4 posts tagged with japan by fleacircus.
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Delicious in Dungeon: Season 1  Season 1, Ep 0

What do you do when your sister has been swallowed whole by a dragon? True, dragons digest very slowly, so time's not an issue, but merely getting back to the lowest level of the dungeon is a an impossible challenge. You can't afford to buy much food, but even if you could, it's so heavy. You couldn't get very far down before you'd have to turn back, and there's nothing else to eat down there ... or is there? (An anime adaptation of Kui Ryoko's food-centric fantasy manga Dungeon Meshi.) [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Feb 12, 2024 - 16 comments

Movie: Air Doll

A blow-up sex doll develops a soul and learns about the beauty of life. Starring Bae Doona, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Jul 5, 2022 - 3 comments

Movie: Silence

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor. Directed by Masahiro Shinoda (Pale Flower), this is the 1971 adaptation of the 1966 book of the same name by Shusaku Endo.
posted by fleacircus on Dec 15, 2021 - 0 comments

Movie: Creepy

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. He can't quite leave his old work behind, and something about the neighborhood seems... off. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse/Kairo). [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Dec 4, 2019 - 1 comment

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