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Side by Side サイド バイ サイド 隣にいる人 (2023) Dir: Chihiro Ito [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

Side by Side サイド バイ サイド 隣にいる人, by director Chihiro Ito, is a visually sumptuous film with a light supernatural story. Side by Side サイド バイ サイド 隣にいる人 (2023)…

Genkinahito

Mar 19, 2023 • Subscribe

Kono Naka ni Hotori, Imouto ga Iru! この中に1人、妹がいる!

Mikadono Shougo, son to a rich and powerful company chairman, has to attend school to find a girl he is serious on before he can inherit the company.…

Yuu's Sanctuary

Apr 13, 2020 • Subscribe

Side by Side (2023) review [OAFF 2023]

A peaceful dream-like visual experience that celebrates both the impact subjects have on each other as well as the manner in which the subject remains opaque to himself…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 19, 2023 • Subscribe

そうこうしているうちに

"Meanwhile" - How to Japanese - December 2023

How to Japanese

Dec 21, 2023 • Subscribe

People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (ぬいぐるみとしゃべる人はやさしい, Yurina Kaneko, 2023)

A collection of sensitive uni students pour out their worries to cuddly toys to avoid burdening others with their fears in Yurina Kaneko’s charmingly empathetic drama.

Windows on Worlds

Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

In Her Room (ひとりぼっちじゃない, Chihiro Ito, 2022)

A shy dentist’s sense of reality is undermined by his relationship with a mysterious woman living in an indoor forest in Chihiro Ito’s ethereal drama.

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Aug 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Lesson in Murder (死刑にいたる病, Kazuya Shiraishi, 2022)

A diffident student falls under the spell of a manipulative serial killer in Kazuya Shirashi’s intense mystery drama.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Domains 王国 (あるいはその家について)  (2019) Dir: Natsuka Kusano

Domains is a thoroughly absorbing drama thanks to excellent performances and its unique structure. Domains 王国 (あるいはその家について)  (2019) Dir: Natsuka Kusano

Genkinahito

Jan 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Call Me Chihiro (2023) review

What makes Imaizumi’s narrative a pleasant and such an emotional watch is the fine balance he found between waves of light-heartedness and the forlorn aftertaste that remains after…

psycho-cinematography

Nov 12, 2023 • Subscribe

In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) Director: Chihiro Ito [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022), by director Chihiro Ito, is an offbeat and erotic tale of jealousy that is told in a visually dazzling way with a slow pace…

Genkinahito

Jul 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Ito (いとみち, Satoko Yokohama, 2021)

A shy young woman with a talent for Tsugaru shamisen grows in confidence after getting a job at a maid cafe in Satoko Yokohama’s warmhearted drama

Windows on Worlds

Mar 12, 2021 • Subscribe

All Under the Moon (月はどっちに出ている, Yoichi Sai, 1993)

Citizens of post-Bubble Tokyo struggle to reorient themselves amid changing realities in Yoichi Sai’s lighthearted comedy.

Windows on Worlds

Oct 14, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Chihiro Ito, Director of In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

In Her Room ひとりぼっちじゃない (2022) Director: Chihiro Ito [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Aug 23, 2023 • Subscribe

~ni suru ～にする - Meaning in Japanese

What ni suru にする means in Japanese. Grammar and examples.

Japanese with Anime

Apr 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Bakuman., Bakuman. 2, Bakuman. 3

~ni naru ～になる - Meaning in Japanese

The meaning in Japanese of ni naru になる. Grammar and examples.

Japanese with Anime

Apr 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Bakuman., Bakuman. 2, Bakuman. 3

いろいろ December 2023

I ran out of space over at the newsletter this month, so I thought I’d share the いろいろ section on the blog instead. Podcast link at the bottom!…

How to Japanese

Dec 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Volume 1 (君としらない夏になる)

Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Volume 1 (君としらない夏になる), subtitled in English “Throw away the suit together,” is one of my favorite reads currently in Comic Yuri Hime…

Okazu

Jun 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Spring In Between (はざまに生きる、春, Rika Katsu, 2023)

A struggling editor at a magazine gains a new perspective while falling in love with an autistic artist in Rika Katsu’s romantic drama.

Windows on Worlds

Jun 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Books: By Your Side

By Jonathan Clements. The inauguration of Barazoku (“Rose Tribe”), a magazine for gay men in 1971, brought with it a sop to the ladies, in the form of…

All the Anime

Jun 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Rapid Manga Review: ‘Gyo’ by Junji Ito

Gyo, or Gyo Ugomeku Bukimi, is a horror seinen manga by Junji Ito that follows the story of a couple (Tadashi and Kaori) as they struggle to survive…

Moonlit Reading Room

Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack

Lesson in Murder 死刑にいたる病 Director: Kazuya Shiraishi [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Lesson in Murder is a fine Kazuya Shiraishi production that adapts a novel for the big screen. Although slow, the performances will enrapture viewers. Lesson in Murder 死刑にいたる病 Director: Kazuya Shir…

Genkinahito

Jul 26, 2022 • Subscribe

To Sleep So as to Dream (夢みるように眠りたい, Kaizo Hayashi, 1986)

A detective becomes lost in the labyrinths of cinema while chasing a ghost of the silver screen in Kaizo Hayashi’s ethereal ode to the silent movie

Windows on Worlds

Sep 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Yagate Kimi ni Naru Saeki Sayaka ni Tsuite, Volume 3 (やがて君になる 佐伯沙弥香について)

Saeki Sayaka, very serious, prone to overthinking things, has met someone who will change her life. Edamoto Haru, first year in college has confessed to liking Sayaka, and…

Okazu

Apr 5, 2020 • Subscribe

Memories of His Scent においが眠るまで Director: Kahori Higashi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Memories of His Scent においが眠るまで, by director Kahori Higashi, is a gentle and melancholy tale of a teenage girl searching for her late father through smell and visiting…

Genkinahito

Mar 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (先生、私の隣に座っていただけませんか？, Takahiro Horie, 2021)

A mangaka and her cheating husband become locked in a cat and mouse game of ambiguous revenge in Takahiro Horie’s deliciously cynical anti-rom-com

Windows on Worlds

Dec 21, 2021 • Subscribe

Yuusha ni Naritai Shoujo To, Yuusha Narubeki Kanojo (勇者になりたい少女と、勇者になるべき彼女)

It seems very appropriate to start our happy New Year with some happy new Yuri, so today we’re going to take a look at Yuusha ni Naritai Shoujo…

Okazu

Jan 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Advanced Japanese Reading Practice with Side-by-Side Readers

Want Japanese reading practice with newspapers or essays? Here's how to level up your Japanese game with side-by-side readers.

Unseen Japan

Sep 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Kininatteru Hito Ga Otoko Janakatta, Volume 1 (気になってる人が男じゃなかった)

Aya is a high school student who loves music of the 90s-00s. She’s content to sit and listen to the Foo Fighters in her ear buds, but when…

Okazu

Aug 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Kininatteru Hito Ga Otoko Janakatta, Volume 2 (気になってる人が男じゃなかった)

In Volume 1, we met Ohsawa Aya, a fashionable girl in most ways – except for her retro taste in music. When she walks into a shabby CD…

Okazu

Mar 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Struggling Man (私はいったい、何と闘っているのか, Toshio Lee, 2021)

A dejected middle-aged man experiences a crisis of masculinity when his home and work lives come under threat in Toshio Lee’s warmhearted comedy.

Windows on Worlds

Sep 16, 2022 • Subscribe

you ni naru ようになる - Meaning in Japanese

What you ni naru ようになる means in Japanese. Examples. Grammar.

Japanese with Anime

Dec 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Chainsaw Man, Gintama, Mieruko-chan

~koto ni naru ～ことになる - Meaning in Japanese

The meaning of ~koto ni naru ～ことになる in Japanese. Examples and grammar.

Japanese with Anime

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Dragon Ball

you ni suru ようにする - Meaning in Japanese

What you ni suru ようにする means in Japanese. Examples. Grammar.

Japanese with Anime

Jan 31, 2023 • Subscribe

~koto ni suru ～ことにする - Meaning in Japanese

The meaning of ~koto ni suru ～ことにする in Japanese. Examples and grammar.

Japanese with Anime

Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Learn Advanced Japanese With These Side-by-Side English Readers

Want to read Japanese newspapers or essays? Preparing for JLPT N1? Here's how to level up your Japanese game with side-by-side readers.

Unseen Japan

Sep 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Cosplay Beats! Kiki + Chihiro

Our resident cosplayer, Paris, returns—this time as Studio Ghibli’s incorrigible heroine, Kiki (Kiki’s Delivery Service)! She’s joined by V.Zelaya as another Ghibli favorite, Chih…

Beneath the Tangles

Feb 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away

Sister Claire’s まいにち動画+ [10.8] [ENG TL]

Japanese Transcript*今日の朝もまいにち動画からまいにち動画＋２０２０年、１０月 ８日（木）みなさん、おはようございます。そしてお誕生日の方もおめでとうございます!みなさんは今日の朝、1番最初にどんな言葉を発しましたか?おはよう！などの挨拶って意識しないうちに、家族の間でもしなくなっているかもしれませんでも、朝に顔を合わせた人に挨拶をすると、なんとなくー心がほっこりすきがす…

AniCourses

Oct 7, 2020 • Subscribe

AI翻訳について思うこと

翻訳を使っていない人間がそれについて言及するのはおこがましいと思ってちょっと好きな作品の翻訳をAIに任せたのだけど、出てきたのがぜんぜん使えなかった。意味が違う、面白みがないのは仕方ないとして、文章としては自然で整っているから返って危険なんですよ。正しいって人を騙しやすいから。 ここでいう正しいとは「文章が自然体で正しい文章に見える」のことです。中身は歪曲されていたら、欠落あったり、明らかな…

Dan Kanemitsu's Paper Trail

Sep 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Sister Claire’s まいにち動画+ [10.31] [ENG TL]

Japanese Transcript*今日もまいにち動画始まります！２０２０年、１０月 ３１日（土）みなさん、おはようございます。そしてお誕生日の方もおめでとうございます!うらめしや～この格好でこのセリフはおかしいか？TRICK OR TREATお菓子をくれないとーいたずらしちゃうぞ！ーなんて私はもう子どもたちにお菓子をくばるがかりです.でもたまにはいたずらもーいいかも?それでは今日のくち…

AniCourses

Oct 31, 2020 • Subscribe

Sister Claire’s まいにち動画+ [10.6] [ENG TL]

Japanese Transcript*今日もまいにち動画＋２０２０年、１０月 ６日（火）みなさん、おはようございます。そしてお誕生日の方もおめでとうございます!何かを頑張る時って、その頑張りに、結果に、いろいろなことに、波があると思います。勢いがつくとき、それが止まってしまう時ーだから今、止まってしまっているなぁーと思う人は頑張ってる人なんだと思います。大丈夫！十分がんばってるよ！この先は…

AniCourses

Oct 5, 2020 • Subscribe

Sister Claire’s まいにち動画+ [10.5] [ENG TL]

Japanese Transcript*今日も元気にまいにち動画＋２０２０年、１０月 ５日（月）みなさん、おはようございます。そしてお誕生日の方もおめでとうございます!そして、おひさしぶりです。何も言わすにお休みに入ってしまってごめんなさい。お誕生日や、お休みしている期間を通してー私がどれだけ皆さんに支えてもらっているかということを痛感しましたー弱い私ですがーこれからまた新しい私で頑張ってい…

AniCourses

Oct 4, 2020 • Subscribe

Sister Claire’s まいにち動画+ [10.7] [ENG TL]

Japanese Transcript*今日も元気に過ごせるようにまいにち動画＋２０２０年、１０月 ７日（水）みなさん、おはようございます。そしてお誕生日の方もおめでとうございます!みなさんは、しっかりお休みできていますか？出来ないことを、どうか、責めないで。前進している最中なのですから！頑張っている人はとっても、輝いていると思います！頑張ってね！それでは今日のくち占い！今日は食器を綺麗に片…

AniCourses

Oct 6, 2020 • Subscribe

井上俊之による『君たちはどう生きるか』- ロングインタビュー

伝説的アニメーター井上俊之による宮崎駿の新作『君たちはどう生きるか』についてのロングインタビュー

fullfrontal.moe

Oct 20, 2023 • Subscribe

The Boy and the Heron

The Green Music Box (緑はるかに, Umetsugu Inoue, 1955)

A lonely little girl finds herself dragged into conspiracy when her father is kidnapped by spies in Umetsugu Inoue’s bizarre musical adventure.

Windows on Worlds

Oct 9, 2023 • Subscribe

To Sleep So as to Dream 夢みるように眠りたい (1986) Director: Kaizo Hayashi [Japan Cuts 2021]

To Sleep So as to Dream 夢みるように眠りたい (1986) Director: Kaizo Hayashi [Japan Cuts 2021]

Genkinahito

Sep 14, 2021 • Subscribe

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.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Insomniacs After School (君は放課後インソムニア, Chihiro Ikeda, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

Two teens begin to overcome their fears and anxieties after bonding over their shared insomnia in Chihiro Ikeda’s adaptation of the Makoto Ojiro manga.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Insomniacs after school

‘By Your Side’ Interview at Kinokuniya NYC

This week, I had the incredible pleasure of being interviewed a Kinokuniya NYC in midtown New York City. I cannot begin to tell you how much fun this…

Okazu

Dec 2, 2022 • Subscribe