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  • 3 weeks ago PD Select: MIRRORLIAR FILMS Vol.3 & 4
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  • 5 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
  • 6 years ago “Alice in Borderland” (2020) – Life or Death. Which one are you choosing? [Ep1]
  • 6 years ago Food for Thought: “Gekijo” (2020)
  • 6 years ago “Tomodachi Game” (2017) – Are friends really worth getting in debt over? [Drama + Movies]
  • 7 years ago “Kingdom” (2019) – China’s Warring States period in a seinen LA jacket
  • 7 years ago “12nin no Shinitai Kodomotachi” (2019) – a murder mystery gone a different route
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Beyond the Frame

From fashion to film and the occasional series, Komatsu Nana conquers all

Posted on December 28, 2021March 17, 2024 by Psymod
From fashion to film and the occasional series, Komatsu Nana conquers all
Posted In Beyond the Frame, Generation NEXTTagged In Komatsu Nana, Stardust

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a spotlight on anyone from the acting industry – pretty sure the last one’s already a few years old and the one on read more

Nishijima Takahiro, an acting gem often forgotten

Posted on September 20, 2016December 1, 2019 by Kaye
Nishijima Takahiro, an acting gem often forgotten
Posted In Beyond the FrameTagged In AAA, Avex, Nishijima Takahiro, Nissy

While the name Nishijima Takahiro might not ring a bell for most fans of Japanese cinema, the guy has been around for quite some time. Just not in the way read more

25 years of Hongo Kanata: Personal Limits, University, and “Where the hell is that showdown?” (Part 3/3)

Posted on November 14, 2015October 5, 2020 by Kaye
25 years of Hongo Kanata: Personal Limits, University, and “Where the hell is that showdown?” (Part 3/3)
Posted In Beyond the FrameTagged In Hongo Kanata, Stardust

Kisses and flirts… wait, what? Romance. I don’t think anyone would really put Kanata and romance in the same sentence. More often than not the guy either avoids directly answering read more

25 years of Hongo Kanata: Friends, Cameos, and Adaptations (Part 2/3)

Posted on November 14, 2015March 13, 2024 by Kaye
25 years of Hongo Kanata: Friends, Cameos, and Adaptations (Part 2/3)
Posted In Beyond the FrameTagged In Hongo Kanata, Stardust

Friends & Cameos Even after all these years, Kanata still ends up surprising me. If it isn’t with random statements, then it’s with people who end up being his friends read more

25 years of Hongo Kanata: The Beginning (Part 1/3)

Posted on November 14, 2015March 13, 2024 by Kaye
25 years of Hongo Kanata: The Beginning (Part 1/3)
Posted In Beyond the FrameTagged In Hongo Kanata, Stardust

Congratulations! I guess at a time like this that’s the first thing I should mention. Hongo Kanata is 25, and it should be celebrated. In one way or another. While read more

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