The Best Films of 2016
Oh 2016, you terrible year. What general miserableness was foisted upon us these past 12 months. Providing a light in the gloom were movies released this year; a great selection…
Tag: japanese
Silence (2016)
Director: Martin Scorsese Writer: Martin Scorsese & Jay Cocks (screenplay); Shûsaku Endô (novel) Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Issei Ogata, Liam Neeson Cert: 15 Running time:…
Blu-Ray Review: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
Director: Akira Kurosawa Writer: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Mieko Harada, Hisashi Igawa, Martin Scorsese Cert: PG Running time: 119mins Year: 2016 Film: Extras: What’s the story: Across eight vignettes, including…
Sadako vs Kayako
Director: Kôji Shiraishi Writer: Kôji Suzuki, Takashi Shimizu (characters only) Cast: Mizuki Yamamoto, Tina Tamashiro, Aimi Satsukawa, Masahrio Kômoto, Masanobu Andô, Rina Endo, Elly Nanami Cert: 15 (TBC) Running time:…
Miss Hokusai
Director: Keiichi Hara Writer: Miho Maruo, Hinako Suguira (comic) Cast: Anne Watanabe, Yutaka Matsushige, Shion Shimizu, Kumiko Aso Cert: 12 Running time: 93mins Year: 2015 What’s the story: In 1814…
Bowie’s Big Screen Best
Over twenty credited movie roles on his IMdb page testify to David Bowie’s impressive body of film appearances. Not that he was an actor of extraordinary range. Although displaying a…
The Boy and the Beast
Director: Mamoru Hosoda Writer: Mamoru Hosoda Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Shôta Sometani, Aoi Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Yamaji Cert: TBC Running time: 119mins Year: 2015 The lowdown: Wolf Children and Summer Wars…
Love and Peace
Director: Sion Sono
When Marnie Was There
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Writer: Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Joan G. Robinson (book) Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima (Japanese version) / Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka,…
Blu-ray review: A Snake of June
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Writer: Shinya Tsukamoto Cast: Asuka Kurosawa, Yuji Koutari, Shinya Tsukamoto Cert: 18 Running time: 77mins Year: 2002 The lowdown: Forget 50 Shades of Grey, only…