A narrative that serenely depicts the possible outcome of a subject’s failure to find, in a post-war landscape, someone to carry the Name-Of-The-Father.
Jul 8, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Giants and Toys (1958) review
A classic that, as a critique of capitalism and materialism, has not lost any of its relevance.
THE LOYAL 47 RONIN (1958) – A Samurai Masterpiece
I’ve seen five Japanese films about the story of the 47 Ronin, made from 1941 to 1994. There were dozens more films about this famous incident from the…
Equinox Flower (彼岸花, Yasujiro Ozu, 1958)
An ageing patriarch struggles to accept his declining authority in Ozu’s first colour film
Flesh Pier (女体桟橋, Teruo Ishii, 1958)
An undercover cop’s mission to crack a trafficking is disrupted when he runs into an an old flame in Teruo Ishii’s early B-movie noir
Japanese Animation, 1937-1958: or, more notes on Akira Daikuhara
The origin and core of this piece is my personal interest in Daikuhara, but it will not be another biographical piece like my previous one. I will rather…
The Young Boss (花笠若衆, Kiyoshi Saeki, 1958)
Hibari Misora stars as a pair of twins separated at birth in Kiyoshi Saeki’s musical jidaigeki adventure
THE BLOB (1958): Criterion Blu-ray of a Sci-Fi Classic
When I was five, I remember standing outside my local movie theater, the Crotona, and seeing a poster for the movie, THE BLOB (1958), with this massive jello-like…
Endless Desire (果しなき欲望, Shohei Imamura, 1958)
A gang returning to dig up the stolen morphine they buried at the end of the war is slowly torn apart by their greed in Shomei Imamura’s darkly…
Black Cat Mansion (亡霊怪猫屋敷, Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958)
A rationally minded doctor and his sickly wife find themselves trapped in the haunted house of post-war Japan in Nobuo Nakagawa’s eerie gothic horror
Ghost in the Regiment (憲兵と幽霊, Nobuo Nakagawa, 1958)
A treacherous military police officer comes to embody the evils of war in Nobuo Nakagawa’s eerie psychological horror.
Wind, Woman and Road (風と女と旅鴉, Tai Kato, 1958)
A wanderer returns home and finds himself torn between a desire for acceptance and revenge in an early Tai Kato jidaigeki.
The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人, Akira Kurosawa, 1958)
A fugitive princess offers a new hope for a peaceful and prosperous socitey in Akira Kurosawa’s Sengoku-era epic.
Spiraken Game Review: Xbox One Review
Hello ladies and gents, boys and girls, reds, blues and all you good folk of the Spiraken community! We’re back discussing your eventually go-to devices for all the…
![Featured image for Bastard!! Season 2 Review [Video Review]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20231010/1696909201.70230.106125.png)
Bastard!! Season 2 Review [Video Review]
For fans of Bastard who enjoy OVAs, we’re finally treated to an arc that goes beyond the fight against Abigail. As for season 2, it offers a glimpse…
Review: HAPPINESS
I thought that reading a vampire manga by a more modern horror mangaka would be a good plan, but after reading this one I'm not entirely sur...
Baccano! Review
Baccano! is a very convoluted anime with way too many characters that don't actually matter. Isaac and Mira are cool, though.
Review: Mirai
Mirai takes the audience on a journey into the world of Kun, his household, his parents, and his ancestors. The past and future converge on Kun when his…
Bustafellows Review
Released: July 30, 2021 Developer: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC Publisher: PQube Genre: Adventure, Role-Playing Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC My brothers and sisters in Christ, I have finally…
Review: TUNIC
TUNIC is one of those games where there’s more than meets the eye. It’s full of mystery and intrigue and will have you sketching out puzzle solutions until…
Horimiya Review
You know, I still can’t believe that Hori is actually a brunette. The manga doesn’t shade or tone her hair at all, so I assumed for so many…
Gantz Review
Gantz is a very strange sci-fi action anime about a survival (revival?) game revolving around hunting aliens to score points.
BoFuri Review
The main characters. BoFuri is a 12-episode anime that aired in the Winter of 2020, telling the story of a young girl who gets into a VRMMORPG because…
Review: ARIA
Oh god, I'm totally going to get cancelled for not liking this iyashikei classic. ARIA, by Kozue Amano. First published in 2002 and first ...
Review: Suzume
The animation is stunning, the voice acting flawless, and the soundtrack expansive, but what makes writer-director Makoto Shinkai’s latest film Suzume so very brilliant is the way it…
Inukami! Review
Back when I was at the young age of…. young enough, before Isekai ran rampant and the harem genre was actually a thing on its own, I remember an…
Konosuba Review
It may be easy to be fooled by Konosuba’s uneven animation and superficial reliance on tropes, but with its colourful and memorable cast of characters, unapologetic goofiness and…
Review: Suzume
The animation is stunning, the voice acting flawless, and the soundtrack expansive, but what makes writer-director Makoto Shinkai’s latest film Suzume so very brilliant is the way it…
Synergia Review
Note: Review code provided by Top Hat Studios When it comes to yuri settings the most common I run into over the years the top 3 are Slice…
Kakushigoto – Review
Kakushigoto is a comedy anime that I wish was more focused with its story.
Aggretsuko Review
Unless you're very lucky, you'll have to accept the fact that you'll have to work for most of your life. It is a cruel fate but one that…
Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...
Revisions Review
“Were this another anime, they might call his deterministic attitude and rigidity to his opinions a good thing, but anybody in the real world knows these aren’t typically…
Review: BOMBA!
Let's take a look at one of the most recent retro releases from this year - a new selection from the vast library of Osamu Tezuka. BOMBA!…
FLCL Review
This is review number four hundred and fifty three. This anime is part of the Spring 2001 lineup, and it’s called FLCL or Fooly Cooly. It’s a six…
Review – “Monster”
I wrote this a long time ago, for a blog that no longer exists (it’s for the best, trust me). I can’t remember if I ever published it…
Aggretsuko Review
Unless you’re very lucky, you’ll have to accept the fact that you’ll have to work for most of your life. It is a cruel fate but one that…
Review: MABURAHO
Well, for once I'm reviewing a harem manga where I understand precisely what the girls see in the lead. It's a terrible reason, but I can co...
Review: FINDER
We are rested and ready to return with a month's worth of bad romance manga! Let's begin with...well, "classic" would be too strong for th...
Review: HAPPINESS
I thought that reading a vampire manga by a more modern horror mangaka would be a good plan, but after reading this one I'm not entirely sur...
Review: BASTARD!!
Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin,...
Sakugan Review
I’d like to imagine that the boardroom meeting when deciding how to write this show went something along the lines of “But what if we did THIS thing…
R.O.D. Review
ROD Anome Review by Jon Ever since Cowboy Bebop there have been countless anime that rely on the “rule of cool” to win over audiences, favoring…
Horimiya Review
“what happens from dating onwards is a dragging-out event, giving us a series of disconnected skits linked to side character romances with no hook pulling you in. It’s…
Review: DAYS
Since this month marks the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we'll be taking a look at a series of sports manga this month (which will almos...
![Featured image for Vagabond [ Review ]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220114/1642169914.29203.56718.jpg)
Vagabond [ Review ]
The whole world’s gone crazy. A man might as well be a dead leaf, floating in the autumn breeze.Yoshikawa Eiji, Miyamoto Musashi The artwork of Vagabond is simply…
Review: DIVE!!
Swimming events are always some of the most popular events at the summer Olympics. If only this series understood anything about its appea...
Review – Horimiya
Horimiya is an anime comprised of 13 episodes that are based around the existing manga of the same name. Created by CloverWorks studio and aired from January –…
Fragtime Review
“It’s in the carefully handled tone where Fragtime finds its success”
Review: GODCHILD
It's once again time to look at some spooky manga, and it's been too long since we looked at a manga from the unofficial queen of spooky sh...
Review: Suzume
Suzume is the latest movie from acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai, and it would be unmistakable as one of his projects even if you didn’t know the director going…