Japan
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Directors’ Fortnight): Desert of Namibia | Interview of Yôko Yamanaka
Yôko Yamanaka, seeking life's puzzles to solve, explores the intricate emotions of youth and self-discovery in her captivating film "Desert…
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Directors’ Fortnight): Desert of Namibia (by Yôko Yamanaka) | Review
Yôko Yamanaka’s sophomore feature "Desert of Namibia" is a parable of 21st century listlessness that puts the audience in the…
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Spotlight: Documentary
Visions du Réel 2024: Okurimono | Review
Quebec filmmaker Laurence Lévesque unveils a delicate balance between past trauma and present resilience, crafting a poetic ode to the…
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Berlinale 2024
Berlinale 2024: The Cats of Gokogu Shrine (Forum) | Interview of Kazuhiro Soda
In an enlightening exploration of nature's harmony and humanity's role within it, award-winning Japanese filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda discusses his captivating…
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TIFF 2023
TIFF 2023: The Boy and the Heron (by Hayao Miyazaki) | Review
Miyazaki’s world of the dead has more life than our living world. With breathtaking animation and moving score, the film…
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Venice Film Festival 2023
Venice Film Festival 2023: Following the Sound (by Kyoshi Sugita) | Review
Kyoshi Sugita presents a patient and heartfelt drama focused on the rehabilitation of loss expressed in the poetic and lyricism…
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IFF Rotterdam 2022
IFFR 2022: ‘Yamabuki’ (Tiger Competition) | Review
Japan’s first entry into the Tiger Competition of the IFF Rotterdam since 2014, Yamabuki, directed by Yamasaki Juichiro, is worth…
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