film reviews/Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
posted Thursday, October 4th, 2012
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A masterless samurai stricken by poverty requests to commit Seppuku, but before he does the deed, he’s told the story of a young samurai who came for the same reason and ended up slashing his stomach for his misdeed.

film reviews/Tampopo
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
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Widow Tampopo sets out to find the perfect recipe to make ramen alongside truck driver Goro.

features/Around the World: It’s All About Japanese Cinema at the Shanghai Film Fest
posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
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The event of the week is the beginning of the Shanghai International Film Festival, starting on June 16th and ending the 24th, showcasing a broad variety of films… including A LOT of Japanese films in its different programs.

film features/Stockholm Film Festival 2011
posted Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
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The 22nd edition of the Stockholm Film Festival was all about love. Love for movies, love for art as well as movies about love. Boasting over 170 movies from 44 countries, there was always something to watch for everyone.

film reviews/13 Assassins
posted Thursday, April 7th, 2011
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13 Assassins is Takashi Miike’s remake of the 1963 version, that follows a group of samurai that are sent to kill the Shogun’s half-brother.

film reviews/Paco and the Magical Book
posted Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
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Tetsuya Nakashima’s Paco and the Magical Book tells the story of grumpy old Okunuki (Yakusho) as he enters a board meeting and is sent to a hospital, in which he meets a whole bunch of picturesque characters, including a little girl named Paco who can only retain memories for a day.