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The Makanai: Cooking For The Maiko House / TV Review : A Delicious Series That Nourishes The Soul

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs his first Netflix series, adapting for the screen the comic that won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award and is a best-seller with over 2.7 million copies sold. The Japanese filmmaker rewrites the manga series by Aiko Koyama, Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san, published by Shogakukan, shaping it into a tender coming-of-age story. The…

Labyrinth of Cinema, Majestically Portrays The Poison Of War Through The Antidote Of Motion Pictures

The final work by maverick filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi, that premiered at the 2019 Tokyo International Film Festival, will be released in New York at The Metrograph on October 20th and in Los Angeles at The Lumiere Cinema on October 29th. The master of Japanese experimental films, who eventually transitioned to mainstream media and left us on…