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  1. エロス+虐殺 (Erosu purasu gyakusatsu; Eros + Massacre), dir. Yoshida Yoshishige (aka Yoshida Kijū)

    Reading about Seitō, I had to think of this incredibly artistic political film about Itō Noe and Ōsugi Sakae by one of my favorite directors of all time, which I'd hereby like to recommend. Watch the 3.5-hour original cut if you can.

    youtube.com/watch?v=QndVS1EWfhs

    #ErosPlusMassacre #YoshishigeYoshida #KijuYoshida #JapaneseCinema #ArtHouse #Anarchism #Feminism #Cinephile #MastodonMovies #FilmMastodon

  2. EUREKA (ユリイカ), dir. Aoyama Shinji

    Sadly, this is the only good entry in Aoyama's Kitakyūshū Saga (in fact, it's a masterpiece). What a shame the other two (Helpless/Sad Vacation) are just kinda meh, but fortunately, this one works perfectly on its own.

    youtube.com/watch?v=nFp-JYUu7-o

    #ShinjiAoyama #JapaneseCinema #JFilm #Cinephile #FilmMastodon #MovieReview #ArthouseCinema #Movies

  3. Japanese Film Festival returns to Malaysia for 22nd edition

    KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Japanese cinema takes centre stage once again as the Japanese Film Festival (JFF)…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AkiraKurosawa #Japanese #JapaneseCinema #JapaneseFilmFestival #JFF #Malaysia #ThroneofBlood #YamadaYoji
    europesays.com/japan/80410/

  4. 新幹線大爆破 (Shinkansen dai-bakuha; The Bullet Train), dir. Satō Jun'ya

    A very entertaining thrill ride (unlike the neon-lit crap that came out of Hollywood more recently) that heavily inspired the movie Speed, only this came out almost twenty years earlier.

    youtube.com/watch?v=skC3Px3X3sk

    #TheBulletTrain #ShinkansenDaiBakuha #JunyaSato #ClassicCinema #70sMovies #ActionMovies #JapaneseCinema #SpeedMovie #Cinemastodon #FilmMastodon

  5. I agree with David Kalat (J-Horror guide book)

    I remember when I noticed a change of direction in the Japanese Cinema industry. Movies from the 1980's and 1990's had their own style until late 1990's when RING came to change the Japanese Horror Cinema.

    #Japan #JapaneseCinema

  6. I agree with David Kalat (J-Horror guide book)

    I remember when I noticed a change of direction in the Japanese Cinema industry. Movies from the 1980's and 1990's had their own style until late 1990's when RING came to change the Japanese Horror Cinema.

    #Japan #JapaneseCinema

  7. Continuing my quest to watch and review my collection of the Criterion Collection.

    Here is my review of the Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu:
    notesoncinema.com/2026/07/21/3

    #criterioncollection #japanesecinema

  8. A Page of Madness (狂った一頁, 1926) – Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa

    Thought lost for decades, this silent film is a triumph of pure visual storytelling. Rejecting intertitles entirely, it uses frantic editing and expressionistic lighting to create a hypnotic, avant-garde experience. A brilliant achievement that feels incredibly modern and ahead of its time.

    youtube.com/watch?v=inZy5os7Aq4

    #SilentFilm #JapaneseCinema #TeinosukeKinugasa #AvantGarde #FilmMastodon #Cinephile

  9. Takashi Miike is one of my favorite masterminds inside the Japanese Cinema.
    I should get some movies for my collection in a near future. Audition and One Missed Call are the greatest ones!

    #Japan #JapaneseCinema #MiikeTakashi #三池崇史

  10. Takashi Miike is one of my favorite masterminds inside the Japanese Cinema.
    I should get some movies for my collection in a near future. Audition and One Missed Call are the greatest ones!

    #Japan #JapaneseCinema #MiikeTakashi #三池崇史

  11. Continuing my quest to watch and review my collection of the Criterion Collection.

    Here is my review of the Kihachi Okamoto's The Sword of Doom:
    notesoncinema.com/2026/05/25/2

    #criterioncollection #japanesecinema

  12. Today I’d like to share a film
    I watched at the end of last year that has stayed with me.

    “There’s nothing interesting about my everyday life…”
    “I’m probably no good anyway…”

    For those kinds of days, when such thoughts quietly creep in,
    this film gently nudges you forward.

    PERFECT DAYS —
    The Everyday Life of a Tokyo Toilet Cleaner in the World’s Cleanest Country

    Feel free to take a peek!
    introvert-path.com/en/embracin

    #JapaneseCinema #Cinema #Reflection #SlowLiving #Introverts

  13. Ishirō Honda, the visionary Japanese filmmaker best known for directing the original "Godzilla" and many other kaiju classics, passed away on this day.
    #FilmHistory #OnThisDay #Cinema #IshirōHonda #Godzilla #Kaiju #JapaneseCinema #MonsterMovies

  14. "Japan Society is pleased to announce the film series Meiko Kaji: A Retrospective, a focus on the cult actress featuring her first public New York appearance in over 40 years—running March 27 – April 4."

    New York only, but I'll keep an eye on their social media, let's hope they'll stream some of these events!

    japansociety.org/film/meiko-ka

    #movies #cinemastodon #JapaneseCinema

  15. 'Kokuho' Film Explores Kabuki World Amidst Succession Struggles and Tradition

    The film Kokuho explores Kabuki's succession struggles and talent shortage. See how this affects the future of this traditional Japanese art form and its performers.

    #KokuhoFilm, #KabukiTheatre, #JapaneseCinema, #SuccessionStruggle, #ArtRevival

    newsletter.tf/kokuho-film-expl

  16. The film Kokuho, Japan's Oscar entry, is a huge box office success, earning more than any other live-action film from Japan. This shows a big interest in Kabuki.

    #KokuhoFilm, #KabukiTheatre, #JapaneseCinema, #SuccessionStruggle, #ArtRevival

    newsletter.tf/kokuho-film-expl

  17. Renowned Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai, celebrated for his performances in Akira Kurosawa’s cinematic masterpieces including ‘Ran’ and ‘Kagemusha’, has died at the age of 92, his acting school announced on Tuesday. english.mathrubhumi.com/movies #TatsuyaNakadai #AkiraKurosawa #Ran #Kagemusha #JapaneseCinema

  18. Here are 10 things you should know about Mikio Naruse, born 120 years ago today. He isn’t as well-known as some other directors of classic Japanese cinema, but we greatly admire his quiet, well-crafted dramas. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicJapaneseCinema #JapaneseCinema

  19. alojapan.com/1320230/the-film- The film festival toasting Japan’s cinematic renaissance in the Big Apple #Japan #JapanCuts #JapanNews #JapanSociety #JapanTopics #JapaneseCinema #KiyoshiKurosawa #NewYork #news #YuumiKawai As Japan Cuts returns for its 18th edition, director of film Peter Tatara speaks to Monocle about Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s enduring legacy, what draws him to Japanese cinema and why ‘shochu’ is the toast of… Japan Cuts, North America’s largest festival of contem

  20. I watched a really enjoyable #Japanese movie called Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes.

    It's basically about a guy who discovers a two minute lag between two laptop webcams, and very quickly discovers he can have conversations with himself, with his future self revealing things about the future 2 minutes ahead.

    It's called a #ScieneFiction comedy, but really it's just a playful take on time travel. The characters take this simple premise then expand upon it, taking the two minute future/past scenario further, with pleasing results.

    Strangely, many of the scenes are replayed from a different perspective but they don't feel repetitive or become tiresome. Pretty much everything is foreshadowed as well, so the sense of peril is diminished, but it's still very enjoyable and somehow it doesn't matter.

    What drives the film forward is how it takes you through the time travel logic. It's complex but not difficult to follow. It all seems carefully thought out and you could sit and carefully work it all out in your head (I didn't) but it's playful enough to make you think you don't need to scrutinise it too much.

    And it's all set in one location in a shop/office building. It's all neat, simple and contained, and it's contained within 70 mins.

    It's a good film.

    #JapaneseCinema #Movies #Films #Scifi

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