3 posts tagged with japanese by growabrain.
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Movie: Mind Game

"Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place." [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Feb 7, 2025 - 3 comments

Movie: The Blue Sky Maiden (Also called 'We'll meet again')

After seeing 'Perfect days' the other day, I was reminded of this. Japanese New Wave director Yasuzō Masumura is considered by some to be "the most important filmmaker in the history of postwar Japanese cinema", yet I never heard of him before. How can that be? [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Feb 4, 2025 - 4 comments

Movie: Instruments of a Beating Heart

First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing "Ode to Joy" at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Little girl Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, is determined to play a major part - the big drum. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Jan 17, 2025 - 2 comments

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