mermaid, a harpy, and a spider-woman. And a slime that one episode. Something about this seems familiar, but I can’t really put my…

PyraXadon's Anime Archive

Sep 27, 2020 • Subscribe

Monster, Monster Girl Doctor