Mag Mag (2025) review [Nippon Connection 2026]

Yuriyan Retriever delivers a satisfying film of subjective growth, yet not without a highly ironic aftertaste.

Strangers in Kyoto (2025) review [Japannual 2025]

A light-hearted exploration of uncomfortable truths that marks our interactions with others/the Other – what we say is not what we mean; what we want to say we are not allowed to say; politeness is often a fabricated facade that we must believe in.