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Tag Archives: Japanese Cinema
Saturday Matinee: All About Lily Chou Chou
THE GRAY TRAGEDY OF YOUTH IN JAPAN: SHUNJI IWAI’S “ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU” By Luke Powell Source: Sabukaru Released in 2001, writer and director Shunji Iwai’s “All About Lily Chou-Chou” 「リリイ• シュシュのすべて」is a masterclass in complex and powerful storytelling, cinematography, … Continue reading
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Tagged All About Lily Chou Chou, Cult Film, Japanese Cinema, Shunji Iwai, Yû Aoii
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Saturday Matinee: Cops vs. Thugs
Cops Vs. Thugs — No Honour Among Thieves (or Cops) By Ben Warnock Source: Ben Warnock Blog “Yakuza and cops are just the same. We respect the law instead of a code. We’re the dropouts who couldn’t get good jobs.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Bunta Sugawara, Cops vs. Thugs, Cult Film, gangster film, Japanese Cinema, Kenkei tai Soshiki Bōryoku, Kinji Fukasaku
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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
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Tagged Anime, 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 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 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
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Tagged Anime, Grave of Fireflies, Hotaru no haka, Isao Takahata, Japanese Cinema, Studio Ghibli, war, World War II
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