Kiseki: Sobito Of That Day recounts the birth of GReeeeN, the boy band whose faces remain unknown to this day, even to fans. Directed by Kaneshige Atsushi, it stars Matsuzaka Tori …
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Museum ‘Myujiamu’ [Movie Review]
Based on the manga series Museum: The Serial Killer Is Laughing in the Rain by Tomoe Ryosuke, it’s dir. Ohtomo Keishi’s turn to flex his ‘blood splatter’ muscles. The movie centers on an unknown murderer …
Tremble All You Want – ‘Katte ni Furuetero’ [Movie Review]
In Tremble All You Want, Matsuoka Mayu plays Yoshika, an imprudent, quirky character who at 24 is still stuck up in the past. Based on the novel “Katte ni Furuetero” …
March Goes Out Like A Lamb – ‘San gatsu no Lion Kohen’ [Movie Review]
March Goes Out Like A Lamb is the final installment in the 2-part “San gatsu no Lion” live-action based on Umino Chica’s manga, directed by Ohtomo Keishi. The movie centers on …
Double Mints – ‘Daburu Mintsu’ [Movie Review]
Double Mints is a film that places primary focus on the relationship between the two main characters who both, interestingly, go by the name of Ichikawa Mitsuo. Fuchikami Yasushi and …
March Comes in Like A Lion – ‘San gatsu no Lion Zenpen’ [Movie Review]
March Comes In Like A Lion is about the trials and tribulations of a young man of seventeen, Kiriyama Rei, played by Kamiki Ryunosuke. Based on the manga series “San …
Traces of Sin – ‘Gukoroku’ [Movie Review]
Based on the novel “Gukoroku” by Nukui Tokuro, the live-action adaptation (also entitled like the novel) is a clash of two acting giants in Japanese cinema – Tsumabuki Satoshi and Mitsushima …
Gintama – a.k.a.’Silver Soul’ [Movie Review]
Gintama is a popular shounen manga that features the adventures of Sakata Gintoki and his makeshift family (Shimura Shinpachi and Kagura). The story is set in a parallel universe, in …
Little Forest: Winter & Spring – ‘Ritoru Foresuto Fuyu Hen ・ Haru Hen’ [Movie Review]
Little Forest: Winter & Spring is the final installment of Igarashi Daisuke’s manga about a young woman named Ichiko, who left the big city to settle down in her small …