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Junk World is an indie stop-motion time-traveling sci-fi epic with penis jokes and powerful robot storytelling
Alicia HaddickJul 8th
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Few matched Masahiro Shinoda's theatrical cinema
Alicia HaddickJul 2nd
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I Am What I Am, and that's fine
Alicia HaddickJun 30th
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Katatsumori: The early efforts inspiring Naomi Kawase’s expo 2025 reintroduction
Alicia HaddickJun 26th
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NHK's Anpan puts a face to the creation of Japan's beloved children's mascot
Alicia HaddickJun 23rd
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Kokuho captures the brutal dedication of kabuki, on and off stage
Alicia HaddickJun 17th
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I Have a Secret makes supernatural school life gloriously mundane
Alicia HaddickJun 12th
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Jinsei is a solo-animated unflinching rebuke of Japanese society
Alicia HaddickJun 9th
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The Reluctant Preacher plays into the power fantasy of taking a stand
Alicia HaddickJun 6th
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Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional admits defeat on the big screen
Alicia HaddickJun 2nd
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News Anchor places journalistic practice into sharp focus
Alicia HaddickMay 27th
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Twenty-Four Eyes reconciled a nationwide post-war grief
Alicia HaddickMay 20th
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Searching for society through The Red Spectacles
Alicia HaddickMay 8th
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Bullet Train Explosion (2025) is a slow-speed safety video, not a disaster movie
Alicia HaddickApr 28th
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Bullet Train Explosion (1975) embodied the thrill of new-era transportation
Alicia HaddickApr 21st
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Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback shines a spotlight on detective Kogoro Mouri
Alicia HaddickApr 18th
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Ravens peers into the inner demons of a photography master
Alicia HaddickApr 16th
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Unreachable is little more than a shallow dream
Alicia HaddickApr 11th
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A Samurai in Time, the little film that claimed Japan’s top prize
Alicia HaddickApr 10th
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As For Me can’t imagine a better relationship, or a good movie
Alicia HaddickApr 7th
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Singing Lovebirds Was a jideaigeki movie musical ahead of its time
Alicia HaddickApr 2nd
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Nemurubaka: A musical end to youth, dry yet filled with heart
Alicia HaddickMar 28th
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The changing role of the pilot film in shaping Japanese classics and future hits
Alicia HaddickMar 25th
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Yasuko, Songs of Days Past is a turbulent taisho literary love affair
Alicia HaddickMar 20th
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Love & Pop searches for meaning in a post-bubble Japan
Alicia HaddickMar 11th
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Upcoming anime film 'AS ONE' receives new trailer, key visual
Jul 10th
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Vampire Hunter D revival screening coming to Japanese cinemas, with remastered Blu-ray to follow
Jan 10th
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Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: At a Confessional live-action film announced for 2025
Jan 7th
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NHK announces the return of BURATAMORI as a regular program in 2025
Dec 18th
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Harami-chan and Shinichi Osawa take the wheel on the theme song for Pui Pui Molcar MOLMAX
Oct 24th
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Oshi no Ko live action drama taps some serious talent to create different openings for each episode
Oct 23rd
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Look Back anime film to release on Amazon Prime worldwide on November 7, 2024
Oct 22nd
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The Rose of Versailles theatrical animated film slated for release on January 31, 2025
Oct 8th
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New trailer for upcoming Amazon Prime live action Oshi no Ko drama released
Oct 7th
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Extended trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza Amazon Prime series drops on YouTube
Sep 30th
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