Sheep in the Box, 2026. Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Kuwaki Rimu, Nana Seino, Kanichiro, Hinata Hiiragi, Akihiro Kakuta, Kayo Noro, Mari Hoshino, Ayumu Nakajima, Kimiko Yo, and Min Tanaka. SYNOPSIS: Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who […]
Trailer for Japanese dystopian sci-fi drama Happyend
Film Movement has shared a poster and trailer for writer-director Neo Sora’s Japanese dystopian sci-fi drama Happyend. Set in a near future Tokyo, which is under the constant threat of catastrophic earthquake, the film sees a high school installed with oppressive security system after Yuta and Kou play a prank on their principal. Soon their […]
Movie Review – Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, 2021. Written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Starring Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, and Aoba Kawai. SYNOPSIS: An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap, and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to depict three female characters […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, 2021. Written and Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. Starring Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Katsuki Mori, Shouma Kai, Fusako Urabe, and Aoba Kawai. SYNOPSIS: An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to depict three female characters […]
