How Takeshi Kitano Reinvented Cool
You may know him as Takeshi Kitano or Beat Takeshi. You might have seen him in Battle Royale or Ghost …
Articles for category: Japanese movies
Perfect Days (2023) Review: Finding Beauty In The Mundane
With time, people tend to get accustomed to solitude and find contentment in the mundane monotony of life until they’re …
25 Greatest Japanese Horror Movies, Ranked
From Noroi: The Curse (2005) to Onibaba (1964), we rank the best Japanese horror movies of all time. Supernatural stories have permeated …
When Marnie Was There (2014) Review
Joan Gale Robinson, author of the well-known Teddy Robinson series of children’s books, also wrote a novel for young readers …
All About Lily Chou-Chou Review: Breathtaking Masterpiece
Juvenile delinquency has served as a frequent plot point in East Asian cinema. In fact, one of the greatest films …
15 Essential Yasujirō Ozu Movies
From An Autumn Afternoon (1962) to Floating Weeds (1959), these are the best Yasujirō Ozu films. Legendary Japanese auteur Yasujirō …
20 Best Samurai Movies Of All Time, Ranked
From Harakiri (1962) to Seven Samurai (1954), these are the best Samurai movies of all time. Samurai movies have much …
18 Essential Japanese Silent Films
From Souls on the Road (1921) to A Page of Madness (1926), these are some of the finest silent Japanese …
Kiki’s Delivery Service Review: Moving, Coming-of-Age Tale
While Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s greats, has produced and directed a wonderful body of work, Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) is …
Drive My Car (2021) Review: Thought-Provoking Murakami Adaptation
Haruki Murakami’s stories have fascinated readers for decades now. His works have been translated from Japanese into more than 50 …
10 Greatest Akira Kurosawa Movies, Ranked
The history of cinema encompasses a rather huge chunk of world history. And within this vast stretch of time, there …
25 Greatest Japanese Movies Of All Time, Ranked
From Only Yesterday (1991) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are the greatest Japanese movies of all time. With a rich …
Nobody Knows (2004) Review: Light In The Dark
Nobody Knows is a 2004 Japanese film by Hirokazu Koreeda, of After Life and Shoplifters fame. The film’s screenplay draws from the …