Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and stars in the cult film ‘Pure Japanese’
Japanese actor/singer/multi-lingual culture star Dean Fujioka produces and stars in a brand new cult film ‘Pure Japanese’ which is out now globally via
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Cinema of Japan
Movies made in Japan.
Delusion & Disillusion in The Human Condition
The Human Condition (人間の條件, Ningen no jōken) Director: Masaki Kobayashi Written by: Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzo Matsuyama, Koichi Inagaki Year: 1959 Country: Japan Talking about Rossellini’s
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Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums (晩菊, Bangiku) Director: Naruse Mikio Country: Japan Year: 1954 Watch the film on Criterion Channel It’s always interesting to watch classic
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Lowlife Love
Lowlife Love (下衆の愛) Director: Eiji Uchida Country: Japan Year: 2015 Watch the film on Filmdoo Warning: this movie will leave you with a nasty
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Petal Dance
Petal Dance (ペタル ダンス) Director: Hiroshi Ishikawa Country: Japan Year: 2013 “Petal Dance” on Amazon. 物の哀れ Mononoaware a Japanese word that can be
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Suna no Onna: Sand never rests
The Woman in the Dunes (砂の女) Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara Country: Japan Year: 1964 “The Woman in the Dunes” on Amazon. The Woman in the
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Beautiful Darkness: Analysis of Ghost in the Shell 2 [VIDEO ESSAY]
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (攻殻機動隊 イノセンス) Director: Mamoru Oshii Country: Japan Year: 2004 A sequel worthy of the same praise as its original,
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Café Lumière
Café Lumière (珈琲時光) Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien Country: Japan Year: 2003 Find Cafe Lumiere on Amazon. So far, I have watched Café Lumiere twice. This wasn’t
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Eureka
Eureka (ユリイカ) Directed by: Shinji Aoyama Country: Japan Year: 2000 Find Eureka on Amazon. Despite being one of the most difficult films for
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Black River
Black River (黑い河) Director: Masaki Kobayashi Country: Japan Year: 1956 In the wake of the catastrophic WWII that drastically turned Japan into land
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