There isn’t a talking candlestick in sight in Mamoru Hosoda’s sci fi fairy tale.
Tag: Shota Sometani
Yocho
Some good ideas are wasted in a perfectly serviceable but otherwise dull sci fi mystery.
Wolf Children
Slice-of-life and fantasy make strange bedfellows in Mamoru Hosoda’s touching animated drama.
Legend of the Demon Cat
Black cats are bad luck in Chen Kaige’s historical fantasy mystery.
Tokyo Tribe
A frenetic rap musical, complete with over-the-top action and nonstop energy. You’re getting exactly what you pay for.
The Asian Cinema Critic 