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Qualia

Qualia

A farming family struggles to keep itself together in Ryo Ushimaru’s domestic dramedy.

Posted on 17 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, JapanTagged 2023, Chikara To, Hideki Kobayashi, JFTFF, Kensuke Ashihara, Kenta Kiguchi, Kokone Sasaki, Maya Kudamatsu, Natsuki Tsuji, Review, Ruka Ishikawa, Ryo Ushimaru, Sakura Enomoto, Tomoki Kimura, Yota Kawase, Yu Toyama. Leave a comment

A Samurai in Time

A Samurai in Time

A samurai adjusts shockingly well to a life in the film industry, in Yasuda Junichi’s time travel comedy-drama.

Posted on 5 Feb 20256 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Chanbara, Comedy, Fantasy, JapanTagged 2023, Fuke Norimasa, Hajime Inoue, JFTFF, Ken Shounozaki, Makiya Yamaguchi, Rantaro Mine, Review, Yuno Sakura. Leave a comment

Twilight Cinema Blues

Twilight Cinema Blues

Good cinema cures all in Hideo Jojo’s charming comedy drama.

Posted on 10 Feb 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, JapanTagged 2023, Ayumu Nakajima, Hideo Jojo, Hiroyuki Watanabe, JFTFF, Keisuke Koide, Kenta Kiguchi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Nanami Hidaka, Review, Sakura Fujiwara, Shohei Uno, Takaya Kuroda. Leave a comment

Hoarder on the Border

Hoarder on the Border

In Takayuki Kayano’s ode to cleanliness, our sense of self can get lost amid the trash.

Posted on 3 Feb 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, JapanTagged 2023, JFTFF, Mark Sekioka, Masayasu Kitayama, Meru Tashima, Review, Ryo Shinoda, Shigeru Izumiya, Takayuki Kayano, Tomu Muto, Yumiko Nakamura. Leave a comment

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival 2024

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival 2024

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival returns, running around the country from February 2 to March 31­

Posted on 22 Jan 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Editorial, JapanTagged 2024, JFTFF, News. Leave a comment

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