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The Forest of Love

The Forest of Love

Sion Sono explores guilt, trauma, madness, suicide and abuse with exactly the amount of sensitivity you’d expect.

Posted on 18 May 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Japan, ThrillerTagged 2019, Dai Hasegawa, Denden, Eri Kamataki, Kippei Shiina, Kyoko Hinami, Natsuki Kawamura, Review, Sei Matobu, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Sion Sono, Young Dais, Yuzuka Nakaya. Leave a comment

Uzumaki (and the Problems with Adapting Junji Ito)

Uzumaki (and the Problems with Adapting Junji Ito)

Uzumaki, the movie, will no doubt be many people’s first foray into the twisted mind of Junji Ito – so does it do him justice?

Posted on 9 Mar 202111 Mar 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in Horror, Japan, MangaTagged 2000, Asumi Miwa, Denden, Eriko Hatsune, Essays, Fhi Fan, Higuchinsky, Hinako Saeki, Junji Ito, Keiko Takahashi, Masami Horiuchi, Ren Osugi, Review, Sadao Abe, Shin Eun-kyung, Taro Suwa, Toru Tezuka. 1 Comment

Yakuza Apocalypse

Yakuza Apocalypse

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

Posted on 31 Mar 202014 Apr 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, JapanTagged 2015, Denden, Hayato Ichihara, Lily Franky, Masanori Mimoto, Reiko Takashima, Review, Riko Narumi, Ryushin Tei, Takashi Miike, Yayan Ruhian. Leave a comment

Tokyo Tribe

Tokyo Tribe

A frenetic rap musical, complete with over-the-top action and nonstop energy. You’re getting exactly what you pay for.

Posted on 9 Feb 201618 May 2021 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Japan, MusicalTagged 2015, Aki Hiraoka, Arisa Sakamoto, Bernard Ackah, Denden, Joey Beni, Mika Kano, Nana Seino, Review, Riki Takeuchi, Ryohei Suzuki, Ryuta Sato, Shoko Nakagawa, Shota Sometani, Shunsuke Daito, Sion Sono, Takuya Ishida, Yosuke Kubozuka, Young Dais, Yui Ichikawa. 2 Comments

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