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Ushiku 牛久 Dir: Ian Thomas Ash (2021) [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Ushiku 牛久 Dir: Ian Thomas Ash is an expose of the harsh restrictions of the Japanese refugee system.

Genkinahito

Oct 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Whiplash of the Dead きみが死んだあとで Dir: Haruhiko Daishima [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Whiplash of the Dead きみが死んだあとで adroitly provides an overview of the student protests in Japan in the 60s and 70s through a personal story. Dir: Haruhiko Daishima [Yamagata…

Genkinahito

Nov 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021 (October 07 – 14)

A Preview of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Running from October 07 – 14)

Genkinahito

Oct 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Among Four of Us 4人のあいだで Dir: Mayu Nakamura (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Among Four of Us 4人のあいだで Dir: Mayu Nakamura (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

May 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Afternoon Landscape Dir: Sohn Koo-yong (2020) South Korea [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Afternoon Landscape is an absorbing exploration of the quiet areas of Seoul that evoked memories of my own. It plays as part of the Yamagata International Documentary Film…

Genkinahito

Oct 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Transform!    へんしんっ！ Director: Tomoya Ishida [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Transform!    へんしんっ！ Director: Tomoya Ishida [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Oct 13, 2021 • Subscribe

Ora, Ora Be Goin’ Alone (おらおらでひとりいぐも, Shuichi Okita, 2020)

An older woman living alone is plagued by three strange sprites forcing her to confront the reality of her life in Shuichi Okita’s surreal meditation on loneliness and…

Windows on Worlds

Dec 4, 2021 • Subscribe

In Her Room (ひとりぼっちじゃない, Chihiro Ito, 2022)

A shy dentist’s sense of reality is undermined by his relationship with a mysterious woman living in an indoor forest in Chihiro Ito’s ethereal drama.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 27, 2023 • Subscribe

In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) Director: Chihiro Ito [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022), by director Chihiro Ito, is an offbeat and erotic tale of jealousy that is told in a visually dazzling way with a slow pace…

Genkinahito

Jul 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021: Online from October 7–14

The 2021 edition of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival kicks off in an hour’s time and it is online. You can watch the opening ceremony wherever you…

Genkinahito

Oct 7, 2021 • Subscribe

A New Wind Blows 新しい風 Dir: Yutaro Nakamura (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Fantasy and reality collide in the youth movie A New Wind Blows 新しい風 Dir: Yutaro Nakamura (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

May 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Made in Japan, Yamagata 1989 – 2021 – 10 Films from the History of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

Starting on today, 10 films from Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival will be available to stream for 3 weeks from January 17 to February 06, 2022 and THE…

Genkinahito

Jan 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Dir: Mayu Nakamura [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Dir: Mayu Nakamura [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Jul 19, 2022 • Subscribe

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]

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

Genkinahito

Aug 23, 2023 • Subscribe

Will I Be Single Forever? (ずっと独身でいるつもり？, Momoko Fukuda, 2021)

A series of young women find themselves contemplating the meaning of a modern marriage in Momoko Fukuda’s empathetic social drama

Windows on Worlds

Mar 26, 2022 • Subscribe

A Movie Capital 映画の都 Dir: Toshio Iizuka (1991) [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival]

Get a glimpse of the inaugural Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and learn why this festival space became the leading place for discussion amongst people. A Movie Capital…

Genkinahito

Jan 18, 2022 • Subscribe

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.…

Genkinahito

Mar 17, 2021 • Subscribe

You’re Not Normal, Either! (まともじゃないのは君も一緒, Koji Maeda, 2021)

A nerdy maths teacher turns to his student for advice on how to seem more “normal” little knowing she has an ulterior motive in Maeda’s charming rom-com

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Oct 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Amalock (あまろっく, Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2024)

A resentful middle-aged woman’s perspective begins to change when her father suddenly marries a much younger woman in Kazuhiro Nakamura’s lighthearted dramedy.

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Mar 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Struggling Man (私はいったい、何と闘っているのか, Toshio Lee, 2021)

A dejected middle-aged man experiences a crisis of masculinity when his home and work lives come under threat in Toshio Lee’s warmhearted comedy.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

Windows on Worlds

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 5 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

As a reviewer, I understand that spoilers are sometimes unavoidable in order to make a review make sense. As a reader, I don’t particularly mind spoilers…until I do.…

Okazu

Jan 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 12 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

Yesterday I said that I was reviewing two series this week that focused on complicated relationships. The first was Volume 9 of  Otona ni Nattemo, by Shimura Takako…

Okazu

Jun 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 8 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

“The characters and the art have grown, Tamifull’s narrative skills are excellent here. We’ve been with them through a lot…and we’re still here as they enter the next…

Okazu

Oct 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 9 ( 付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

When we first met Miwa, she was unsure of herself. And when we met Saeko she seemed very confident. As we’ve got to know them, we’ve come to…

Okazu

Dec 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 7 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

When I reviewed Volume 6 I said of that volume that it was like a fever finally breaking. “You don’t feel “good,” per se, but you feel better,…

Okazu

Dec 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 4 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

In Tamifull’s Yuri drama Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 4 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな), we are confronted with something we don’t see very often at all in Yuri…two people who may just…

Okazu

Jul 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 10 ( 付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

Life is complex – humans are complex systems and relationships are complex systems made up of other complex systems interacting. Things are always complicated in Tamifull’s Tsukiatte Ag…

Okazu

Sep 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 6 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

You know how you feel after you’ve had a fever, when the fever breaks and you’re soaked in sweat? You don’t feel “good,” per se, but you feel…

Okazu

May 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 11 ( 付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

In my review of Volume 10, I said, “I’m ready for something to lighten up.” Welp, Volume 11 of Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana ( 付き合ってあげてもいいかな) by Tamifull is not…

Okazu

Feb 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Chicago International Film Festival – Cloud

When I was getting in line for this film, I was genuinely surprised at how long the line was. This particular film probably had the biggest turn out…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

16 days ago • Subscribe

Tokyo International Film Festival 2022

Anna Yamada in The Mountain Woman. Scheduling conflicts and sold-out screenings meant that I was only able to see three films at TIFF this year, but it was…

eiga files

Nov 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2021

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2020

Genkinahito

Sep 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Special A

Japanese Films at the Glasgow International Film Festival 2021

A Preview of the One Japanese Film at the Glasgow International Film Festival 2021

Genkinahito

Feb 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2021

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2020

Genkinahito

Feb 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019

Genkinahito

Aug 20, 2021 • Subscribe

The Deer King

A Rainbow-colored Trip にじいろトリップ Dir: Shinji Imaoka (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A Rainbow-colored Trip にじいろトリップ Dir: Shinji Imaoka (2021) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Yuri Manga: Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana, Volume 3 (付き合ってあげてもいいかな)

2020 marks an interesting new phase for me in regards to Yuri manga. Because there are so many more comics about adult women, written for adults, my specific…

Okazu

Mar 2, 2020 • Subscribe

Suzume (73rd Berlinale International Film Festival)

Or: The Indie director who found out that his niche was the mainstream.

The Taishō Café

Feb 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Suzume

Chicago International Film Festival – My Sunshine

Another beautiful day in Chicago, and it was another film in theaters due to the Chicago International Film Festival. I was really lucky that I snagged a ticket,…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

18 days ago • Subscribe

「全部磯チルドレンでいいんじゃないかと思っています」- 沓名健一インタビュー

The post 「全部磯チルドレンでいいんじゃないかと思っています」- 沓名健一インタビュー appeared first on Full Frontal.

Full Frontal

Jul 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Far Away, Further Away 遠くへ,もっと遠くへ Director: Shinji Imaoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Far Away, Further Away is a road movie with a quirky and loving and independent lead character taking us from Tokyo to Sapporo as she aids a man…

Genkinahito

Mar 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Belonging (とりつくしま, Kahori Higashi, 2024)

The recently deceased watch over their loved ones from the vantage point of a familiar object in Kahori Higashi’s wistful drama.

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Jun 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Fire Festival (火まつり, Mitsuo Yanagimachi, 1985)

A proud mountain man goes to great lengths to hold back the tides of modernity in Mitsuo Yanagimachi’s poetic fable

Windows on Worlds

Dec 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Hawaii International Film Festival 2021’s J-Fest Film Program (May 13 -23)

Hawaii International Film Festival 2021’s J-Fest Film Program (May 13 -23)

Genkinahito

May 10, 2021 • Subscribe

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Inside the Red Brick Wall 理大圍城 Dirs: Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers (2020) [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

An important documentary, Inside the Red Brick Wall takes us into the heart of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. It plays at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021.…

Genkinahito

Oct 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Chicago International Film Festival – Super Happy Forever

I headed out once again to Chicago, for the Chicago International Film Festival. With the Kore-eda retrospective finished, there were still three other Japanese films in the lineup…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

22 days ago • Subscribe