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Summer Wedding (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Azusa Hieda’s short film Summer Wedding.

VCinema

Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with M Haris Sheikh, Director of Howling (OAFF 2022)

Jason Maher talks to Howling director M Haris Sheikh.

VCinema

Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

North Shinjuku 2055 (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Daisuke Miyazaki's sci-fi short North Shinjuku 2055.

VCinema

Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kahori Higashi's debut feature Melting Sounds.

VCinema

Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Out of TOKYO 202x (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Akinori Ikuse's short film Out of TOKYO 202x.

VCinema

May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

 Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

 Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

 Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Angry Son (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An incredibly rich and deep narrative that not only delivers a satisfying coming-of-age story but also an elegantly delivered social commentary on some of the frictions marking Japanese…

psycho-cinematography

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Random Call (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Ohkanda’s narrative proves that one does not need a big budget to deliver a narrative that touches the spectator.

psycho-cinematography

Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“Kahori Higashi’s debut is impressive.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

JOINT (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Oudai Kojima’s debut feature JOINT.

VCinema

Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Our House Party (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Kawanobe delivers a very touching and emotional story about homosexuality in Japan.

psycho-cinematography

Apr 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Gotō-san (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Hiroshi Gokan's capitalist critique Gotō-san.

VCinema

Apr 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Far Away, Further Away (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A beautiful film that elegantly explores the role the imaginary plays in marital failure as well as in the beginning of a new romantic bond.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Outsourcing (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A very satisfying satirical short thta shows that, within the job-seeking process, only the image matters.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Howling (遠吠え, M Haris Sheikh, 2022)

A dejected 40-year-old man attempts to seize an opportunity to play the hero but soon discovers it may be beyond him in M Haris Sheikh’s ironic indie drama.

Windows on Worlds

Mar 25, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Bagmati River (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A beautiful poetic short that elegantly plays with the contrast between life and death.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 24, 2022 • Subscribe

The Wonder Of a Summer Day (2022) [OAFF 2022]

“A visually pleasing narrative that underlines, in a charming and touching way, the importance for the subject to find the kind of signifiers that can unlock his/her deadlock.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 23, 2022 • Subscribe

The Light Of The Spring (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An experimental ‘dramamentary’ that succeeds to charm and touch the spectator with its rich mundane and genuine interactions.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Sanka: Nomads of the Mountains (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A visually enticing narrative that elegantly explores the unresolvable tension between the societal Other and the subject.”

psycho-cinematography

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

Director’s Comment: Howling

Dir. M Haris Sheikh シェークMハリス監督

News - Chicago Japan Film Collective

May 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Review: Natsuko (2020) [OAFF 2022]

“A splendid debut by Shuna Iijima.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Among Four of Us (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021/JAPAN CUTS 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Mayu Nakamura’s short Among Four of Us.

VCinema

Aug 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Ask For The Moon (2022) review [OAFF 2024]

A satisfying narrative that illustrates how the subject’s ego is but a response to his complexes and struggles.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Howling 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Howling is a bleak comedy of the absurd and cruel kind with good acting and direction to sell the story. 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film…

Genkinahito

Mar 13, 2022 • Subscribe

To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“The effective interaction between his fluid composition, the great narrative structure, and the thematical exploration of trauma and perverse fantasies ensures that the film hits all the rig…

psycho-cinematography

Apr 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Short movie time: North Shinjuku 2055 (2021) review [OAFF 2022]

“A pleasant experimental short.”

psycho-cinematography

Mar 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Shall We Love You? (2022) [OAFF 2023]

A nice little heart-warming short that questions the connection between love and happiness.

psycho-cinematography

Apr 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Interview with Kasho Iizuka, Director of Angry Son [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Kasho Iizuka about his drama Angry Son.

VCinema

May 25, 2022 • Subscribe

The Girl on a Bulldozer (South Korea, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

John Atom reviews Park Ri-Woong's social drama The Girl on a Bulldozer.

VCinema

Mar 31, 2022 • Subscribe

Interview with Azusa Hieda, Director of Summer Wedding [OAFF 2022]

Azusa Hieda’a short film Summer Wedding received its World Premiere at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 where it was one of the few films to directly use the Covid-19…

VCinema

Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Straying (2022) review [Camera Japan 2022]

A pleasant and charming exploration of the fact that, within the game of love and romance and beyond, subjects often rely on acting-out to reveal to the other…

psycho-cinematography

Sep 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Howling For The Views: Wolf VTubers

Discover the charismatic world of wolf VTubers as we delve into the unique personas of Ookami Mio and Lumituber.

Dere★Project

Nov 1, 2023 • Subscribe

ATH-FX2-I-MARK Howling Bear

General Information Unit type: experimental heavy-class armored trooperOverall height: 4.98 metersDry weight: 10.8 metric tonsCombat weight: 13.075 metric tonsArmor thickness: 18-32mmLand speed: 137.8 km/hCrew: 1Armament: GAT-FX00HR-M x 1Pilot: Meema…

MAHQ

Dec 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Interview with Daisuke Miyazaki, Director of North Shinjuku 2055 [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher talks to Daisuke Miyazaki about his sci-fi short North Shinjuku 2055.

VCinema

Apr 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: February 2022

As much as I was hoping that February would bring more positivity… that didn’t exactly happen.

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Mar 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: July 2022

The start of July called for more organisation than I’m used to, but I was determined to hit the ground running. Time was running out to get things…

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Aug 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: April 2022

Between having a rough few months and the self-imposed deadline to fulfil my Japan travel goals approaching, I figured that having a few days away would be the…

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

May 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: June 2022

June started off the best way I know how: with plenty of opportunity to socialise.

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Jul 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: January 2022

At the end of my last diary post, my positive COVID test had completely ruined my plans to fly back to Japan as scheduled. All of a sudden,…

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Feb 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Japan Diary: May 2022

While my first few days of May were very uneventful, Golden Week was about to kick off properly. 

IGIRISUJEN (AGAIN)

Jun 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Howling 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) V Cinema Show Review [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Howling is a bleak comedy of the absurd and cruel kind with good acting and direction to sell the story. 遠吠え Dir: Sheikh M Haris (2022) [Osaka Asian Film…

Genkinahito

Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

An Interview with Sheikh M Haris, Director of HOWLING [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Get the background to the Japanese neo-noir black comedy HOWLING in this Interview with Sheikh M Haris, the Director [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Genkinahito

Apr 15, 2022 • Subscribe

LISTEN TO MY ANIME! Vol. 7: HOWLING

(a night sky full of cries hearts filled with lies the contract–is it worth the price?

Humble Ace

Jun 5, 2018 • Subscribe

Undead Murder Farce – 09 – The Howling Village

In a flashback, a scared little girl is riding on the back of a werewolf fleeing an angry mob. The wolf and girl seek refuge in a watchtower…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

Aug 30, 2023 • Subscribe

Undead Murder Farce

Hyper Japan Festival, London 2022

For three days in late July, Battersea Park in London England was taken over by Japan. I’m talking about the Hyper Japan Festival, of course! Going strong since…

Beneath the Tangles

Sep 7, 2022 • Subscribe

UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022...

UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022 Between 2nd August and 23rd August 2022, the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge held its 8th annual summer school programme for pre-university students. This year, due to…

Japan Foundation

Sep 6, 2022 • Subscribe

Amalock (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A narrative that fluidly combines comedy and tragedy to deliver an experience of smiles and tears.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 17, 2024 • Subscribe

Snowdrop (2024) review [OAFF 2024]

A complex character portrait that touchingly illustrates how easy it is to misrecognize the logic of the subject-supposed-to-be-in-need.

psycho-cinematography

Mar 29, 2024 • Subscribe