Voices in the Wind (Japan, 2020) [JAPAN CUTS 2020]
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, filmmakers have sought to record the extent of the destruction or bring about some measure...
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (Japan, 2018) [Japan Foundation Film Tour 2020]
“No parent should have to bury their child,” goes an old saying, although sometimes, refusing to do so can be infinitely worse. Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s drama...
While the Women Are Sleeping (Japan, 2016)
Wayne Wang, one of American cinema’s most culturally incisive yet often underrated talents, heads to Japan for his latest feature While the Women Are Sleeping....
Su-ki-da (Japan, 2006)
Human emotions are complicated and it is hard to translate them into concrete cognitive actions that another person may understand and accept. Emotions can easily...
Poison Berry In My Brain (Japan, 2015)
Before I start talking about the movie – and its similarities to Pixar’s hit Inside Out (2015) – let me discuss the main actress, Yoko Maki....