Making its North American premiere tonight at the Japan Cuts festival is Masaharu Take’s comedic sports drama, 100 Yen Love. 32 year-old Ichiko (Sakura Ando) spends her days living in her mo... Read more
Imagine, if you will, if West Side Story was set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, a grunge looking city reminiscent of The FP mixed with the fighting spirit and collective gan... Read more
July is one of my favorite months of the year. Why, you ask? Because not only do I get to celebrate the birthday of America, but I get to attend one of the most entertaining and interestin... Read more
One of the many documentaries playing at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival is Erik Shirai’s The Birth of Sake, a film that I, and probably others interested in the art of sake brewing, was v... Read more
Today, one of the wildest films you’ll ever see, R100, hits DVD/Blu-ray/Digital outlets here in the states thanks to the good folks at Drafthouse Films. Below you’ll find a re-p... Read more
This review was originally posted last summer during the NYAFF, the blu-ray features review is the only new addition to the article. This film came in at number two on my top 10 of 2014 list... Read more
I’m not an avid watcher of anime but I’ve been fortunate that most of the ones that I’ve watched have been pretty good. When I heard about the popularity of an anime calle... Read more
Love is anything but simple in this hard to watch, controversial drama based around forbidden love. In 1993, the Japanese tsumani strikes Okushiri leaving 10 year old Hana without a family.... Read more
While I’ve seen many ridiculous films throughout my Asian film kick over the last month, I usually know which films are going to be crazy since word gets out about them from other festivals,... Read more
The complicated issues of adulthood are on show here in this warm comedy drama from the POV of a teenage girl in Au Revoir L’Ete. This thoughtful film is seen through the eyes of 18 ye... Read more
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