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Tag: Masahiro Higashide

Demon City

Demon City

Revenge is a dish best served a decade too late in Seiji Tanaka’s so-so thriller.

Posted on 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Japan, ThrillerTagged 2025, Ami Toma, Masahiro Higashide, Masanobu Takashima, Matsuya Onoe, Miou Tanaka, Naoto Takenaka, Review, Seiji Tanaka, Takuma Otoo, Toma Ikuta. Leave a comment

It All Began When I Met You

It All Began When I Met You

Ten people look for love, a home and the perfect DVD in Katsuhide Motoki’s celebration of Tokyo Station.

Posted on 19 Dec 202327 Dec 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Japan, RomanticTagged 2013, Chieka Baisho, Emiri Kai, Fumino Kimura, Hiroshi Tamaki, Masahiro Higashide, Miwako Ichikawa, Nene Otsuka, Nenji Kobayashi, Review, Rin Takanashi, Ryutaro Yamasaki, Saburo Tokito, Tsubasa Honda. 1 Comment

Creepy

Creepy

A slow-paced but gripping thriller is bolstered by excellent direction and performances.

Posted on 14 Jul 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Horror, Japan, ThrillerTagged 2016, Haruna Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kiyoshi Kurasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Masahiro Toda, Review, Ryoko Fujino, Takashi Sasano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Toru Baba, Yuko Takeuchi. Leave a comment

Yocho

Yocho

Some good ideas are wasted in a perfectly serviceable but otherwise dull sci fi mystery.

Posted on 1 Nov 20188 Nov 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Japan, Mystery, Sci FiTagged 2017, Eriko Nakamura, Kaho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, LEAFF, Masahiro Higashide, Ren Osugi, Review, Shota Sometani, Yukino Kishii. Leave a comment

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