December 22, 2024 | Psycho-Drama

Spotlight

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

Nakajo Ayami takes the spotlight in Anonymous Noise [Live Action Coverage]

Posted on November 3, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed

Anonymous Noise(Fukumenkei Noizu) is a teen romance with a musical twist. A girl struggles to realize her dream to sing and reconnect with her two young friends. Under Shochiku, this young read more

Modern Japanese Film Noir: In the age of Live-action adaptation, are there such films? [Hitlist]

Posted on November 3, 2017March 13, 2024 by Jed

The classic definition of film noir still applies today, but in a broader (less strict) sense, at least to contemporary Japanese films. FilmSite posted a comprehensive article about noir and read more