Born December 7th, 1979, Ayako Fujitani grew up in Osaka, Japan, loving movies at a young age. Whether horror, science-fiction, or drama, it didn't matter so...
Tag - Hiroyuki Sanada
"Sometimes I miss the sea so much I can't sleep"
Impressive images but rather faulty narrative
Period/ family drama about a former samurai being forced to fight one last time
“Why were you the only one saved?” Although this might sound like an exaggeration, but the way, especially Western audiences view Japanese, or indeed Asian...
[The following essay contains major spoilers.] “I firmly believe a very Japanese film that is different from others can easily cross borders.”(Hideo Nakata in...
Christmas 2013: the long wait was finally over and 47 Ronin was released in theatres. Originally prepared for release a year earlier, it was quite a bummer at...
Japan, 1915, the northern island of Hokkaidō. In the midst of the cold harsh winter, disaster strikes when a giant bear attacks: killing the man instantly, but...