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War Bride 91 sai no sensou yome, Kami no shima, In This Corner of the World, Fires on the Plain (1959) 4K Remaster, The Voices of the Silenced, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the third trailer post of the week. Check out part one and part two. I’ll be heading to Japan in a couple of weeks to reunite with a loved one, friends, and films as I go back to Osaka for the next edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival. I’ve been working flat out on it and enjoying the films that are in the line-up and hope to publish plenty of reviews and interviews over the next…

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Ikigake no sora, My Husband’s Room, Beings in Fukushima Ukedo, The Journey of Returning Home, How to Build a Hidden Base, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second of three trailer posts for this week. Check out part one and come back tomorrow for the final part. This week, I published a review of Mai Nakanishi’s psychological horror Confession and an interview with her about her experiences making the title. You can see it, as well as two other stories, Hana and Swallow, in an upcoming horror omnibus released on August 15th. What are…

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TOKYO MER Hashiru kinkyukyumeishitsu Nankai mission, Nagasaki In the Shadow of the Flash, Summer Time Machine Blues, Hontou ni atta kowaii hanashi zokuxtu jikobukken geinin, Manten no hoshi, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the first of three trailer posts. Come back over the next couple of days to see what else is released this week. We’re nearing the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and there are a lot of films connected to that conflict that will be released over the next month. What are the first new films released this week? Continue reading TOKYO MER Hashiru kinkyukyumeishitsu Nankai…

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"...unveiling your sins and those hidden truths you dare not share with others": Director Mai Nakanishi on her psychological horror short CONFESSION 告解 (2025)

Confession (review) is the latest work by horror expert Mai Nakanishi. It will play as part of an omnibus film called Labyrinthia, which is released next month, August 15th. This omnibus film features phantasmagoric fables of female anxieties given frightful form: Hana (2018) is her Korea-set story of a guilt-ridden career woman’s experience of motherhood haunted by a tragic and spooky aspect;…

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CONFESSION 告解 (2025) Director: Mai Nakanishi

CONFESSION      告解 「Kokkai」 Release Date: August 15th, 2025 Duration: 15 mins. Director: Mai Nakanishi Writer: Mai Nakanishi (Screenplay), Starring: Misa Wada, Shingo Mizusawa, Teruko, Itsuki Yoshida, Taipan the Cat, Rihito Yamada, Website Twitter: @labyrinthiaeiga IMDB Confession is the latest work by horror maven Mai Nakanishi. A low-budget two-hander mostly set in a church, she deviates from…

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Army on the Tree, ROPE, BULLET/BULLET, Mizu no naka de shinkokyu, Watashi no mita sekai, Kaku syoei., Ginger Boy, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second trailer post of the week Check out part one! So far, since the last trailer post, I’ve recorded an episode of Heroic Purgatory covering Jackie Chan’s Project A (1983) and I’ve watched the sequel Project A 2 (1987). I would be remiss to leave out that I watched Quatermass and the Pit  (1967) and American horror film Alone in the Dark (1982) with Jack Palance, Donald…

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Jiko Bukken: zoku kowai madori, Kamen Rider Gavv: Invaders of the House of Snacks, No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: TegaSword of Resurrection, KING OF BULLSH*T THE SAGA OF TOKONA-X, MAD MASK, Japanese Film Trailers

   Welcome to the first of two trailer posts. Come back for the next one. The next few weeks are going to be intense as I try to cram in a lot more work than normal. I will be heading to Japan in mid-August and I’m focussing down synopses and biographies before I depart. Thankfully, there aren’t as many films getting a release as there have been over the spring. I’ll be light in the info I do…

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Hono wa tsunagu, Dover babaa 2 tsunagu, Ulysses, YOYOGI, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second and two trailer posts. Check out the first post. This week’s film posts centred on Fantasia Film Festival (preview) and a specific look at a double-bill of a short/feature where the short comes from Mai Nakanishi, which I’ll review soon. What are the rest of the films for this week? Continue reading Hono wa tsunagu, Dover babaa 2 tsunagu, Ulysses, YOYOGI, Japanese…

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Rainy Blue, New Religion, 49 nichi no shinjitsu, Our Occultic Summer, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Tooi-san wa Seishun Shitai! Baka to Smartphone to Romance to, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the first of two trailer posts. Come back tomorrow for the next one. The latest episode of Heroic Purgatory dropped yesterday and it is dedicated to the 2011 Korean film War of the Arrows. Back to Japanese films! I’ve written about quite a few of these releases already, often providing the first English-language synopses, which I’ll reuse here. Click on the links to be taken to the…

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"Confession" and "New Group" at Fantasia Film Festival 2025

This year’s Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 16th to August 03rd in Montreal and I covered a selection of Japanese titles last week with a preview. I want to highlight a double-bill that will be screened on July 25 at 21:35: CONFESSION      告解 「Kokkai」 Release Date: August 15th, 2025 Duration: 15 mins. Director: Mai Nakanishi Writer: Mai Nakanishi (Screenplay), Starring: Misa…

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Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card, Leave it to Kero! Theatrical Version, The Whisper of the River, Kurokawa no onna-tachi, Pinocchio√964, Japanese Trailers

Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. Check out the first post for more films released this week. This week was a catch-up for review writing and I wrote a preview of the Japanese films at the Fantasia Festival 2025. Some Heroic Purgatory announcements: Recent episodes cover King Hu’s Dragon Inn and the 1992 remake New Dragon Inn and we also talked about Hideo Gosha’s Sword of the…

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Japanese Films at the Fantasia Festival 2025

This year’s Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 16th to August 03rd in Montreal and there’s an eclectic mix of films and TV anime, some of which are featured at festivals and some totally from left field. Many guests are coming from Japan to present films, so check each page to find out if a favourite filmmaker will be on hand to talk about their work with the audience. Without…

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Nana, Ikigai, Gyakka, Noto no koe The Voice of NOTO, Mitani Koki “Oi Dazai” Movie Version, Conceiving, Japanese Trailers

Welcome to the first of two trailer posts for this week. The next one follows tomorrow. The number of films released this month clocks in at just over 40, which is a big change from the 60+ of the last few months. This will be handy because I have some reviews to catch up on. What are the first set of trailers for films released this week? Continue reading Nana, Ikigai, Gyakka, Noto no koe The…

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Who cares? The Movie, Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow 4DX, JO1 THE MOVIE “Mikansei”  Bon Voyage, EXPO LDH DAY SPECIAL “Jr. EXILE LIVE” 2025 Gekijouban, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the third and last trailer post of the week Check out Part One and Part Two Also check out my previews of Japan Cuts and New York Asian Film Festival if you are interested in those events. I’m going to Japan soon so I’m practicing Japanese more but I’ve found time to watch a variety of films like Hong Kong actioner Evil Cult (1993). What are the rest of this week’s films? Continue…

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A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2025

  The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) for 2025 is back and will run throughout most of July 11th to the 27th. This is a quick glance at the selection of Japanese films.   Continue reading A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2025

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I Am Kirishima, Heitanna Senjou de, Acrylic no Torikago, Fuyu he no passakaria Passacaglia, Baban Baban Ban Vampire, Japanese Film Trailers

Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. Check out Part One and come back tomorrow for the last part.   What are the films in this post? Continue reading I Am Kirishima, Heitanna Senjou de, Acrylic no Torikago, Fuyu he no passakaria Passacaglia, Baban Baban Ban Vampire, Japanese Film Trailers

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A Preview of Japan Cuts 2025 (July 10th - July 20th)

Japan Cuts returns to cinema screens in New York from July 10th – July 20th and there’s a good selection of films and guests for people to see, including director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who will be attending the fest to pick up the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film. Other guests include new IT girl Yuumi Kawai who will be present for two of her films. Tickets have been on sale for a…