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Journey (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema Festival]

Shogo offers an evocative and bleak experience that forces us to question the current state of our societal field.

psycho-cinematography

May 24, 2023 • Subscribe

We’re Dead (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A great narrative that explores the irreducible Otherness that marks our relationships in an effective way.

psycho-cinematography

Feb 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Distant Thunder (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A strangely mesmerizing sci-fi slice-of-life narrative

psycho-cinematography

May 3, 2023 • Subscribe

All Summer Long (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema festival]

While Horiuchi’s narrative is all about the difficulty of ending things, the melancholic dimension of what has to end only comes to full emotional blossom as the finale…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Collar Physics (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema festival]

Kobayashi shows that the narrative element of the super-power can be used to explore human subjectivity and to highlight the often antagonistic link between the subject and his…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Kirara

Short Movie Time: Similarity (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A highly enjoyable short by Kiichiro Kimura.

psycho-cinematography

Feb 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Kitten (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Yamaguchi elegantly underlines the importance of showing one’s Otherness to the other and the problematic nature of succumbing to the seduction of deceiving oneself by reflecting sameness to…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Storage Man (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Tetsuro Manno proves that he has mastered the drama-genre and shows off his ability to create a quite thematically dense experience.

psycho-cinematography

Jan 24, 2023 • Subscribe

The Waxing and Waning of Life (2022) [SKIP-CITY International D-Cinema Festival 2022]

A powerful emotional experience that shows that only a social bond where there is place for subjective speech can help the formerly addicted subject to avoid getting caught…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: But It Did Happen (2022) [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Ruichi Suita offers a masterclass in using images as signifiers and concatenating them elegantly to sketch out the unaccepted truth that determines a subject’s signifiers and acts.

psycho-cinematography

Jan 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Short-movie Time: 3 Intestine Road, Fish Island (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A splendid animation short about the importance of accepting some of the other’s Otherness.

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2023 • 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

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

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

Make-Believers (2021) review

“Kenjo McCurtain mixes the right elements into a musical romantic cocktail that is both heartfelt and deeply satisfying.”

psycho-cinematography

May 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • 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 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

Follow The Light (2021) review [Fantasia Festival 2021]

The narrative might not offer anything new at a thematical level, but stands out due to his refusal to spell things out and, instead, imply certain subjective truths…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Pokemon Horizons Episode 27 Review – Let’s Make Curry!

Step 5 of making curry is Moe Moe Kyun!

Arum Journal

Nov 4, 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

17 Comedy Isekai Anime That Will Make You Laugh

That said, not all isekai anime can be called “comedy isekai” anime. True comedy isekai anime is dedicated to the jokes, and usually not so much to the…

Recommend Me Anime

May 31, 2023 • Subscribe

ISEKAI QUARTET, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, My One-Hit Kill Sister, Handyman Saitou in Another World

5 Reasons To Skip: Devil Lady (anime)

Why even adapt a manga like Devil Lady at all if you need to remove one of its most central elements to make it work?

Reasons to Anime

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Devilman, The Devil Lady

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

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

Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2021 (September 01st to September 11th)

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2021 (September 01st to September 11th)

Genkinahito

Aug 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Review: Chili Laugh Story (2022)

Chili Laugh Story 阖家辣 Hong Kong, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 91 mins. Director: Zheng Jinxuan 郑晋轩 [Coba Cheng]. Rating: 5/10. Hong Kong family comedy, set during lockdown, passes the…

Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》

Apr 26, 2023 • Subscribe

GNT-0000SDV/D Gundam 00 Command Qan[T] Desert Type

General and Technical Data Model number: GNT-0000SDV/DCode name: Gundam 00 Command Qan[T] Desert TypeUnit type: custom mobile suit model kitInspiration: GNT-0000 00 Qan[T] (Gundam 00 the Movie)Builder: unknownDimensions: head height 19.0 metersWeight: max…

MAHQ

Sep 7, 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 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 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 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 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 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 Vancouver International Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2024 – September 26th to October 06th – will screen HAPPYEND, Super Happy Forever, Living in Two…

Genkinahito

Sep 17, 2024 • 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 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 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 2024

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

Genkinahito

Feb 13, 2024 • 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

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

Make Believe Bonus: Camp Foster Festival

CeeLo Green...Is The War Machine

Make Believe Mailer

Aug 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2024 Programme

In Montreal July 18 to Aug, 4.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 14, 2024 • 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

Animex 2020 - International Festival of Animation, VFX & Games

With COVID-19 still limiting peoples movements online virtual events have been proving popular. Animex The International Festival of Animati...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 17, 2020 • Subscribe