Welcome to the first of two trailer posts.
Come back tomorrow for the next one.
I’ve watched a grip of films this week and the best has been Human Lanterns (1982), a martial arts horror film wherein an ex-swordsman becomes a maker of grisly lanterns. Runner up was I Love it From Behind (1981), a Nikkatsu Roman Porno that is quite amusing in its depiction of three women going on odd adventures…
Nippon Connection 2025 (NC2025) will take place from May 27 to June 1, 2025. This year sees the fest celebrate its 25th anniversary as it remains the world’s biggest platform for contemporary Japanese cinema. It is expected that there will be around 100 short and feature-length films along with over 70 cultural events.
The early highlights have been released and so here are trailers and some…
US-based distribution Japanese film streamer SAKKA will release Masaaki Kudo’s award-winning drama A Far Shore April 18th online worldwide (except for certain Asian territories).
Originally released in Japan in 2023, the film is a raw drama about a teenage mother struggling to survive poverty, Okinawa’s nightlife industry, and a desperately bad marriage.
This is the third film from Masaaki Kudo…
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week
You can find the first post here.
I published reviews of the Korean films Journey to Face Them and The Land of Morning Calm (both, 2025) and I have watched the 90s movies The Shadow Over Innsmouth and Red Rock West.
What are the other Japanese films getting screened this weekend?
Continue reading Love Letter 4K Remaster, Hi ga ochiru, Game of…
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week.
There will be one more to come.
I caught up on two of this year’s bigger horror movies last week, Heart Eyes and The Monkey, and they were alright. The latter went for grotesquery and achieved it with visual aplomb but what got me the most was the visualisation of the monkey’s presence, particularly with regards to how it would be introduced with…
The Land of Morning Calm
아침바다 갈매기는 「Achim bada galmegi neun」
Release Date: November 27th, 2024
Duration: 113 mins.
Director: Park Ri-woong
Writer: Park Ri-woong (Screenplay)
Starring: Yoon Joo-sang (Yeong-guk), Yang Hee-kyung (Pan-rye, Yong-su’s mother), Khazsak (Yeong-ran), Park Jong-hwan (Yong-su)
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Genre wise, insurance scams are usually the domain of thrillers. Indeed, Park Ri-woong used…
Journey to Face Them
그를 마주하는 시간 「Geuleul majuhaneun sigan」
Release Date: N/A
Duration: 61 mins
Director: Hwang In-won
Writer: Hwang In-won (Screenplay),
Starring: Seok-hee, Lee Seung-yeon, Kim See-eun, Kim Sol-hae, Bahk Woo-young,
Having watched Hang In-won’s previous film, the gently funny short Flavor of Sisterhood (2023), I was not prepared for Journey to Face Them, her feature debut. It is…
Welcome to the second and last trailer post of the week.
You can find part one here.
Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) came to a close on Sunday and it had I Am Kirishima (2025) as its closing film, so I published a review of that. I also published a review of Flat Girls (2025). Further OAFF reviews will be published from tomorrow.
What are the rest of this week’s films?
Continue reading Yume ni…
Welcome to the first trailer post of the week.
There are just two so come back tomorrow for the next one.
This week and next week are a little calmer for releases, which is a relief because I’m back to doing full-time hours plus overtime at my workplace. I’ve managed to squeeze in more films thanks to waking up (too) early in the morning.
What are the first batch of films?
Continue reading My…
I Am Kirishima
桐島です 「Kirishima desu」
Release Date: July 04th, 2025
Duration: 105 mins.
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Writer: Aki Kajiwara, Banmei Takahashi (Screenplay),
Starring: Katsuya Maiguma, Eita Okuno, Kana Kita, Masahiro Koumoto, Keiko Takahashi, Masahiro Komoto, Kazuko Shirakawa, Hisayasu Sato,
Website Twitter: @kirishimadesu1 IMDB
In January 2024, a man named Hiroshi Uchida who was…
