Tengu Taiji: a lively and comical animated folk tale from an early Japanese pioneer
Noburu Ofuji aka Fuyo Koyamano, “Tengu Taiji” (1934) A very comical tale about a town
Ugokie kori no tatehiki: the battle between fox and racoon dog spirits given fast energy and wacky style
Ikuo Oishi, “Ugokie kori no tatehiki” (1933) Japanese animators in the 1930s sure loved the
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The Father: a good if generic character study of the impact of dementia on its victims and their families
Florian Zeller, “The Father” (2020) Detailing an elderly father’s deterioration from dementia, and the effects
Entotsuya Peroo: a little man’s adventures exposing the devastation and brutality of war
Yoshitsugu Tanaka, “Entotsuya Peroo” (1930) Known also as “Chimney Sweep Peroo”, this unusual animated film
Ryoko’s Qubit Summer: a human-AI romance culminating in transformation
Yuichi Kondo, “Ryoko’S Qubit Summer” (2018) Here is a sweet film about an unusual love
Danemon’s Monster Hunt at Shojoji: an early though not remarkable animated tale of a samurai’s adventure
Yoshitaro Kataoka, “Danemon’s Monster Hunt at Shojoji / Shojoji no tanuki-bayashi Dan Dan’emon” (1935) While
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Combating terrorist infiltration and brainwashig in “The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang”
“The War in the Shadows: Challenges of Fighting Terrorism in Xinjiang” (China Global Television Network,
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The Courier: a film of personal growth and suffering and of friendship transcending politics and ideology
Dominic Cooke, “The Courier” (2020) The story of Greville Wynne, a most unlikely character ever
Conquering the Middle East: overview of the US plan to destabilise seven nations in five years
Carlton Meyer, “Conquering the Middle East” (Tales of the American Empire, 2 April 2021) This
CTRL Z: gentle romantic time-travel comedy with a sting in its tail
James Kennedy, “CTRL Z” (2017) Cats may have nine lives but the characters in this