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Target (薔薇の標的, Toru Murakawa, 1980)
A young man seeks justice for a fallen friend in Toru Murakawa’s grimy neo-noir.
Dead Angle (白昼の死角, Toru Murakawa, 1979)
A narcissistic conman takes ironic revenge on the post-war society in Toru Murakawa’s nihilistic crime drama.
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Break Out (行き止まりの挽歌 ブレイクアウト, Toru Murakawa, 1988)
A maverick cop realises he can only enforce the law by breaking it in Toru Murakawa’s hardboiled ’80s noir.
Michio Murakawa Interview, October 2022
From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine, Vol. 15 Celebrating the resumption of the comicalized version of Yamato 2199! The comicalize version aims for the summit of…
Movie Review: The Thing (1982)
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Albino (アルビノ, Toru Kamei, 2016)
Two women struggle to free themselves from the abuses of a patriarchal and conservative society in Toru Kamei’s tragic lesbian romance
Bullet Wound (弾痕, Shiro Moritani, 1969)
A Japanese-American CIA agent finds himself conflicted after helping a Chinese businessman defect in Shiro Moritani’s paranoid thriller.
Final Yamato novelization, 1982/83
The last movie of the original production years was released in March 1983, accompanied by no fewer than four different novelizations from three different publishers. Over time, the…
The Golden Bullet (黄金の弾丸, Hiroshi Innami, 1927)
A locked room mystery sends a dogged detective hot on the trail of the Benevolent Picaroon in Hiroshi Innami’s highly stylised silent
5 Facts to Know About Hagakure Toru
While we don’t know what Hagakure looks like, she claims that she looks like a cross between Yang Guifei and Francis Xavier.Toru’s favourite food is caramel, her favourite…
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Pure TokyoScope Podcast 116: Manga 1982 - The Audio Commentary!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture from Japan!
Evidence #29 - Animage Vol. 54 (December 1982)
Download PDF Here! (Size: 376mb) When it comes to anime magazine collecting, Animage seems to be the top tier in any anime…
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Murakami in the Asahi Shimbun – 日記から – 1982
Year 1: Boobs, The Wind, Baseball, Lederhosen, Eels, Monkeys, and Doves Year 2: Hotel Lobby Oysters, Condoms, Spinning Around and Around, 街・町, The Town and Its Uncertain Wall, A Short Piece on the Elephant that Crushes Heineken Cans Year…
Enjoying Drinks With the Dead & Aimlessly Wandering Around Town — The World of Seino Toru
I have never read a manga by Seino Toru. But just by living in Tokyo, you kind of know who he is. Seino has many works under his…
Evidence #27: My Anime Magazine (1982, Vol.12)
Well, I am once again late for my own celebration... Download .pdf HERE! (Total Size: 309 mb) …
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Nomad (烈火青春, Patrick Tam, 1982)
Aimless youth longs for exile in pre-Handover Hong Kong in Patrick Tam’s New Wave classic.
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The Man Who Left His Will on Film [Tokyo Senso Sengo Hiwa] Directed by: Nagisa Oshima 1970 Download
A full run through the King Crimson discography: Part 12 (Beat, 1982)
For the first time ever, a King Crimson lineup would completely hold together long enough to record more than one album, a true miracle. Beat is also one…
A Bullet Hole Underground (地下街の弾痕, Kazuo Mori, 1949)
A lovelorn policeman finds himself investigating the murder of an old flame’s husband in Kazuo Mori’s procedural drama.
Girls’ School (女子學校, Mimi Lee, 1982)
The transgressively close friendship between two teenage girls comes under scrutiny when a rumour circulates they are more than friends in Mimi Lee’s sensitive drama
The Thing 遊星からの物体X (1982) Dir: John Carpenter
The Thing 遊星からの物体X (1982) Dir: John Carpenter
Like a Savage (野蛮人のように, Toru Kawashima, 1985)
A blocked writer is dragged into intrigue while searching for “adventure in the night” in Toru Kawashima zeitgeisty drama.
TechnoVoyager (1982) / Thunderbirds 2086 episode 01 (with bonus original broadcast versions)
Some of you may be familiar with the work of Gerry Anderson, creator of many Supermarionation puppet series for Lew Grade’s ITC Entertainment such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, and…
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To Trap a Kidnapper (誘拐報道, Shunya Ito, 1982)
A resentful father’s kidnap attempt does not go as planned in Shunya Ito’s social thriller.
#136 - Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth (1982) & Remembering Leiji Matsumoto
Hoist your wine glasses towards the infinite sea of stars! On this episode, we are reviewing the 1982 space opera based on the iconic manga from Leiji Matsumoto,…
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Tattoo Irezumi Ari TATTOO＜刺青＞あり (1982) Director: Banmei Takahashi
Tattoo Irezumi Ari TATTOO＜刺青＞あり (1982), by director Banmei Takahashi, is a fairly follow-the-line biopic of a real-life bank robber where the women dominate this character study.
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Mercenaries from Hong Kong (獵魔者, Wong Jing, 1982) [Fantasia 2022]
A former mercenary agrees to one last job but finds himself swept into unexpected intrigue in an early action fest from Wong Jing.
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Mach and Šebestová 11/13 - Masters of Creation (Páni tvorstva) (1982) (English subtitles)
The eleventh episode of the "Mach and Šebestová" series. Wondering if man, with all his foibles, is really the master of all creation, the two schoolmates decide to…
The Living Koheiji (怪異談 生きてゐる小平次, Nobuo Nakagawa, 1982)
An irresolvable love triangle between childhood friends seems set to echo through eternity in Nobuo Nakagawa’s haunting final feature.
Third Impact Anime Episode #136 – Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth (1982) & Remembering Leiji Matsumoto
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Nomad 烈火青春 (1982) Director: Patrick Tam [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]
Nomad 烈火青春 (1982), by director Patrick Tam, is a sensuous story of youth looking for themselves through love and culture. [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]
“King Of The Octagon” – The Fight. The Passion. The Money.
When you pick up King of the Octagon, prepare for an amazing cast of characters, a protagonist you'll cheer for, hilarious moments that will make you laugh out…
Disliking The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
An award-winning critical darling, that I unfortunately cannot stand.
The Duel, The Who and The Where
This is one segment in an anthology of videos about Star Wars Visions you can watch here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQoVKoEXurCu8XN4i5E2uSRC4KLdo-_n3 Peep my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CaribouCoon Channel 2: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8y4X8xL_jMWvYn2IM26apQ Video used: Star Wars Visions Afro Samurai
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The Past, the Present and the Future
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the father in the caves (The Survivalist)
A dark cave, a lonely hum, and the end of the world. What can it teach us? The Father in the Caves, also known as the survivalists logs or…
The Antagonist: The System
“The System,” some kind of deeply hidden procedure or agency, makes a great antagonist. Tell you why in a sec. You see “The System” in a lot of…
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Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Though written, produced, and given a musical score by non-Japanese individuals (including Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson from the live-action The Lord of the Rings movies as Executive…
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Anime vampires: The cute, the steamy, the scary.
Look at those champers! There isn’t a dearth of vampires in anime. If anything, vampires have found a new lair for their un-dead hearts in the pages of…
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Anime cats: the surly, the sneaky, the sweet!
Cats and anime, the perfect match! Cats are huge in anime. I don’t just mean the anime episodes like in Card Captor Sakura (Sakura’s little adventure) where an…
The Slime Diaries – The Calm Before the Tempest
In theory an isekai slice of life sounds like the exact anime I want to see. So how did I liked The Slime Diaries?
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The House of the Lost on the Cape
By Jonathan Clements. “I’m sure lots of us are struggling right now. But even so, let’s unite our efforts and give it our best shot!” These words are…
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Movie Review: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
As a fan of actor Ma Dong-seok, whose previous works include stellar performances in films like “Train to Busan,” “Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds,” and “Along…
The Way of the Househusband: The Queen Bee
There has been some hubbub about this series, and while it wasn’t on my radar, I couldn’t help but check it out, and I am glad I did,…
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The Man at the End of the Garden
“Who is the girl at the top of the stairs?” Sometimes a line or a moment in an audio story can really send shivers down your spine. I…
Film Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
In the 21 years since Peter Jackson’s monumental trilogy of masterpieces, The Lord of the Rings content has been a mixed bag. But when news broke out that…
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim — Anime Review
Whether you're an anime fan with an interest in LOTR or vice versa; The War of the Rohirrim is an experience that I can heartily recommend.
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The ANN Aftershow - The Fate of the Village Hangs in the Balance
Faputa is on the war path as Reg's memories of their time together come flooding back. Also: the latest anime news including when to watch Bleach, why we…
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