Film Review – Exit 8 (2025)
Title – Exit 8 (2025) Director – Genki Kawamura (A Hundred Flowers) Cast – Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma Plot – On his way to work, the Lost Man (Ninomiya) becomes […]
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Film Review – Rental Family (2025)
Title – Rental Family (2025) Director – Hikari (37 Seconds) Cast – Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Mahina Gorman, Akira Emoto Plot – Struggling American born actor Phillip Vanderploeg (Fraser) […]
Film Review – Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Title – Godzilla Minus One (2023) Director – Takashi Yamazaki (The Fighter Pilot) Cast – Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Sakura Andô, Kuranosuke Sasaki Plot – In the aftermath of World […]
Film Review – Monster (2023)
Title – Monster (2023) Director – Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters) Cast – Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi Plot – When her young teenage son Minato (Kurokawa) starts acting […]
Film Review – Bullet Train (2022)
Title – Bullet Train (2022) Director – David Leitch (Atomic Blonde) Cast – Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Shannon, Hiroyuki Sanada Plot – A collection of ruthless […]
Film Review – Drive My Car (2021)
Title – Drive My Car (2021) Director – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Happy Hour) Cast – Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima Plot – Well known Japanese stage actor and director Yûsuke […]
Film Review – First Love (2019)
Title – First Love (2019) Director – Takashi Miike (13 Assassins) Cast – Masataka Kubota, Sakurako Konishi, Shôta Sometani Plot – Up and coming Japanese boxer Leo (Kubota) gets caught […]
Classic Review – Ikiru (1952)
Title – Ikiru (1952) Director – Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) Cast – Takashi Shimura, Shin’ichi Himori, Nobuo Kaneko, Minoru Chiaki Plot – Diagnosed with terminal cancer, long-serving government office worker […]
Classic Review – Harakiri (1962)
Title – Harakiri (1962) Director – Masaki Kobayashi (Beautiful Days) Cast – Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Tetsurô Tanba, Masao Mishima, Shima Iwashita Plot – As Japan enters a time of […]
Classic Review – Seven Samurai (1954)
Title – Seven Samurai (1954) Director – Akira Kurosawa (Ran) Cast – Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Daisuke Katô, Kamatari Fujiwara, Keiko Tsushima Plot – With bandits set to strike at […]
Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys) 