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461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son (461個のおべんとう, Atsushi Kaneshige, 2020)

Father and son bond through the power of bento in Kaneshige’s heartwarming drama inspired by papaben pioneer Toshimi Watanabe’s autobiographical essay

Windows on Worlds

Sep 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Between Us (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A great narrative that celebrates the energetic art of Japanese drumming in pleasing way.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Closet (2020) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A filmic piece that will not only induce a forlorn feeling in its spectators but also invite them to deeply question their own interpersonal functioning.”

psycho-cinematography

Oct 3, 2021 • Subscribe

I Never Shot Anyone (2020) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“Sakamoto creates a nice, pleasant ride, but one that will be easily forgotten.”  

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Alivehoon (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Shimoyama hits all the common beats of the sports-genre, but succeeds in elevating his exploration of the art of drifting by framing the battling cars in an exciting…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Ripples (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

With her quirky sense of humor, she delivers one of the most illuminating explorations of the effect the gap between the imaginary equilibrium of the ego and the…

psycho-cinematography

Oct 16, 2023 • Subscribe

It’s a summer film (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A highly entertaining film that offers a nostalgic and touching dive into youthful passion and romantic feelings and lighthearted celebration of indie-filmmaking and often-forgotten beauty o…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Kirara

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Tea Friends (2023) review [Camera Japan festival]

Sotoyama investigates, in a very touching way, the radical discordance between the societal field and the elderly subject.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Riverside Mukolitta (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A highly touching narrative about re-finding social life.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Prior Convictions (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A very relevant exploration of the fact that the criminal act is, in many cases, born from an antagonistic relation between the subject and the Other.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Nagi’s Island (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

The power of Nagasawa’s narrative does not simply lie in the engaging emotional rhythm, as dictated by the musical decorations, but in the genuineness that oozes from every…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Is This Heaven? (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

An experimental narrative that gives the idea of wandering spirits a fresh and whimsical spin

psycho-cinematography

Oct 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Remain in Twilight (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“Matsui delivers another masterpiece that will long linger in the spectator’s mind.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Katayama and Uchida does not merely offer a glance at the relational drama that hides behind the neon-lit night-life and pleasure district, but also delivers a narrative that…

psycho-cinematography

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Shrieking In The Rain (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A narrative that does everything well, but lacks the emotional punch to make the experience unforgettable.”

psycho-cinematography

Jul 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Natchan’s little Secret (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival 2023]

Introduction More and more directors take the opportunity to explore the complex dimensions of sexuality within the Japanese societal field within their films. In recent years, more films…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Bastard – Father VS Son

Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…

Harshit's reviews

Aug 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A narrative that blows a refreshing wind in both the slasher and the romance genre.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Tamano Visual Poetry: Nagisa’s Bicycle (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Despite delivering three engaging and visually beautiful narratives, the short nature of overall narrative undercuts the impact the movie could have had.

psycho-cinematography

Dec 10, 2022 • Subscribe

It’s All My Fault (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival 2022]

A touching narrative that explores how difficult it is for subject to assume a place for himself, a place from where he/she can desire, without the structuring influence…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A narrative that, due to its elegant engendering of genuine emotions, offers a touching exploration of the subjective obstacles that complicate the subject’s coming-into-being and his inter-persona…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Every Father Loves His Son

Do you love your father? Does your father love you? For many of us, the answer to those questions is a given: Yes, of course. But for others,…

Beneath the Tangles

Sep 2, 2020 • Subscribe

VINLAND SAGA

Like Father and Son (拨浪鼓咚咚响, Bai Zhiqiang, 2020)

A grief-stricken truck driver and a left behind child bond in a shared sense of loneliness while forced onto an awkward roadtrip in Bai’s neorealist drama

Windows on Worlds

Jul 3, 2021 • Subscribe

The Fable: The Killer who Doesn’t Kill (2021) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A satisfying sequel that fans of Fable’s first outing should not pass this up.”   

psycho-cinematography

Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Straying (2022) review [Camera Japan 2022]

A pleasant and charming exploration of the fact that, within the game of love and romance and beyond, subjects often rely on acting-out to reveal to the other…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 14, 2022 • Subscribe

As promised, a review of ‘Promise Cinderella’

Well, you heard about this series once. One that I actually said, and I quote “as long as the energy and shenanigans from the first episode continues as…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

Sep 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Ninja Vs Shark (2023) review [Camera Japan 2023]

A pleasant B-film action experience.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Kanon

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: The Promise of Christmas in Rainbow Days

If you’re looking to anime for the “true meaning” of Christmas, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you’re looking for a story that overflows with the…

Beneath the Tangles

Dec 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Rainbow Days

Days of Anime 2020: Fire and Hemlock

One of the best books I read this year was Fire and Hemlock, a children’s fantasy written by Diana Wynne Jones. I spent some time after reading it…

Isn't It Electrifying?

Dec 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Like Son- Like Father. Edens Zero Chapter 163 BREAKDOWN

Happy Cover- Twisted Chapter……… Hey there, everyone! It’s kind of funny- I had this whole anecdote about me applying for a new job. But I honestly wouldn’t know…

Demon God Tadd

Oct 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Shiki

Father of The Milky Way Railroad (2023) review [Japan Cuts 2023]

By being able to rely on such talent, Narushima is able to deliver a narrative that gracefully moves the spectator and elegantly provokes spectator’s emotions and tears.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Promise Cinderella Review

Bees and Summosa sit down and review a shoujo-verse favorite, Promise Cinderella by Tachibana Oreco. If you haven't been reading this romance shoujo, you should fix that! This…

Into the Shoujo-Verse

Mar 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Nature Caught On Camera! A Chat w Japan Trail Cam | Japan Station 102

On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, we talk to Wombat, one of the creators of Japan Trail Cam. About Wuon-Gean Ho Wombat spends his day in…

Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com

Nov 15, 2022 • Subscribe

[Analysis] Musical Literacy Between US and Japan + [Review] Solo Leveling’s Album

Source: By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I participated in choir for close to six years, but despite that lengthy involvement, I must clarify that I lack musical…

The Anime View

12 days ago • Subscribe

Solo Leveling

My Father is a Unicorn Review

Title: My Father is a Unicorn (Unicorn Otousan)Genre: Comedy, FantasyPublisher: Frontier Works (JP), Seven Seas (US)Creator: Monaka SuzukiSerialized in: Hug PixivLocalization Staff: Nova Skipper (Translator), Jay Trust (Adaptor),…

TheOASG

Apr 10, 2020 • Subscribe

[Essay] Arcane: Deep Diving Into The Father-Daughter Relationship Between Silco and Jinx

It’s been a while since I last wrote a post like this and I feel the rust on my fingers, but I really felt like CRYING about this…

A Nerdy Fujo Cries

Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Days of Anime 2020: Witch!

I was afraid of Suspiria. Everything I heard about it made me excited: stark production design, ultra-saturated colors, prog rock, witches terrorizing a school. But while I love…

Isn't It Electrifying?

Dec 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Japan Researchers Make Breakthrough Link Between Baths and Happiness

No need to be shy about taking extra soaks in the tub. A research team in Japan says more bath time may equal increased happiness.

Unseen Japan

Feb 11, 2024 • Subscribe

Japan Researchers Make Breakthrough Link Between Baths and Happiness

No need to be shy about taking extra soaks in the tub. A research team in Japan says more bath time may equal increased happiness.

Unseen Japan

Feb 11, 2024 • Subscribe

The Japanization of Modernity: Murakami Haruki between Japan and the United States

Oh, Murakami, you sly fox, you mercurial and fluid, thread a web between East and west that we at once desperately need and can’t quite comprehend. And yet…

Niko's Floating World ニコの浮世

Feb 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2023

In Rotterdam 21st to 24th September and Amsterdam 28th September to 1st October

Windows on Worlds

Sep 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2021

Runs in Rotterdam 23rd to 26th September & in Amsterdam 30th September to 3rd October

Windows on Worlds

Sep 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Camera Japan Announces Complete Programme for 2022

In Rotterdam Sept. 22 to 25 and Amsterdam Sept. 29 to Oct. 2.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Challenging Gender Roles: Review and Discussion of Wandering Son

It was still the story of boy and a girl. But this time, we had the boy who wanted to be a girl and a girl who wanted…

Canne's anime review blog

May 9, 2015 • Subscribe

Wandering Son

Angry Son (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kashou Iizuka's drama Angry Son.

VCinema

May 24, 2022 • Subscribe

12 Days 2020, Day 12: A Year of Comebacks

In a year where I actively chose to experience the anime of yesteryear the anime industry seemed determined to meet me halfway. This year had an awful lot…

The Anime Duck Compendium

Dec 25, 2020 • Subscribe

Is the Order a Rabbit?

Case 49 – Son Of A Beach

We have returned to read some awkward matchmaking and enjoy a day at the beach in the middle of winter as we go over the Scuba Diving Case.…

One Podcast Prevails

Feb 26, 2019 • Subscribe