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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, TheĀ Voices of the Silenced, Japanese Film Trailers
Welcome to the third trailer post of the week. Check out part one and part two. Iāll 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. Iāve 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 nextā¦

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#Fires on the Plain (1959) 4K Remaster#In This Corner of the World#Japanese Film Trailers.#Kami no shima#The Voices of the Silenced#War Bride 91 sai no sensou yome
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Ikigake no sora, My Husbandās 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 Nakanishiās psychological horrorĀ ConfessionĀ and an interview with her about her experiences making the title. You can see it, as well as two other stories,Ā Hana andĀ Swallow, in an upcoming horror omnibus released on August 15th. What areā¦

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#Beings in Fukushima Ukedo#How to Build a Hidden Base#Ikigake no sora#Japanese Film Trailers.#My Husbandās Room#The Journey of Returning Home
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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. Weāre 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 Nankaiā¦

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#Gekijouban hontou ni atta kowaii hanashi zokuxtu jikobukken geinin#Gekijouban TOKYO MER Hashiru kinkyukyumeishitsu Nankai mission#Japanese Film Trailers.#Manten no hoshi#Nagasaki In the Shadow of the Flash#Summer Time Machine Blues
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"...unveiling your sins and those hidden truths you dare not share with others": DirectorĀ Mai Nakanishi on her psychological horror short CONFESSION åč§£ (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 womanās experience of motherhood haunted by a tragic and spooky aspect;ā¦

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#Confession#Hana#Japanese Film#Japanese Film Review#Mai Nakanishi#Misa Wada#Shingo Mizusawa#Short Film#Swallow#åč§£
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CONFESSION åč§£ (2025) Director:Ā Mai Nakanishi
CONFESSIONĀ Ā Ā åč§£ ćKokkaić Release Date:Ā AugustĀ 15th, 2025 Duration:Ā 15Ā mins. Director:Ā Mai Nakanishi Writer:Ā Mai NakanishiĀ (Screenplay), Starring:Ā Misa Wada, Shingo Mizusawa, Teruko, Itsuki Yoshida, Taipan the Cat, Rihito Yamada, WebsiteĀ Twitter:Ā @labyrinthiaeigaĀ IMDB ConfessionĀ is the latest work by horror maven Mai Nakanishi. A low-budget two-hander mostly set in a church, she deviates fromā¦

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#Confession#Hana#Japanese Film#Japanese Film Review#Mai Nakanishi#Misa Wada#Shingo Mizusawa#Short Film#Swallow#åč§£
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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, Iāve recorded an episode of Heroic Purgatory covering Jackie Chanās Project A (1983) and Iāve watched the sequel Project A 2 (1987). I would be remiss to leave out that I watchedĀ Quatermass and the PitĀ (1967) and American horror filmĀ Alone in the DarkĀ (1982) with Jack Palance, Donaldā¦

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#Army on the Tree#BULLET/BULLET#Ginger Boy#Japanese Film Trailers.#Kaku syoei.#Mizu no naka de shinkokyu#ROPE#Watashi no mita sekai
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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
Ā Ā 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 Iām focussing down synopses and biographies before I depart. Thankfully, there arenāt as many films getting a release as there have been over the spring. Iāll be light in the info I doā¦

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#Japanese Film Trailers.#Jiko Bukken: zoku kowai madori#Kamen Rider Gavv: Invaders of the House of Snacks#KING OF BULLSH*T THE SAGA OF TOKONA-X#MAD MASK#No.1 Sentai Gozyuger: TegaSword of Resurrection
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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 weekās 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 Iāll review soon. What are the rest of the films for this week? Continue reading Hono wa tsunagu, Dover babaa 2 tsunagu, Ulysses, YOYOGI, Japaneseā¦

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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 filmĀ War of the Arrows. Back to Japanese films! Iāve written about quite a few of these releases already, often providing the first English-language synopses, which Iāll reuse here. Click on the links to be taken to theā¦

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#49 nichi no shinjitsu#Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle#Japanese Film Trailers.#New Religion#Our Occultic Summer#Rainy Blue#Tooi-san wa Seishun Shitai! Baka to Smartphone to Romance to
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"Confession" and "New Group" at Fantasia Film Festival 2025
This yearāsĀ Fantasia International Film FestivalĀ runs fromĀ July 16thĀ toĀ 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: CONFESSIONĀ Ā Ā åč§£ ćKokkaić Release Date:Ā AugustĀ 15th, 2025 Duration:Ā 15Ā mins. Director:Ā Mai Nakanishi Writer:Ā Mai NakanishiĀ (Screenplay), Starring:Ā Misaā¦

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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, Pinocchioā964, 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 Huās Dragon Inn and the 1992 remakeĀ New Dragon Inn and we also talked about Hideo GoshaāsĀ Sword of theā¦

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#Cardcaptor Sakura The Movie 2: The Sealed Card#Japanese Trailers#Kurokawa no onna-tachi#Leave it to Kero! Theatrical Version#Pinocchioā964#The Whisper of the River
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Japanese Films at the Fantasia Festival 2025
This yearās Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 16th to August 03rd in Montreal and thereās 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. Withoutā¦

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Nana, Ikigai, Gyakka, Noto no koe The Voice of NOTO, Mitani Koki āOi Dazaiā 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 Theā¦

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#Conceiving#Gyakka#Ikigai#Japanese Trailers#Mitani Koki āOi Dazaiā Movie Version#Nana#Noto no koe The Voice of NOTO
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Who cares? The Movie, Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow 4DX, JO1 THE MOVIE āMikanseiā Ā Bon Voyage, EXPO LDH DAY SPECIAL āJr. EXILE LIVEā 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. Iām going to Japan soon so Iām practicing Japanese more but Iāve found time to watch a variety of films like Hong Kong actioner Evil Cult (1993). What are the rest of this weekās films? Continueā¦

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#EXPO LDH DAY SPECIAL āJr. EXILE LIVEā 2025 Gekijouban#Japanese Film Trailers.#JO1 THE MOVIE āMikanseiā Ā Bon Voyage#Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow 4DX#Who cares? The Movie
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A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2025
Ā 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 JapaneseĀ films. Ā Continue reading A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film FestivalĀ 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. Ā 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 FilmĀ Trailers

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#Acrylic no Torikago#Baban Baban Ban Vampire#Fuyu he no passakaria Passacaglia#Heitanna Senjou de#I Am Kirishima#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 ā July 20th and thereās 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.Ā Other guests include new IT girl Yuumi Kawai who will be present for two of her films. Tickets have been on sale for aā¦

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