A collection of frustrated teens find themselves trapped within a literal storm of adolescence in Shinji Somai’s seminal youth drama
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Typhoon Club 台風クラブ (1987) Director: Shinji Somai
TYPHOON CLUB (1987) is Shinji Somai’s seminal coming-of-age drama set in a small town on the outskirts of Tokyo. Naturalistic acting from the young performers are captured by…
Join the Typhoon Club 台風クラブ (1987), the Classic from Shinji Somai, with Third Window Film’s Release of a Blu-ray
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Luminous Woman (光る女, Shinji Somai, 1987)
A pure-hearted mountain man descends into the hell of the model capital in search of lost love in Shinji Somai’s surrealist fable.
Wait and See (あ、春, Shinji Somai, 1998)
An emotionally distant salaryman faces instability in his professional and personal lives just as his estranged father resurfaces in Somai’s gentle family drama.
Moving (お引越し, Shinji Somai, 1993)
A young girl struggles to come to terms with her parents’ impending divorce in Shinji Somai’s ethereal coming-of-age drama
The Stormy Family (台風家族, Masahide Ichii, 2019)
Siblings fail to find a sense of solidarity reuniting 10 years after their parents robbed a bank and disappeared in Masahide Ichii’s darkly comic drama
Japan Society New York Announces Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai
Runs at Japan Society New York April 28 to May 5.
Joshurei, Fly Fry Girl, Onna Kazoku, Typhoon Club, Japanese Film Trailers
Happy Weekend This is the second of a two-part trailer post. The first part is here. I’ve had a movie-packed week with numerous titles watched: Necronomicon Nightbreed Miami…
ANIME REVIEW: Typhoon Noruda
“Typhoon Noruda” may be a short anime, but it blows in like a hurricane.
Angel Egg (1985)
Type: Brilliant! Synopsis: I have absolutely no idea what’s going on. Pros: Angel Egg is an incredibly beautiful and though provoking anime film. It was created by Mamoru…
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 12
I’m sure regular viewers of this show have noticed how fast the plot has started moving in the last few episodes. Well, this episode is no exception… Get…
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 11
In order to get Shinobu to return home to the Daimaru mansion, Pastor Wakayama convinces Gozo that it’s finally tell her the full truth about the kidnapping, and…
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 09
Chizuko’s latest plan to get Shinobu out of the Daimaru house involves framing her for the theft of Chizuko’s jewelry box. But the plan backfires spectacularly, and Chizuko…
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 10
Chizuko is unable to get a straight answer out of her father’s personal assistant Teshima about the circumstances of her kidnapping 18 years ago, and Michio still only…
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 08
Shinobu and Taeko have returned to the Daimaru mansion, but have been moved to a spartan room in the attic like the other housemaids. Now they must work…
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Type: It’s a “dark future science-fiction romance.” Synopsis: In this story set in the dark future, humanity now lives in a science-fiction like post-apocalypse setting, where vam…
Bobby ni Kubittake (1985)
https://nyaa.si/view/1648251 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. So, a lot of you might be shocked at the fact that I went and ...
Stepsisters (1985) – Episode 15
Okay, time for G.U.I.S. and TSHS to kick off the second half of Stepsisters with our subtitled version of episode 15: “Two Delinquent Girls.” Get the softsubbed mkv…
Character Analysis: Shinji Ikari
It’s easy to dislike poor Shinji. He’s passive and males are supposed to be aggressive. He’s supposed to love Rei but he’s fascinated with Asuka. He’s supposed to…
Typhoon Shelter Style Instant Noodles (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Review
What are Typhoon Shelter Style Instant Noodles? I have to admit that the dish didn't sound familiar to me. I might have had a similar styl...
Maser Patrol podcast episode 62: A Typhoon of Sushi
New panel recording up on YouTube, this one is from Anime NJ++ this year. This one covers the Sushi Typhoon imprint and some general history of Japanese splatter…
Episode 1 -- Police Story (1985)
Hello everyone, We hope you're all well and safe in these troubled times. In the first actual episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason talk about Jackie Chan's seminal action-comedy,…
Four Sister (1985) [Film Review]
Four Sisters; or, Bildungsroman: The Movie My dear sister. You've done nothing wrong. Not wanting to let her go shows that you've reall...
Be-Bop High School (1985)
https://nyaa.si/view/1550217 Fansub credits can be found in the link above. Here's an incredibly funny story as to how this project came t...
Tera Senshi PSI BOY (1985)
https://nyaa.si/view/1406108 Credits for the fansub can be found in the link above. Just in time for the movie's 36th anniversary!! This i...
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Ever want to watch a ninja anime which includes an epic journey to the United States of America where the hero meets Mark Twain before returning to Japan…
Tokyo Melody (1985) [Documentary Review]
Tokyo Melody; or, Multicoloured Polyphonia I’m working on things that will only be understood by the grand-children of the 20th century...
Kimagure Orange Road (1985) v2
Déjà vu? Yes, we've done this one before. However, being our second-ever non-Galvion release, it was a little, uh... rough around the edges....
Character (Re)analysis: Shinji Ikari
Sometimes you go back a look at a character you’ve looked at before because you’ve noticed something new about the character. And sometimes you have to go back…
Interview: Aramaki Shinji (Otakon 2023)
Aramaki Shinji is a creator known for his mecha design work on Bubblegum Crisis, Genesis Climber Mospeada, Megazone 23, and more. He also designed many of the toys…
Lesbian Fuuzoku Anthology (レズ風俗アンソロジー)
Sex work is not legal in Japan, however, “fuuzoku” which is translated as “health delivery,” is not considered prostitution. It’s inevitable that after the massive success of My…
Shinseiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku (Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project)
This is a really bizarre alternate take on Neon Genesis Evangelion. The manga itself really isn’t bizarre at all, rather it’s incredibly generic. But that itself makes the…
Momoko Kikuchi in: Sotsugyou -GRADUATION- (1985)
https://nyaa.si/view/1507962 English fansub credits can be found in the link above. English fansubbed version of a 1985 TV drama starring ...
Paradise View (パラダイスビュー, Go Takamine, 1985)
A listless young man finds himself spirited away in the liminal space of Okinawa on the brink of transition in Go Takamine’s lyrical drama.
A 1985 Otaku Salad: Fruity Five
From the pages of Model Graphix comes Fruity Five, a photo novel and manga series that was half Sentai, half Gerry Anderson show. 9,800 yen garage kits not…
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Episode #69 (S9E7) – Tampopo [タンポポ] (1985)
Ray Chmielecki of the Spoon Mob podcast makes his debut appearance. He joins Perry to discuss Juzo Itami’s ramen western, Tampopo. We discuss the film’s influence on food…
Ode to Anime Directors – Shinji Takamatsu
I feel like doing the same thing over and over again for months on end is boring, so why not change things up in April, the month of…
After Dark 26: Shinji Ikari’s Dick
Hello dear listeners. We're back again with a sopping wet episode for your listening pleasure. It's summer and you know what that means? Swimsuit sex and lots of…
Sunsets and swans at Lake Shinji
I would hope it’s pretty obvious by now, but the view of the sunset from Lake Shinji is pretty famous for being spectacular, especially around the Shimane Art…
Target (標的, Shinji Nishijima, 2021)
Shinji Nishijima’s documentary follows former Asahi Shimbun journalist Takashi Uemura as he continues to fight for press freedom in an increasingly authoritarian Japan.
Frieren, Ikari Shinji, and Lost Love
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is simply one of the finest fantasy series I’ve ever seen, on par with Witch Hat Atelier. From its premise, to its intriguing world-building,…
AMV chronicles #084: Super Are Shinji
“Super Are Shinji” is an AMV that’s almost eighteen years old. I was not aware of its existence until about a week ago. Or perhaps I had come…
Fanart Friday, Too: Standing by Shinji
One of the things I really disliked about End of Evangelion is Misato’s final scene with Shinji. It’s awkward and weird and perhaps absolutely fitting with the series,…
Embalming (EM エンバーミング, Shinji Aoyama, 1999)
An embalmer is forced to reconsider her life’s work when dragged into conspiracy in Shinji Aoyama’s gruesome J-horror mystery.
Area 88 (1985): Hell In The Desert
I feel like I am doing some advertisement for a new app that made appearance with this first paragraph, but I watched this OVA series and two other…
S4E2 - Yes Madam/Royal Warriors (1985/1986)
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Is Shinji Ikari really an anti-hero?
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The Power of Two: Rei and Shinji
Okay, Neon Genesis Evangelion is too cool for words and everyone knows it. This is not news. One of the ways it’s cool is that it has multiple…