Bad City, 2022. Directed by Kensuke Sonomura. Starring Mitsu Dan, Hitoshi Ozawa, and Lily Franky. SYNOPSIS: When a corrupt businessman runs for mayor in order to further his criminal activity and starts taking out rival mafia gangs, the cops put together a special unit to take him and his gang down. A love-letter to the […]
Movie Review – Shoplifters (2018)
Shoplifters, 2018. Written and Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kirin Kiki, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Chizuru Ikewaki, Akira Emoto, Kengo Kora, Yôko Moriguchi, Yuki Yamada, Moemi Katayama, and Naoto Ogata. SYNOPSIS: A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find on the street. Rendering a […]
Movie Review – After the Storm (2016)
After the Storm, 2016. Written and Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kike, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Lily Franky, and Taiyô Yoshizawa. SYNOPSIS: A former writer and private detective struggles to find child support money for his ex-wife in order to look after their son. After the Storm, Hirokazu Koreeda’s (Still Walking, Our Little Sister) […]
DVD Review – Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Yakuza Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Denden, Lily Franky, Hayato Ichihara, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Masanori Mimoto, Riko Narumi, Yayan Ruhian, and Raiko Takashima. SYNOPSIS: A Yakuza Vampire boss is betrayed by members of his clan, and is consequently killed; the duty befalls onto his most loyal protégé to take revenge, and to comply with […]