3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (135+ words) The Japan Times Shuichi Okita makes quirky, warmhearted dramedies that move as well as entertain One standout is “Woodsman and the Rain” (2011), which hilariously skewers a disastrous indie film shoot while sympathetically depicting the father-son relationship that…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (579+ words) 'The Color of the Sun' Review: An Okinawa-Set Coming-of-Ager hollywoodreporter.com THR + Sportico: The Sports Issue The Color of the Sun To be fair to Color of the Sun, it is doing some novel things. It’s the rare film set…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (273+ words) Venice Horizons title is visually assured exploration of adolescence against the tensions of contemporary Okinawa Source: Venice Film Festival ‘The Color Of The Sun’ Xavier Tera is a striking visual stylist with an eye for elegantly expressive framing The rich,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (583+ words) During his first visit to the German convention AnimagiC, we sat down with voice actor Anji Iwata to talk about his role as Kentaro Yamada in the anime You and I Are Polar Opposites. Iwata-san participated in a Q&A…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1179+ words) For a filmmaker who has spent decades challenging norms, a film about traditional Japanese theatre seems like an odd choice. At the Venice Film Festival, he explains to Al Majalla why it is not. Takeshi Miike's new Kabuki documentary surprises…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (436+ words) The environment defender striving to protect one of the world’s last great rivers will do a Q&A Screening tour in Australia of his award-winning documentary Sukundimi Walks Before Me Emmanuel (Manu) Peni is leading his community’s campaign to protect…...