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A Movie Capital (映画の都, Toshio Iizuka, 1991)

As the opening of Toshio Iizuka’s A Movie Capital (映画の都, Tokyo no Miyako) makes plain, 1989 was a year of turbulence all over the world but also perhaps…

Windows on Worlds

Jan 16, 2022 • 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

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

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

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

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021 Goes Virtual From October 7–14

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021 Goes Virtual From October 7–14.

VCinema

Oct 3, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Alone Again in Fukushima  ナオト、いまもひとりっきり Dir: Mayu Nakamura (2021) [Yamagata International Film Festival 2021]

Alone Again in Fukushima sees director Mayu Nakamura visit an interesting samaritan who remained behind to look after abandoned animals. Alone Again in Fukushima    ナオト、いまもひとりっきり Dir: Mayu Nakamura…

Genkinahito

Oct 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Over the Town 街の上で Dir: Rikiya Imaizumi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A charming cringe comedy that takes place in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa. Over the Town 街の上で Dir: Rikiya Imaizumi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Green Jail 緑の牢獄 Dir: Huang Yin-yu [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Green Jail 緑の牢獄 Dir: Huang Yin-yu [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

Windows on Worlds

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

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

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Angry Son 世界は僕らに気づかない Dir: Kashou Iizuka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

A long and undisciplined review of the very worthwhile topical film Angry Son! 世界は僕らに気づかない Dir: Kashou Iizuka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Mar 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Hawai’i International Film Festival 2023

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Hawai’i International Film Festival 2023, which runs from October 12-22

Genkinahito

Sep 27, 2023 • Subscribe

The Boy and the Heron

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

Japanese Films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022

A preview of the Japanese Films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022

Genkinahito

Jan 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the Japanese Films Programmed for the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024

Genkinahito

Jan 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2023

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022 (February 16-26)

Genkinahito

Feb 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Suzume

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022

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

Genkinahito

Feb 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Bubble

Japanese Films at the Rotterdam International Film Festival 2023

A preview of the Japanese Films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023

Genkinahito

Jan 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Japan Sinks: 2020, Kick-Heart, Lu Over the Wall, Mind Game, Ride Your Wave

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 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 Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023: THE FIRST SLAM DUNK and TOKYO POP are on the programme.

Genkinahito

Aug 16, 2023 • Subscribe

THE FIRST SLAM DUNK

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2024 (February 15-25)

Genkinahito

Feb 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2023

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022 – September 28th to October 08th – will screen MONSTER, EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, UNDERCURRENT, THE…

Genkinahito

Sep 7, 2023 • Subscribe

The Boy and the Heron

Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

Sep 21, 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

Interview with Shin’ichirô Watanabe [Niigata International Animation Film Festival 2023]

An interview with Cowboy Bebop director Shin'ichirô Watanabe conducted at the Niigata International Film Festival in March 2023.

fullfrontal.moe

Oct 30, 2023 • Subscribe

Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – In Cinemas, Online, and International

Details on Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – It Plays In Cinemas and Online and the online part with be available to International Viewers!

Genkinahito

Jan 31, 2022 • 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

Mouse

Perfect Nervous (2024) Dir: Masaru Sano [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Perfect Nervous (Dir: Masaru Sano, 2024) is a gorgeous short film with fantastical elements as it tells a life-affirming story wherein two young women with incurable body-altering diseases…

Genkinahito

23 days ago • Subscribe

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

An interview with Kasho Iizuka about the making of his film ANGRY SON, shown as part of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022.

Genkinahito

Jan 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Along the Sea 海辺の彼女たち Dir: Akio Fujimoto (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

A riveting look at the migrant experience through the travails of three Vietnamese women in Japan who travel along the sea to where they hope will be a…

Genkinahito

Apr 30, 2021 • Subscribe

A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) [Film Review]

A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991); or, Heavenly Dilemma      Why are you telling me your name? I won't be visiting you, and you won't be …

Watching Asia Film Reviews

Aug 28, 2021 • Subscribe

A first look at Ghost Cat Anzu [WIP – Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023]

A report on the Ghost Cat Anzu movie's Work in Progress at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival

Full Frontal

Jul 23, 2023 • Subscribe

Falling Into Place Director: Aylin Tezel [Glasgow International Film Festival 2024]

Falling Into Place, by director: Aylin Tezel, is a beautifully shot story of a couple struggling through personal problems to realise their romance that is told in an…

Genkinahito

Mar 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Goodbye, DonGlees! UK Premiere at the 75th Edinburgh International Film Festival

The good folks from Anime Limited have sent us details about Goodbye, DonGlees! The film is a coming of age story about a group of teens and...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye, Don Glees!

Raging Grace (2023) Director: Paris Zarcilla [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

Raging Grace (2023), by director Paris Zarcilla, cleverly offers a balance of social commentary and historical horror that emerges in the experiences of a carer living in present-day…

Genkinahito

Dec 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Random Call ランダム・コール Dir: Riki Ohkanda [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Random Call ランダム・コール Dir: Riki Ohkanda [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Young Birds 雛鳥 Dir: Eriko Izumi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Young Birds 雛鳥 Dir: Eriko Izumi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Apr 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Egoist  エゴイスト (2022) Dir: Daishi Matsunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Egoist  エゴイスト (2022) Dir: Daishi Matsunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 15, 2023 • 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

The Complete Guide to “Yuri Movies” (「百合映画』完全ガイド) 

While on the Yuri Tour in 2019, one of the last places I visited was Toranoana’s Yuri section. I mention this because, while it does not have a…

Okazu

Mar 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (September 09th-18th)

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (September 09th-18th)

Genkinahito

Aug 25, 2021 • Subscribe