Film Review: ‘I Want to Go Home’ is a Heartfelt Look At a Man’s Undying Devotion To His Wife
On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since...
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Terrace House: The Charm and Sincerity of Japanese Reality TV
I have to preface this article by making a confession — I loved Terrace House. Loved loved it. And I was...
Film Review: Silent Drama ‘N.P’ Hypnotises and Marvels With Its Tangled Tale of Human Connection
Based on the 1990 experimental novel by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto, N.P is a silent film translation of the text into...
Film Review: ‘Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train’ Dazzles with Captivating Fight Sequences and Pristine Animation
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared...
Film Review: ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour’ Is an Achingly Beautiful Film About the Fragility of Memory
A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their...
Film Review: ‘Paprika’ is a Dizzily Exhilarating Psychological Thriller with Hypnotising Visuals
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all Hell breaks loose. Only a young female...
Commentary: How Godzilla Trampled Over Whitewashing To Become A Global Icon
In recent decades, Hollywood’s long-standing habit of appropriating and whitewashing Asian stories have been rightfully called out. Adaptations of Asian films...
Film Review: Hilarious and Compassionate, ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Delights with a Phenomenal Christmas Tale
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set...
Film Review: ‘Children of the Sea’ is a Gorgeous, Sublime Film that Boldly Plunges into Cosmic Themes
A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sea life around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow...
Film Review: ‘They Say Nothing Stays The Same’ Shows How a Simple Story Can Hide Complex Messages
There is a mountain village where a bridge is being built. Toichi (Akira Emoto) is a boatman. He ferries people on...
Film Review: ‘My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler’ Is a Heartwarming Love Letter to Wrestling
Pro wrestling champion Hiroshi makes his debut as the gentle dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is...
Film Review: Intense and Profound, ‘Wife of a Spy’ Captivates with a Story Propelled by Secrets and Lies
A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism....