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  • Zoo

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    This looks like a must-see: Welcome to the fantastic world of Otsuichi, a popular, 1978-born novelist whose style mixes chilly elements mystery that send shivers down your spine with a sense of dolour that makes his works relentless attacks on the heartstrings. “Zoo” is a selection of five sequences taken from a compilation of short…

  • Korean Independent Cinema 2005

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    Oh my, this sounds excellent — and kudos for including English subtitles! Following last year’s premiere, the second edition of this very good event is again happening at Image Forum. The program this time is made up of four feature films, two collaboration projects, and three short films. Although Japan is presently experiencing a boom…

  • The Grudge Too Scary

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    Seems like the current TV ads for THE GRUDGE (the American remake of Japanese horror flick JUON) are too scary, and the networks have stopped airing them because of viewer complaints. It’s true that the CMs are pretty damn creepy — just like the movie — but I don’t feel like they’re any worse than…

  • Midnight Eye Update

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    The Japanese film guide Midnight Eye has made an update. It includes an interview with director Ishii Teruo, their look at the best films (and worst) of 2004, and a few new reviews.

  • TSiG: The Documentary

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    Yesterday I had a look at the documentary that was made on Jesper‘s Tokyo Style in Gothenburg (TSiG) project, and quite liked it. It gives you a nice look at what happened during the event, interviewing a lot of the participants, like Namaiki, ODD, Afrirampo, Shing02, and more. A good document of something I wish…

  • Blood and Bones

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    TIME takes a look at Kitano Takeshi’s latest (acting only), BLOOD AND BONES.

  • Midnight Eye for December

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    Midnight Eye has a new update, and it’s again anime heavy: an interview with Kawamoto Kihachiro, a feature called “Japanese Anime and the Animated Cartoon,” as well as reviews of Miyazaki Hayao’s HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE and Kon Satoshi’s TOKYO GODFATHERS. They also review the recent otaku themed film KOI NO MON (OTAKUS IN LOVE), and…

  • Professor Kitano

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    That’s “Professor” Kitano now. Award-winning director Takeshi Kitano will teach filmmaking at a graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music starting next April, university sources said Thursday. Kitano, 57, who captured the Open 2003 special award at the Venice Film Festival with his first historical film, “Zatoichi,” will also assume the…

  • Dotmov Festival 2004

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    Oh my. With everything happening in Tokyo this month, the Dotmov festival completely slipped my mind. Get thee to the official site right away and have a look at the tons of shorts that are there, waiting to be enjoyed.

  • Resfest: Days 3 and 4

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    Although I’m late with the posting — I’m just now catching up with all the blogging I should have been doing over the past few days — I did enjoy a few more programs on the final two days of the festival. On Monday, I was there for RESMIX Shorts, which is the Japanese-only program,…