Psycho-Drama - June 12, 2017

Spotlight

12 months ago “OCTO: Kanjo Sosakan Shinno Akari” (2022/2024) – a whimsical attempt at psychoevolutionary investigation
4 years ago “Sasaki in My Mind” (2020) – One day, the final goodbye will come. It’ll be a goodbye to your own self.
5 years ago “Hot Gimmick: Boy Meets Girl” (2019) – An exaggerated trip through the mess of teenagehood
5 years ago “Alice in Borderland” (2020) – Life or Death. Which one are you choosing? [Ep1]
5 years ago Food for Thought: “Gekijo” (2020)
6 years ago “Tomodachi Game” (2017) – Are friends really worth getting in debt over? [Drama + Movies]
6 years ago “Kingdom” (2019) – China’s Warring States period in a seinen LA jacket
6 years ago “12nin no Shinitai Kodomotachi” (2019) – a murder mystery gone a different route
7 years ago 2018 Miscellaneous Japanese Dramas
8 years ago “Ajin: Demi-Human” (2017) – What would you do if you’d become immortal overnight?

Excitement intensifies for the ‘Fireworks’ anime! + Matsu Takako, Hirose Suzu, Suda Masaki lend voices and talent to new film!

Posted on June 12, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed

Toho (with Iwai Shunji’s name attached to it) reverses the trend in Japanese movie production by launching an anime after the live-action version! In the case of Fireworks, Should We read more

Tokyo Sunrise – ‘Hashire, Zetsubo ni Oitsuka Renai Haya-sa de’ [Movie Review]

Posted on June 12, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed

Tokyo Sunrise, a film about the close friendship between Ren (Taiga) and Kaoru (Kobayashi Ryuju), is subtle and powerful in its depiction of a brotherly love that may be more read more