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Journey (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema Festival]

Shogo offers an evocative and bleak experience that forces us to question the current state of our societal field.

psycho-cinematography

May 24, 2023 • Subscribe

We’re Dead (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A great narrative that explores the irreducible Otherness that marks our relationships in an effective way.

psycho-cinematography

Feb 17, 2023 • Subscribe

All Summer Long (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema festival]

While Horiuchi’s narrative is all about the difficulty of ending things, the melancholic dimension of what has to end only comes to full emotional blossom as the finale…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Collar Physics (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema festival]

Kobayashi shows that the narrative element of the super-power can be used to explore human subjectivity and to highlight the often antagonistic link between the subject and his…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Kirara

Short Movie Time: Similarity (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A highly enjoyable short by Kiichiro Kimura.

psycho-cinematography

Feb 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Kitten (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Yamaguchi elegantly underlines the importance of showing one’s Otherness to the other and the problematic nature of succumbing to the seduction of deceiving oneself by reflecting sameness to…

psycho-cinematography

Feb 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Storage Man (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Tetsuro Manno proves that he has mastered the drama-genre and shows off his ability to create a quite thematically dense experience.

psycho-cinematography

Jan 24, 2023 • Subscribe

The Waxing and Waning of Life (2022) [SKIP-CITY International D-Cinema Festival 2022]

A powerful emotional experience that shows that only a social bond where there is place for subjective speech can help the formerly addicted subject to avoid getting caught…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: But It Did Happen (2022) [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

Ruichi Suita offers a masterclass in using images as signifiers and concatenating them elegantly to sketch out the unaccepted truth that determines a subject’s signifiers and acts.

psycho-cinematography

Jan 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Short-movie Time: 3 Intestine Road, Fish Island (2022) review [Skip City International D-Cinema Festival]

A splendid animation short about the importance of accepting some of the other’s Otherness.

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Make The Devil Laugh (2021) review [Skip City International D-Festival 2021] (27:00)

An amazing socially-engaged piece of cinema that beautifully sketches out how problematic the enjoyment of the societal Other can be.

psycho-cinematography

Feb 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Tokyo International Film Festival 2022

Anna Yamada in The Mountain Woman. Scheduling conflicts and sold-out screenings meant that I was only able to see three films at TIFF this year, but it was…

eiga files

Nov 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Bad City (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Sonamura delivers everything one expects from an action-thriller.

psycho-cinematography

Oct 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

Windows on Worlds

Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

Sep 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022

A preview of the Japanese Films at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2022

Genkinahito

Jan 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Berlin International Film Festival 2020

Genkinahito

Feb 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Bubble

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – In Cinemas, Online, and International

Details on Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 – It Plays In Cinemas and Online and the online part with be available to International Viewers!

Genkinahito

Jan 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Chicago International Film Festival – Cloud

When I was getting in line for this film, I was genuinely surprised at how long the line was. This particular film probably had the biggest turn out…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

16 days ago • Subscribe

Suzume (73rd Berlinale International Film Festival)

Or: The Indie director who found out that his niche was the mainstream.

The Taishō Café

Feb 25, 2023 • Subscribe

Suzume

Chicago International Film Festival – My Sunshine

Another beautiful day in Chicago, and it was another film in theaters due to the Chicago International Film Festival. I was really lucky that I snagged a ticket,…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

18 days ago • Subscribe

Howling 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) V Cinema Show Review [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Howling is a bleak comedy of the absurd and cruel kind with good acting and direction to sell the story. 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film…

Genkinahito

Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Busan International Film Festival 2022 (05th-14th October)

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Busan International Film Festival 2020 (21st-30th October)

Genkinahito

Sep 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Kingdom Season 2

Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (September 08th-18th)

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2022 (September 08th-18th)

Genkinahito

Sep 7, 2022 • Subscribe

The City Hunter Cinema Survey – The Secret Service

By the mid 1990s those last vestiges of 80s decadence had well and truly been overshadowed by stark reality and economic hardship. Especially in Japan, whose world-beating but…

Juve-Niall Delinquency

Feb 3, 2019 • Subscribe

Chicago International Film Festival – Super Happy Forever

I headed out once again to Chicago, for the Chicago International Film Festival. With the Kore-eda retrospective finished, there were still three other Japanese films in the lineup…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

22 days ago • Subscribe

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

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

psycho-cinematography

Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Out of TOKYO202x Director: Akinori Ikuse [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022] V-Cinema

A rewrite of my review of Out of TOKYO202x, a refreshing sci-fi short from Japan that takes the time-slip formula and uses it on the summer Olympics! Director: Akinori…

Genkinahito

May 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Alivehoon (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

Shimoyama hits all the common beats of the sports-genre, but succeeds in elevating his exploration of the art of drifting by framing the battling cars in an exciting…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022 (September 16th-24th)

A Preview of the Japanese Films at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2022 (SEPTEMBER 16th-24th)

Genkinahito

Sep 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Hundred

A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival 2023

Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival 2023 – November 23rd to November 29th – will screen films from nations around the Pacific region. This post…

Genkinahito

Nov 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Thunder 3 Volume 1 Review

Thunder 3 surprises the readers with an intriguing story with endearing characters and interesting art.

Behind the Manga

11 days ago • Subscribe

Crazy Thunder Road (1980) review

“A nihilistic and wild exploration of the self-destructive nature of a relentless search for a dose of pleasure.”

psycho-cinematography

Jan 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

Windows on Worlds

Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2024 Programme

In Montreal July 18 to Aug, 4.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Animex 2020 - International Festival of Animation, VFX & Games

With COVID-19 still limiting peoples movements online virtual events have been proving popular. Animex The International Festival of Animati...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 17, 2020 • Subscribe

The City Hunter Cinema Survey – Goodbye My Sweetheart (aka City Hunter: The Motion Picture)

While working my way through these various films, specials and OVAs there’s been an ongoing struggle to find much new to say with each iteration. There’s only so…

Juve-Niall Delinquency

Feb 8, 2019 • Subscribe

The City Hunter Cinema Survey – Double Feature! Bay City Wars and Million Dollar Conspiracy

The year 1990 saw a relatively significant slowdown in City Hunter’s anime output from its late 80s peak. The third TV series finished up in the Autumn 1989…

Juve-Niall Delinquency

Jan 14, 2019 • Subscribe

Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2022 (August 31st to September 10th)

Koji Fukada’s latest, Seijun Suzuki and Yasujiro Ozu classics – A Preview of the Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2022 (August 31st to September 10th)

Genkinahito

Aug 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Thunder Shuttle

General Information Unit type: support vehicleLength: 32.0 metersWeight: 37.5 metric tonsMaximum speed: Mach 2.8Maximum output: 270,000 horsepowerOriginal mechanical designer: Kunio Okawara Lineart N/A

MAHQ

Jul 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Thunder Dagwon

General Information Unit type: robotHeight: 20.7 metersWeight: 58.5 metric tonsMaximum running speed: 440.0 km/hMaximum speed: Mach 5.8Maximum output: 270,000 horsepowerSpecial attack(s): Moon Cutter, Spark ThunderArmament: Thunder Lancer/Javelin x…

MAHQ

Jul 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Thunder Baron

Robot mode Thunder Jet mode Robot mode Thunder Jet mode General Information Unit type: robotHeight: 22.0 meters (Robot mode)Length: 22.5 meters (Thunder Jet mode)Weight: 120.0 metric tonsMaximum running…

MAHQ

Jun 23, 2024 • Subscribe

Drill, Jumping

Dag-Thunder

Robot mode Thunder Bike mode Robot mode Thunder Bike mode General Information Unit type: robotHeight: 10.6 meters (Robot mode)Weight: 19.0 metric tons (Robot mode), 0.5 metric tons (Thunder…

MAHQ

Jul 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Jumping

Thunder Geist

Robot mode Dinosaur mode Robot mode Dinosaur mode General Information Unit type: robotHeight: 11.2 meters (Robot mode), 11.1 meters (Dinosaur mode)Length: 18.4 meters (Dinosaur mode)Weight: 41.6 metric tonsMaximum…

MAHQ

Jul 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Jumping

Shin-Ultraman (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

Higuchi and Anno deliver an impressive love letter to their childhood, yet their devoted love, which is sensible in every aspect of the narrative, might not be able…

psycho-cinematography

Jul 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Riverside Mukolitta (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

A highly touching narrative about re-finding social life.

psycho-cinematography

Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Prior Convictions (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

“A very relevant exploration of the fact that the criminal act is, in many cases, born from an antagonistic relation between the subject and the Other.”

psycho-cinematography

Sep 23, 2022 • Subscribe

Nagi’s Island (2022) review [Camera Japan Festival]

The power of Nagasawa’s narrative does not simply lie in the engaging emotional rhythm, as dictated by the musical decorations, but in the genuineness that oozes from every…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Review: VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR

A romance set against the backdrop of space sounds epic, but stories like this prove that it can be intimate and longing as well. VOICES OF ...

The Manga Test Drive

Mar 31, 2021 • Subscribe

Voices of a Distant Star