Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Though it was widely seen and written about on its initial release, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata is so full of forgotten detail that it is more than worth a second or a third look. While it is the story of a salaryman who loses his job and almost loses his family, it is far more …

Sway / Yureru (2006)

One of the most persistent aspects of Japanese movies is that a plot summary does not often tell you what the movie is like or even what it is about. That is especially true of Miwa Nishikawa's Sway. In summary, the plot seems simple. Two brothers go to visit an old holiday spot along a …