In Between Mountains and Oceans

Past, present, religion and nature come together in a thoughtful if meandering documentary on construction culture.

Inabe

A man reconnects with his estranged sister in Koji Fukada’s short but touching drama.

A young woman wrestles with prejudice in this short, sweet documentary.

Paranoia, trust and terror dominate one of Japan’s most iconic pieces of dystopian cinema.

Things go from bad, to worse, to crazy in Takashi Miike’s absurd crime horror.

In which nothing actually happens.

Men really are pigs in Hayao Miyazaki’s aviation adventure.

Miike’s JoJo film is entirely unnecessary but it’s lot of fanservicey fun nonetheless .

I look at Takashi Miike’s adaptation of the world-famous manga – for those who aren’t too familiar with it.