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Tag: Haruka Shiraishi

Blue Thermal

Blue Thermal

A university student breaks out of her shell and immediately attempts to fly in Masaki Tachibana’s animated drama.

Posted on 2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Drama, Japan, Manga, RomanticTagged 2022, Ayumu Murase, Daisuke Ono, Haruka Shiraishi, JPF, Junya Enoki, Kengo Kawanishi, Makoto Furukawa, Masaki Tachibana, Mayu Hotta, Mikako Komatsu, Minori Terada, Nobunaga Shimizaki, Review, Rie Takahashi, Taku Yashiro, Yo Taichi. Leave a comment

Flavours of Youth

Flavours of Youth

Nostalgia is everywhere in this triptych of Chinese lives.

Posted on 19 Mar 201919 Mar 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, China, Drama, JapanTagged 2018, Haruka Shiraishi, Hiroki Yasumoto, Ikumi Hasegawa, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Li Haoling, Mariya Ise, Minako Kotobuki, Review, Taito Ban, Takeo Otsuka, Yoshitaka Takeuchi. Leave a comment

From Up on Poppy Hill

From Up on Poppy Hill

A couple of weird moments do little to hurt this charming rural drama

Posted on 24 Apr 201719 Feb 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Drama, Family, JapanTagged 2011, Aoi Teshima, Goro Miyazaki, Haruka Shiraishi, Jun Fukubi, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Masami Nagasawa, Nao Omori, Review, Rumi Hiiragi, Shunsuke Kazama, Studio Ghibli, Takashi Naito, Teruyuki Kagawa, Tsubasa Kobayashi, Yuriko Ishida. Leave a comment

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