©Courtesy of RYUYA SUZUKI Japanese anime movies thrive on their ability to explore mature themes in complex narratives. These stories are also driven by a unique visual style that’s infused with vibrant colors and dynamic character designs. The new animated drama, Jinsei, intertwines those stellar production techniques with sophisticated character and story developments. Up-and-coming filmmaker…
@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…
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…
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