©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The title of the most “kawaii” film from this year’s Japan Cuts undoubtedly goes to director Tetsuya Chihara‘s debut feature, Ice Cream Fever. This innovative film intricately depicts the intersecting longings, affections, and obsessions of four women living in Tokyo. The project showcases Chihara’s keen artistic vision of finding beauty in…
In the fan-favorite anime film, Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama, the simian warrior Hanuman steals the show, because who doesn’t love a big talking monkey? The classic Japanese-Indian co-production directed by Ram Mohan, Koichi Sasaki, and Yugo Sako presents a reasonably faithful adaptation, from an Indian perspective. Over the centuries, the archetypal epic travelled…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts Great Absence : A father and son who’ve been estranged for a long time finally reconcile among lost memories and dispersed pieces of lives. Director : Kei Chika-ura Producer : Kei Chika-ura, Miho Horiike Screenwriter : Kei Chika-ura, Keita, Kumano Distributor : Gaga Production Co : CREATPS Genre : Drama Original…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The centerpiece film of this year’s Japan Cuts, Shadow of Fire is the third feature in Shinya Tsukamoto’s “War” trilogy, following his previous works Fires on the Plain and Killing. Renowned for his mastery in creating intense atmospheres and exploring visceral subject matter, Tsukamoto once again draws audiences into the harrowing world…
The 8th Annual Festival of Cinema NYC announces film lineup August 2-11 Ivy Vale’s Out of My Comfort Zone opens the film festival, and Delfine Paolini’s A Wonderful Way with Dragons makes its World Premiere as the Closing Night selection More World Premieres include Laura Angiulli’s I Know You, Harrison Dillingham’s Mortimer, and Charles Caracciolo’s The Old Ballgame: The QBH Story. North American premieres include Andrey Getov’s Bo Nan Za, Francois…
The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of…
After several false starts, Uzumaki is finally scheduled for release by Adult Swim on September 28 and will stream the following day on Max. The long-delayed film adaptation of Junji Ito’s horror manga had first been announced five years ago, in 2019. The four-part series is based on Ito’s three-volume manga series that was first…
Kento Yamazaki, a Japanese actor, became the first recipient of the ‘The Best From the East Award’ at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024 at Lincoln Center in New York City. He spoke about his delight in receiving the award. The festival, which is currently 23rd year, took place at Lincoln Center in New…
Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel There’s a famous saying that you can’t pick your family, but in the case of actor, comedian, and game show host Wayne Brady, he actually did put together his own blended family. Brady has been a television mainstay for over two decades, having…
©Courtesy of Japan Cuts The Making of a Japanese : Located in one of Tokyo’s sprawling suburbs, Tsukado is one of the largest public elementary schools in Japan with nearly 1,000 students. In the nation’s unique educational system, children are tasked to run their own school in order to teach communal values and how to play…
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