tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14415087584541297812024-02-08T18:58:45.163+01:00Awesome Asian MoviesAll the best Asian movies in one place.khkhkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13675585266601394855noreply@blogger.comBlogger721125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-78642172942459673382022-12-16T20:32:00.001+01:002022-12-16T20:32:00.206+01:00The Demon of Mount Oe (Japan, 1960)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisv8QpFrTOLzzhga0Ly4qW2zwwZhzg3nNqKdsYc0JogDQoHk7EaKLZsMP3RVWQgdSCEgehxmxhVAPquqT2n4P4TIwglotfYQuLlUI4QrIuUSmJD9aLi2FpHK3zD6nH3tWHyYVzwg_3A9u0OFl5u0hzt2JdfNKHVZBiodeGi_np6f_-RJsTnKGVp3kA/s800/MV5BYTgzNzkwYTgtZmNmOC00ZmM1LTliNjktNGUyYWE4NTI1NmMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk4NDEzNzk@._V1_.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisv8QpFrTOLzzhga0Ly4qW2zwwZhzg3nNqKdsYc0JogDQoHk7EaKLZsMP3RVWQgdSCEgehxmxhVAPquqT2n4P4TIwglotfYQuLlUI4QrIuUSmJD9aLi2FpHK3zD6nH3tWHyYVzwg_3A9u0OFl5u0hzt2JdfNKHVZBiodeGi_np6f_-RJsTnKGVp3kA/w284-h400/MV5BYTgzNzkwYTgtZmNmOC00ZmM1LTliNjktNGUyYWE4NTI1NmMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk4NDEzNzk@._V1_.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider. The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and the beautiful lady in tragic love.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're huge into older period/fantasy movies, <i>The Demon of Mount Oe</i> could be a fun diversion from the modern CGI-fests. The story is based around the myths of oni such as Shuten-douji and Tsuchigumo, so we get some samurai vs demon action throughout the film. It's more of a monster fantasy film rather than a jidaigeki-piece, and the dated monster puppets adds to the feel of a staged fairytale. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Famous warriors from Japanese history come together to do battle with evil and the charming, dated effects makes it all the more enjoyable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB-jhWkljz1cK1WhkvoG9CMIpSotJHdAGp_UEmR6BH0cMUpkjzV6xwoPxSJGv7dulAaY6aCgiqO-j1AEOjvROqua2xQwe0IIOrW5nMEfLTPlMdgYdUvWQPs2vQowckWbP4_JncysybI-4omHrW5LIVLgfNXOh5kfXzDmef9yVUTxuCnbc-URzqSY9/s800/MV5BMDNlMWFkNDktM2Y5NS00NDEwLWJjNTctYmQ2NWI2YTVmYzcxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDkwNDQ5NDE@._V1_.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifB-jhWkljz1cK1WhkvoG9CMIpSotJHdAGp_UEmR6BH0cMUpkjzV6xwoPxSJGv7dulAaY6aCgiqO-j1AEOjvROqua2xQwe0IIOrW5nMEfLTPlMdgYdUvWQPs2vQowckWbP4_JncysybI-4omHrW5LIVLgfNXOh5kfXzDmef9yVUTxuCnbc-URzqSY9/w640-h266/MV5BMDNlMWFkNDktM2Y5NS00NDEwLWJjNTctYmQ2NWI2YTVmYzcxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDkwNDQ5NDE@._V1_.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGwsvLUfRSMS4uhnGxDTbuJ78ky2kd53NukE29bWUZAgr7y_LbuNrfBp2RK1QQCoi5IUdcfi6FnVYzMAEbREVAFZpYBHMDifh0UzFL-QSD0nl7lYn_sGplh_FaCr1LK6XUPaSOrsnjJclG5y7cH3BrQs1X2zpPJqDp_QMIDnyQ4dK6S4cHr4iiC4/s800/MV5BMmU5MzIzZjEtMzIzNC00MDBjLWJmZTQtNjJmNTBmODQ1MThhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDkwNDQ5NDE@._V1_.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIGwsvLUfRSMS4uhnGxDTbuJ78ky2kd53NukE29bWUZAgr7y_LbuNrfBp2RK1QQCoi5IUdcfi6FnVYzMAEbREVAFZpYBHMDifh0UzFL-QSD0nl7lYn_sGplh_FaCr1LK6XUPaSOrsnjJclG5y7cH3BrQs1X2zpPJqDp_QMIDnyQ4dK6S4cHr4iiC4/w640-h266/MV5BMmU5MzIzZjEtMzIzNC00MDBjLWJmZTQtNjJmNTBmODQ1MThhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDkwNDQ5NDE@._V1_.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Fantasy/Horror. 1h 54min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-55784644204253410072022-12-12T13:20:00.001+01:002022-12-12T13:20:00.189+01:00Roujin Z (Japan, 1991)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bmqkt_Tt8wiKiJRNwEOhuYpdnZMEQf6uJq4HF7bT9g05gNhElgRBldMR1BP1AVOMIshl16XvHtzPLqXVJZAwbJRzgkpz5XFJPWG0YCs_6a4i305ZIQfvK4UDHuofEmaCLr8S0_-1Z5R1iqlYXYqeV_d69l0e25-Fm99zt8Rod09t12QN8HoeAeG2/s800/Roujin.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Bmqkt_Tt8wiKiJRNwEOhuYpdnZMEQf6uJq4HF7bT9g05gNhElgRBldMR1BP1AVOMIshl16XvHtzPLqXVJZAwbJRzgkpz5XFJPWG0YCs_6a4i305ZIQfvK4UDHuofEmaCLr8S0_-1Z5R1iqlYXYqeV_d69l0e25-Fm99zt8Rod09t12QN8HoeAeG2/w283-h400/Roujin.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An old man is being treated specially by the Department of Health under the so-called Project Z, a special nursing bed with a 6th generation computer on board. When the pain and loneliness of the old man reaches his ex-private nurse, she decides to rescue him from the government's experiment. Thus begins a wild chase through the busy streets of Tokyo as the 6th generation computer begins to have the personality of the old man's ex-wife and as the government's secret project unfolds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What's impressive with <i>Roujin Z</i> is the names behind it; Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of <i>Akira</i>, wrote the story and screenplay, while Satoshi Kon (<i>Paprika</i>, <i>Perfect Blue</i>) served as art director and set designer. How can it go wrong knowing that? Well, it doesn't naturally. <i>Roujin Z</i> is a wild joyride with stunning animation which of course looks like a companion piece to <i>Akira</i>. All the 90's anime aesthetic you could ask for with that special blend of science-fiction technology and early computer tech with chunky monitors and huge mechanical keyboards. The plot doesn't nearly reach the depths of <i>Akira</i>, being a much smaller film but there's still ambition in its satirical view of older generations and handing them over to robot beds. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsVS2EcghYpKpnacpevkA6zX4LB3Irv0lVVfV5bKhCjJJozArt9YOsqTk4PXNOVetxcg72QQZGg3RKMArcFuvRcoINP5_NwexNgwGI3SkWqSzWoAOcq_06MqYVpyq3j7ve0neyRe45cSQeTbN_3aiL_wTww2_3V0ZryqbONoqqeCdcg1BUG3rM1jL/s800/Roujin-Z-cityscape-Anime-OldSchool-anime-90's-1818999.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsVS2EcghYpKpnacpevkA6zX4LB3Irv0lVVfV5bKhCjJJozArt9YOsqTk4PXNOVetxcg72QQZGg3RKMArcFuvRcoINP5_NwexNgwGI3SkWqSzWoAOcq_06MqYVpyq3j7ve0neyRe45cSQeTbN_3aiL_wTww2_3V0ZryqbONoqqeCdcg1BUG3rM1jL/w640-h360/Roujin-Z-cityscape-Anime-OldSchool-anime-90's-1818999.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekVVeUdGUgvQcn68gHLd0quUsyilZZO9nUl9PKxuxi-4QQ_9Ul01JBrGmt9e4zedZSgQXPppg7YSdfdbElxy5BKa1F_2r6TOZ-rgxNwIeQ6EW4e3LMUmzU53avCuYuRgysD-1VpYv9Ge-iJtW0DBZsztfKiMtFtr7xevJkRtdsFEVd89hT2k75_gU/s800/Roujin_Z-5fa2d8b9c0cd3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekVVeUdGUgvQcn68gHLd0quUsyilZZO9nUl9PKxuxi-4QQ_9Ul01JBrGmt9e4zedZSgQXPppg7YSdfdbElxy5BKa1F_2r6TOZ-rgxNwIeQ6EW4e3LMUmzU53avCuYuRgysD-1VpYv9Ge-iJtW0DBZsztfKiMtFtr7xevJkRtdsFEVd89hT2k75_gU/w640-h360/Roujin_Z-5fa2d8b9c0cd3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Animation/Comedy/Sci-Fi. 1h 20min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-24278156235687025632022-12-10T13:16:00.000+01:002022-12-10T13:16:07.941+01:00Torso (Japan, 2009)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qXHC5Uebs6oFjDBowSkq7kWuyxEMxjFCVYLJd4r_5QH6G7afB_QNavlh7ZRWdPpK2PxHNwI24O6BcbiFLEOQMErDSk4j6uPGSWOZj7lBgxaOLKlML3TRe31mvsLBMRsk1nrdy3J0nRzvEw_M0SEky73xXfDmY49hWUP2SfRYwxndoqO3_bKQhmFY/s800/MV5BYWVlZGZlMjYtOTFlZC00YWE1LTk5MDUtYzkyNTc3NWJhZGVhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDc4NjY0NQ@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qXHC5Uebs6oFjDBowSkq7kWuyxEMxjFCVYLJd4r_5QH6G7afB_QNavlh7ZRWdPpK2PxHNwI24O6BcbiFLEOQMErDSk4j6uPGSWOZj7lBgxaOLKlML3TRe31mvsLBMRsk1nrdy3J0nRzvEw_M0SEky73xXfDmY49hWUP2SfRYwxndoqO3_bKQhmFY/w284-h400/MV5BYWVlZGZlMjYtOTFlZC00YWE1LTk5MDUtYzkyNTc3NWJhZGVhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDc4NjY0NQ@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">A seemingly normal office worker Hiroko has a secret. At home she lives with a prosthetic torso - no head, arms or feet, just body and male private part. Hiroko bathes with the torso and she also makes love with the torso at night. Hiroko's secret life is interrupted when her outgoing sister Mina rings her doorbell. Mina is running away from her abusive boyfriend and wants to stay at Hiroko's home ...</div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Reading the synopsis for <i>Torso </i>it's reasonable to think it's a oddball comedy, but in reality it's a surprisingly deep character drama dealing with sisterhood and unconventional emotions. The film doesn't focus on anyone else than Hiroko and her sister Mina so we're constantly between them in all their arguments and laughs, showing off the contrast of their sisterly personalities. Director Yutaka Yamasaki has on a few occasions been cinematographer for Hirokazu Koreeda and it shows in the intimate camerawork and closeness to the characters.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwRqKTU9jiCiqNB5yQsH33nPlW205gQMfZuEABRC8q3q5TR0INvchPQErbHVWdjP1j7a2zgRDQqvPlAAFDTkY5-EQF-vbdrA_r-gy_nNZjirI4RRJd9-ZJPG3IXxLlKadWh-9O8Iu5TAXeZMvPI7RPdFvVXw3PXh5fhgx02o1eFe3abbE78AAOjC-/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-12-10%20kl.%2012.35.39.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwRqKTU9jiCiqNB5yQsH33nPlW205gQMfZuEABRC8q3q5TR0INvchPQErbHVWdjP1j7a2zgRDQqvPlAAFDTkY5-EQF-vbdrA_r-gy_nNZjirI4RRJd9-ZJPG3IXxLlKadWh-9O8Iu5TAXeZMvPI7RPdFvVXw3PXh5fhgx02o1eFe3abbE78AAOjC-/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-12-10%20kl.%2012.35.39.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn64P10LTC8-Ubo61u7hHR7qwSLzWw-otbVnurQovGoBgchsk7x_uYpIdyIUq33YyTl6psjzAJI42Id8rZzjPyn63XXRlPozxddUjlfZq_sTAW8GjKEn4fmUfvJsZJJ-m2_Vl1WeykKyjwOubPw9HPpXZIhzevy5DsEgd9uR9JjXPikDpzXlnayly/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-12-10%20kl.%2012.36.36.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn64P10LTC8-Ubo61u7hHR7qwSLzWw-otbVnurQovGoBgchsk7x_uYpIdyIUq33YyTl6psjzAJI42Id8rZzjPyn63XXRlPozxddUjlfZq_sTAW8GjKEn4fmUfvJsZJJ-m2_Vl1WeykKyjwOubPw9HPpXZIhzevy5DsEgd9uR9JjXPikDpzXlnayly/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-12-10%20kl.%2012.36.36.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 44min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-81635938397715306822022-10-13T19:13:00.001+02:002022-11-29T19:00:52.181+01:00Decision to Leave (South Korea, 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE50Xyg5Y7ss0LYPK2Dqfl3fFMbUFmFFgO9Po9GfVF3BrhgFTQBCMn_8tnsSEA9vl6TVdVaRvejqkwns1UPKQAichzIbTYFPiWwt4k6JylyIz2gKZuoYbzTYDQbAkq3fyCrsbmQnNEC9joJQS1I3YhuqClsDkxHgdb3QDjmSUbs7zyIFpoiITz_Q6/s800/Park-Chan-wooks-%E2%80%98Decision-to-Leave.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="559" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE50Xyg5Y7ss0LYPK2Dqfl3fFMbUFmFFgO9Po9GfVF3BrhgFTQBCMn_8tnsSEA9vl6TVdVaRvejqkwns1UPKQAichzIbTYFPiWwt4k6JylyIz2gKZuoYbzTYDQbAkq3fyCrsbmQnNEC9joJQS1I3YhuqClsDkxHgdb3QDjmSUbs7zyIFpoiITz_Q6/w280-h400/Park-Chan-wooks-%E2%80%98Decision-to-Leave.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, the master Park Chan-wook is back since his last feature film <i>The Handmaiden</i> in 2016. A time such as that should be declared a holiday. For <i>Decision to Leave</i>, Chan-wook earned himself the prize for best director at Cannes 2022. It sets itself apart from his earlier works slightly because in the middle of this crime drama, there's somewhat of a love story going on, and though of course it doesn't fully commit to that genre I've seen it being labeled as a romantic mystery. What's still present is the slick and fascinating editing that's always prevalent in Chan-wook's films, making every scene way more interesting than any other director would have. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whatever the genres involved it's a great film with multiple plot twists during its involving story. Chan-wook also decided to use Chinese actress Tang Wei, known from <i>Long Day's Journey Into Night</i> (2018) and <i>Lust, Caution</i> (2007) as the leading lady, and she's an absolute force.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfISaC1Ikr7aOSrJNBTEUsebtmpolnWPi0ssTw0dA9rXXs_np2-TT2H3z12iczK6nRPaQNSQFMiAE6m9oadj_GIWybX7AU9Nc7TUQ1BIBc04-Yhn7g0kqS98UoDmDG4ZxMF3qPSaKhFaqhjLM0ub6JMtWmfx1fT_CB6diN-KagpTS5bB0ZmjF6PoOE/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-13%20kl.%2020.47.45.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfISaC1Ikr7aOSrJNBTEUsebtmpolnWPi0ssTw0dA9rXXs_np2-TT2H3z12iczK6nRPaQNSQFMiAE6m9oadj_GIWybX7AU9Nc7TUQ1BIBc04-Yhn7g0kqS98UoDmDG4ZxMF3qPSaKhFaqhjLM0ub6JMtWmfx1fT_CB6diN-KagpTS5bB0ZmjF6PoOE/w640-h266/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-13%20kl.%2020.47.45.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That is, a complete countermeasure to all the bloated junk cinema that's being released. It boasts some amazing visuals, and one shot of the genuine beauty of a forest-filled canyon is worth more than a million green-screened action scenes. While the characters deal with their family-related problems and relationships, they inhabit a world of lush colors and serenity. The story doesn't do anything revolutionary but accompanied by the cinematography I think it all clicks in place beautifully.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAa2vBl549BCX_8i7kROCmzNr1DPk5Tcdfy0AW6nf8ol6Egk9zgD32MsHAqi2KsfnjmDhRy4E9_79etwuCNFqEJtqaqtLQ0M97DvMfbhkI0a4Fgg3KtQDTarEIgMMQcd19OZZewe0yuTTbX_4OIPd46s131333FFj54x84i5tQrDiLgtzIt7YqrZB/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2020.59.13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAa2vBl549BCX_8i7kROCmzNr1DPk5Tcdfy0AW6nf8ol6Egk9zgD32MsHAqi2KsfnjmDhRy4E9_79etwuCNFqEJtqaqtLQ0M97DvMfbhkI0a4Fgg3KtQDTarEIgMMQcd19OZZewe0yuTTbX_4OIPd46s131333FFj54x84i5tQrDiLgtzIt7YqrZB/w640-h266/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2020.59.13.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8iRyDTMNEjzxxmnQ07SYKMRG_jtI_VO4_0LR5Rww6HKsZx67YKMTXvUM7Rfk8Llo3X0Xz16J7YGVF5wkLNUmf7DpIj7sZrb3rGvEOTnfad6X0qNYvseGCYGxfkjgtw-tTiC_YiCuWxDI2DE3llCwm-61gXR3T4iU68qDteSHpTKaawSGfH1EUkaQ/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2021.11.32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8iRyDTMNEjzxxmnQ07SYKMRG_jtI_VO4_0LR5Rww6HKsZx67YKMTXvUM7Rfk8Llo3X0Xz16J7YGVF5wkLNUmf7DpIj7sZrb3rGvEOTnfad6X0qNYvseGCYGxfkjgtw-tTiC_YiCuWxDI2DE3llCwm-61gXR3T4iU68qDteSHpTKaawSGfH1EUkaQ/w640-h264/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2021.11.32.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6tXhfVW0T-fVysBy2IWcoym_wEf3V5mu9HWFXyq_zD3p_nK5XYacn7LoAun6FixHITXjuNnBLYUIZQlmIeS8IH1Ty37QB8ilzFKL2LBz3rrR9vaKOFYlWkuAF-1lxsTxC5OUHvxGqhL0zk_0Cl8KBp8cenIHc0sJHX5yoAvDzBNlvmNRpHFNrh7B/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2021.53.55.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6tXhfVW0T-fVysBy2IWcoym_wEf3V5mu9HWFXyq_zD3p_nK5XYacn7LoAun6FixHITXjuNnBLYUIZQlmIeS8IH1Ty37QB8ilzFKL2LBz3rrR9vaKOFYlWkuAF-1lxsTxC5OUHvxGqhL0zk_0Cl8KBp8cenIHc0sJHX5yoAvDzBNlvmNRpHFNrh7B/w640-h264/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-08-08%20kl.%2021.53.55.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 57min. </div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-37319184845171100082022-07-25T09:43:00.002+02:002022-07-25T09:43:28.741+02:00Broker (South Korea, 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XN0yOF85PkVw5zjDY2rZtFlYj8XOHjqikVJjeU-17N9s3-Dt5_lurvrTCI3-q_pcNrjRSkzrfiDvFpgD5s04oIaM-cX4RZ3vcgm5iJQ6OyVWCYKHgVOQZMRXvDKwoIQViG_0nyPyRE3Cp027LyL0FyKE3vzdOTlxf9pArvm-n0daCba21PjppI9y/s800/kBXQg_4f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="561" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XN0yOF85PkVw5zjDY2rZtFlYj8XOHjqikVJjeU-17N9s3-Dt5_lurvrTCI3-q_pcNrjRSkzrfiDvFpgD5s04oIaM-cX4RZ3vcgm5iJQ6OyVWCYKHgVOQZMRXvDKwoIQViG_0nyPyRE3Cp027LyL0FyKE3vzdOTlxf9pArvm-n0daCba21PjppI9y/w280-h400/kBXQg_4f.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A baby box is a small space, where parents can leave behind their babies anonymously. Sang-Hyun (Song Kang-Ho) finds new parents for a baby left in a baby box and makes a special deal with them. He calls himself a broker of good will. Sang-Hyun works with Dong-Soo in this endeavor. They get involved with So-Young, who placed her baby in the baby box, but has now come back for her baby. Meanwhile, Detective Soo-Jin and Detective Lee chase after Sang-Hyun and Dong-Soo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While doing research for his film <i>Like Father, Like Son</i> (2013), director Hirokazu Koreeda came across the concept of a 'baby box' operated by a hospital in Japan, and decided he one day was going to make a film based on it. Later he learned that the number of babies left in baby boxes over in South Korea was larger, so he shifted his attention to their shores and put together an all-star cast for his first Korean film.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just like in <i>Shoplifters </i>(2018), Koreeda looks at family and relationships in an unconventional way (he views the two movies as siblings due to developing them at the same time) and wanted to explore different sides of motherhood. The result is a beautifully shot journey and a reminder of why Koreeda is one of the best directors of contemporary Japanese cinema.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK7KLMGb3AqkigIZzyM0zVP-19rCeAygGdyZPm3U5xGgV_jW7-OYhVb1riKftp2McjUG2mD8EVl1_VQgBqEf5tchqXulvg_EkRabBVhMbVkn58tnZX-SEjLOldOLaoZAqknKh5SW0Te86J-wbGFNiV6Ctv1fxD7rV4ZcLkJHpxPUIAC6J3vagILpm/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2023.04.59.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK7KLMGb3AqkigIZzyM0zVP-19rCeAygGdyZPm3U5xGgV_jW7-OYhVb1riKftp2McjUG2mD8EVl1_VQgBqEf5tchqXulvg_EkRabBVhMbVkn58tnZX-SEjLOldOLaoZAqknKh5SW0Te86J-wbGFNiV6Ctv1fxD7rV4ZcLkJHpxPUIAC6J3vagILpm/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2023.04.59.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84wjBhn5067HFZuleXPgRiKr4uEEYVkMltkS-njHIsihYIdiSeRHN13YPX7cMfW9QnJny9n62CvPt2nqum6tnEFtwCbDJ4sBl8To17uQodnnZfqNcbmEhTu9SeBxyhLojGZoQvzA_Ih2RjB4iNfxccTNPfygoNF59xIZdTf-ZIJiGtSbVNvK3K610/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2022.35.29.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="800" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84wjBhn5067HFZuleXPgRiKr4uEEYVkMltkS-njHIsihYIdiSeRHN13YPX7cMfW9QnJny9n62CvPt2nqum6tnEFtwCbDJ4sBl8To17uQodnnZfqNcbmEhTu9SeBxyhLojGZoQvzA_Ih2RjB4iNfxccTNPfygoNF59xIZdTf-ZIJiGtSbVNvK3K610/w640-h346/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2022.35.29.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74fRhACdTBTyBm-hSHSJXMhbvi55ScBRfVqZZbPu_CG_0b_e3Dl54eIFb6AA8Egt_fkdBW9YuRdzQK4Tfqztt9Ic9rFWnmFzC6-ScBGgG3Jd4fqQufrYP57D37GdEr54zScAJ2JFGbi5gLBRUEzvKOddFVWBtANDSqWuDudSQiD4pUYtaBjeF5ICY/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2023.13.56.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74fRhACdTBTyBm-hSHSJXMhbvi55ScBRfVqZZbPu_CG_0b_e3Dl54eIFb6AA8Egt_fkdBW9YuRdzQK4Tfqztt9Ic9rFWnmFzC6-ScBGgG3Jd4fqQufrYP57D37GdEr54zScAJ2JFGbi5gLBRUEzvKOddFVWBtANDSqWuDudSQiD4pUYtaBjeF5ICY/w640-h342/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-24%20kl.%2023.13.56.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 2h 9min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-80852017376325707302022-07-17T21:05:00.000+02:002022-07-17T21:05:29.951+02:00Aloners (South Korea, 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Atl1L46gmkORGMw_JPok9qydTNE0uV_hTjiLYr1JHRjmi7NOCaIi8RZY3nXW2S8tec3CE8Pi8-J4OAksGuW2y0DZV2c9qTNGjpHdZD6hy3hSxYgwPNjr1Llqe-D9M-Sgk_af9PSnpbR-eYucNFeVSwo_P-IwxPYN3YiquW4Wg5O_nOVDPdGJ-VDZ/s800/largephoto1322410.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Atl1L46gmkORGMw_JPok9qydTNE0uV_hTjiLYr1JHRjmi7NOCaIi8RZY3nXW2S8tec3CE8Pi8-J4OAksGuW2y0DZV2c9qTNGjpHdZD6hy3hSxYgwPNjr1Llqe-D9M-Sgk_af9PSnpbR-eYucNFeVSwo_P-IwxPYN3YiquW4Wg5O_nOVDPdGJ-VDZ/w279-h400/largephoto1322410.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jina, a solitary woman re-evaluates her isolated existence after her neighbor dies alone in his apartment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What <i>Aloners</i> does right is the spot on portrayal of a modern, low income worker who seems to exist only for the company to make money. Jina is an employee in a call center where everyone is a small cog in the wheel, and her life sort of just blends in with the noise of the world around her. It's all very real in how Jina, while being a high ranked employee and surrounded by colleagues, still lives in isolation. <i>Aloners</i> is the debut of Hong Seong-eun, who wished to confront her own experience of loneliness in a society where everyone is connected. She has talked about how the devices in our hands and the screens we stare at distract us from getting to know ourselves. A relatable and great film. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd79ZdoJeaFDYw715XBMxrS-2ujRSkAMe2ik6ybhlducYG502HAb3flzoI-8dCKi_AXwX6P7wdPlTU28iMMQMAOHchuNbDxQ9v_2TCvw5k7Do4LFn2XtyqGImCguXOyRjMyC3sfcPj7OKWiqlfi7aQ1RhGGpKH5wnznZQtr71dL46JAue467bhAaJx/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.22.35.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd79ZdoJeaFDYw715XBMxrS-2ujRSkAMe2ik6ybhlducYG502HAb3flzoI-8dCKi_AXwX6P7wdPlTU28iMMQMAOHchuNbDxQ9v_2TCvw5k7Do4LFn2XtyqGImCguXOyRjMyC3sfcPj7OKWiqlfi7aQ1RhGGpKH5wnznZQtr71dL46JAue467bhAaJx/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.22.35.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQc6ioO2trVO5PdM2kMnkxjzFa7faO-ecz-G2zu0Tk9I9UmrSBr5F1gB636fJ8Maifi2Pi4AwOkdt9Q7Hgm3nAuOLmaIJkQzmn0C22TFMjaHBvd29nV14jI8BednuKdOJozRZReXYmw_zjulxNWIadPg2svPKIbySTB_FUCd8GfMWiQ35Bu6OVPj5/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.28.32.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQc6ioO2trVO5PdM2kMnkxjzFa7faO-ecz-G2zu0Tk9I9UmrSBr5F1gB636fJ8Maifi2Pi4AwOkdt9Q7Hgm3nAuOLmaIJkQzmn0C22TFMjaHBvd29nV14jI8BednuKdOJozRZReXYmw_zjulxNWIadPg2svPKIbySTB_FUCd8GfMWiQ35Bu6OVPj5/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.28.32.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF4LuBq95Nywf9kFYLr-jMaeQSMRtBh--ak4iM11nJa2jPfca-g_rkpCyqM7NJO04NdRZmDjnS3HnYimTjb-JWWzvwoCZkFkGxlPyRm8NpMXOAE0HUaOKgUQoVbklU9SWzINY6lSq_BGh057P5rnpJ0zUoPYUI_EJVdLpdQS_dGWMcZixCjQEmLe6/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.35.17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyF4LuBq95Nywf9kFYLr-jMaeQSMRtBh--ak4iM11nJa2jPfca-g_rkpCyqM7NJO04NdRZmDjnS3HnYimTjb-JWWzvwoCZkFkGxlPyRm8NpMXOAE0HUaOKgUQoVbklU9SWzINY6lSq_BGh057P5rnpJ0zUoPYUI_EJVdLpdQS_dGWMcZixCjQEmLe6/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-07-16%20kl.%2019.35.17.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 31min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-73324536969527262472022-07-02T13:53:00.000+02:002022-07-02T13:53:12.773+02:00Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta (Japan, 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxPNPzGqp4dSqrq6oQlGQBBSNGNJJY7CcYAR0mzhydyLUuo-GnE81xbsvG5_1o47-chLic1a9mbR3H9MsvzG3TkS0awZ5Ubu1aP13baD5lxJjELnNoAtsZxkCQpn-N1peWs5dR8WbKWt1HsKtytWT6ZesHcZdgHhF9BVaKIkypDMSo8cmcJxhclqu/s800/Sing_Dance_Act_Kabuki_featuring_Toma_Ikuta-302784566-large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxPNPzGqp4dSqrq6oQlGQBBSNGNJJY7CcYAR0mzhydyLUuo-GnE81xbsvG5_1o47-chLic1a9mbR3H9MsvzG3TkS0awZ5Ubu1aP13baD5lxJjELnNoAtsZxkCQpn-N1peWs5dR8WbKWt1HsKtytWT6ZesHcZdgHhF9BVaKIkypDMSo8cmcJxhclqu/w276-h400/Sing_Dance_Act_Kabuki_featuring_Toma_Ikuta-302784566-large.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Toma Ikuta and Matsuya Onoe were classmates back in their high school and have been close friends. In their high school days, the two promised that they would stand on the same stage some day. And for the final stage of Onoe's produced kabuki stage series, Ikuta will star as a special guest in his first ever time to perform kabuki.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many people know Toma Ikuta from films such as <i>The Mole Song</i> (2013 and <i>The Brain Man</i> (2013), but in <i>Sing, Dance, Act</i> he puts himself out there and gives it all when the chance to perform in a kabuki play. Between the demanding training for difficult dance acts, Ikuta shares his thoughts on various subjects like his career and childhood while friends in the business also weigh in on how Ikuta is as a person. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I must admit I was drawn into the film way more than I first thought, Ikuta isn't an actor I've deliberately followed or sought out movies by, but after seeing him here my respect grew immensely. He really comes across as very genuine and someone who doesn't do anything half-hearted. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS3mGLUhKAqMa4Gg8POe0av7T36qA4nCOwDoyQ1Ei9iXYkVx9ZQTUcBc6JwJ9NCCvRXiMYu7QYlFQeYQNGu1ENipzlahk982WRHAJpShZdWAlW0O2DvY8oH63eKg5pVpDCh4qqebayDspNIZvOdx8hGVchxNTGjacbmDO9eJKoAFHUzQ2tLbrL6DS/s800/95362798072325487878_medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvS3mGLUhKAqMa4Gg8POe0av7T36qA4nCOwDoyQ1Ei9iXYkVx9ZQTUcBc6JwJ9NCCvRXiMYu7QYlFQeYQNGu1ENipzlahk982WRHAJpShZdWAlW0O2DvY8oH63eKg5pVpDCh4qqebayDspNIZvOdx8hGVchxNTGjacbmDO9eJKoAFHUzQ2tLbrL6DS/w640-h360/95362798072325487878_medium.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGsYoc8NzPnvmVq7sby9-rien4A8Xy_KT1FFtUteIGgJoV2NPqNRbGQgD7hcaCGt4z6GrxPFweFThVjwvAjGg77JINzXzaAlaoKE9dLXrqAdYCpLvbm1sGiAWWbTBxHRFOuUxfB0LqTOTUwcARIXNQtoFz8eQ5CxaPfDLPBqvs6UjiUJr2Zo2T-oy/s800/AAAABXKsLko-SmL6GqDGni0xu54GsTMDxHiCV_N10bGPVfzvtO4C7NyPBI9dyGXWA57ovE94pkT-GYvygunYuctLX2TN9s6MLSwwNQNC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGsYoc8NzPnvmVq7sby9-rien4A8Xy_KT1FFtUteIGgJoV2NPqNRbGQgD7hcaCGt4z6GrxPFweFThVjwvAjGg77JINzXzaAlaoKE9dLXrqAdYCpLvbm1sGiAWWbTBxHRFOuUxfB0LqTOTUwcARIXNQtoFz8eQ5CxaPfDLPBqvs6UjiUJr2Zo2T-oy/w640-h360/AAAABXKsLko-SmL6GqDGni0xu54GsTMDxHiCV_N10bGPVfzvtO4C7NyPBI9dyGXWA57ovE94pkT-GYvygunYuctLX2TN9s6MLSwwNQNC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Documentary. 1h 27min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-19468492319647983402022-06-11T15:28:00.000+02:002022-06-11T15:28:40.998+02:00My Neighbor Totoro (Japan, 1988)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQYyXKZUWuyGLGO8c30304pY7rOjGTsd0Dc3pcpaDBroS8jQrRNSyE0Z16wyBNMD93QuHqcLtDr8886BnaWbCR3BZLimFR9Y76x6MYBQreWMyVngIO-YUWs_WCrVMlRERFOj7q2nszIS3C295Na7ozHLQ5dWJhPJ74a6Olw6M-CcRKNxEnFATaTM6/s800/71DYQuv5lbL._AC_SL1333_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQYyXKZUWuyGLGO8c30304pY7rOjGTsd0Dc3pcpaDBroS8jQrRNSyE0Z16wyBNMD93QuHqcLtDr8886BnaWbCR3BZLimFR9Y76x6MYBQreWMyVngIO-YUWs_WCrVMlRERFOj7q2nszIS3C295Na7ozHLQ5dWJhPJ74a6Olw6M-CcRKNxEnFATaTM6/w290-h400/71DYQuv5lbL._AC_SL1333_.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 1950s Japan, university professor Tatsuo and his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, move into an old house to be closer to the hospital where the girls' mother, Yasuko, is recovering from a long-term illness. The house is inhabited by small, dark, dust-like house spirits called susuwatari which can be seen when moving from bright to dark places. One day, Mei discovers two small spirits who lead her into the hollow of a large camphor tree. She befriends a larger spirit, which identifies itself by a series of roars that she interprets as "Totoro".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Given its monumentally huge popularity throughout the world and animation cinema, few people have missed Hayao Miyazaki's <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i>. Even though the praise for it seems non-stop, it's still damn near impossible to be left disappointed. Miyazaki has created many fantastical and alluring worlds, but few such as inviting as the scenes in <i>Totoro</i>. The backgrounds of lush forests, sunsets over grassy hills, impossibly huge trees with explorable trunks turns the rural village into something truly magical. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M70dsMnd-RhOv2utXr0ovqRaVnSJIa12PXq1IQv0jo2r4pthW4J_FUTI9clYbQeznCP7bP1C6X_2Bqe9jjMiW2kZahKefTr6Wg6pH21HBYFGOjPx2CLvtRp6CUZQtQBzcYt-9S1mjDrtF1gWWskMq00Ccy_y8Nkb-YE2zb-6E-37KBvOpxTrzXAp/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-10%20kl.%2020.59.53.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M70dsMnd-RhOv2utXr0ovqRaVnSJIa12PXq1IQv0jo2r4pthW4J_FUTI9clYbQeznCP7bP1C6X_2Bqe9jjMiW2kZahKefTr6Wg6pH21HBYFGOjPx2CLvtRp6CUZQtQBzcYt-9S1mjDrtF1gWWskMq00Ccy_y8Nkb-YE2zb-6E-37KBvOpxTrzXAp/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-10%20kl.%2020.59.53.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">It's also been said a million times but to place it in the category 'For kids' would be a sin. The appeal and the sense of wonder Miyazaki can evoke through his films is so strong that it doesn't matter if you're eight or eighty. What I found during my later rewatches was the masterful tempo Miyazaki sets for the film. There's several powerful 'pillow shots', where in-between scenes of action or emotional heaviness there's a cut to some mundane object or tranquil landscape to "soften" the impact of the scene, also known as being a trademark of Yasujiro Ozu (<i>Late Spring</i>). Seeing it here makes it clear Miyazaki is far above the aim of just wanting to entertain the smaller ones.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ktLtmF5uWpcOU15p5mUVIneJln0-CMMf7TWt6XV7Dlyk4_cI0_RmhCFLO5dNoFrNZ69asKH4a5abl5z9Icv-tG3T2Y0ANCOCmij9bGBUyB4jXNd12JPPRrINgR9x0_VZQa2GOHHT21ojdxA89i9xTisHL-saOYyFWVJDn3MeMZ3pBLrJm3bCimvO/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-10%20kl.%2021.14.03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="800" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ktLtmF5uWpcOU15p5mUVIneJln0-CMMf7TWt6XV7Dlyk4_cI0_RmhCFLO5dNoFrNZ69asKH4a5abl5z9Icv-tG3T2Y0ANCOCmij9bGBUyB4jXNd12JPPRrINgR9x0_VZQa2GOHHT21ojdxA89i9xTisHL-saOYyFWVJDn3MeMZ3pBLrJm3bCimvO/w640-h346/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-10%20kl.%2021.14.03.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFixixnZlgle7E2hqILEVjkJxOkdn8BGB_9aDWvf-qVs_KLh-uavmohLfYVxE2p5xdRMv6iu4QnqGtZGnCthHG4DYyHENniBADiG9smqFq-ilnvrLThCFNFtul8vsrqxtutgW3yl_o15oaUPYOS0Xfwz-RRcmkjhlZquhLoewowIC23pzGc0bFGPv/s800/Si0vJEBz7rk3zrrnG6AWmpR8jRBqWc_large.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="644" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEFixixnZlgle7E2hqILEVjkJxOkdn8BGB_9aDWvf-qVs_KLh-uavmohLfYVxE2p5xdRMv6iu4QnqGtZGnCthHG4DYyHENniBADiG9smqFq-ilnvrLThCFNFtul8vsrqxtutgW3yl_o15oaUPYOS0Xfwz-RRcmkjhlZquhLoewowIC23pzGc0bFGPv/w323-h400/Si0vJEBz7rk3zrrnG6AWmpR8jRBqWc_large.jpeg" width="323" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Wabisuke’s father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The Funeral</i> is director Juzo Itami's first feature film, who would go on to make great films such as <i>Tampopo</i> (1985) and <i>Minbo</i> (1992). <i>The Funeral</i> has widely been labeled as a comedy, but it's so much more than that, with Itami's satirical look on the whole process of a Japanese funeral and it all takes on a more profound, deeper meaning. Very few things are played out merely just for laughs, though there's a car chase scene involving a very dramatic sandwich switch. I'll say no more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Itami had lost his father-in-law one year before making the film, so I'm guessing he drew a lot of inspiration from that, while also lending a great deal of authenticity to the funeral customs which to western eyes might seem odd and unorthodox. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBwdq0mpbv1wIPFZ35I4ju__4yrp5J4DNpeB-tXhRK6MzkjIii9WpfTU6pHdpCV81Yh2IVGgNQWld0Y1Srkl7WXzHV6jlJW6mc0EmI36nW85sxHiqNtI9vmTqq1E5KsRVmbAPVnx3pvH_NC121suiUmuyCnXurhIGE-gEdbbHYaJKdsbFr9F1LM5v/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2016.54.27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBwdq0mpbv1wIPFZ35I4ju__4yrp5J4DNpeB-tXhRK6MzkjIii9WpfTU6pHdpCV81Yh2IVGgNQWld0Y1Srkl7WXzHV6jlJW6mc0EmI36nW85sxHiqNtI9vmTqq1E5KsRVmbAPVnx3pvH_NC121suiUmuyCnXurhIGE-gEdbbHYaJKdsbFr9F1LM5v/w640-h480/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2016.54.27.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcnvBw38tErGnbY2bxZPK3c8HDiG1i25iDp7SWZnxTR2L-gp5Ckong-ouFIgYE3xPNwRMXoSOK8pyrmIIushebMXTSkbijOLoKA5B0wRAcC1v2_9lSkiz-MBIZ9DTvlo1m-Ec-ErJfBL50XjHpcrVbomhfePUzMxSK6M9a9CCs4eFkezzcz8yq2_K/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2017.18.07.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcnvBw38tErGnbY2bxZPK3c8HDiG1i25iDp7SWZnxTR2L-gp5Ckong-ouFIgYE3xPNwRMXoSOK8pyrmIIushebMXTSkbijOLoKA5B0wRAcC1v2_9lSkiz-MBIZ9DTvlo1m-Ec-ErJfBL50XjHpcrVbomhfePUzMxSK6M9a9CCs4eFkezzcz8yq2_K/w640-h480/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2017.18.07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG_4JfXcMyQ5UCc3UGNYnLhg6gb7CRrqsH8PSD3_9uaf4TDQkW7uZnBG2jQLRY6RqvgTTMVUlrwUnTlP8jOk1P3rBNhz9Z56xISzdyPhJUZxS7HuBA6cT-0rCv3V9amGxxU-OTO3HkM1291tClno-4DmPKsqDNjhPR0-WNFevgC3QAk3EzSblzEWo/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2017.35.45.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="800" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsG_4JfXcMyQ5UCc3UGNYnLhg6gb7CRrqsH8PSD3_9uaf4TDQkW7uZnBG2jQLRY6RqvgTTMVUlrwUnTlP8jOk1P3rBNhz9Z56xISzdyPhJUZxS7HuBA6cT-0rCv3V9amGxxU-OTO3HkM1291tClno-4DmPKsqDNjhPR0-WNFevgC3QAk3EzSblzEWo/w640-h482/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-06-05%20kl.%2017.35.45.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Comedy/Drama. 2h 4min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-31602750972926398962022-06-05T13:23:00.001+02:002022-06-06T11:05:23.356+02:00Intolerance (Japan, 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cReNBd4amAJRJ8hIqb1bysS_vpFb-fkuEET-bdRr4GJrQq-XE2ouNOEwz-M4zFJyArmp5tmAS378fPsTTQAn9y-fpJxmFr2LzBr4OOc-WcWSXZOcS9sgS1JkAeYOsz2p1Rsu0DL2TQpPEntmIUdaqx68iROpdKCEMr6nzGZ7MrqR3F6bxb_33-S9/s800/MV5BNWIyY2ZiNGUtYTZkZi00NDYwLWI5OTAtMTZmNDY1NGZjYWEzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM2MDY0OTYx._V1_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cReNBd4amAJRJ8hIqb1bysS_vpFb-fkuEET-bdRr4GJrQq-XE2ouNOEwz-M4zFJyArmp5tmAS378fPsTTQAn9y-fpJxmFr2LzBr4OOc-WcWSXZOcS9sgS1JkAeYOsz2p1Rsu0DL2TQpPEntmIUdaqx68iROpdKCEMr6nzGZ7MrqR3F6bxb_33-S9/w283-h400/MV5BNWIyY2ZiNGUtYTZkZi00NDYwLWI5OTAtMTZmNDY1NGZjYWEzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTM2MDY0OTYx._V1_.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his range against those he believes are responsible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Revenge is a common theme in films, so to really make it interesting the story has to resonate with me. <i>Intolerance</i> doesn't tread any new ground, but the story of a broken father and a guilt ridden store manager got me hooked by not being a bloody vengeance trip but more about the emotional aftermath following a horrible accident. Good actors, the father character is an aggressive hellraiser but due to his situation you can't help but feel for him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrXNrJg6U4eQIn0kirXCDa7edXS8QhSmyf5T6IamCAZmpVzgOodNXAC0v9pro2TZ27eJCyDnt1tXsS8MWb9zzIe3-RzMEHb4Huc_uWnNNLpZpK2HGiF0X-douWLT0yS3jb961ZtANforEJBYV8vbS0hBhcGtRD9HfJdKBxTyvvgmkXDfxf21Lf98m/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-30%20kl.%2020.42.31.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrXNrJg6U4eQIn0kirXCDa7edXS8QhSmyf5T6IamCAZmpVzgOodNXAC0v9pro2TZ27eJCyDnt1tXsS8MWb9zzIe3-RzMEHb4Huc_uWnNNLpZpK2HGiF0X-douWLT0yS3jb961ZtANforEJBYV8vbS0hBhcGtRD9HfJdKBxTyvvgmkXDfxf21Lf98m/w640-h338/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-30%20kl.%2020.42.31.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2e9B83k0ARqLUH2kt8WVL368ZQT0G1wsWOHHytgeaL4GtV9LeVCVBXWJt4lSegZFE0Pr4mBOYWXbn6JW740tsYZrcBjGT3odjR_9btwZUo2Qo_6U0M2C9bnI1qCVUsl5xVidwz0gbJVeTBga8zMiZ8DcN75SyqveqIN-BAZDFjMCL2qhTOlpM6QT/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-30%20kl.%2020.46.37.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2e9B83k0ARqLUH2kt8WVL368ZQT0G1wsWOHHytgeaL4GtV9LeVCVBXWJt4lSegZFE0Pr4mBOYWXbn6JW740tsYZrcBjGT3odjR_9btwZUo2Qo_6U0M2C9bnI1qCVUsl5xVidwz0gbJVeTBga8zMiZ8DcN75SyqveqIN-BAZDFjMCL2qhTOlpM6QT/w640-h338/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-30%20kl.%2020.46.37.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 47min.</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-31905517182522219682022-05-29T11:13:00.004+02:002022-05-29T11:13:48.250+02:00Drive My Car (Japan, 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuzZPm2pIGUPSdOzPXC_rDxPjhIRNr6fQaDVA7Gj46ZqxahIr8LL6209esSmhDlbsCaAPmznZDQY-Ovn8Wkjakem19IOsZUK5Kk58RZok56AJBf6Qz1ivCwJ_Oy718ekttcd4su1ktUfNt-rx1S7o2zVAVfaWSvHQL2caRpk-S1zxpGsciH_20kx7/s800/2cc815bfe33a682786b15edcd3ce3ad9345501f9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuzZPm2pIGUPSdOzPXC_rDxPjhIRNr6fQaDVA7Gj46ZqxahIr8LL6209esSmhDlbsCaAPmznZDQY-Ovn8Wkjakem19IOsZUK5Kk58RZok56AJBf6Qz1ivCwJ_Oy718ekttcd4su1ktUfNt-rx1S7o2zVAVfaWSvHQL2caRpk-S1zxpGsciH_20kx7/w280-h400/2cc815bfe33a682786b15edcd3ce3ad9345501f9.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku, a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari, a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production's premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koshi Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke's late wife.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I gotta say, author Haruki Murakami has been very fortunate with the movie adaptions of his stories; <i>Tony Takitani</i> (2004), <i>Norwegian Wood</i> (2010, <i>Burning</i> (2018) among others. His short story <i>Drive My Car</i> appeared in the collection <i>Men Without Women</i> (2014) and the film version by Ryusuke Hamaguchi took the world by storm and won a slew of awards. Rightfully so, the look of the film has been praised to the skies. Often we get these long distance shots which places the characters, or the red car, far away and I loved that particular technique. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The interplay between the characters are the meat of the bone here and being a three-hour long film, there's bound to be small missable details to be found in rewatches. <i>Drive My Car</i> is a celebrated extraordinary work, and a great story with a lot of depth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFFmvTAIQkutcs04VCfi86Xm6us1aEd1f0Fm0HovKU4nqj5qr8RN75OMqKeJ9pYz03j9hfUHdClTwuiL95roFJjpRvPLNG176cEFhu_Gqgwdr7rXn6XSNevziI0YlvJm1eM_Pzhm9UGGRKPaYRUvRCwQGwdab_573mi0AFrLLyMWH0BehDY1NEn6T/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-28%20kl.%2018.51.53.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="800" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFFmvTAIQkutcs04VCfi86Xm6us1aEd1f0Fm0HovKU4nqj5qr8RN75OMqKeJ9pYz03j9hfUHdClTwuiL95roFJjpRvPLNG176cEFhu_Gqgwdr7rXn6XSNevziI0YlvJm1eM_Pzhm9UGGRKPaYRUvRCwQGwdab_573mi0AFrLLyMWH0BehDY1NEn6T/w640-h338/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-28%20kl.%2018.51.53.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another great drama film which relies on the acting abilities of fairly young people, and we see the blossoming of their love lives. The dialogue is delivered very thoughtfully and measured, making it much more realistic and emotional at times. You get the feeling there's a ton of weight behind the words, and the director did a great job at also bringing out the characters even when silent. <i>Blue</i> reminded me of another fantastic film dealing with same sex relationships; <i>Like Grains of Sand</i> (1995).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvK3QimZ6zk5g48NPUYqp3GQv9o6JLj-gWTFLOkK-UHcT88x7oxjpeTd3M--MKhS2DA_1nJ1RLtdH3BF99MQKf8BZ4KQ-ijc9RPWbPIeTyZ9fqqOHiLFGO2RTz7WfBRc2juHAnabHOz6HLoQvYBkIiAerpJdTq20uCfkpO2tQqP1aR3gLQgsdvtXx/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2020.08.06.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvK3QimZ6zk5g48NPUYqp3GQv9o6JLj-gWTFLOkK-UHcT88x7oxjpeTd3M--MKhS2DA_1nJ1RLtdH3BF99MQKf8BZ4KQ-ijc9RPWbPIeTyZ9fqqOHiLFGO2RTz7WfBRc2juHAnabHOz6HLoQvYBkIiAerpJdTq20uCfkpO2tQqP1aR3gLQgsdvtXx/w640-h342/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2020.08.06.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwaQibD9Dsk9oqLT4g-8bmXJvbCwV5eMwIFzhId36ninKr88NRYMvYu9TZInNsBWFNcbLpaK_Tae4pows7PEUrBjjkvRKv87s1GGLXvib0u55lljY0-579PVwBTM48x5AJUn_ptHj6pTmtIXbraUSaetYLJJrvZDM8PJ7ufWYtodhicNa69PHt_LS/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2020.40.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwaQibD9Dsk9oqLT4g-8bmXJvbCwV5eMwIFzhId36ninKr88NRYMvYu9TZInNsBWFNcbLpaK_Tae4pows7PEUrBjjkvRKv87s1GGLXvib0u55lljY0-579PVwBTM48x5AJUn_ptHj6pTmtIXbraUSaetYLJJrvZDM8PJ7ufWYtodhicNa69PHt_LS/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2020.40.10.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zZtGDWi5z-dCImnaGAPzSjmxzxRobh3E_Qt-nYIzxhKXx_iDQleTjKOzEwdzsPJGpcxQP35Q8oOoOo1CMC_xwVzTyWPfwr1mT7GSky_FgJqRYTmiTMGM0ekBGr8n8sXWly2FPfTjibi9bNWfDa5MDdggtqKLQT9dMqS8S3wAH2UlPZ_CD7r1u0An/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2021.29.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="800" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zZtGDWi5z-dCImnaGAPzSjmxzxRobh3E_Qt-nYIzxhKXx_iDQleTjKOzEwdzsPJGpcxQP35Q8oOoOo1CMC_xwVzTyWPfwr1mT7GSky_FgJqRYTmiTMGM0ekBGr8n8sXWly2FPfTjibi9bNWfDa5MDdggtqKLQT9dMqS8S3wAH2UlPZ_CD7r1u0An/w640-h350/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-27%20kl.%2021.29.38.png" width="640" /></a></div><p>Genre: Drama/Romance. 1h 56min.<br /></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-37372660527282726172022-05-28T10:05:00.000+02:002022-05-28T10:05:08.115+02:00Mio on the Shore (Japan, 2019)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLjdon4y10vQq14maZT5VWCe-yiZ6reWwSyC_6WtiTTOu2exAomBe_XwY-nEF466wPsxLUOB66rGf1T-NWcmVkZtYtowJv73Of080FgYiCShpMzjcAXpN57Y1B6KPITpcn_4Dz0PD317pOanrOQKRYcx5Whgf7qcd4_5DXtkIZKXHCZ2BBrhuDJgd/s800/MV5BZDA4M2IwZDUtODljOS00OWIxLTk1ZjAtY2YwYjkwMWE2MzRjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDYyMTI2NDk@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLjdon4y10vQq14maZT5VWCe-yiZ6reWwSyC_6WtiTTOu2exAomBe_XwY-nEF466wPsxLUOB66rGf1T-NWcmVkZtYtowJv73Of080FgYiCShpMzjcAXpN57Y1B6KPITpcn_4Dz0PD317pOanrOQKRYcx5Whgf7qcd4_5DXtkIZKXHCZ2BBrhuDJgd/w284-h400/MV5BZDA4M2IwZDUtODljOS00OWIxLTk1ZjAtY2YwYjkwMWE2MzRjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDYyMTI2NDk@._V1_.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">20-year-old Mio has lost her parents early and runs a traditional Japanese inn in Nagano with her grandmother. As her grandmother gets sick and hospitalized, Mio is forced to leave the inn and reluctantly comes to Tokyo to live with her father's old friend Kyosuke. Helping him at the bathhouse he runs, she begins to find her way in everyday life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Mio on the Shore</i> doesn't strive to be the most original film of the year, but its personal scope is one of its biggest strengths. With some breathtaking cinematography, equally dedicated to shots of mountains and landscapes as to people and the smallest of emotions, director Ryutaro Nakagawa weaves a spellbinding story of how Mio is trying to find her way through a new existence. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPVLG9xmFL5Z-FGnggZp4Ae1Bo5TlLDC5wFrDxDaqdItbSv_uA806cls7M1AsMosc1YaN5DaquBuPwV78yC-PsY-oa8hczQS6ILmPKkJqsa6UfKK_eJ5gRYU7ShI6my-3A_rAjdXIWc-AIW1quUYjhqioMuE4VN3JHQVe5QdOZhAqXQfXolcFpXQr/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2018.34.24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPVLG9xmFL5Z-FGnggZp4Ae1Bo5TlLDC5wFrDxDaqdItbSv_uA806cls7M1AsMosc1YaN5DaquBuPwV78yC-PsY-oa8hczQS6ILmPKkJqsa6UfKK_eJ5gRYU7ShI6my-3A_rAjdXIWc-AIW1quUYjhqioMuE4VN3JHQVe5QdOZhAqXQfXolcFpXQr/w640-h342/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2018.34.24.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBoFJJv74IuNUbIhIYuoOdtaUNM5jhwtl8nyd-4UXi5e3KRKqrFzswXu3yrSQ8-lSylbGF_hrX-QuLOi_fci4LIk33UVPKG-MpKAQjhUlTP3Dzm2A7RlmwIWRruzO9nN6RLtmDP0Cgkvt5kXPcKNXdhC9hcMhXSyXXwXBDViDmcjaVwvx0xaFpitD/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.38.32.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBoFJJv74IuNUbIhIYuoOdtaUNM5jhwtl8nyd-4UXi5e3KRKqrFzswXu3yrSQ8-lSylbGF_hrX-QuLOi_fci4LIk33UVPKG-MpKAQjhUlTP3Dzm2A7RlmwIWRruzO9nN6RLtmDP0Cgkvt5kXPcKNXdhC9hcMhXSyXXwXBDViDmcjaVwvx0xaFpitD/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.38.32.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGdkX8tql302PZc15p2trKsuLE-svVSkuL88EIIjw-PzCYdvIOpt1QZ-6Y_iT7tJF_BcOzAJV11VYkmsWcM_YhvhBT0DRFpmilufqm1jQcyYdw3dhqa7f6tkgkgn8PD7L4qA0DdEo6n_reavZydgpyJ1iY7Wt5XpkHh_a31W3fYReujv7gmNBopKK/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.41.09.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGdkX8tql302PZc15p2trKsuLE-svVSkuL88EIIjw-PzCYdvIOpt1QZ-6Y_iT7tJF_BcOzAJV11VYkmsWcM_YhvhBT0DRFpmilufqm1jQcyYdw3dhqa7f6tkgkgn8PD7L4qA0DdEo6n_reavZydgpyJ1iY7Wt5XpkHh_a31W3fYReujv7gmNBopKK/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.41.09.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRZWmzFdG0by8g3cVcdTkNCcMh_wyJgUVR-1N4DHo2wyTRRU6BYm5LinUT1mEfQPWfZlHPCiKJ7ZEgoCb855YefY8BCvPQf1vNJBb52YmtohgwvFsLpGKYts6sZO0pnv4RPzOLD6m-pFmiTj9VQ9Fbmm-i-PNC-fnCe0eFs9fF4lMOUxG-UqhWakq/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.45.07.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRZWmzFdG0by8g3cVcdTkNCcMh_wyJgUVR-1N4DHo2wyTRRU6BYm5LinUT1mEfQPWfZlHPCiKJ7ZEgoCb855YefY8BCvPQf1vNJBb52YmtohgwvFsLpGKYts6sZO0pnv4RPzOLD6m-pFmiTj9VQ9Fbmm-i-PNC-fnCe0eFs9fF4lMOUxG-UqhWakq/w640-h342/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-26%20kl.%2019.45.07.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 36min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-29313495156757509572022-05-21T18:10:00.000+02:002022-05-21T18:10:20.001+02:00One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (Japan, 2022)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYaNK75uSeoZgXhZzZ-KDkP6I38kv_E8ohUAt1dkmFBoA8WaJvmwDoBRHjfBDIN0k02RuAzN0c_jiGE_i1CjWFkEY2gWBkNhGC61UWviwwKw89WFUmm0GA9ZbASqUomKHeoZgEKq-PdK5XIvV6FnMgGA6ZFqfYh7rRT3mAjbNFIPXqlA-PvsWT07C/s800/Yagate_Umi_e_to_Todoku-p2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYaNK75uSeoZgXhZzZ-KDkP6I38kv_E8ohUAt1dkmFBoA8WaJvmwDoBRHjfBDIN0k02RuAzN0c_jiGE_i1CjWFkEY2gWBkNhGC61UWviwwKw89WFUmm0GA9ZbASqUomKHeoZgEKq-PdK5XIvV6FnMgGA6ZFqfYh7rRT3mAjbNFIPXqlA-PvsWT07C/w284-h400/Yagate_Umi_e_to_Todoku-p2.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mana Kotani was friends with Sumire Utsuki for years. She admired Sumire's freewheeling ways and mysterious charm, but Sumire broke off connections with her. Later, Mana hears of Sumire's death, which she cannot get over.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Directly dealing with the effects of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, <i>One Day</i> <i>You Will Reach the Sea</i> is a powerful and well-acted film about the loss in a young woman's life, and the realization of how important a past friendship really was. The director Ryutaro Nakagawa (<i>Mio on the Shore</i>), who himself lost a close friend shortly after the disaster and wanted to explore questions he himself pondered afterwards, avoids all the melodrama clichés and crafts a convincing story of broken bonds with believable actresses in the lead. Well filmed and told with a respectful tempo, it's clear early on that you're watching something worth savoring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZCnY5bnhV4iHUwqQhkD-pOi__BIImNQHHCCbqmZr_CeBDkoMfuEg3fuGybx9ruet9Btq_AcV38zSRjP-LgFGm9oknMYEDdbisbePQhp5pjW0PGQjYT1w_b_O34RoDug4mm9WKzclwC6K_SXeCRF-orhQUtso8VDL8axk-TYzY2bp6Q4b0H-dnLOz/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-20%20kl.%2022.04.17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZCnY5bnhV4iHUwqQhkD-pOi__BIImNQHHCCbqmZr_CeBDkoMfuEg3fuGybx9ruet9Btq_AcV38zSRjP-LgFGm9oknMYEDdbisbePQhp5pjW0PGQjYT1w_b_O34RoDug4mm9WKzclwC6K_SXeCRF-orhQUtso8VDL8axk-TYzY2bp6Q4b0H-dnLOz/w640-h340/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-20%20kl.%2022.04.17.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="800" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagEWWrq5DGCqL1ZkP-fELk0z9OzI6CbfKyMFuzTRIQw4se86C9ItUCNhlmzmVVOx2x0WNuwKGTwFkiHK7VeD3UGUA1d0OZ-vjQqlpjFGSOgOS0SIx-4bV3BZbDfv4RtQgCdtU2VXJk3jpJNnBg-4udEDIEAOD5GHnf3fFHgfTUpWMqsy25tLZTLPE/w640-h344/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-20%20kl.%2022.33.04.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 2h 6min.</div><div class="ipc-overflowText ipc-overflowText--pageSection ipc-overflowText--height-long ipc-overflowText--long ipc-overflowText--base" data-testid="storyline-plot-summary" role="presentation" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 10; background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: -webkit-box; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D3cXPpw-ldLAh-X1zYZ9gUvPjKXshXW4u295y53Kx1m3wo_3vD43dfy3JFwRPI8iEUYlyqB09ihuBhaGPdthvnDBG8dj9wMHzkDH0WyJKB4kom8XXW9qCFJmRqj-N87VTePaRoqYL0zF-djAs0-wUIn_ryaD9vL7loKgnodZgXvJldGCPmT1qLK7/s800/b2vySwtKp2JMl6oHLnBjQFN3n3I.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9D3cXPpw-ldLAh-X1zYZ9gUvPjKXshXW4u295y53Kx1m3wo_3vD43dfy3JFwRPI8iEUYlyqB09ihuBhaGPdthvnDBG8dj9wMHzkDH0WyJKB4kom8XXW9qCFJmRqj-N87VTePaRoqYL0zF-djAs0-wUIn_ryaD9vL7loKgnodZgXvJldGCPmT1qLK7/w268-h400/b2vySwtKp2JMl6oHLnBjQFN3n3I.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With one of the most interesting and imaginative plots I've ever seen, <i>To Sleep So As To Dream</i> feels like a hidden avant-garde classic that's been unearthed from the old days of Japanese cinema. It's a surreal watch and unfolds like a mysterious, grainy silent movie-era fantasy adventure, inviting you into its dreamlike narrative. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both an homage to early cinema and a kidnapping drama with a modern twist, director Kaizo Hayashi shows his skills in looking back at film history but doing so through a then present perspective. Movie magic for cineasts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlbfNPOjSPYzzl1_PWPW-rilCRhrL2psVDQ0T-_Wu85FwdzcTGSuQKso9IoGZVyphCExoNRsWojYn5Sio4c0RdkD2baU6FhNr7Q2KN5pZrUhltPqvQEi2Uq9uGGll52__2pS7_p42t4gF0sJlAxJRNwUtdD5DlE7lAUjJ9hHcLEHjX3YyH9858MLo/s800/4f9f2bd7dc6ccd49a691d419d0751daf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlbfNPOjSPYzzl1_PWPW-rilCRhrL2psVDQ0T-_Wu85FwdzcTGSuQKso9IoGZVyphCExoNRsWojYn5Sio4c0RdkD2baU6FhNr7Q2KN5pZrUhltPqvQEi2Uq9uGGll52__2pS7_p42t4gF0sJlAxJRNwUtdD5DlE7lAUjJ9hHcLEHjX3YyH9858MLo/w640-h426/4f9f2bd7dc6ccd49a691d419d0751daf.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6XJejZxc8ReWdSnUeaUAP10RrMirDAiGfVhUfW1a5nE2IFTCtTmMLhdaw9V3lHQrNjnkEW94bomdkr1igzh401DIk_Jp9zDIqe8OuQ6fJytzuUwAlYigrbI2ksylUPuPjhoVBOYZi5nNvfQMlyK5DCLpIkIzOJ04TnlocAdVYifs9dlgOLtLnucm/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-17%20kl.%2019.34.24.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="800" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6XJejZxc8ReWdSnUeaUAP10RrMirDAiGfVhUfW1a5nE2IFTCtTmMLhdaw9V3lHQrNjnkEW94bomdkr1igzh401DIk_Jp9zDIqe8OuQ6fJytzuUwAlYigrbI2ksylUPuPjhoVBOYZi5nNvfQMlyK5DCLpIkIzOJ04TnlocAdVYifs9dlgOLtLnucm/w640-h468/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-17%20kl.%2019.34.24.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pOGwbb8YljakiUWvnkthoxBB2w_yjrXpzrHxhZI0w5cTnwPMewk0-4LDOLvGOYb5d9PXQZr4zdLE9e2-vvokRjbigE3s0VWeo8Lf8SbQ7DF55fklqzBHz-ihTysLzdPLvKYO9QiDfDQFnwqvZt7fVZdTLfIZ9JLYN-gAYFM8ZeKOXQk2JM0IUzcc/s800/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-17%20kl.%2020.18.22.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pOGwbb8YljakiUWvnkthoxBB2w_yjrXpzrHxhZI0w5cTnwPMewk0-4LDOLvGOYb5d9PXQZr4zdLE9e2-vvokRjbigE3s0VWeo8Lf8SbQ7DF55fklqzBHz-ihTysLzdPLvKYO9QiDfDQFnwqvZt7fVZdTLfIZ9JLYN-gAYFM8ZeKOXQk2JM0IUzcc/w640-h460/Ska%CC%88rmavbild%202022-05-17%20kl.%2020.18.22.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Fantasy. 1h 21min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-67321345812784066612022-05-15T15:23:00.000+02:002022-05-15T15:23:56.737+02:00Yokai Monsters-trilogy (Japan, 1968-69)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs_Qr7HKkE8C1ss1OQZRELgqhGNn6KbSoKAlY5_LpO36gAt_-5pWdliqDBcNKBoF6VMUqwHaB3QQKz06pZbYT9XaHowTRbGh5Y_APgiKcHcnGRh8XuW2lGboG-d6vDgQY9o8fFUr-gTttu3_Io_cEjHX-oMQkLTFjuIv74XqDgkTjMQtyK61KXX1S/s800/poster-780.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs_Qr7HKkE8C1ss1OQZRELgqhGNn6KbSoKAlY5_LpO36gAt_-5pWdliqDBcNKBoF6VMUqwHaB3QQKz06pZbYT9XaHowTRbGh5Y_APgiKcHcnGRh8XuW2lGboG-d6vDgQY9o8fFUr-gTttu3_Io_cEjHX-oMQkLTFjuIv74XqDgkTjMQtyK61KXX1S/w281-h400/poster-780.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the mid-60s a "yokai boom" swept across Japan following the successful release of the manga <i>GeGeGe no Kitaro</i>, centered around the spirits from Japanese folklore known as yokai. This prompted film studio Daiei to produce a trilogy of films about these bizarre creatures; <i>Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters</i> (1968), <i>Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare</i> (1968) and <i>Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts</i> (1969).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It should be said that these films include a great deal of cheesy special effects but instead of feeling hopelessly outdated they're charming and campy in the right kind of way. The films make extensive use of practical special effects known as tokusatsu. They largely make use of actors in costumes and puppetry. In some scenes, there are even examples of traditional animation. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If nothing else, these films should garner attention to the fascinating and vastly detailed world of yokai mythology which stretches far, far back in Japanese history. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCl9q1W2w4QnNB0t-WC2SgM5mDXBBsCTdwE4oCpJ7zQwShvGiLO_9Ox6R2m8x2ue4aybbvRhmuJ6ewMgMtDXYsJEf52JRamwn2WRsrSUTUD_8ngXabzZDbh32_2UBo675I-C48ZIG_slg5W28tFKVmlHRRman4O14Q_X76mnzoqpk7XAKrs_8VVWU/s800/Spook-warfare-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCl9q1W2w4QnNB0t-WC2SgM5mDXBBsCTdwE4oCpJ7zQwShvGiLO_9Ox6R2m8x2ue4aybbvRhmuJ6ewMgMtDXYsJEf52JRamwn2WRsrSUTUD_8ngXabzZDbh32_2UBo675I-C48ZIG_slg5W28tFKVmlHRRman4O14Q_X76mnzoqpk7XAKrs_8VVWU/w640-h268/Spook-warfare-4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFWjRjnXraLL4ZqMWmEQgh9nwRw23cuVTMR9Kmm3dPf5yBXAifgobxvkF6ve4fVxfU-oyEptMiOQ6rDiqbqWmTHjNj3ntpRbBEouppW2pJpO4fX9R2CMnWIF5tfOqyZghzxfp9nY-Ounw2Lk0ThcHujUFV2PGDA-TOjgPPKN6H_ig_W34Y5yygPha/s800/spookwarfare3a_1639592185.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFWjRjnXraLL4ZqMWmEQgh9nwRw23cuVTMR9Kmm3dPf5yBXAifgobxvkF6ve4fVxfU-oyEptMiOQ6rDiqbqWmTHjNj3ntpRbBEouppW2pJpO4fX9R2CMnWIF5tfOqyZghzxfp9nY-Ounw2Lk0ThcHujUFV2PGDA-TOjgPPKN6H_ig_W34Y5yygPha/w640-h374/spookwarfare3a_1639592185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20s925HwcFhHs_NRQYyviRJgGUs4EZTon-HFQIDeWm3lRsppXUXxOmbrEgURuODFrY25Dbg5vKHCYXFdfeIq4EE5OeGt0JgwEgig8iJKcVTnTjBRtW8fpnhpKmsF1fnpo1a-tM56h98qgfvmI_Ys4hbc3G8Seh11-AC9mAOsGVeqNDhrFvS2Y5UA9/s800/yokaispookwarfare1_1642528286.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="800" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20s925HwcFhHs_NRQYyviRJgGUs4EZTon-HFQIDeWm3lRsppXUXxOmbrEgURuODFrY25Dbg5vKHCYXFdfeIq4EE5OeGt0JgwEgig8iJKcVTnTjBRtW8fpnhpKmsF1fnpo1a-tM56h98qgfvmI_Ys4hbc3G8Seh11-AC9mAOsGVeqNDhrFvS2Y5UA9/w640-h384/yokaispookwarfare1_1642528286.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Action/Horror/Mystery.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-38253122970391749712022-05-07T11:32:00.001+02:002022-05-07T11:32:34.235+02:00The Snow Woman (Japan, 1968)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1visi2B63XowqSkxYYeddKpTFAdTtNYs6HzGzNjcu_yE7Rldeicyq-5czDlr4tUneIcL8gTVAD3VoZEXUNXy5J3h7jJyNzQULsYQDcouSnCsrFLuqfwpbAi1rnUBlGLeBd84JB3T1Waf7K0WkM5gKK1KRwrwuRAUpHTJsCU6iYEqSdG1a5jDGDuvj/s800/MV5BODhmOGFjM2ItNDc3ZS00OTkyLWIwNDMtZjg5MGM3OWIyOGU4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk4NDEzNzk@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="561" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1visi2B63XowqSkxYYeddKpTFAdTtNYs6HzGzNjcu_yE7Rldeicyq-5czDlr4tUneIcL8gTVAD3VoZEXUNXy5J3h7jJyNzQULsYQDcouSnCsrFLuqfwpbAi1rnUBlGLeBd84JB3T1Waf7K0WkM5gKK1KRwrwuRAUpHTJsCU6iYEqSdG1a5jDGDuvj/w280-h400/MV5BODhmOGFjM2ItNDc3ZS00OTkyLWIwNDMtZjg5MGM3OWIyOGU4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk4NDEzNzk@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A master sculptor and his apprentice are trapped in a bad snow storm after finding a special tree for carving a statue for the local temple. Finding refuge in an abandoned hut they celebrate their luck in finding the tree but soon they are visited by the Snow Witch who freezes the sculptor to death but takes pity on the apprentice. He must promise to never speak of this or she'll return and kill him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story of the snow woman is well known within Japanese mythology, and there are numerous tales where Yuki-onna appears, but <i>The Snow Woman</i> specifically adapts Lafcadio Hearn's version from 1904. It's the same story that's included in Masaki Kobayashi's <i>Kwaidan</i> (1964), but a bit more fleshed out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although some of the horror elements have faded throughout the years since its release, I thought the image of the yellow-eyed snow witch with her piercing stare was genuinely creepy. The film has a theatre stage quality to it, and that becomes one of its true strengths with how beautiful the set design is throughout. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want a deeper dive into the story of the Yuki-onna (Snow Woman), look no further, the scenes of the film are literally pages from Japanese folklore coming to life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf6kDhy7QUbEDqxt-_073bC-yDmIUa3fFwue1mfGRsOBWgUR_KcvUPmexqrMPWj6fyXmAZNMYvjY_2yOSC8PKrVWFcrcm2Z1yD7KLpIAxyuIeI1Ax_evpZX9GGQ7Mmc8UmAX0GLjdL_S3tpM0opxRtC3dK1hn1fXS91H9aAPTHxw03-I3F4EciQxE/s800/the-snow-woman-1968.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf6kDhy7QUbEDqxt-_073bC-yDmIUa3fFwue1mfGRsOBWgUR_KcvUPmexqrMPWj6fyXmAZNMYvjY_2yOSC8PKrVWFcrcm2Z1yD7KLpIAxyuIeI1Ax_evpZX9GGQ7Mmc8UmAX0GLjdL_S3tpM0opxRtC3dK1hn1fXS91H9aAPTHxw03-I3F4EciQxE/w640-h272/the-snow-woman-1968.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Horror/Romance. 1h 20min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-14684710385708772532022-04-16T09:46:00.001+02:002022-05-07T11:05:24.010+02:00Hiruko the Goblin (Japan, 1991)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbJ3oWbnHjDdOiudBwet1Gpb3zCuRKGJ8edyKX4f2kaBbpxFovfbsYF5YNUBRcqo3-XFUOaAZxAq3fZzGzEJA2CdStQyvz4eLv0rZz2wq9_zSfDRrJKo_9jLeP9sneVU1WoxGTjA5csVZRUGcfIX4Hy7D03eFxJzUyEBM24731Sh5MW7FKHm-YuRZ/s800/Hiruko-slipcase-web.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbJ3oWbnHjDdOiudBwet1Gpb3zCuRKGJ8edyKX4f2kaBbpxFovfbsYF5YNUBRcqo3-XFUOaAZxAq3fZzGzEJA2CdStQyvz4eLv0rZz2wq9_zSfDRrJKo_9jLeP9sneVU1WoxGTjA5csVZRUGcfIX4Hy7D03eFxJzUyEBM24731Sh5MW7FKHm-YuRZ/w318-h400/Hiruko-slipcase-web.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission. He beheads students in order to assemble their heads on the demons' spider-like bodies. Hieda, an archaeology professor, and Masao, a haunted student, investigate the gory deaths.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Hiruko the Goblin</i> feels like a very ambitious film for director Shinya Tsukamoto (<i>Tetsuo: The Iron Man</i>), with a much larger scope for the story than his usually more character focused movies like <i>Bullet Ballet</i> (1998) or <i>A Snake of June</i> (2002). With <i>Hiruko the Goblin</i> he basically makes an alien invasion film with a yokai skin and pits two unlikely heroes against the demons of hell. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's a fun, creepy horror adventure where Tsukamoto wears his influences on his sleeves, both David Cronenberg and <i>The Thing</i> (1982) can be dimly seen behind the scenery. A cool film for fans of Tsukamoto and Japanese monster films, although a hard sell for all the arachnophobes out there!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuPOlk7ExN33ewWLnq06-G8_77V3FyhZg3LWuc33TxnojturGe2nJlcoMGBBjorGN3XMUnFifvLGOchUbAxcPQKjhY44uROAOdvYkKSA7oXu_VnBjp1u2jA-Dbdxw0TJ5BHRNQ7Qt15IvdolhQW8o-AV2gWYqJ_w6enQ_6Nc8o7itKc13E7nJPpx_/s800/AAAABXto3pDVPXYGFiD233pKOTT3wgDr10uI8F1GinTjykHNetIRe9XyAblWf6r0QhGgaWDahFlG6oG4d6yudVqm9boAqTbq.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuPOlk7ExN33ewWLnq06-G8_77V3FyhZg3LWuc33TxnojturGe2nJlcoMGBBjorGN3XMUnFifvLGOchUbAxcPQKjhY44uROAOdvYkKSA7oXu_VnBjp1u2jA-Dbdxw0TJ5BHRNQ7Qt15IvdolhQW8o-AV2gWYqJ_w6enQ_6Nc8o7itKc13E7nJPpx_/w640-h360/AAAABXto3pDVPXYGFiD233pKOTT3wgDr10uI8F1GinTjykHNetIRe9XyAblWf6r0QhGgaWDahFlG6oG4d6yudVqm9boAqTbq.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5DzIMSy2qNdGFv8EOV93oYwXXRXC-gszLGKpSAB_nbBiSdwLQFnKoSjmEMGcTQ0yCUwIZ0pT8hqWB3WR8w47Iv8DLSpaTa1tAL0Ehj3K9W1Lr-e7VUqojw9zBBRaJ5szZQkCEr9V8BUshPPsQHGvsQ3PCWIxKkN_Mip0-uo77sfoGm07gv6ILdRk/s800/tumblr_070d26f31808adb0c6e993449ca3996a_96986a3e_1280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5DzIMSy2qNdGFv8EOV93oYwXXRXC-gszLGKpSAB_nbBiSdwLQFnKoSjmEMGcTQ0yCUwIZ0pT8hqWB3WR8w47Iv8DLSpaTa1tAL0Ehj3K9W1Lr-e7VUqojw9zBBRaJ5szZQkCEr9V8BUshPPsQHGvsQ3PCWIxKkN_Mip0-uo77sfoGm07gv6ILdRk/w640-h342/tumblr_070d26f31808adb0c6e993449ca3996a_96986a3e_1280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Horror. 1h 29min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-71374878596787973002022-04-03T10:11:00.001+02:002022-04-03T10:11:56.976+02:00Belle (Japan, 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-8AgeoN1XO10Vkt5G2fbnnasW6BA7PVLGyJev0I2E-vlQWHm6p4OawKBB2McGuziFC8iYT-H6qeQSHO-OlEDn3V4NJIGvBD4noyoLKuxMG2TEiRlRIMzAI7bwVtQodns5pZ43KS8EDsyes7OOBonYPsUB-4wDYd__-whHPpNQCQvFQJ2UiyxEDGg/s800/Belle_The_Dragon_and_the_Freckled_Princess-615291149-large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-8AgeoN1XO10Vkt5G2fbnnasW6BA7PVLGyJev0I2E-vlQWHm6p4OawKBB2McGuziFC8iYT-H6qeQSHO-OlEDn3V4NJIGvBD4noyoLKuxMG2TEiRlRIMzAI7bwVtQodns5pZ43KS8EDsyes7OOBonYPsUB-4wDYd__-whHPpNQCQvFQJ2UiyxEDGg/w270-h400/Belle_The_Dragon_and_the_Freckled_Princess-615291149-large.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a monstrous creature chased by vigilantes. As their hunt escalates, Suzu embarks on an emotional and epic quest to uncover the identity of this mysterious "beast" and to discover her true self in a world where you can be anyone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Belle</i> is the latest adventure from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (<i>Summer Wars</i>, <i>Wolf Children</i>) and it gives a modern twist to the <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> tale. The visuals are, as you'd expect, absolutely stunning and the world of U is exhilarating to behold. It's an interesting idea to adapt a story we all know and view it from inside a virtual reality, which resonates with modern viewers who know what it's like to have an online persona. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Accompanied by some beautiful pieces of music, <i>Belle</i> delivers a classic adventure in a high-tech skin and is certain to draw you in to its fascinating and sometimes all to relatable world of online horrors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd53hDdWf6dY1lahXUaNeUoaKAiH2fHycLFeS7APL2q8bK57wNW4dG3v4gIxgixDv114lfz-Sv72Yx5gxi61fp9Y7NYbwULm1Ebtd5snZ1taVFSaUaoC-orjW7c_VXp2c1vCmtEbqEthViqrCDUSqySKsc1mGWUU-D0Yl7KUE2bd-3sXH2BQ63Xb7/s800/belle-bild-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd53hDdWf6dY1lahXUaNeUoaKAiH2fHycLFeS7APL2q8bK57wNW4dG3v4gIxgixDv114lfz-Sv72Yx5gxi61fp9Y7NYbwULm1Ebtd5snZ1taVFSaUaoC-orjW7c_VXp2c1vCmtEbqEthViqrCDUSqySKsc1mGWUU-D0Yl7KUE2bd-3sXH2BQ63Xb7/w640-h268/belle-bild-4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp7RBY-Q9ELuvZQEVrl4QfpcroM-GQRDF8OH5Tk2ai3R02sAkCcYa0PhfeTtHNoIE9yVMC-j2FlLL4Jjwld9WjsJVPk1K8YfEFxF_h1t3RmClfmYHCVcGhnab3a5kCNNRgQqA1ce-Y__WxSOo1ZS4yW16hCGuACd0jJmFQgNJInpV_9k0xaUmcbJF/s800/belle-movie-review-2022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp7RBY-Q9ELuvZQEVrl4QfpcroM-GQRDF8OH5Tk2ai3R02sAkCcYa0PhfeTtHNoIE9yVMC-j2FlLL4Jjwld9WjsJVPk1K8YfEFxF_h1t3RmClfmYHCVcGhnab3a5kCNNRgQqA1ce-Y__WxSOo1ZS4yW16hCGuACd0jJmFQgNJInpV_9k0xaUmcbJF/w640-h266/belle-movie-review-2022.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Animated/Drama. 2h.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-81638401562265241922022-01-30T12:24:00.000+01:002022-01-30T12:24:15.160+01:00Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Japan, 2020)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvCGDlxcHYSVHIMNAHdHFF1N0yJT17WxYJ9gUuzg7FRgw1d7cBYHr97bNTAijBmCcQPPYmDu1g2LVBuGMmNV_SY4C9bsFKogipT17fHs2_opQ51d0BblDgC8ZBr0ppDb3vUExKkB0W-ubgDwC4fMMzLIQE6du0mZ13dGexYPVRn3So3-C0uUkmdWPW=s800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvCGDlxcHYSVHIMNAHdHFF1N0yJT17WxYJ9gUuzg7FRgw1d7cBYHr97bNTAijBmCcQPPYmDu1g2LVBuGMmNV_SY4C9bsFKogipT17fHs2_opQ51d0BblDgC8ZBr0ppDb3vUExKkB0W-ubgDwC4fMMzLIQE6du0mZ13dGexYPVRn3So3-C0uUkmdWPW=w293-h400" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fact: <i>Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes</i> is an absolute happy pill. After learning he can talk to his future self, Kato is drawn into a hilarious time-loop which his friends are no late to abuse and have some fun with, while at the same time of course putting themselves in a big mess. All shot in one take, the formula really reminds me of <i>One Shot Of the Dead</i> (2017) with its meta-humor. Clocking in at just over an hour, <i>Beyond</i> is a fresh thinking and light-hearted mini adventure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA1ZrOBhU0408AWksLKS7xI3gm-_avpQOj1eHXfJEehZs_D97Q6USePZm5wx8xp9yV0PYY3x6hvyaXjJSkn0o4Zv_h_4qUP3g0ZCuVq6UkYTYpPpCViCSbNDedxdKdztQ3OKE2M880OJmR9KNGsosHUZ2IxpZve-D8bFvpchbnoGI9pSbZs2h9GP3s=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjA1ZrOBhU0408AWksLKS7xI3gm-_avpQOj1eHXfJEehZs_D97Q6USePZm5wx8xp9yV0PYY3x6hvyaXjJSkn0o4Zv_h_4qUP3g0ZCuVq6UkYTYpPpCViCSbNDedxdKdztQ3OKE2M880OJmR9KNGsosHUZ2IxpZve-D8bFvpchbnoGI9pSbZs2h9GP3s=w640-h300" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhojF96CmHWqxVE3_MiHjUVbepNcqNA64MPPXN3X2VHCx-8DUZLCU98BxIAo2Sj2KkdRhNOksURoTE8hjzlQ4Hhwu5t2yYAubkpBlI58tn9BXiLmLfc0mF3QPpSzs3LpkX7PoyWTY-lgGuOZM1BEJLV-IViOR6jZrgwjKkTRcjOMfF0xl-Lb-taKa8k=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhojF96CmHWqxVE3_MiHjUVbepNcqNA64MPPXN3X2VHCx-8DUZLCU98BxIAo2Sj2KkdRhNOksURoTE8hjzlQ4Hhwu5t2yYAubkpBlI58tn9BXiLmLfc0mF3QPpSzs3LpkX7PoyWTY-lgGuOZM1BEJLV-IViOR6jZrgwjKkTRcjOMfF0xl-Lb-taKa8k=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi. 1h 10min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-89031902119197368292022-01-30T11:48:00.000+01:002022-01-30T11:48:20.945+01:00The Inugami Family (Japan, 1976)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFqs9H994DWNZG6ct9JcAGQbsd0bYnQloM6lCIHDWTKwv1Ykq8f_y17lRyiOj0yItjj2-Zhd4HRUqRxyHo0FX16iP5_xG_Nviw2hRj66R0bBVJroNzDozg4deyF_Pz98EkR4Z12Evg633aUlkeYgMR7lGv92PNPVuEGdposZkWYTGXXqcovioQX0Te=s800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFqs9H994DWNZG6ct9JcAGQbsd0bYnQloM6lCIHDWTKwv1Ykq8f_y17lRyiOj0yItjj2-Zhd4HRUqRxyHo0FX16iP5_xG_Nviw2hRj66R0bBVJroNzDozg4deyF_Pz98EkR4Z12Evg633aUlkeYgMR7lGv92PNPVuEGdposZkWYTGXXqcovioQX0Te=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Directed by Kon Ichikawa, <i>The Inugami Family</i> shows the greed and deceit inside an old and wealthy family. During an inheritance dispute people suddenly starts to die, and a bizarre murder case takes the center stage while family members circle like vultures around the old man's money. It's both dark and quirky, a balance which Ichikawa manages perfectly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgabW6njfa7s5RHmVRVHZHRZOYFBYI9D1ztIaSpbeRnRmY0vzT5NsNf3z9sywOXkd9ECCoQAlnsZvYUjYUy8iOlhJNPXvVUQmj98pgWE1h8BMe8NsEFEP26QkRcb616NBDzG1h7_bsuPilEAcYEOrP_XGx7oMhqlSeTIPS5wkxN53XPG1bzRy_wfAjm=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="800" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgabW6njfa7s5RHmVRVHZHRZOYFBYI9D1ztIaSpbeRnRmY0vzT5NsNf3z9sywOXkd9ECCoQAlnsZvYUjYUy8iOlhJNPXvVUQmj98pgWE1h8BMe8NsEFEP26QkRcb616NBDzG1h7_bsuPilEAcYEOrP_XGx7oMhqlSeTIPS5wkxN53XPG1bzRy_wfAjm=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8RzSFnx8Z0bGWsEIiHwSYFI0iyvhyWtrbehlqfsYkThO579Pz9HMxcNvGBRT39mNG4OLgSp3tGwn2fVHrKxX4YjE8rn10fulnHoQat2YHCfWyrEERkaKw2oRjsuLRjEjqYUmGpImbErL7J4ZQY4BwCaPayf3pdC8fJxENaNsXfBy37tvop_MOnc2D=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8RzSFnx8Z0bGWsEIiHwSYFI0iyvhyWtrbehlqfsYkThO579Pz9HMxcNvGBRT39mNG4OLgSp3tGwn2fVHrKxX4YjE8rn10fulnHoQat2YHCfWyrEERkaKw2oRjsuLRjEjqYUmGpImbErL7J4ZQY4BwCaPayf3pdC8fJxENaNsXfBy37tvop_MOnc2D=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama/Mystery. 2h 26min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-76919724462968428392021-10-30T13:22:00.000+02:002021-10-30T13:22:31.042+02:00Sound of the Mountain (Japan, 1954)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iisaZO4Eznc/YX0k3WK1ujI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/hsabcwLVbGsBhunuZqOBxukg8EqaYIb2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/MV5BMzM5MWQ5MmUtZWJjZS00NTRkLTg0YzItNzFiMjQwZTEwNmQ0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTE1NDg2NjI%2540._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="554" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iisaZO4Eznc/YX0k3WK1ujI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/hsabcwLVbGsBhunuZqOBxukg8EqaYIb2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w278-h400/MV5BMzM5MWQ5MmUtZWJjZS00NTRkLTg0YzItNzFiMjQwZTEwNmQ0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTE1NDg2NjI%2540._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the same year that saw the release of <i>Godzilla</i>, the exact same cinematography crew from that film helped Mikio Naruse on <i>Sound of the Mountain</i>. Naruse, a major figure in Japans 'golden age of cinema' portrayed women in a much more central role and nuanced light than his contemporaries and is one of the first directors who challenged the gender norms of Japanese society in a time when barely anyone would have called themselves a feminist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Sound of the Mountain</i> is a strong character-driven story with Setsuko Hara in the lead, following her navigating through family ethics and seeing how fragile the bonds of relationships can be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pP-6h9OhiGY/YX0mLppKmwI/AAAAAAAAHuY/PiZQjCZkkFkLqU3_mREGfdMfOPtrkID_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-28%2Bkl.%2B20.35.17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="800" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pP-6h9OhiGY/YX0mLppKmwI/AAAAAAAAHuY/PiZQjCZkkFkLqU3_mREGfdMfOPtrkID_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h476/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-28%2Bkl.%2B20.35.17.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZ-OPnU26MI/YX0mLrTaBBI/AAAAAAAAHuc/YpmvSbrR4CMotbcRp8MeDtBItsHiJdC9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-28%2Bkl.%2B20.40.18.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="800" height="484" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZ-OPnU26MI/YX0mLrTaBBI/AAAAAAAAHuc/YpmvSbrR4CMotbcRp8MeDtBItsHiJdC9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h484/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-28%2Bkl.%2B20.40.18.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Drama. 1h 35min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-31471404703976420322021-10-30T10:29:00.001+02:002021-10-30T10:29:38.258+02:00Under the Open Sky (Japan, 2020)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lu03txikROQ/YXz7QlUT1cI/AAAAAAAAHt0/Z3Wgb53thmgJ-wH898ur6dDljTF11HKBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/vx1eZ_4f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lu03txikROQ/YXz7QlUT1cI/AAAAAAAAHt0/Z3Wgb53thmgJ-wH898ur6dDljTF11HKBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w283-h400/vx1eZ_4f.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A middle-aged former yakuza, Mikami, is released from prison after thirteen years where he was placed for murder. He is struggling to adapt to society and freedom, find a job and communicate normally, but he is also preoccupied by the quest for his mother from whom he was separated as a child. He finds allies in his search for his parent and a place in mainstream society, but the process is not seamless or smooth.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Directed by Miwa Nishikawa (<i>Sway</i>, <i>The Long Excuse</i>), <i>Under the Open Sky</i> looks at the life of a yakuza who's trying to re-enter society but finds himself ostracized and alone in a Japan that almost has left his mob syndicate to history. It's an interesting take on the yakuza genre, showing that when fighting the system you're bound to loose. Mikami is played by Koji Yakusho who gives the character great depth and makes you wish he finds his place somewhere in his new existence, even though Japanese society has deemed his chance already spent. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mAvdHD_7Gw/YXz7r9BoYKI/AAAAAAAAHuE/u9fb7GSPf2copPG0DWfxd2fKZ2fgBwlkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.09.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="800" height="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1mAvdHD_7Gw/YXz7r9BoYKI/AAAAAAAAHuE/u9fb7GSPf2copPG0DWfxd2fKZ2fgBwlkgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h342/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.09.04.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LM4EG1kLyts/YXz7r40nFDI/AAAAAAAAHuA/b5xksPyFMKkrqgsvhqaaguWUGOKB7JTMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.11.26.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LM4EG1kLyts/YXz7r40nFDI/AAAAAAAAHuA/b5xksPyFMKkrqgsvhqaaguWUGOKB7JTMwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h340/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.11.26.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-thuCgJ3HXKE/YXz7rxODBJI/AAAAAAAAHt8/GBZwDRI3SWAfxpCGbXpRJgdGUxAfehpJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.45.27.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-thuCgJ3HXKE/YXz7rxODBJI/AAAAAAAAHt8/GBZwDRI3SWAfxpCGbXpRJgdGUxAfehpJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h340/Ska%25CC%2588rmavbild%2B2021-10-29%2Bkl.%2B22.45.27.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Crime/Drama. 2h 6min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1441508758454129781.post-10399429548921661512021-10-23T10:45:00.001+02:002021-10-23T10:45:21.967+02:00The Medium (Thailand, 2021)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-oZUO25xs0/YXPBaMHEfZI/AAAAAAAAHs4/dpI0hFaHClwzZCZ6L26c_jnL-l9fMHjhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/The_Medium-772869068-large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-oZUO25xs0/YXPBaMHEfZI/AAAAAAAAHs4/dpI0hFaHClwzZCZ6L26c_jnL-l9fMHjhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w280-h400/The_Medium-772869068-large.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The Medium</i> will immediately grab any horror fans attention just by the names behind the film. Director Bangjong Pisanthanakun gave us the spooky <i>Shutter</i> (2004), and South Korean screen-writer Na Hong-jin made a huge splash in the industry with his fantastic <i>The Wailing </i>(2016). <i>The Medium</i> digs into possessions and has a documentary team follow a small village shaman in the midst of strange and disturbing events. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While you'd be correct to expect nothing else than a milestone in Thai horror, given the credentials of the people involved, <i>The Medium</i> doesn't reach heights it should. The main possession that we're following feels like it could be a sub-story in the previously mentioned <i>The Wailing </i>which was much deeper. I thought the documentary hand-held camera style was unnecessary and when people start to die there's really no justification for trying to keep filming the action. That aside, the director captures some great amount of atmosphere and the setting of rural Thailand looks to be perfect for a story of this kind. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've read some people got terrified of this film, and while that's very far from my own experience, it's still worth a look if you want to see the latest in Thai horror. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oX-xxJ98vy4/YXPBr4CGDxI/AAAAAAAAHtA/Wb9xAom83pQBi5YYB6kE9E5ZIYZRH599wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/794384_s_1622827592471.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oX-xxJ98vy4/YXPBr4CGDxI/AAAAAAAAHtA/Wb9xAom83pQBi5YYB6kE9E5ZIYZRH599wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/794384_s_1622827592471.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqvE6Z2gN2E/YXPBr1zFS4I/AAAAAAAAHtE/FiTUEPjCTaobYP0qTsH20iKaeHc1rO0ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/MV5BZmIxNTY5NTktOWM1Ny00ZGFmLWJmMDgtZTllYjVkY2Y4ZWQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzEyMTA5MTU%2540._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqvE6Z2gN2E/YXPBr1zFS4I/AAAAAAAAHtE/FiTUEPjCTaobYP0qTsH20iKaeHc1rO0ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/MV5BZmIxNTY5NTktOWM1Ny00ZGFmLWJmMDgtZTllYjVkY2Y4ZWQwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzEyMTA5MTU%2540._V1_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Genre: Horror. 2h 10min.</div><p></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0