Teaser for Japanese movie Shin Godzilla (シン・ゴジラ), in theatres in Japan this summer. The film is co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. It's the 31st instalment in the Godzilla franchise and the third reboot by Toho Pictures. The Shin is a play … [Read more...] about Shin Godzilla Japanese movie trailer
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Mohican Comes Home (2016) movie trailer
Trailer for Japanese film Mohican Comes Home (モヒカン故郷に帰る, Mohican Kokyô ni Kaeru ). Directed and written by Shuichi Okita, it tells the story of rocker reconciling with his father who's terminally ill. The movie is made in conjunction with the 70th … [Read more...] about Mohican Comes Home (2016) movie trailer
Akira Emoto explores izakaya in Naniwa
Preview photos of a Japanese food documentary featuring veteran actor Akira Emoto. I loosely translated the title (柄本明が巡るなにわ酔いどれ横丁) as Akira Emoto Explores the Drunken Alleys in Naniwa. The two-hour show focuses on the izakaya culture in Osaka. It's a … [Read more...] about Akira Emoto explores izakaya in Naniwa
Akunin (2010) Japanese movie trailer
Akunin (悪人, means devilish person) is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Lee Sang-il and based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name. The movie bagged all four acting awards at the 34th Japan Academy Prize earlier this year. It missed out on the … [Read more...] about Akunin (2010) Japanese movie trailer
Sinking of Japan (2006) movie review
Sinking of Japan (日本沈没, Nihon Chinbotsu ) is a 2006 Japanese disaster movie directed by Shinji Higuchi. It's a remake of a 1973 film which itself was an adaptation of a novel by Sakyo Komatsu. Both movies and the novel have different English titles but it's … [Read more...] about Sinking of Japan (2006) movie review