Fantasia Review: Live (Raivu)
To those who know it, Noboru Iguchi’s name brings up a very particular image. In fact, when people with only a tangential knowledge ...
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Ghibli’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya gets English cast and release date
While I may only like a small selection of Studio Ghibli’s films, there’s no mistaking their quality. Based on the Japanese tale “The ...
Reviews
Review: Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
Last year, Japan Cuts played Sion Sono’s Bad Film, a project filmed back in 1995 but not finished until 2012. In my non-review of ...
Trailers
Japanese teaser for next Ghibli film, When Marnie Was There
Based on Joan G. Robinson’s novel of the same name, When Marnie is There is about a lonely little girl who befriends a ...
Reviews
Review: R100
Thanks to R100, we know the proper recipe for a shirt: 24 hours in a slow-cooker, with red wine sauce, celery and carrots. ...
NYAFF Review: The Eternal Zero
The Eternal Zero is one of the biggest blockbusters ever released in Japan. A tale of the World War II from the viewpoint of ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats
Japanese comedies have a reputation for being wild and crazy. Let me rephrase that, Japanese movies have a reputation for being wild and ...
Japan Cuts 2014 continues where NYAFF leaves off
With our NYAFF coverage still running strong, it seems an appropriate time to let you know that there’s much, much more where that ...
Features
NYAFF Non-Review: 3D Naked Ambition is the weirdest movie I’ve ever seen
It’s been an odd week. On Monday, we posted my review of R100, a film so crazy it inspired a man to eat ...
Flix for Short: Poulette’s Chair, designed by Ghibli animator Yojiro Arai
Poulette’s Chair, directed by Hiroyasu Ishida with character designs from Ghibli animator Yojiro Arai (From Up On Poppy Hill, The Secret World of ...
First trailer for Rurouni Kenshin sequels, Kyoto Inferno and The Legend Ends
Since watching the first Rurouni Kenshin adaptation, I’ve been anxiously awaiting for the first footage of its sequels, Kyoto Inferno and The Legend ...
Teaser poster and images for next Ghibli film, When Marnie Was There
While I’m not the most well versed Studio Ghibli fan at Flixist, even someone with little knowledge like myself can’t deny how beautiful ...