Film Review – Impossible to Imagine (2019)
Title – Impossible to Imagine (2019) Director – Felicity Tillack (feature debut) Cast – Yukiko Ito, William Yagi, Kazuya Moriyama Plot – In the traditional city of Kyoto in Japan, […]
Tag Archives: Japan
Classic Review – Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Tokyo Godfathers Written and Directed by Satoshi Kon Voice work by Tôru Emori, Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki Review by Jordan “I always wanted to die drunk in a nice, old […]
Opinion Piece – Please Don’t Remake Your Name
Please don’t remake Your Name An opinion piece by Jordan The beauty of animations, particularly those stemming from the vista of boundless imagination that is Japan, is that the finest […]
Film Review – The Garden of Words (2013)
The Garden of Words (Koto no ha no niwa) Written and Directed by Makoto Shinkai Voice work by Miyu Irino and Kana Hanazawa Review by Jordan A faint clap of […]
Film Review – The Boy and the Beast (2015)
The Boy and the Beast (Bakemono no ko) Written and Directed by Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children) Review by Jordan Grab the sword […]
Film Review – A Silent Voice (2016)
A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) Directed by Naoko Yamada Based on the manga by Yoshitoko Oima. Screenplay by Reiko Yoshida Review by Jordan Transfixing animation, that captures the gliding […]
Film Review – Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Ghost in the Shell (2017) Directed by Rupert Sanders Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Juliette Binoche We welcome back Jordan for this review! “Everyone around me, they feel connected to […]
Film Review – Silence (2016)
Title – Silence (2016) Director – Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets) Cast – Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Shin’ya Tsukamoto Plot – Catholic priests Father Rodrigues (Garfield) and […]
Film Review – Your Name (2016)
Your Name (Kimi no na wa) Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimetres Per Second) Voice acting by Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi Review by Jordan “Once in a while when I wake […]
Film Review – The Forest (2016)
Title – The Forest (2016) Director – Jason Zada (feature debut) Cast – Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken Plot – American Sara (Dormer) heads to Japan to search for […]
Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys) 