Tag Archives: Japan

House (1977) – Film Review

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi Writer: Chiho Katsura Starring: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Ai Matubara, Kumiko Oba, Mieko Sato, Eriko Tanaka, Masayo Miyako, and Yōko Minamida Rating: ★★★★ The 1977 Japanese film House is a strange and bizarre horror comedy that takes … Continue reading

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Love Like the Falling Petals – Film Review

Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa Writer:  Tomoko Yoshida Starring: Kento Nakajima and Honoka Matsumoto Rating: ★★★★ Based on the of the same name by Keisuke Uyama, Love Like the Falling Petals is a tragic romance that’s available on Netflix. It follows the … Continue reading

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Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation – Review

Adam by Eve is a strange and hypnotic project from singer/songwriter Eve. It’s part music video, part animation and part live action story all mixed together. The main plot follows Aki whose friend Taki disappears right in front of her … Continue reading

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Orochi – Film Review

Director: Buntarō Futagawa Starring: Tsumasaburō Bandō, Misao Seki, Utako Tamaki, Kensaku Haruji Rating: ★★★★ Orochi is one of the earliest surviving Japanese films from 1925. At almost a hundred years old the film is significant as a piece of history. … Continue reading

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Happiness, Vol. 1 – Book Review

Happiness by Shuzo Oshimi is a horror manga about Makoto Okazaki, a sheepish teenager who suffers from bullying at school. Every day there’s a group who make him buy their lunch for them and have turned him into their errand … Continue reading

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