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  • Short 5

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    The following looks like it would be interesting, but unfortunately it’s not playing with English subs. Only five films in the short film category of the Cannes Film Festival received critical acclaim. Their degree of accomplishment was of course high, but that’s not all. Living up to all the pre-screening chatter, “First Film”, a montage…

  • Takemoto Novala

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    Last weekend’s ASAHI SHIMBUN sees an article on Takemoto Novala, author of the book SHIMOTSUMA MONOGATARI (English title is to be KAMIKAZE GIRLS), that was recently made into a film starring idol Fukada Kyoko (and Patrick quite liked it). “It didn’t mean I wanted to become a girl. Simply put, I wasn’t interested in stuff…

  • Rise X

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    I quickly mentioned the new Rise X theatre the other day, but here’s a bit more info from REALTOKYO. On Saturday, July 10, Shibuya witnessed the birth of another unique alternative theatre: XIANG’S B., the bar in the basement of Cinema Rise, reincarnated as RISE X, a mini theatre specializing in digital film. Director Oku…

  • Mind Game

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    I know next to nothing about this new animated film called MIND GAME, only that it opens soon, and the it seems to be some sort of anthology featuring lots of different styles of animation. More info, and a trailer, at the official site. I took this pic in the basement of Shibuya Parco last…

  • Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic

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    Just received the following press release in the mail. MIDNIGHT SCREENING of ‘Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic’ July 24th, 2004, @ The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo BAHX Films Presents a preview screening of ‘Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic’ directed by New York filmmaker Adario Strange. In “Hikikomori: Tokyo Plastic,” Naomi, a young Japanese hacker living in New York travels…

  • The Taste of Tea

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    THE TASTE OF TEA (Cha no Aji) is the new film by Ishii Katsuhito (SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL). It has Asano Tadanobu in it. You know I’m going to see this. In his third feature, director Ishii Katsuhito succeeds in creating a live-action version of a new-age manga family. The film alludes…

  • Steamboy

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    After 9 years in production, Otomo Katsuhiro’s STEAMBOY will finally see its release in theatres in two days. It’s no secret that Otomo’s AKIRA manga and animated film were turning points for me, and they changed the way I looked at comics and animation. I’ve been waiting for this new film for what seems like…

  • Izo

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    Miike Takashi + Kitano Takeshi = IZO. The trailer is out, and it’s completely insane. This looks like it might top every other film Miike has done (and that’s a helluva long list).

  • We’ll Do What We Want!

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    Miike Takashi is still da man. We have to change the negative things into positive. In today’s Japanese film industry we always say we don’t have enough budget, that people don’t go to see the films. But we can think of it in a positive way, meaning that if audiences don’t go to the cinema…

  • Classic Japanese Cinema

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    Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, Shimizu Hiroshi, Gosho Heinosuke, Ichikawa Kon… A total of six movies by such grand masters of Japanese cinema from the 1930s-50s are shown with English subtitles (‘The Idiot’ and ‘Scandal’ even in new prints). This is also a precious chance to experience the juicy performances of famed actresses Yamada Isuzu, Hara…