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Peafowl (공작새, Byun Sung-bin, 2022)

A trans woman begins to step into herself after reclaiming her traditional culture to make peace with the past in Byun Sung-bin’s poignant indie drama

Windows on Worlds

Mar 27, 2023 • Subscribe

The Dream Songs (너와 나, Cho Hyun-chul, 2022)

Teenage friends wrestle with a sense of mortality, frustrated longing, and future anxiety in the etherial feature debut from actor Cho Hyun-chul.

Windows on Worlds

Mar 19, 2023 • Subscribe

My Perfect Roommate (룸 쉐어링, Lee Soon-sung, 2022)

A grumpy old woman and cheerful student begin living together as a part of a social initiative and eventually discover an unexpected solidarity in Lee Soon-sung’s warmhearted dramedy.

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Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

White Day by Hyun-Jung Gu

I was wrong about when White Day occurs! Women have to wait a whole month after Valentine’s Day to get a return gift–March 14!   There are not a…

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Feb 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Exhuma (파묘, Jang Jae-hyun, 2024)

The vengeful ghost of Japanese imperialism rises to take its revenge on its forgetful children in Jang Jae-hyun’s eerie supernatural horror.

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Apr 13, 2024 • Subscribe

The Call (콜, Lee Chung-hyun, 2020)

Two women united by parental dissatisfaction but divided by time are brought together by a mysterious phone call in Lee Chung-hyun’s eerie horror film.

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Feb 9, 2024 • Subscribe

The Basement (지하실, Choi Yang-hyun, 2021)

A family of three attempt to stave off boredom, fear, and despair while taking refuge in their basement after a nuclear attack in Choi Yang-hyun’s claustrophobic drama

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Jan 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Character of the Month: Sung Jinwoo

Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to the monthly tradition on this blog, which is Character of the Month. This month’s pick…

Hanime on Anime

Apr 28, 2024 • 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

Sunday League (선데이리그, Yi Sung-il, 2020)

An embittered former football prodigy gains a new lease in life after reluctantly agreeing coach a trio of hopeless amateurs in Yi Sung-il’s sporting dramedy

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Mar 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Space Sweepers (승리호, Jo Sung-hee, 2021)

Cynical space junkers find themselves conflicted on discovering a missing little girl in Jo Sung-hee’s epic sci-fi adventure.

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May 22, 2024 • Subscribe

Gangnam Zombie (강남좀비, Lee Soo-sung, 2023)

A struggling YouTuber takes on sexism, classism and the zombie apocalypse in Lee Soo-sung’s office-bound horror.

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Sep 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Bear Man (웅남이, Park Sung-kwang, 2023)

A pair of bare cubs decide to become human with entirely different results in Park Sung-kwang’s zany comedy.

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Sep 16, 2023 • Subscribe

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

Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action (바운더리, Yun Ga-hyun, 2021)

Director Yun Ga-hyun’s hopeful documentary looks back over the last four years of feminist activism

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May 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Aloners (혼자 사는 사람들, Hong Sung-eun, 2021)

A solitary call centre employee is forced into a reconsideration of her way of life when a neighbour dies a lonely death in Hong Sung-eun’s melancholy character study

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Nov 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Iron Mask (만분의 일초, Kim Sung-hwan, 2023)

A young man seeking revenge sets his eyes on kendo glory in Kim Sung-hwan’s sporting drama.

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Dec 28, 2023 • Subscribe

12.12: The Day (서울의 봄, Kim Sung-soo, 2023)

A righteous general stands alone against an authoritarian insurrection in Kim Sung-soo’s intense exploration of the 1979 coup that brought Chun Doo-hwan to power.

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Jan 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Sung HIM-Woo Continues his Black Air Force Campaign

Solo Leveling Ep 9 Review Ever since I started (and finished) reading the Solo Leveling manwha, I’ve looked forward to seeing many moments. And most of them involve Jin-Woo making victim…

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Mar 25, 2024 • Subscribe

Solo Leveling

A Song Sung Blue (小白船, Geng Zihan, 2023)

A lonely teenage girl discovers another side to life while drawn to a flightly older friend in Geng Zihan’s melancholy drama.

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Apr 18, 2024 • Subscribe

The 12th Suspect (열두 번째 용의자, Ko Myoung-sung, 2019)

An inspector calls on a small group of artists in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War in Ko Myoung-sung’s taut psychological thriller.

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Sep 9, 2024 • Subscribe

Sung Jinwoo PFPs: 23 Epic Profile Pics for Solo Levelling Fans

Sung Jinwoo Solo Levelling PFP collection: Download over 20 epic profile pictures now! Perfect profile pics for fans of the Solo Levelling..

ForMyAnime

Sep 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Solo Leveling

Hate Plus: Looking at Game Design and its Limitations through Hyun-ae’s Cake

Back in 2012, Christine Love, a Toronto-based game developer released her first commercial game in the form of Analogue: A Hate Story.1 She had made some games before…

Pixels and Panels [ A Game x Manga Blog]

Sep 10, 2015 • Subscribe

My Lovely Angel (내겐 너무 소중한 너, Lee Chang-won & Kwon Sung-mo, 2021)

A cynical man’s horizon’s broaden when he begins taking care of a little girl who is deafblind in Lee Chang-won & Kwon Sung-mo’s touching drama.

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Dec 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023) Director: Park Sung-kwang [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023), by director Park Sung-kwang, is a solid comedy/action/crime film about bears that turn into men. It makes good on its premise and offers an…

Genkinahito

Jul 17, 2023 • Subscribe

A song written by Vaundy and sung by Ado… yeah, ’nuff said, count me all in.

I may not always vibe with all of Ado’s songs. I mean she does pump out a lot of tracks. But I have to say, when I listen…

SussySempai

May 13, 2023 • Subscribe

Yamabuki (2022) review [IFFR 2022]

“A beautiful socially-engaged narrative that explores the very fact that, by being grasped within the societal network of relations, one cannot but influence the other and become influenced…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Kirara

Eleven Greed (2022) [JFFH 2022]

Despite its obvious low-budget nature, Soejima delivers a highly entertaining and engaging action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 19, 2022 • 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

Melting Sounds (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“Kahori Higashi’s debut is impressive.”

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Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Random Call (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Ohkanda’s narrative proves that one does not need a big budget to deliver a narrative that touches the spectator.

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Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Stone Steps (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A great indie narrative that highlights the need for the parental and the traditional Other to aid the subject to embark on the path of his own desire.…

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Jul 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Angry Son (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An incredibly rich and deep narrative that not only delivers a satisfying coming-of-age story but also an elegantly delivered social commentary on some of the frictions marking Japanese…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Shaman’s Daughter (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A genre mish-mash – a cocktail of light-hearted comedy, family drama, bloody thriller, and ghostly romance – that is not only pleasant but offers the spectator a rich…

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Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Bastard! (2022)

See here for the review.

USA Anime

Jul 3, 2022 • Subscribe

2022 Retrospective

As we say hello to 2023, it's time to take a look back at the many highs and hilarious lows of 2022... 2:01 - 2022 Recommendations 3:16 - Liar Game 5:30…

Weekly Manga Recap

Jan 5, 2023 • Subscribe

BLUE LOCK, Cipher, Crossing Time, Dororo, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Winter 2022

Happy New Year! I’m aware January is almost over but I’m still taking this as a win that I managed to send this post out while it was…

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Jan 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Farewell 2022

Happy New Year! We have entered into 2023 and so I decided to look back and reflect on the podcast and life in 2022. Lets go down memory…

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Jan 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Motherhood (2022)

An enjoyable and engaging exploration of the destructive impact of a subject’s fixation on gaining the (m)Other’s love and that the often-ignored truth that becoming a mother is…

psycho-cinematography

Dec 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Farewell, 2022…

This post is brought you by Nijiyon Animation, an upcoming short anime adaptation of a 4-koma manga series by Miyakohito which is based on Love Live! Nijigasaki High…

The Anime Rambler – By Benigmatica

Dec 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, NIJIYON ANIMATION

Our House Party (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Kawanobe delivers a very touching and emotional story about homosexuality in Japan.

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Apr 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Goodbye Cruel World (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A stylish exploration of the cruel call for destruction that structures the perverse criminal field.”

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Dec 7, 2022 • Subscribe

In The Distance (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A very pleasant slice-of-life narrative that elegantly shows that bonds between subjects are that much more genuine if they are grounded in the acceptance of the other’s radical…

psycho-cinematography

Dec 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Two On The Edge (2022) review [Japannual 2022]

“A touching experience that highlights that the desire to be loved, for better or worse, is the ulitmate guide the neurotic subject within the societal field.”

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Nov 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Kingdom of The Apes (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

Shugo Fujii proves that he is the master of indie-thrillers.

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Jun 27, 2022 • Subscribe

One Day, A woman (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

“Mihiro Kaneko’s incredibly rich performance does not only engages the spectator from start to finish, but allows Yuko’s subjective turmoil, her flight from the societal Other, and her…

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Jul 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Outsourcing (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A very satisfying satirical short thta shows that, within the job-seeking process, only the image matters.”

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Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Convenience Story (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

Miki delivers a great psychological mystery narrative, yet it might not be for everyone.

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Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Far Away, Further Away (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A beautiful film that elegantly explores the role the imaginary plays in marital failure as well as in the beginning of a new romantic bond.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 2, 2022 • Subscribe