Odagiri Jo offers a healthy dose of comical absurdity, a dose that the contemporary subject regularly needs.
Tag: Riho Yoshioka
Street Kingdom (2026) review [Camera Japan Festival 2026]
“Punk cinema for those who never knew they needed the spirit that fuelled it.”
Anime Supremacy (2022)
A light-hearted glance at the inner-workings of the anime-machine.
XXXholic (2022) review
“An exquisite visual experience that is sadly held back by its unfitting manga-like moments.”
Any Crybabies Around? (2020) review [22nd Nippon Connection]
“A great drama that sketches out the destructive effect of the gap between one’s signifiers and one’s acts on others and shows the spectator that what the marital ‘motherly’ other truly demands is not simply obedience but love.”
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) [Fantasia Film festival]
“A great animation film that offers an emotional and moving celebration of the strength of the bond between a daughter and a mother.”
LOUDER! Can’t Hear What You’re Singing Wimp (2018) review
“A jack of all trades but a master of none.”
Fukushima 50 (2020) review [Japan Cuts 2020]
“An effective warning against further relying on nuclear energy alone to power the country.”
Inherit the Stars: the director’s cut (2016) review
“Suenaga shows an amazing aptitude to blend genres and to stage his humanistic vision in a surprising and unconventional way.”