A gorgeous stylish exploration of the subjective struggles and the solutions subjects invent within the field of love and desire.
Ripples (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]
With her quirky sense of humor, she delivers one of the most illuminating explorations of the effect the gap between the imaginary equilibrium of the ego and the hidden broiling subjective discord has on relational functioning.
The Killing Game (1978) review
Murakawa delivers a satisfying sequel.
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]
Katayama and Uchida does not merely offer a glance at the relational drama that hides behind the neon-lit night-life and pleasure district, but also delivers a narrative that hits all the right emotional notes.
Food Luck (2021) review
“An unbalanced film that cannot truly touch or engage the spectator.”
Tea Friends (2023) review [Camera Japan festival]
Sotoyama investigates, in a very touching way, the radical discordance between the societal field and the elderly subject.
Is This Heaven? (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]
An experimental narrative that gives the idea of wandering spirits a fresh and whimsical spin
Ninja Vs Shark (2023) review [Camera Japan 2023]
A pleasant B-film action experience.
Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival]
A narrative that blows a refreshing wind in both the slasher and the romance genre.
Natchan’s little Secret (2023) review [Camera Japan Festival 2023]
Tanaka’s narrative succeeds in entertaining the spectator with its light-hearted framing of the tension between these subjects and the Other they are surrounded by. So be sure to give it a watch if you have the chance.
Tsuyukusa (2022) review
A narrative of subtle affection carried by the layered performances of the cast.
Golgo 13 (1973) review
A pleasant action-narrative that is all about celebrating the character Golgo 13
Revenge (1964) review
A classic – a jidai-geki that every cinephile should see.
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974) review
Toei delivered a cheap imitation of a western espionage-narrative with a severe lack of martial arts.
You’re Not Normal, Either! (2021) review
“A pleasant film, but nothing more than that.”
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