The center of the world will turn out to be the Outback of Australia, but it will take us a while to get there. Crying Out Love will take us through typhoons, accidents, death, and memories of teen-aged love before the losses of the past can be finally accepted and life can move on. The … Continue reading Crying Out Love in the Center of the World / Sekai no chushin de, ai o sakebu (2004)
Ko Shibasaki
Maison de Himiko / Mezon do Himiko (2005)
According to the film's narrator, Maison de Himiko was a famous gay bar in Shinjuku, later taken over in the eighties by a second man who also adopted the name of Himiko, until it closed suddenly in 2000. Maison de Himiko, however, is not about the history of the bar but about life in the … Continue reading Maison de Himiko / Mezon do Himiko (2005)
Dororo (2007)
Manga has been a constant source of inspiration for Japanese movie-makers, long before the American deep dive into the Marvel universe. Red Shadow had brought a 21st century live-action feel to the work of one of the godfathers of the manga, Mitsuteru Yokoyama. Dororo takes a similar live-action approach to one of the most inventive … Continue reading Dororo (2007)
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