Film Reviews
To me, Satoshi Miki has made two films that strike the perfect balance between his penchants for odd characters doing quirky things and making mundane life fun through the use of observations or imbuing his characters with tiny superstitions.
Read MoreOnce Kaisha Monogatari: Memories of You, Jun Ichikawa's 2nd feature, is over, a feeling consumed me. This feeling is the same one felt after watching Tony Takitani (2005) for the first time: wanting to see more films from Ichikawa. Unfortunately for English speaking audiences there seems to be few releases abroad that can satisfy. Apart from a few Hong Kong DVDs and some from Japan, the man's work has very few chances of reaching an audience.
Read MoreAfter exploring the role of entertainer (Big Man Japan, Saya Samuari) and life itself (Symbol) Matsumoto explores the role of the director in another brilliant and hysterical film.
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