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Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 in Japan

A look at the films and talks that will be screened online at the Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 – available to viewers in Japan

Genkinahito

Apr 12, 2023 • Subscribe

An introduction to independent animation in Japan

As consumers we’re conditioned to think that the industrial model is the only possible option out there, so it isn’t surprising that animation produced by a single individual, free…

too long for twitlonger

Aug 4, 2015 • Subscribe

Reading list: independent Japanese animation

This is a work in progress (and probably always will be), but here’s a list of resources on indie animation in Japan. I will use a generous definition…

lootype

Nov 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Hyper Japan Festival, London 2022

For three days in late July, Battersea Park in London England was taken over by Japan. I’m talking about the Hyper Japan Festival, of course! Going strong since…

Beneath the Tangles

Sep 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Masculinity in Japan + S. Korea, and Josо̄

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything at all, and many years, in fact, since I’ve posted anything on gender. For those new to my blog,…

上り口説 Nubui Kuduchi

Jan 15, 2021 • Subscribe

A TV Ad Created Independent Animation

On Faith and John Hubley's (accidentally) era-defining commercial.

Animation Obsessive

Oct 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Korean Independent Animation Festival 2024 (Oct 26th) – as part of Osaka Cinemascape 2024

Information on Korean Independent Animation Festival 2024 collaboration screening with Osaka Asian Film Festival (Oct 26th), as part of Osaka Cinemascape 2024

Genkinahito

Oct 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Hyper Japan Festival London 2022 Details

The good folks from Hyper Japan have sent us details of their festival for this year. Set to run from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July 2022, ...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jun 14, 2022 • 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

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Presents Free Animation Workshops this April 2022

Anime fans looking for something to do virtually will be pleased to hear that the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will be hosting free A...

Otaku News - World Edition

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA: A Selection of Japanese Independent Films to Stream in 2022/23

Stream Japanese Indie Movies via Japanese Film Festival+ – Titles Available: Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions, Kaze no Hamon, Wonderwall, Somebody’s Flowers,…

Genkinahito

Dec 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Independent Japanese Animation & The Commercial Industry In 2020: Blurring The Lines

While the world as a whole is in a pretty bad place, it’s been quite a strong season for independent animation creators. If you need some cheering up,…

Sakuga Blog

Mar 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Independent Japanese Animation & The Commercial Industry In 2020: Blurring The Lines

While the world as a whole is in a pretty bad place, it’s been quite a strong season for independent animation creators. If you need some cheering up,…

Sakuga Blog

Mar 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • 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

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

Yomu in Japan: Cultural Festival Edition

All right, I’ve been dragging my feet a bit in regards to writing this post. It’s actually been a little over a month now, as the cultural festival…

Umai Yomu Anime Blog

Nov 1, 2020 • Subscribe

Best Animation I Watched in 2022

The first article by guest writer MalcmanIsHere, featuring many cartoon recommendations!

cartoon milk

Jun 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Jumping

Aloners 혼자 사는 사람들 Director: Hong Sung-eun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Aloners 혼자 사는 사람들 Director: Hong Sung-eun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

May 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan and South Korea: what makes them unique?

Japan and South Korea are longtime rivals that appear alike; but if you scratch beneath the surface, you'll find that they're very different. Here we look at their…

Blog - InsideJapan Blog

Nov 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan and South Korea: what makes them unique?

Japan and South Korea are longtime rivals that appear alike; but if you scratch beneath the surface, you'll find that they're very different. Here we look at their…

InsideJapan Blog

Nov 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action 바운더리 Dir: Yun Ga-hyun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action is a timely reminder 바운더리 Dir: Yun Ga-hyun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Mar 20, 2022 • 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

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

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2021 Details

The good folks from the Kotatsu Festival have just sent us details for their upcoming 2021 event. Set to run in Cardiff - Chapter from Satur...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2023 Details

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will return this autumn 2023. Wale's premier event for Japanese anime is set to run 30th September - 1 O...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2024 Details

Returning for its 14th year, Welsh anime festival Kotatsu has a two-part convention packed with feature films, shorts, music performances, a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 29, 2024 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2020 Details

While many events have had to be cancelled this year due to the current COVID-19 crisis a lot of events have been able to shift online. As a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Tales of Anime Production – Interview with Kôji Takeuchi [Annecy Animation Festival 2022]

Kôji Takeuchi is the former CEO of studio Telecom and a close friend of Hayao Miyazaki. In this interview, we talked about his work and career

Full Frontal

Mar 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

What matters in animation is expression – Interview with Mamoru Oshii [Niigata International Animation Film Festival]

An exclusive interview with director Mamoru Oshii held at the first edition of the Niigata International Film Festival.

Full Frontal

May 20, 2023 • Subscribe

JFF+ INDEPENDENT CINEMA: A New Batch of Japanese Independent Films to Stream in 2023

Stream Japanese Indie Movies via Japanese Film Festival+ – Titles Available: An Artisan’s Legacy, Tsunekazu Nishioka, Hey! Our dear Don-chan, Lonely Glory, Bon Uta A Song From Home,…

Genkinahito

Aug 14, 2023 • Subscribe

An Independent Masterwork

On the making and influence of a classic film by Koji Yamamura.

Animation Obsessive

Jul 22, 2022 • 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

Kotatsu Festival 2022 Details

The good folks from The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have revealed their film line up for this autumn 2022. The long running Welsh An...

Otaku News - World Edition

Oct 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Élan Festival 2022 Summary

Studio Élan hosted their (I assume) first “Direct” thingy in Élan Festival 2022. Let’s go over the announcements and updates shared, shall we? Keep in mind these are…

The Yuri Empire

May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Sakugabooru Animation Awards 2022

It’s time for a final look at the greatest animated works of 2022. We’ve gathered commercial and independent animators, directors, designers, writers, musicians, and everything in betwe…

Sakuga Blog

Jan 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Revue Starlight, Suzume, The Deer King, Vampire in the Garden, Bleach

The Girl on a Bulldozer 불도저에 탄 소녀 Director: Park Ri-woong (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

The Girl on a Bulldozer is a strong drama with a mystery that needs to be cleared up by an unconventional female lead brought to brilliant life by Kim…

Genkinahito

Mar 15, 2022 • 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

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Among Most Played Games of 2023 in Japan, South Korea

Gamers in Japan and South Korea love Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and spent a significant amount of time playing the hit game in 2023. That’s the word from Gamelight,…

in the name of the pharaoh | by ravegrl

Feb 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!

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

+9: 'Fantastic Animation Festival' — A Personal Reflection

Looking back at the impact of an early animation anthology.

Animation Obsessive

Oct 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan Cuts 2018 Film Festival at the Japan Society

This past few weeks I  volunteered for the Japan Society Film Department’s annual Japan Cuts film festival, which screens a host of new Japanese blockbusters, avant-garde films, and…

踊る猿life is kyōgen

Aug 3, 2018 • 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

Bushido (2024) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Kazuya Shiraishi proves that the frame of the samurai and the Edo society can still be utilized to deliver refreshing narratives.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 30, 2024 • 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

Special - Japan Cuts Film Festival 2024

  Table of Contents Hello everyone, Once again this year, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Japan Cuts 2024 film…

Heroic Purgatory

Jul 21, 2024 • 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