Cinema, Japanese cinema, Japanese Directors, Shinya Tsukamoto, Trailer - August 17, 2023

New Shinya Tsukamoto film - Shadow Of Fire

This is a new trailer for Shinya Tsukamoto latest film Shadow Of Fire (Hokage/ ほかげ ). It will have its world premiere in Venice!

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Akira, Japanese cinema, Podcast, Sci-Fi - July 16, 2023

Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira is 35 Today

Thom and Joe's first anniversary show takes to the streets of Neo-Tokyo for the legendary AKIRA. Its the legendary anime that single-handedly launched the medium in the west

Anime All-Nighter at London Prince Charles Cinema

Saturday 27th May, The Prince Charles Cinema will be hosting The ANIME ALL NIGHTER. Starting from 11pm ending at roughly 08:45am.

The line up for this years AniMay (get it?) is a fantastic selection of cult classic anime manga films through the ages, starting off with Katsuhiro Otomo's explosive Akira and ending with dark and disturbing Paprika.

Punk Samurai in the Telegraph

Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (ex Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously “unfilmable” Ko Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.

Set Adrift in Tokyo: Interview with Adam Torel from Third Window Films

With the release of Japanese comedy Adrift in Tokyo on blu ray coming out via Third Window Films, we talk with Adam Torel from the boutique label about his connection with the film's director, Miki Satoshi, and his review of 2022, their 15th year in operation. Terracotta: Hello Adam. For Third Window's final release of the year, you have Adrift in Tokyo coming out - can you give us your two sentences about this film and what makes it a must-watch film? Adam: Adrift in Tokyo was a film I saw around the time Third Window Films put out our first...