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Coffee After All 結局珈琲 (2025) Director: Jun Hosoi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

Coffee After All      結局珈琲 「Kekkyoku ko-hi-」 Release Date: 2026 Duration: 55 mins. Director: Jun Hosoi Writer: Jun Hosoi, (Screenplay), Starring: Sakura Fujiwara, Tatsuya Yamawaki, Nanami Hidaka, Riko Seto, Tokio Emoto, Ryuji Tanigawa, Jun Hosoi, Twitter: @coffeeafterall Coffee After All started life as a crowdfunded memorial for original location of the the Cohaze Coffee shop before it closed up…

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Milk Lady ミルクレディ (2025) Director: Sachiko Miyase [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

Milk Lady ミルクレディ 「Miruku redi」 Release Date: 2025 Duration: 19 mins. Director: Sachiko Miyase Writer: Asumi Sako (Screenplay), Starring: Fukiko Hara, Mari Ichihara, Mayumi Kanetano, Takehito Sato, Shingo Akamatsu IMDB Slight spoilers ahead – I won’t reveal too much but, really, just watch the film beforehand because the surprise is everythin. With Japan consistently trailing most countries around…

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80 Years After the War: Yayako Uchida Documentary Journey "War and Dialogue" Series

Over the next week, there will be a series of documentary films under the banner: 80 Years After the War Yayako Uchida Documentary Journey War and Dialogue. Here, as ever, are rough translations: The host is Yayako Uchida (the daughter of Kirin Kiki and wife of Masahiro Motoki), an essayist and translator, who serves as co-director of a small private museum called the Mugonkan in Ueda, Nagano…

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Ideal Son 息子の鑑 (2025) Dir: Tadashi Nohara [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

Ideal Son 息子の鑑 「Musuko no kan」 Release Date: 2025 Duration: 25 mins. Director: Tadashi Nohara Writer: Tadashi Nohara, Rira Kawamura (Screenplay), Starring: Kenjiro Tsuda, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Toshimasa Komatsu, Shingo Nakayama, Twitter: @nohaTADA3 Slight spoilers ahead Impressive things sometimes come in small packages, and so it is with Ideal Son (2025), Tadashi Nohara’s sub-30-minute short that…

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Boku no naka ni saku hanabi, Kakenain janai, kakanainda, Kabe no sotogawa to uchigawa Palestine/Israel shuzai-ki, Futari no gibusu, Life record, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the third of four trailer posts for this week. Check out part one and part two! There’s one more tomorrow. I began the week with a preview of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025 x Expo where I went over a number of the films that will be screened from August 29th to September 07th. I’ll be cranking out reviews soon, so stick with me! Then I published previews of Venice and Toronto that…

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A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (September 05th-14th)

The 2025 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 05th to the 14th and they have announced their programme. This post will focus on films that were made in Japan and films with a Japanese connection. Continue reading A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (September 05th-14th)

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Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2025 (August 27th to September 06th)

The Venice International Film Festival is going to take place from August 27th to September 06th and there’s less of a Japanese presence compared to last year, but .the titles featured are impressive Here’s a glance at the Japanese films that have been programmed. Continue reading Japanese Films at the Venice International Film Festival 2025 (August 27th to September 06th)

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Happy Life, generAIdoscope, The Angel Island, NEU MIRRORS, Meisou Kazoku, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second of four trailer posts for this week. You can find part one here and the third and fourth parts follows tomorrow and the day after. What are the films in this section? Continue reading Happy Life, generAIdoscope, The Angel Island, NEU MIRRORS, Meisou Kazoku, Japanese Film Trailers

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Exit 8, Kowloon Generic Romance, Seaside Serendipity, Gekijouhenshu-ban “Summer Pockets” Wenders Tsumugi-hen, Gift of Fire, Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland-, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the first of three trailer posts. Come back over the next two days for the rest. What are the first set of films to get released? Continue reading Exit 8, Kowloon Generic Romance, Seaside Serendipity, Gekijouhenshu-ban “Summer Pockets” Wenders Tsumugi-hen, Gift of Fire, Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland-, Japanese Film Trailers

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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition Highlights

In a first in its 20-year history, Osaka Asian Film Festival will have a second event in a year, this one scheduled for the summer and running alongside Osaka EXPO. Taking place from August 29th to September 07th, Osaka Asian Film Festival will have around 68 films on offer. They will be distributed around the Competition, Spotlight, Indie Forum, Special Screenings and Special Programs for Taiwan…

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Stella Next to Me, Taroman Expo Explosion, ≠ME THE MOVIE yakusoku no uta, Crazy Thunder Road, Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no otomodachi, As One, Six Faces: Kyogen, A Life on Stage, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second trailer post for this week. You can find the first trailer post here. I’m all caught up on trailers for August, so far, and will continue to go hard over the next week in the run-up to reviews and interviews for Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition. I also published two reviews, one for The Bride from Hades and another for Hellish Love. What are the rest of this…

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The Tales of Kurashiki, Linda Linda Linda 4K Remaster, The Sea Unseen, Gekijouhenshu-ban “Summer Pockets” Wenders Tsumugi-hen, Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya, Houtei no shinigami Part 2, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the first trailer post of this week This is the all caught up edition and it will come in two. I’m engaged in working on festival stuff at the moment and I find myself dedicated to writing, mostly. It has been a long time since I could spend a day just doing that so it is nice and I’m in an office with lovely people, so it’s all good. What are the first set of films? Continue reading…

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ChaO, Hyouhen to chinmoku nikki de tadoru Okinawa-sen he no michi, WHO?, Unai Tomeina yami PFAS osen ni tachimukau, Gekijouhenshu-ban “Summer Pockets” Kushima Kanome-hen, Suton, Kokorodama, Japanese Film Trailers (August 15/16)

Welcome to the second of two trailer posts covering releases from the weekend of august 15th/17th. You can find the first post here. The above image is from a mini-theatre bar called Girl From Mars. You can find it in America Village in Osaka and it’s worth seeking out because the food and drink are delicious and it also has a small cinema that you can use. It’s the perfect hang-out spot and the…

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LABYRINTHIA, BULLET/BULLET Final Battle Arc, The Resistance, Houtei no shinigami, YUKIKAZE, Japanese Film Trailers (August 15/16)

Welcome to the first of two trailer posts recapping releases for August 15/16 Come back tomorrow for the next one. I’m about to depart Tokyo for Osaka and I had a full day going to Ryogoku station to check out the Hokusai museum and then meet a friend and his partner for dinner. Then, like a crazy person, from 14:30, I walked from Akihabara to Ueno in 36 degree heat. I spent the rest of the day…

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Haoto, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers, Kinki chiho no aru basho ni tsuite, cocoon, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)

Welcome to the second trailer post covering releases for August 08th and 09th. The first part is here. These posts were delayed due to travel and work. I’m now in Tokyo and have  a comfortable amount of time between different engagements to get back to writing so I intend to catch up with another late week of releases plus this weeks releases. Also, staying inside for a couple of hours writing…

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Ju-On: The Curse 1+ 2 4K V-Cinema Version, Dr. Kakizoe aruku shohousen Michinoku Shiokaze toreiru wo iku, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)

Apologies for the late trailer post. I spent last week working right up to the wire with festival titles before I travelled out to Japan. I also went to see Weapons (2025) with my mother before coming to Japan! I’ve had a lot of fun travelling and there’s still a few more days to go before I settle down a bit to do some more consistent writing. Anyway, what are the first set of films released a…

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Hellish Love 性談 牡丹燈籠 (1979) Director: Chusei Sone

Hellish Love  性談 牡丹燈籠 「Seidan Botan Doro」 Release Date: October 28th, 1979 Duration: 68 mins. Director: Chusei Sone Writer: Koji Toyoshima (Screenplay), San’yutei Encho (Rakugo Adaptation) Starring: Setsuko Ogawa (Otsuyu), Hajime Tanimoto (Shinzaburo Hagiwara), Yoshie Kitsuda (Oyone), Miki Hayashi (Okuni), Ikunosuke Koizumi (Heizaemon iijima), Hyoe Enoki (Hanzo), Hidemi Hara…