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Somehow … a great film. Jaji no Futari | Jersey no Futari | Two in Tracksuits There is no real premise to this film, it’s just a pleasant journey of...
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Originally written May 2, 2009 WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! Ryuichi HIROKI‘s (I Am and S & M Writer) film from 2000 is one of those films that has you curiously...
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Originally written June 14, 2009 After being imprisoned for throwing away her room mates possessions, Suzuko Satô – played by Yû Aoi (Don’t Laugh at My Romance, Welcome to the...
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Originally written June 4, 2009 Combine a moody, sullen and angry ex-Yakuza (Abe Hiroshi) with a loving, timid and hard working woman (Nakatani Miki) and you get the epitome of...
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Originally written March 2, 2009 Regular readers will know that it was probably a ‘Beat‘ Takeshi Kitano flick that got me hooked on Japanese film. I do gush about the...
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Originally written May 10, 2009 Take a deep breath. Breathe In, Breathe Out (aka The Necessity of Deep Breathing). The Okinawa region of Japan is well known for its farmland....
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Originally written May 12, 2009 Tears and laughs… mostly tears … Takita Yôjirô (Onmyoji) gives us a rare glimpse into the life of an encoffinner. Seen to be one of...
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Originally written: May 12, 2009 Once in a while a film comes along that doesn’t hold any expectations but delivers a burst of delight on many so levels. Today’s film...
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Originally written June 2, 2009 This is one of those films that I didn’t know existed. It was by chance that I was reading a forum post about the anime,...
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Recent problems with either my host or my WP configuration (my host insists that the problem was with my WP install, even though the config hasn’t changed for the last...
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From 2003 to 2004, Arakawa Hiromu‘s manga was developed for TV and gained a massive following. So much so it even got an airing on the short lived Anime Central...
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I’ve been suffering from major blog issues the last few weeks, so much so that my intended participation in the J-Cinema Blogathon had to be called off. Anyway, if you...
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Sorry for not posting recently, I’m having major issues with either my host or the new installation of WordPress. For the time being I’ve had to un’plug’ everything and revert...
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This month saw DC’s first issue of ‘Batman and Robin’ part of the Batman: Reborn story arc. Messrs Morrison and Quitely deliver a powerhouse of an opening issue, introducing non...
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I was sitting here this evening thinking how quiet things have been in The Towers just recently. So I thought I’d check to see who was online … low and...
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::via Yahoo! Japan:: The 18m life size replica of a Gundam has had it’s head put on! The Mecha is scheduled for completion in July ready for the 30th anniversary...
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I’m attempting to change the site a little over the next few days by trying to lose a lot of the unused gumpf in the widget area and streamline the...
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The trailer for Fuyuhiko Nishi‘s “High Kick Girl!” is here, and it’s got English subs! I’m well pleased about this as it’s one of the films that I missed during...
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News from the Hollywood Reporter site The Live Feed suggests that Katee Sackhoff is to join Kiefer Sutherland in season 8 of 24 next year. So this could mean that...
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Dante Lam (Jiang Hu, The Beast Stalker) is back with a rippling action thriller that starts with a bang and keeps you at it for the full 90 minutes. Whilst...