Shoplifters: an intelligent low-key film that examines the nature of family and connection in a fragmented society
Hirokazu Kore-eda, “Shoplifters / Manbiki Kazoku” (2018) In this slow realist drama about an impoverished
Reviews of Japanese-language films I find significant or interesting.
Hirokazu Kore-eda, “Shoplifters / Manbiki Kazoku” (2018) In this slow realist drama about an impoverished
Satoshi Kon, “Tokyo Godfathers” (2003) No, this ain’t no cult yakuza film – though yakuza
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Shinji Aramaki, “Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars” (2017) Multiplying not quite as fast as the
Goro Miyazaki, “Tales from Earthsea / Gedo senki” (2006) Watching this film, gorgeous as it
Takashi Miike, “Over Your Dead Body” (2014) From the incredibly prolific director Takashi Miike, who
Makoto Shinkai, “5 Centimetres per Second” (2007) As with his “Your Name”, Makoto Shinkai’s earlier
Makoto Shinkai, “Your Name” (2016) At first this teenage romance drama seems to be just
Kaneto Shindo, “Kuroneko” (1968) A companion piece to his earlier classic “Onibaba”, Shindo’s “Kuroneko” explores
Takashi Miike, “Blade of the Immortal” (2017) Condensed from 30 volumes of manga into a
Takeshi Kitano, “Zatoichi” (2003) Based in part on the television and film series revolving around