New Digimon Movie getting US release
If you’re one of those kids that watched Digimon on Fox Kids every Saturday morning like me, this next bit of news should ...
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Trailers
Japanese trailer for Toho’s Shin Godzilla is pretty much a dream come true
When Gareth Edwards and Legendary released a so-so Godzilla, the giant lizard’s original creators Toho decided that it wasn’t good enough and announced ...
NYC: Watch classic Japanese movie musicals at Japan Society throughout April
Japan Society is a great place to catch Japanese cinema here in New York. If you’re around in April, you’ll definitely want to ...
Reviews
Review: The Boy and the Beast
Mamoru Hosoda is behind some of my favorite animated films: Summer Wars, Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, and even The ...
Reviews
Review: Seven Weeks (Nononanananoka)
Even though most people in the US know Nobuhiko Obayashi for his 1977 cult classic House (Hausu), he’s remained a prolific filmmaker in ...
Non-Review: The World of Kanako
I haven’t hated a movie in a very long time. It’s happened (oh it has happened), but it takes a certain special something ...
Nobuhiko Obayashi: The Strange, the Sweet, and the Childlike
The largest retrospective of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s work in the United States kicks off tonight at The Japan Society with a screening of House ...
Japan Society: Nobuhiko Obayashi retrospective with the director in person starts November 20th
Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hausu (House) is a favorite here at Flixist. (Alec did a great Cult Club piece on it a few years back.) ...
Trailers
Japanese trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens features new footage
The final domestic trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens isn’t the last trailer for the movie. A Japanese trailer for the film ...
Reviews
Review: Attack on Titan
Much like how you’ll see films based on comics like Marvel’s Avengers or DC’s Dark Knight Trilogy, manga comics get a huge following ...
New Japanese Godzilla movie in the works from Toho Studios
Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla got generally positive reviews and did good business at the box office, grossing $521.9 million worldwide. And yet the American ...
PSA: Mind Game and other STUDIO4℃ classics heading to Netflix next week
The Japanese animation company STUDIO4℃ recently announced that they’re going to be bringing an entire slew of animated movies and anime series to ...