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Now on Netflix: The Asian Movies Arrive

1 October 2009 1:40 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Netflix has added an impressive list of new films to their InstantWatch feature again this week. Quite a number of them are great titles from various Asian countries that I'm glad to see made accessible to Us viewers. Some of them are modern classics that need no introduction to cineastes, but others are pleasant surprises.

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

One of my favorite movies of all time, Tetsuo is Japanese cyberpunk at its most definitive. The first feature film by the great Shinya Tsukamoto, Tetsuo is the highly allegorical—and illogical—story of a businessman whose body slowly morphs into machine against his will, after he accidentally runs over a metal fetishist. Perverse, daring and brimming with energy, Tetsuo is one of the coolest things Japanese cult cinema has to offer.

Watch it now

Tokyo!

An anthology series, Tokyo! stands out for being directed by three famous directors (Michel Gondry, »

- Arya Ponto

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First Stills from Hana no Ato

22 September 2009 3:27 AM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

Nippon Cinemas Kevin has found some (first?) just beautiful stills from Kenji Nakanishi’s Hana no Ato (After the Flowers). The film currently in post-production is based on a short story by Shuhei Fujisawa (The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor). Starring Keiko Kitagawa, Hana no Ato will open in Japanese theaters in Spring 2010.

Visit Nippon Cinema for the rest of the bunch…

[via @nipponcinema & AsianMediaWiki] »

- Ulrik

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Kitagawa Keiko get revenge in ‘Hana no Ato’

4 August 2009 6:05 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Japanese beauty Kitagawa Keiko takes the lead role in an adaptation of the short story by the late Shuhei Fujisawa. Does that name sound familiar? It should as we have talked about his works a few times around here. You might know some other films that have been adapted from his other works. You know, Yoji Yamada’s superb Samurai Trilogy: The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, and Love and Honor. Yes. That Samurai Trilogy. Needless to say I don’t think there will be any question about the quality of the source material. This adaptation will be directed by Kenji Nakanishi.

Kitagawa plays Ito, a skilled swordswoman who is the daughter of a warrior. Ito falls in love with another member of her clan (Shuntaro Miyao), but after he commits suicide due to a plot by the clan’s leader (Kamejiro Ichikawa), she takes up her sword to exact revenge. »

- Andrew Mack

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Ichi (2008) Movie Review

27 July 2009 7:21 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

“Ichi” has an interesting premise, being a reimagining of the enduringly popular Japanese tale of Zatoichi, the blind masseur and master swordsman, who was previously the subject of a long-running film and television series from the 1960s to 80s, and the 2003 blockbuster from Kitano Takeshi. Here, “Vexile” and “Ping Pong” director Sori Fumihiko adds a twist by recasting the protagonist as a young woman, played by gorgeous actress Ayase Haruka (recently in “Cyborg She”). The film boasts an impressive samurai pedigree thanks to the presence of fight choreographer Kuze Hiroshi, who worked on several Akira Kurosawa epics, including “Ran”, as well as Yamada Yoji’s masterpiece “The Twilight Samurai”. After having proved popular during its domestic release, the film now arrives on region 2 DVD via Manga Entertainment. The plot finds Ayase Haruka as the titular blind swordswoman wandering the countryside in search of the blind man who trained her as a child before disappearing, »

- James Mudge

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Nippon Connection 2009: Feast your eyes on the complete program!

13 March 2009 1:37 AM, PDT | Affenheimtheater | See recent Affenheimtheater news »

From April 15th to 19th, Frankfurt transforms into the center of the Japanese film world when the Nippon Connection 2009 opens its doors once again. After giving us a first look at the highlights of the largest festival for Japanese film worldwide, the official site has now been updated with the full program that includes more than 150 feature and short films.

Nippon Cinema 20th Century Boys (Niju seiki shonen), R: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, J 2008

www.20thboys.com All Around Us (Gururi no koto), R: Ryosuke Hashiguchi, J 2008

www.gururinokoto.jp Detroit Metal City, R: Toshio Lee, J 2008

www.go-to-dmc.jp Genius Party Beyond, R: Masahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ohira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, J 2008

www.genius-party.jp/beyond Genius Party, R: Atsuko Fukushima, Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Kimura, Yoji Fukuyama, Hideki Futamura, Masaaki Yuasa, Shinichiro Watanabe, J 2007

www.genius-party.jp/genius01 Gs Wonderland, R: Ryuichi Honda, J 2008

www.gs-w.jp Hells Angels, »

- Ulrik

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Actress Miyazawa Expecting First Child

13 February 2009 5:25 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Japanese actress Rie Miyazawa is pregnant with her first child, according to local reports.

The Twilight Samurai star, 35, is expecting the baby in June and is planning to wed the father of the child before she gives birth.

Miyazawa, a former child model, was previously engaged to sumo wrestler Takanohana. The pair split in 1992. »

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2009 | 2008

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