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Hope

Hope

A family suffers when their son goes missing in Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s tense mystery thriller.

Posted on 25 Feb 202525 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Japan, Mystery, ThrillerTagged 2020, Ikuma Nagatomo, Kaya Kiyohara, Kenshi Okada, Masaya Kato, Raita Ryu, Review, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Shota Matsuda, Tetsu Hirahara, Yoshie Ichige, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Yuriko Ishida. Leave a comment

Gozu

Gozu

A young yakuza falls through the looking glass in Takashi Miike’s bizarre opus.

Posted on 16 Jul 201916 Jul 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Japan, MysteryTagged 2003, Harumi Sone, Hazama Kenpei, Hideki Sone, Hiroyuki Nagato, Hitoshi Ozawa, Keiko Tomita, Kenichi Endo, Kimika Yoshino, Kimura Susumu, Masaya Kato, Renji Ishibashi, Sakichi Sato, Sho Aikawa, Shohei Hino, Takashi Miike. Leave a comment

The Duel Project: Kitamura vs Tsutsumi

The Duel Project: Kitamura vs Tsutsumi

Both directors, undoubtedly, made good films. But who wins?

Posted on 8 Jul 20157 Apr 2016 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, JapanTagged 2003, Comparison, Editorial, Eiko Koike, Kanae Uotani, Maho Nonami, Masaya Kato, Ryuhei Kitamura, Takao Osawa, Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Leave a comment

The Duel Project: Aragami

The Duel Project: Aragami

Aragami won't win any awards for originality, but it tells a fun story and delivers on action.

Posted on 3 Jul 20157 Apr 2016 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, JapanTagged 2003, Kanae Uotani, Masaya Kato, Review, Ryuhei Kitamura, Takao Osawa. Leave a comment

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