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Tag Archives: Japanese Cinema
Cyberpunk is Dead
By John Semley Source: The Baffler “It was an embarrasser; what did I want? I hadn’t thought that far ahead. Me, caught without a program!” —Bruce Bethke, “Cyberpunk” (1983) Held annually in a downtown L.A. convention center so massive and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Dystopia, Film, media, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Akira, Blade Runner, corporatocracy, culture, Cyberpunk, Cyberpunk 2077, Cyborg, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Dystopia, E3, Japanese Cinema, Johnny Mnemonic, Katsuhiro Otomo, Keanu Reeves, media, Neal Stephenson, Neuromancer, Philip K. Dick, PKD, Science fiction, Shinya Tsukamoto, Snow Crash, society, Technocracy, technology, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Total Recall, William Gibson
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Saturday Matinee: Millenium Actress
An enchanting Japanese animated film about a woman whose life is propelled by the yearning of her heart for a mysterious stranger. Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Source: Spirituality & Practice In the opening scene of this exquisite … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Anime, Cult film, Japanese Cinema, Millenium Actress, Satoshi Kon
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Saturday Matinee: Kyoshin (aka Mirrored Mind)
Synopsis from Dejima Japanese Film Festival Renowned cyber-punk director ISHII Sogo strays from his roots, entering the realm of the subconscious with Mirrored Mind, a composed, contemplative and also a very personal film. Guiding us along with an actress who … Continue reading
Posted in Art, consciousness, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video
Tagged Cult film, Gakuryû Ishii, Japanese Cinema, Kyoshin, Mirrored Mind, Sogo Ishii
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Saturday Matinee: Izo
Synopsis from Wikipedia: IZO is a 2004 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheading in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult film, Izo, Izo Okada, Japanese Cinema, Kazuki Tomokawa, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano
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Saturday Matinee: Grave of the Fireflies
Review by Roger Ebert In the waning days of World War II, American bombers drop napalm canisters on Japanese cities, creating fire storms. These bombs, longer than a tin can but about as big around, fall to earth trailing cloth … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Film, Saturday Matinee, Video, war
Tagged Anime, Grave of Fireflies, Hotaru no haka, Isao Takahata, Japanese Cinema, Studio Ghibli, war, World War II
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Saturday Matinee: Tokyo Blood
“Tokyo Blood” (1993) is an anthology film consisting of four experimental shorts directed by Gakuryû Ishii (formerly known as Sogo Ishii) thematically connected by the theme of entrapment in Tokyo’s urban landscape and desire to escape. The opening film, “Street … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult film, Experimental Film, Gakuryû Ishii, Japanese Cinema, Sogo Ishii, Tokyo Blood
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Saturday Matinee: Battle Royale 2
“Battle Royale 2: Requiem” (2003) is an under-appreciated yet boldly provocative sequel taking place three years after the events of the first Battle Royale. The protagonists of the previous film have joined other survivors of past Battle Royales to form … Continue reading
