Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Nippon Reviews: Hello, Supernova

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Hello, Supernova: Written and directed by Yuichiro Konno.  Starring: Chisei Ushio, Mitsuhara Kobayashi, Azusa Kamimura, and Kaori Ozawa. ...
Saturday, June 27, 2015

Nippon Reviews: Further Reflections on The Legend of Princess Kaguya

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            When I first saw Princess Kaguya in theaters last year, I was, for a good half-hour afterward, more or less a great, big p...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Nippon Reviews: Appleseed Alpha

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Appleseed Alpha: Written by Marianne Krawczk, directed by Shinji Aramaki.  Starring: Yuka Komatsu, Junichi Suwabe, and Aoi Yuki.  Running...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Nippon Reviews: -1287

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-1287: Directed and filmed by Ian Thomas Ash.  Running Time: 70 minutes.  Rating: 4/4             Each of us needs to face ou...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Nippon Reviews: Hakoiri Musuko no Koi (Blindly in Love)

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Blindly in Love (Hakoiri Musuko no Koi): Written by Takahiro Tamura and Masahide Ichii, directed by Masahide Ichii.  Starring: Gen Hoshin...
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Nippon Reviews: Watashi no Otoko (My Man)

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My Man (Watashi no Otoko): Written by Takashi Ujita and directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.  Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Fumi Nikaido, Tatsuya F...
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Nippon 2015: The Daily Dispatches

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Day 1-             The underground stations are the usual mix of crunched bunches of people, clanging electrical sounds, and smel...