@Courtesy of Neon Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his…
Courtesy of Neon The film directed by the illustrious German filmmaker was presented in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Award for Kōji Yakusho. Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days shows Japan through the eyes of a European, and was nominated for the…
Illuminating the thoughts, feelings and self-awareness of protagonists from diverse backgrounds is one of the most realistic ways for character-driven movies to reflect on the magnificence of ordinary, day-to-day life. Actor Kōji Yakusho’s main character of Hirayama shares his opinions and emotions in an unassuming, sincere way as he indulges in life’s simple pleasures in…
Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply…
Director Justine Triet’s courtroom drama, “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. “Anatomy of a Fall” is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d’Or, following Julia Ducournau, who took the Palme for “Titane“ in 2021. Jane Campion was the first-ever female Palme…
Samuel L. Jackson’s performance in the Apple TV+ limited series, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, is another tour-de-force in a long and remarkable career. The drama, which debuted Friday, shows Jackson as the titular 93-year-old widower, who is suffering from dementia and dependent on family and friends (Marsha Stephanie Blake and Dominique Fishback) to…
(C) 2024 Cloud Production Committee. Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s Cloud has been officially selected as Japan’s submission for Best International Feature Film in the 97th Academy Awards competition. The film follows the fate of a young man named Yoshi Ryosuke (played by Masaki Suda) who makes a living buying and selling merchandise online using the pseudonym of…
Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary Japanese anime director, was crowned Best Animated Feature winner for The Boy and the Heron at the U.S. Academy Awards, beating out four other films in the same category, including Disney’s ‘Elemental’ and the U.S. superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’ For the first time in more than two decades, Miyazaki was…
The 47th Japanese Academy Awards ceremony, a gathering of the Japanese film industry, was held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo l on March 8th, “Godzilla Minus One” was nominated in twelve categories at the Japanese Academy Awards, and it just took most of them home including the Best Picture. The following…
The 96th Academy Awards will be handed out this Sunday, March 10th. Many of the 23 categories have definite frontrunners, while others are ripe for surprises. Read below for our take on who will – and should – win each of those races, and use these picks to beat everyone else you know! Best Picture…
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