Time loops are a tricky thing, and it typically takes film or television characters a decent amount of time to even figure out that’s what happening. Shock and denial tend to come in first, and then the difficulty of convincing someone else that this is real causes considerable frustration and dismay. After that, it’s a…
The line-up for the 2023 edition of JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film includes the film Wandering, also released with the title The Wandering Moon. The movie directed by Lee Sang-il is based on the novel Rurou no Tsuki by Yuu Nagira, winner of 17th Japan Booksellers’ Award in 2020. Fate brings together two…
There are few films more impactful in the history of cinema as Star Wars. It managed to become a box office hit with audiences and influence decades of science fiction, winning numerous technical awards and spawning many sequels. What has become a franchise now includes multiple lauded television series and an endless supply of tie-in…
Amiko is part of the 2023 JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film line-up, and marks Yusuke Morii’s directorial debut (the film is not to be confused with the one of the same title by Yôko Yamanaka). Amiko Tanaka (Kana Osawa) is not like other children. She lives in a suburb of Hiroshima with her…
The JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film has reached its 16th edition, and is showcasing at Japan Society from July 26th until August 6th. During this occasion a variety of remarkable motion pictures will celebrate the Land of the Rising Sun. One of these films is the unanimous Grand Prix winner at the 44th…
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