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In the Japanese classics category...

Hana

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Writer/director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s thoughtful and hilarious take on the samurai genre… (more…)

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Tony Takitani

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Director Jun Ichikawa’s beautifully understated reading of a short story by Haruki Murakami is a touching study of loneliness… (more…)

Posted in Cinema Club – The finest in Asian film, Drama, Films, Japan, Japanese classics, Reviews | 1 Comment »

Zatoichi

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

‘Beat’ Takeshi’s (Violent Cop, Battle Royale) reinvention of the popular 60s samurai b-movie character for the 21st century, the blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman… (more…)

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