Takahata gives the spectator a chance to re-appreciate the joys and sorrows of ‘analog’ interactions, in the formation of connections without the support of digital interconnectivity
5 Centimeters Per Second (2025) review
The fully blossomed fruit of Makoto Shinkai’s influential animated film.
The Godzilla Project: Godzilla versus Hedorah (1971) review
Banno, despite re-emphasizing Godzilla as hero, exposes the deceit of the ‘nationalistic’ narrative structures by showing, with irony, that Godzilla’s passage does not result in societal change
The Blood Of Rebirth (2009) review
Toyoda transforms the folkloric tale of Oguri Hangan into a personal warning for the Other: I will not let you ‘kill’ my societal position as director.
Sana: Let Me Hear (2024) review
Dramatic, thrilling, chilling, shockingly good.
Sana (2023) review
Takashi Shimizu cannot avoid his film from being held back from the fan-service it needs to deliver.
Thanc you (2021) review
A quintessential manzai-experience in a filmic envelope and a beautiful introduction to the emotional range relational comedy can have.
Suzuki=Bakudan (2025) review
A thrilling ride that brutally confronts the spectator with the effects of the over-emphasis of pleasure and consumption within social interactions on the subject
Awake (2020) review
Atsuhiro Yamada ensures, by delivering an effective visual and musical frame, that his poignant psychological portrait result into a thrilling finale and, ultimately, a heartwarming conclusion.
Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025) review
A moody experience that explores the tension between one’s conscious discourse and one’s unconscious discourse with elegance and arresting beauty.
After the Quake (2025) review
Inoue delivers an engaging cerebral experience that traces out the effect of the great Hanshin Earthquake on subjectivity as well as the state of the father within a capitalistic and consumerist society.
Chasuke’s Journey (2015)
Sabu leverages the familiar frame of the encounter to offer a fresh and deeply satisfying experienc
Unreachable (2025) review
The melodrama does not merely fall flat, but also leaves a sour aftertaste in the spectator’s mouth.
Postman Blues (1997) review
Put this masterclass of genre-blending immediately on your to-watch list
A Strange House (2024) review
Uketsu, your work deserves better.