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14 April 2024 6:08 AM | No CommentsOn March 10 at the Honolulu Convention Center, a "Sabaki Girl" cut a tuna from the Uwakai Sea in Japan.
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Fantasia 2015: JeruZalem, Raiders!, Assassination Classroom
Paul KazeePosted on July 24, 2015 | No CommentsShort reviews of three selections in the 2015 Fantasia International Film Festival: "JeruZalem" (nay), "Raiders!" (yea) and "Assassination Classroom" (nay). -
“La La La at Rock Bottom” – 2015 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 17, 2015 | No CommentsA young man is ambushed, beaten senseless and left for dead in "La La La at Rock Bottom," a wonderfully delightful film by Nobuhiro Yamashita. -
“Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn” – 2015 Japan Cuts Review
Rex BaylonPosted on July 8, 2015 | No CommentsJuichiro Yamasaki’s sophomore feature, "Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn," falters when it moves into more stylized and metaphoric visual territory. -
“The Vancouver Asahi” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 5, 2015 | No CommentsThoughtfully written and shot, "The Vancouver Asahi" tells the true story of a Japanese-Canadian baseball team dealing with the specter of World War II. -
“This Country’s Sky” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 27, 2015 | No CommentsIn this World War II narrative told from the perspective of two women, Haruhiko Arai trusts that the audience will follow him wherever he goes. -
Erik Shirai’s “The Birth of Saké” – 2015 Tribeca Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2015 | No CommentsA startlingly intimate view of a little-known craft, “The Birth of Saké” details the arduous production of the Japanese beverage at a traditional brewery. -
“Snow on the Blades” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 21, 2015 | No Comments"Snow on the Blades" (柘榴坂の仇討) is a jidai-geki film that has become the norm for far too long. Its gravest sin is its utter lack of dramatic conflict. -
“Round Trip Heart” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 19, 2015 | No CommentsYuki Tanada’s eighth feature is a quaint unassuming road trip picture that that barely makes an impression on the viewer after the end credits begin to roll. -
“Belladonna of Sadness” – 2015 Japan Cuts Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe third picture in the Animerama trilogy, "Belladonna of Sadness" (哀しみのベラドンナ, 1973) blew away the established aesthetic and thematic norms of the time.