film reviews/Letter to Momo, A
posted Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
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An 11-year-old girl moves to her mother’s hometown after the death of her father, and meets three supernatural beings known as Yokai, who will cause her more than one grief during her stay, as she deals with having to let go and moving on.
tv reviews/Going my Home
posted Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
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When his father suffers a stroke, Ryota goes looking for mysterious creatures known as ‘Kuna’.
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.
tv features/Editor’s Chatroom: TV Shows, Better When They’re Short?
posted Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
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On this weeks Editor’s Chatroom Julyssa and Amy discuss the length of tv-series. What is better? Longer seasons with many episodes, or shorter seasons with fewer episodes?
film reviews/Ghost of a Chance, A
posted Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
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Clumsy attorney Emi Hosho gets her last chance to save her career when she has to defend a man accused of killing his wife. His alibi? A 500-year-old samurai ghost sat on him, and now he must show up at the witness stand in the trial.
tv reviews/Chouchou-san
posted Saturday, December 31st, 2011
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Chouchou-san is Japan’s NHK’s take on the famous Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly.