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.
Otonari (2009) review
Naoto Kumazawa and screenwriter Yukiko Manabe succeed in giving the fundamental dynamic that structures the romance film a fresh coat of paint.
Party 7 (2000) review
Ishii elevates the staging of the truth of the phallus with many moments of refined interactional absurdity and a finale that, in an inimitable fashion, exposes lack and castration.
Re/Member: The Last Night (2025) review
A fun romp if one takes everything at face-value
Short Movie time: Pick it up and Throw it Away! (2019) review
Ono affirms his talent to blend absurd narrative turns together in a way that is not only consistent, but also deeply satisfying.
Short Movie Time: Cheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy (2016) review
Ono and his cast’s enthusiastic dedication to the absurdity fills the film with a winsomeness that allows the short to surpass its limitations.
A Samurai In Time (2024) review
A beautiful and genuinely endearing love-letter to the chanbara genre
Confetti (2023) review
A pleasant film that underlines, in an elegant and touching manner, the necessity for the subject to find an Other to commit himself to his dream, to his desire.
Short Movie Time: Fashion Runner (2018)
An absurd little gem that is worth checking out.