It’s a Summer Film! wraps time travel in a film-lover’s blanket (Film Review)
It’s a Summer Film! (Summer Film Ninotte) Review by David Cirone Fed up with her school film club’s sappy romance project, a scrappy high schoContinue reading…
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Drive My Car makes Oscar history, sets streaming premiere on HBO Max
Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has become the first Japanese film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Adapted fContinue reading…
Sumodo – The Successors of Samurai – shows the brutal grace of Japan’s national sport (Film Review)
Sumodo – The Successors of Samurai Review by David Cirone Sumodo – The Successors of Samurai is a wonderfully engaging documentary about the wContinue reading…
Maaya Sakamoto to sing opening theme for new anime series Deaimon
Japanese singer and voice actress Maaya Sakamoto will sing the opening theme for the upcoming anime series Deaimon, a story set in an old confectiContinue reading…
Masked Ward (Film Review)
Masked Ward (Kamen Byoto) Review by David Cirone Masked Ward is a thriller following young doctor Shugo Hayami (Kentaro Sakaguchi) as he navigContinue reading…
Figure skater Mana Kawabe to perform with YOSHIKI’S “Miracle” in Beijing 2022 Olympics
Mana Kawabe, representing Japan in figure skating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, will be free skating to “Miracle”, composed by YOSHIKI, on Continue reading…
Aristocrats (Film Review)
Aristocrats (Ano Ko wa Kizoku) Review by David Cirone Aristocrats begins with vivid images of the bright, beautiful streets of Tokyo on New YeContinue reading…
Mondo Grosso teams with Asuka Saito (Nogizaka46) for Stranger MV
MONDO GROSSO, the solo project of Japanese musician Shinichi Osawa, returns with his new album BIG WORLD. Released digitally on February 8, the alContinue reading…
MIYAVI releases Tribe Nine anime theme Strike It Out
MIYAVI has released the title song “Strike It Out” for the anime series Tribe Nine. Now streaming on digital platforms worldwide, the CD single wiContinue reading…
Hotei releases 20th album Still Dreamin’
Legendary Japanese rock musician Tomoyasu Hotei has released his new album Still Dreamin’. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of his career, StiContinue reading…