Following the great success of “Yamato (California) , Miyazaki takes a different turn with his new film, which is kind of an experimental production that...
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“You cannot beat concrete.” Considering the link between spirit and body has been one of the main themes in his work, perhaps it was only a matter of time...
“How can such despicable lies flow from these lips?” In the context of Japanese film in the 1960s, Kon Ichikawa's “An Actor's Revenge” may strike you as an...
“Will you help me make this world better?” In the course of its two hours of running time, the phrase “he's one of us: becomes one of the central themes in...
“This place gives new meaning to “the middle of nowhere”.” Although we know that “there's no place like home”, the idea of moving out of the protective layer...
From May 28 to June 2, 2019 the nineteenth edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival will take place in Frankfurt am Main. As the...
The second film from Takahisa Zeze for 2018, after “My Friend A” is a humongous production of 189 minutes, based on two actual...
Premiering at Tokyo International Film Festival and actually a University graduation film, “Sea” is a proof that Japanese independent cinema is...
Norichika Oba was born 1978 in Fukuoka and graduated from Japan Film School in 2003. Afterwards, he worked as assistant director for Hiroshi Nishitani...
Gentle comedy “Enokida Trading Post” is the latest work of Gunma-born director Ken Iizuka who, this time, chooses to go back to the familiar ground...