AKB48’s Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai directed by Keishi Ohtomo
AKB48 charges into battle in their dramatic new music video, “Bokutachi wa Tatakawanai”, directed by Keishi Ohtomo. The auteur, whose work includeContinue reading…
Category: TV/Film
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Rookies – Episode 8 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 8 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY The Nikogaku team faces off against their old nemesis Enatsu (Yusuke Kamiji), the instigatoContinue reading…
Nogizaka46’s Rina Ikoma to star in Corpse Party live-action film
Rina Ikoma of Nogizaka46 is set to star in the live-action adaptation of the horror-adventure game and anime “Corpse Party”, to be directed by MasContinue reading…
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Film Review)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Review by Jen Wang The red-haired wanderer is back, and so are the demons of the past. The second live-action aContinue reading…
The Yellow Handkerchief (Film Review)
The Yellow Handkerchief (Shiawase no Kiiroi Hankachi) Review by David Cirone Starring Ken Takakura as a drifter picked up by a joyriding youngContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 7 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 7 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Enraged by the sight of Enatsu (Yusuke Kamiji) and his thugs holding a beaten and bloody HiContinue reading…
Team LA Japan presents Seven Souls in the Skull Castle event party on Jan 11
Team L.A. Japan presents “2015 New Year’s Kimono Party” featuring a film screening of Seven Souls in the Skull Castle by the writer of Kill La KilContinue reading…
Harajuku Denier preview features members of BEE SHUFFLE
Members of the Japanese-Korean boy band BEE SHUFFLE show off their dramatic skills in the preview video for the upcoming film Harajuku Denier, whiContinue reading…
Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi ni Naru) (Film Review)
Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi ni Naru) Review by David Cirone An early scene in Like Father, Like Son introduces the Ninomiya family aContinue reading…
The Apology King (Shazai no Ousama) (Review)
The Apology King (Shazai no Ousama) Review by David Cirone For the first hour of Shazai no Ousama (The Apology King), Sadao Abe’s tour-de-forcContinue reading…