Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  I Are You, You Am Me 1982

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Feb 2025

  Many cute moments but I wish there would be more consistency with two protagonists’ characteristic. I thought kazumi would be more delightful with body-switching since her initial personality was more playful but outgoing, but after the switch, their personalities both shifted to a more stereotypical boy v.s. girl archetype. It would be more interesting to see how they get used to the new body and develop something new from there

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  Older Sister 1996

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Jan 2025

  Scary shit. How order is constructed

Popular reviews

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  Black Box Diaries 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 26 Oct 2024

  During a meeting with other women supporting the case and advocating for a change in the law, Itō said, “I felt I have been naked for a while, but now I feel like I am covered by blankets.” I had similar feelings when, after the screening, many people gathered after the Q&A session to express their gratitude towards her, most of whom were women, while the Q&A space was somehow largely occupied by men and the questions were somewhere patronizing:…

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  Working Girls 1986

  ★★★★½ Watched 25 Jul 2024

  I love how the camera plays a role of taking away the significance of the clients, but more emphasize on the fact this is a job that can be frustrating and tedious as any job would be.

  The opening music is so good