Godzilla Minus One, 2023. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Sakura Andô, Munetaka Aoki, Kuranosuke Sasaki. SYNOPSIS: In post-WWII Japan, a new threat rises from the depths of the ocean as the aftermath of the atom bomb takes the form of a giant monster. By this point there is no point in […]
Japan Is Winning Cinema Right Now
Several great Japanese movies have come out in the past year, adding to a recent golden period, so is Japan making the best of the best right now? Cinema around the world is all about cycles. You’ll see peaks and troughs where a nation is producing stellar work followed by a period of creative lull […]
Movie Review – Monster (2023)
Monster, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shidô Nakamura, and Yûko Tanaka SYNOPSIS: When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to […]
Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s critically acclaimed Monster gets a UK poster and trailer from Picturehouse
Picturehouse Entertainment has released the U.K trailer for Broker and Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest, Monster, which won the Queer Award and Best Screenplay Award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was given the highest marks possible in our own ★★★★★ review (which you can read here). With an unforgettable score from the late Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, […]
Movie Review – Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Godzilla Minus One, 2023. Written and Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Mio Tanaka, Yuya Endo, Kisuke Iida, Gôshû, and Saki Nagatani. SYNOPSIS: Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant […]
Movie Review – Monster (2023)
Monster, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yuko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, and Shido Nakamura. SYNOPSIS: A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. Sure to leave one questioning what they are getting themselves into in the best possible way, Soya Kurokawa’s […]
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Monster gets an international trailer, poster and release date
Well Go USA Entertainment has dropped an international trailer announcing the release of Broker and Shoplifters director Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s latest, Monster, which won the Best Screenplay award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and was awarded the highest marks possible in our own ★★★★★ review (which you can read here). With a stunning score from […]
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 […]
