Matsui delivers a heartwarming romance narrative that, due to its fresh approach to certain tropes of the genre, rises above the common derivative romance drivel Japan usually produces.
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Yoko (2023) review
A complex full-bodied filmic wine that cannot but stir the spectator’s emotions.
Remembering Every Night (2022) review
Kyiyuhara’s narrative brings the spectator in touch in the multitude of subjective effects of the ephemerality of life
The Legend and The Butterfly (2023) [Japan Cuts 2023]
The combination of historical anchor points, a phantasmatic romance to link those points together, and satisfying burst of action will surely be able to satisfy those who thirst for a modern take on the period drama.
Offbeat Cops (2022) review
Uchida delivers what very well might be the feel-good movie of the year.
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