5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (832+ words) Tokyo Gap-Financing Market selects 24 projects for 2026, including eight from Japan, five animations and a new Frontières genre showcase. The Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM) has announced the 24 feature projects selected for its seventh edition, which will take place from October 28 to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (781+ words) Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1628+ words) Panagiotis (Panos) Kotzathanasis is a film critic and reviewer, specialized in Asian Cinema. He is the owner and administrator of Asian Movie Pulse, one of the biggest portals dealing with Asian cinema. He is a frequent writer in Hancinema, Taste…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (595+ words) Asian Movie Pulse Noroi: The Curse (2005) by Koji Shiraishi Film Review "After completing his latest documentary, filmmaker Masafumi Kobayashi vanished mysteriously. The film he left behind, Noroi, was shocking beyond belief." Within the horror genre, found-footage movies tend to get…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (169+ words) Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake will bring eight leading Japanese publishers, studios and production companies together with international producers. Tokyo IP Market: Adaptation & Remake (TIPM), a key program of TIFFCOM 2026, has announced the first lineup of Japanese IP holders participating…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) “Do you think you have a right to kill if you mention the name of the Shogun and the Emperor?" The special police force, the Shinsengumi, has been portrayed countless times in film and television. Quite often, they are depicted…...