japanese cinema

Review: ‘Lady Snowblood’ (1973)

2025 Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque proved to be quite a year for longtime admirers of Japanese cinema, with one…

4 days ago

Review: ‘Tokyo Ghoul S’ (2019)

Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) Director: Takuya Kawasaki Starring: Masataka Kubota, Maika Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Shota Matsuda, Kai Ogasawara, Shunya Shiraishi,…

2 months ago

Review: ‘Stigmatized Properties: Possession’ Shows Hideo Nakata is Back, Doesn’t Quite Ringu True

One of the greatest names in Japanese horror film history, Hideo Nakata revolutionized what a scary film can be with…

3 months ago

Zebraman – Takashi Miike’s Underrated Tokusatsu Love Letter

Zebraman is a 2004 low-budget action comedy directed by Japanese icon and cinematic provocateur, Takashi Miike. On the offset, this…

3 months ago

Review: ‘Atragon’ (1963)

Atragon is a peculiar anomaly within Ishiro Honda's filmography. Watching it, one can pick up the sincere intentions behind the…

4 months ago

New Indie Japanese Dinosaur Flick ‘Fukuiraptor’ Announced

Special Thanks to Avery Guerra. 3Y Film, the studio behind notable independent kaiju and tokusatsu feature films such as The…

4 months ago

Review: ‘Throne of Blood’ (1957)

Since the Meiji Restoration, the works of English playwright William Shakespeare have been read and renowned in Japan. One of…

1 year ago

‘Brush of the God’ Review: Murase Leaves One Last Gift

“With no audience, the film will fade from people’s hearts.” What do we leave behind? How does our work impact…

1 year ago

Review: ‘Yuzo: The Biggest Battle in Tokyo’

Elijah Thomas dives into Yoshikazu Ishii's latest indie kaiju film!

2 years ago