@Courtesy of NYAFF The live-action adaptation of the famous Japanese manga series, created by Hiromasu Okujima started in 2021, follows the animation series streamed earlier this year on Netflix. The movie directed by Shinji Hamasaki follows pretty closely the story previously developed on paper and in the show: after being rescued by the young boy…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The intricacies of human connection in an ever-evolving technologically-driven society is a fascinating case study in the sci-fi genre. The movie, The Real You, explores how that bond impacts not only their own emotions, but also society’s overall development. Filmmaker Yuya Ishii based the feature on the 2021 novel of the…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts Crafting a heroine who’s determined to redefine women’s value in society is becoming a major allure in contemporary Asian cinema. The new drama, A Girl Named Ann, is the latest Japanese feature that’s driven by genuine social conscience. The movie emphasizes how female protagonists are just as deserving of redemption as…
British, film director Mark Gill — after an Academy Award and BAFTA nomination for his 2014 short The Voorman Problem and after his feature debut with England Is Mine — returns to the silver screen with an exquisite piece. Ravens instills magic realism in a biopic about Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase. Gill’s second feature premiered…
Japanese cinema has a long and very important tradition of period drama movies. The legendary Akira Kurosawa was an absolute master in this specific kind of movies, realizing masterpieces like Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954) and Ran (1985), for which he obtained an Academy Award nomination as best director. Samurai Fury (Muromachi Outsiders) clearly belongs…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Check out more of our YouTube Channel Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The gentle fall of the first delicate snowflakes in Japan signals the change of seasons. Those seasons are not only related to the weather, but also a person’s life. That powerful symbolism is reflective of the young teen protagonist in the new coming-of-age sports drama, My Sunshine. Actor Keitatsu Koshiyama’s character…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts There is no “I” in “government bureaucrat,” but you cannot spell “DIY” without it. Ichiro Yamada once aspired to become a kaiju filmmaker, but his disastrous first screening crushed his schoolboy confidence. Years later, Yamada has a second chance at filmmaking when tasked with directing a promotional video for local tourism….
Who holds the right to decide whether a life is worth living? What factors determine the quality of a human existence? Should their be limitations to the right to die with dignity? All these questions are explored by disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport in his investigative documentary Life After. The motion picture — which was presented…
©Courtesy of Paramount Pictures These little blue guys were Belgium’s biggest export since Belgian waffles. Peyo created them way back in 1958, but they became a breakout American sensation in the early 1980s. Their hit Saturday morning cartoon even inspired breakfast cereals and Ice Capade shows. Four decades later, the franchise remains healthy, even though…
The fantasy comedy picture A Samurai In Time, directed by Jun’ichi Yasuda, focuses on the time travel experience of Kosaka Shinzaemon (Makiya Yamaguchi). He is an Aizu samurai from the Edo era, who is struck by lightning and is transported to the film studios of 2007 Japan. It will take some time for this 19th…
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