Tag Archives: Japan

Orochi – Film Review

Posted on March 15, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

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

Posted on February 22, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

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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Gamera vs Guiron – Monster Mondays

Posted on January 17, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

The fifth entry to the Gamera series continues the space theme of the previous film. It involves three children seeing a spaceship through a telescope and going out to investigate. Two boys end up on the spaceship, which then returns … Continue reading →

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What I’m Planning on Reading this Year

Posted on January 14, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Happy Friday! Since it’s still very early into 2022, I’m making plans of the books I’m going to read before the year is out. First up is something I started reading yesterday. Sanshirō by Natsume Sōseki. It’s a shortish book, around … Continue reading →

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Rashomon – Film Review

Posted on January 1, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Akira Kurosawa Writers: Akira Kurosawa and Shinobu Hashimoto Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki Rating: ★★★★½ Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon is a good contender for one of the most important films ever made. It was … Continue reading →

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