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Director Spotlight #4: “Hoarder on the Border”

Dir. KAYANO Hirotaka (Hoarder on the Border) Kayano graduated from the Department of Image Design, Faculty of Arts and Engineering…

News - Chicago Japan Film Collective

Jun 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Swallow 喰之女 Director: Mai Nakanishi (2021)

You are what you eat in “Swallow 喰之女”, the latest short from horror auteur Mai Nakanishi. This Taiwan-set story shows how coveting beauty and youth can warp alter…

Genkinahito

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Kidofuji (2023) Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro

Kidofuji, from director Atsuhiro Shimoyashiro, is a well-shot and well-acted one take/one camera short shot in a real-life standing bar in Tokyo’s Koenji ward.

Genkinahito

May 15, 2023 • Subscribe

The Mayoi Mai Mai Arc | GITM Podcast Ep. 79

Last episode, I looked at the very beginning of the Monogatari Series and the story of Hitagi Senjougahara; this time we move onto the story of Mayoi Hachikuji!…

Get In The Mecha

Jan 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Bakemonogatari

MAD CATS (2023) Director: Reiki Tsuno

A Review of MAD CATS, the Third Window Films release on Blu-ray and Digital Formats! It came out on January 29th!

Genkinahito

Feb 12, 2024 • Subscribe

Hoarder On The Border (断捨離パラダイス, Takayuki Kayano, 2023)

A former concert pianist begins to see the world from a different angle after taking a job cleaning houses in Takayuki Kayano’s humanistic dramedy.

Windows on Worlds

Jun 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Shigeru

This Week in Anime - Mai Mai Miracle Needs Licensed Right Now

Before his acclaimed film In This Corner of the World, director Sunao Katabuchi helmed Mai Mai Miracle. The film takes an honest look at the emotionally-charged childhoods of…

Anime News Network - Views

Nov 2, 2021 • Subscribe

In This Corner of the World

Border Mechs #02 — Achilles Heel

  And now, for no reason, a farming montage. Impressions: Aside from the goddamned digimon, this really seems like it's trying to be a Gundam knockoff, but my…

Tenka Seiha

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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

Episode 501: Ai Mai DxD

Trigger warning, Red says some stuff that might piss off a select group of people. It's nothing worse than stuff Weltall or Tim have said, but still, just…

Anime Pulse

Mar 7, 2017 • Subscribe

High School DxD, High School DxD BorN

Cross-border anime merchandise sales jump

Plus: Gov't backs anime studios joining production committees; Manga abundant in U.S. libraries; Critic reflects on anime's overseas market; and more

Animenomics

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GITS Arise: Border 1 Ghost Pain

Production IG has come out with another great OVA series, this time a brand new version of the Ghost in The Shell series we all are so familiar…

Lunar Cookie

Aug 2, 2013 • Subscribe

Rust-Eater Bisco #01 — Border Security

  An accurate description of government competence. Impressions: Good lord, this episode was slow. It definitely fancies itself Trigun, but absolutely goddamned crawls through every single scene without…

Tenka Seiha

Jan 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Trigun

Before Anyone Else (2023) Director: Tetsuya Mariko [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

Before Anyone Else (2023), by director Tetsuya Mariko, is a very atmospheric and well-acted short film set in Chicago. A gritty and believable ride done with restraint and…

Genkinahito

Dec 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Sekai 世界 (2023) Director: Marina Tsukada [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

Sekai 世界, directed by Marina Tsukada, is a rich portrait of two people living in Nagano prefecture. It gently guides us into their inner worlds and exploring them…

Genkinahito

Mar 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Kubi 首 (2023) Director: Takeshi Kitano [Japan Cuts 2024]

Kubi 首 (2023), directed by Takeshi Kitano, is a historical epic that amps up the violence and sex for satire’s sake as Kitano takes aim at the absurd samurai social…

Genkinahito

Jul 17, 2024 • Subscribe

Monster  怪物 (2023) Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

Monster 怪物 (2023), by director Hirokazu Kore-eda, is a Rashomon-like story about how misapprehension can cause problems and hide people’s suffering. [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]…

Genkinahito

Dec 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Cha-Cha (チャチャ, Mai Sakai, 2024)

A free-spirited artist develops an attraction for an emotionally distant chef in Mai Sakai’s quirky tale of unrequited loves.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 20, 2024 • Subscribe

OtakuGeneration (Show #491) Ai-Mai-Mi

  Shownotes :: (show 491) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Tale of Princess Kaguya, recorded live October 12th, 2014. This…

otakugeneration's Podcast

Nov 5, 2014 • Subscribe

Nisekoi, Patema Inverted, One Piece, Sailor Moon S, Time of Eve

Anime Secret Santa 2020: Mai Mai Miracle, Girlish Number, and ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.

Have a happy holiday everyone. Stay safe, wear a mask, and see you all in 2021. This...

Taiiku Podcast

Dec 25, 2020 • Subscribe

Girlish Number

Japan to Finally Relax Some Border Restrictions

After a year and a half of almost no movement, Japan's strict border control is finally being relaxed for business, trainee, and student hopefuls.

Unseen Japan

Nov 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Anime is Hot, South of the Border!

Recently some of my family members (me included) have been considering moving out of the U.S. where we currently live. It wouldn’t be tomorrow, we’ll probably think about…

Anime Hanabi

May 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아 (2023) Director: Um Tae-hwa [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

Concrete Utopia 콘크리트 유토피아 (2023), directed by Um Tae-hwa, is a disaster movie that marries together an apocalyptic earthquake and the dog-eat-dog world of home ownership in Korea. [Chicago…

Genkinahito

Dec 18, 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

Il mio Journal, Pagina 51, 11 Maggio 2023 – Finirà mai questa guerra? – Half-Minute Hero

In Half-Minute Hero vestiremo i panni dell’Eroe, un umile viandante che vorrebbe riposarsi dopo le sue peripezie, peccato che, dal nulla, appaia un Signore del Male chiamato Noire,…

The Blisscast Journal

May 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Ripples 波紋 (2023) Director: Naoko Ogigami [Nippon Connection 2024]

Ripples 波紋 (2023), written and directed by Naoko Ogigami, [Nippon Connection 2024] [Nippon Connection 2024]

Genkinahito

Jul 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Mai Shoji, Freelance Announcer and Media Maven

Explore Mai Shoji, the media maven's extraordinary path as a freelance announcer and her versatile voice in various media.

Savvy Tokyo

Feb 28, 2024 • Subscribe

This Week in Games - Mai, Now Buy

Mai Shiranui is coming to Street Fighter 6! Jean-Karlo takes a look at her design changes over the years (with specific measurements).

Anime News Network - Views

Dec 13, 2024 • Subscribe

La Più Grande Storia Mai Raccontata, Sul Più Grande Eroe Che Sia Mai Vissuto – Sword Art Online

Sapevate che oltre il 99% delle persone sono idiote? Spaventoso, lo so. Ma la buona notizia è che esiste una cura: guardare Sword Art Online! E come funziona?…

The Blisscast Journal

Apr 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Sword Art Online

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023) Director: Lim Oh-jeong [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023), by director Lim Oh-jeong, is a glimpse into the harsh and dark aspects of Korean society and the people who prey on the…

Genkinahito

Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023) Director: Takeshi Fukunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023), by director Takeshi Fukunaga (Ainu Mosir), is an atmospheric drama about outcasts struggling in a small famine-hit village in Tohoku, circa the late 18th Century.…

Genkinahito

Jul 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Mirai

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Gon

Kubi 首 (2023) Director: Takeshi Kitano, Shuta Takahata [Japan Cuts 2024]

Kubi 首 (2023), directed by Takeshi Kitano, is a historical epic that amps up the violence and sex for satire’s sake as Kitano takes aim at the absurd samurai social…

Genkinahito

Jul 17, 2024 • Subscribe

LONESOME VACATION ロンサム　バケーション (2023) Director: Atsuro Shimoyashiro [Nippon Connection 2024]

LONESOME VACATION ロンサム　バケーション (2023), by director Atsuro Shimoyashiro, gains strength by playing against noir genre expectations and presents a heart-warming tale of people finding connection in ea…

Genkinahito

May 30, 2024 • Subscribe

An Interview with Tetsuya Mariko, Director of Before Anyone Else (2023) [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

An Interview with “Before Anyone Else” (2023) director Tetsuya Mariko, where he goes into the making of his atmospheric film. [Chicago International Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Dec 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Brief Thoughts On: Ai Mai! Moe Can Change!

If that's enough for you, then Ai Mai! Moe Can Change! is well worth the 25-minutes it takes to watch. As for the game...

Reasons to Anime

Jan 27, 2024 • Subscribe

Ai Mai! Moe Can Change!

New Religion ニューレリジョン (2022) Director: Keishi Kondo [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

New Religion ニューレリジョン is a highly-atmospheric horror film from Keishi Kondo who crafts an original story with distinct visuals. It’s one of the best J-horror films I have seen…

Genkinahito

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

December 赦し (2022) Director: Anshul Chauhan [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

December 赦し is director Anshul Chauhan’s third feature film. An impressive courtroom drama, it takes us through a harrowing criminal trial that constantly keeps us empathising with and questi…

Genkinahito

Mar 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023) Director: Elene Naveriani [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023), by director Elene Naveriani, is a touching late coming-of-age film about a 48-year-old woman in a Georgian village growing into herself after a near-death…

Genkinahito

Mar 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Whale Bones 鯨の骨 (2023) Director: Takamasa Oe [Japan Cuts 2024]

Takamasa Oe’s social media mystery turns into a satire of living life online as a hapless website worker tries to find a missing AR girl in his beautifully…

Genkinahito

Jul 13, 2024 • Subscribe

Where Love Goes 愛のゆくえ (2023) Director: Fuka Miyajima [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

Where Love Goes 愛のゆくえ, from director Fuka Miyajima, is a rich story about love that takes a girl from Hokkaido to Tokyo and back, by way of magical realism.…

Genkinahito

Mar 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Director Spotlight #12:

Dir. NISHIKORI Yoshinari (The Takatsu River) Film director and screenwriter. Born in January 1962 in Izumo, the birthplace of Kabuki, Sake and Sumo…

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May 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Izumo, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life: Episode 0, Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

Director Spotlight #11:

Dir. SATO Yoshinori (Shinjuku Tiger) Yoshinori Sato was born in Aichi, Japan on February 1975. After graduating high school, he went to the…

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May 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Director Spotlight #13:

Dir. SHIOTA Akihiko (The World of You) Born in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture in 1961, ​Shiota has ​been a regular participant in the…

News - Chicago Japan Film Collective

May 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Canary, Dororo, Dororo, Dororo Pilot

Mai Zenin: A Discussion About Her Character and Story

*Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 149 Spoilers Ahead!* I would highly suggest reading THIS POST and its thread made by u/Jmoney2131 about Mai Zenin’s character and story. It’s a wonderfully…

The Spooky Red Head Blog

Feb 1, 2022 • Subscribe

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Azuki to Release Mai Matsuda’s Hikaru in the Light!

At the recent Anime Boston event, Azuki announced their first exclusive license joining their digital manga service the idol manga Hikaru in the Light!

Japan Curiosity

Jun 2, 2022 • Subscribe

A Revision to Japan Border Controls Recognizes Same-Sex Partnerships

A statement by Takako Suzuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, offers hope to same-sex partners wanting to reunite in Japan.

Unseen Japan

Jun 7, 2022 • Subscribe

AMAIM Warrior At the Border EP2 – The Country Side Terror

Hi Irina! How has your week been going? Mine, well…let’s just say that it’s mid semester week right now and I think that says enough probably. I don’t…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Oct 17, 2021 • Subscribe

Iidesan, Fukushima’s Odd Border: Gods, Mountains, Lines in the Sand

In western Fukushima Prefecture, an odd salient of territory extends, wedged between Niigata and Yamagata Prefectures. So why is it there?

Unseen Japan

Jan 24, 2022 • Subscribe

AMAIM Warrior at the Border EP 6 – Awaiting the Hero

Hi Irina, I hope that you have been ok. I am still astonished that it’s November right now? Does that feel right to you? Why does time like…

Mechanical Anime Reviews

Nov 14, 2021 • Subscribe