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[Trailer Watch] Zombie Ass will bombard you with shit joke after shit joke
I recently wrote an article about how only certain types of Japanese movies make it to Western audiences. I argued that it’s because of big bad companies. Those one percenters. They select films based solely on the bottom line. They’re …
[Trailer Watch] FLY! Heibon na Kiseki is a cute comedy about aliens we never usually hear about: the losers
If you’re looking for a cute little comedy to watch, check out FLY! Heibon na Kiseki coming out in theaters in Japan in March. Fly is an adorable-looking rom-com about Mitsuo, an introverted factory worker who’s never had a real …
My appreciation of Japanese films or “Being proud of anime, sex, and horror”
How come only certain types of Japanese films make it abroad?
[Trailer Watch] Will jhorror make a come-back? With “POV,” there’s a good chance
This Saturday, a new jhorror called POV Norowareta Film (or Haunted Film in English) starring Shida Mirai will hit theaters in Japan. Jhorror has been on a decline recently, but POV looks like it has the elements that made jhorror …
[Trailer Watch] Sorry, another Oguri Shun movie, but this one looks so awesome too
Out in theaters in May is another Oguri Shun movie called Uchu Kyodai or Space Brothers. Seems like I’ve been writing about Oguri Shun a lot lately, with Arakawa Under the Bridge, which hit theaters last weekend, and The Woodsman …
Yakuza Weapon coming to Japan Flix very soon – latest and greatest Sushi Typhoon yet
Coming out very soon for rental on Japan Flix is action-comedy Yakuza Weapon. It’s the latest U.S. release of the infamous production company, Sushi Typhoon. Here’s a quick look into what’s in store for you if you rent this film.
[Trailer watch] Oguri Shun, Yakusho Koji in a dramedy about making a zombie film
Yakusho Koji and Oguri Shun star in drama comedy about an unlikely friendship between a lumberjack and a zombie film director.
Controversial documentary on last year’s tsunami and meltdown in Japan to be released next month
Controversial new doc comes out in March about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year
Japan’s modern day Apollo 13 starring Ken Watanabe in theaters February 11
This February, Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan will tell the story of the efforts to bring space probe Hayabusa home on the big screen.