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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 …
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 …
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 …
Yakusho Koji and Oguri Shun star in drama comedy about an unlikely friendship between a lumberjack and a zombie film director.
Controversial new doc comes out in March about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last year
This February, Hayabusa: Harukanaru Kikan will tell the story of the efforts to bring space probe Hayabusa home on the big screen.
Arakawa Under the Bridge comes out in theaters this weekend. It’s a heartwarming drama with big actors in funny supporting roles.
Yoshitaka Yuriko, Ikuta Toma costar in Bokura ga Ita, the latest sad Japanese romance to come out this March
A look at the trailer of Ishii Gakuryu, formerly Ishii Sogo’s, latest film Ikiterumono wa Inainoka