The essentially inherent inability of the Japanese people to express their thoughts and feelings and, occasionally, even to communicate with others, has been explored repeatedly in the cinema of the country, other times in comedy and others in drama. Yurina Kaneko decides to focus on the same theme, but including an intense element of cuteness, as expressed in the plushies club the story revolves around.
People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The script is based on a short story by Ao Omae, and revolves mostly around three university students, Nanamori, Mugito, and Shiraki, who, as the film begins (and after an intro into their past as junior high school students) join the Plushie Club in their campus. Their surprise when they see a room filled with stuffed animals is intense, but soon warm up to the rest of the members, even more so when they learn that,...
People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The script is based on a short story by Ao Omae, and revolves mostly around three university students, Nanamori, Mugito, and Shiraki, who, as the film begins (and after an intro into their past as junior high school students) join the Plushie Club in their campus. Their surprise when they see a room filled with stuffed animals is intense, but soon warm up to the rest of the members, even more so when they learn that,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
It is amusing to ponder just how stealthily life can imitate art and vice versa, happening right underneath our noses we are blind to its reflection whilst all those around us have grabbed a front row seat just to watch how it unfolds with popcorn in one hand and a beverage in the other. A stark reminder of how blurred the line between fiction and real life can be, one serving as a harbinger for the other, these encounters usually fall into two categories: a devastating disaster of which no one can avert their eyes from, or a heart-warming glimpse into the fairy-tale world we all wish our lives could be. Thankfully for Shuichi Okita’s latest offering, “One Summer Story”, its loveable cast of misfits practically living out their common ground – a tender anime about a magical plasterer – steers its story into the latter and, for the most part,...
- 11/21/2022
- by James Cansdale-Cook
- AsianMoviePulse
Produced by Indonesia’s Pt Rapi Films, the film is a reboot of the horror classic of the same name, directed by Lilik Sudjio.
Japan’s Nikkatsu has picked up international rights to the latest film from Kimo Stamboel, The Queen Of Black Magic, scripted by fellow Indonesian genre maestro Joko Anwar.
Produced by Indonesia’s Pt Rapi Films, the film is a reboot of the horror classic of the same name, directed by Lilik Sudjio, about a man who takes his family to the orphanage where he grew up, but soon encounters terrifying supernatural forces.
Starring Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid and Adhisty Zara,...
Japan’s Nikkatsu has picked up international rights to the latest film from Kimo Stamboel, The Queen Of Black Magic, scripted by fellow Indonesian genre maestro Joko Anwar.
Produced by Indonesia’s Pt Rapi Films, the film is a reboot of the horror classic of the same name, directed by Lilik Sudjio, about a man who takes his family to the orphanage where he grew up, but soon encounters terrifying supernatural forces.
Starring Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid and Adhisty Zara,...
- 2/20/2020
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Yuya Ishii has made a career of shooting films about quirky, occasionally nerdy, but definitely unconventional characters, with “The Great Passage” being the highlight of this prowess. Thus, it comes as no surprise that his latest movie deals with another character of the sort, in a film based on Yuki Ando’s manga, “The World of Machida Kun”.
“Almost A Miracle” is screening at Fantasia 2019
The Machida of interest is definitely an atypical student. He is not good in studying, sports and does not even show any interest in girls, but instead thrives on good will, to the point that he insists on helping everyone he sees in trouble, no matter the person, the place or the circumstances. This trait has made him famous in the area, to the point that a number of people call him “Jesus Christ”. One day, however, he meets Nana in the infirmary of his school,...
“Almost A Miracle” is screening at Fantasia 2019
The Machida of interest is definitely an atypical student. He is not good in studying, sports and does not even show any interest in girls, but instead thrives on good will, to the point that he insists on helping everyone he sees in trouble, no matter the person, the place or the circumstances. This trait has made him famous in the area, to the point that a number of people call him “Jesus Christ”. One day, however, he meets Nana in the infirmary of his school,...
- 7/14/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Mika Ninagawa’s Diner, Yuya Ishii’s Almost A Miracle and Kan Eguchi’s The Fable are all set for local release in summer.
Japan’s Nippon TV is launching sales on three new titles at Filmart led by Diner, directed by Mika Ninagawa (Helter Skelter) and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (Death Note).
Based on a novel by Yumeaki Hirayama, the suspense thriller follows a girl who is forced to work at a members-only diner that caters exclusively to murderers. Even the chef is a former assassin, and she can’t afford to make a single wrong move. Produced by Cine Bazar Inc,...
Japan’s Nippon TV is launching sales on three new titles at Filmart led by Diner, directed by Mika Ninagawa (Helter Skelter) and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara (Death Note).
Based on a novel by Yumeaki Hirayama, the suspense thriller follows a girl who is forced to work at a members-only diner that caters exclusively to murderers. Even the chef is a former assassin, and she can’t afford to make a single wrong move. Produced by Cine Bazar Inc,...
- 3/17/2019
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
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