It Only Happens in the Movies?
“A uniquely cinematic response to the necessary illusions that sustain everyday life…” More from Noel Megahey at this year’s Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme.
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Japanese Cinema and Encounters
“It only happens in the movies”? There are certain things that only happen in Japanese movies, writes Noel Megahey at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme.
Once Upon A Time In Japan
From horror, comedy, thrillers and animation to period films and docudramas, ONCE UPON A TIME IN JAPAN demonstrates the richness, the diversity and the relevance of a contemporary Japanese cinema that is vastly under-represented on the international film circuit.
Kaidan
KAIDAN puts a reflective spin on the traditional ghost story by engaging writers and film directors unfamiliar to the genre.
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Yasuo Baba’s timeline shifting comedy indulges nostalgia for the profligate 90s while finding a very humorous way to point out exactly where it all went wrong, writes Noel Megahey.
Ninja Kids!!!
The anarchic possibilities afforded by the combination of kiddie ninja adventures and Takashi Miike never really lives up to its full potential, writes Noel Megahey.
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
Kazuo Koroki’s final film is formal, sombre, reflective and poetic, and in that respect reminiscent of the post-war films of Yasujiro Ozu, writes Noel Megahey at the Japan Foundation tour in Belfast.