Rurouni Kenshin 2014 Sequels Teaser Trailer
A teasing teaser for Japan’s sequels to the live-action adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin to be released next year.
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YAM’s Top Films of 2012 Redux
We got together with all YAM Magazine writers and contributors to ask them how much their 2012 year in films had changed.
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)
Rurouni Kenshin follows an ex-assassin called Kenshin Himura (Sato) during the Meiji period (1868-1912) trying to find atonement for his past deeds by protecting those around him.
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
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.
Rurouni Kenshin Trailer
The long-awaited live-action adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin has a full-length trailer now.
Around the World: It’s All About Japanese Cinema at the Shanghai Film Fest
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.
Stockholm Film Festival 2011
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.
YAM – Issue 012
Our latest and last issue as a PDF. This marks a new beginning for us, and marks the actual 2-month countdown for the opening of yam-mag.com. In this issue, McNeil from The Dark of the Matinee gives us a look at what was the Toronto Film Festival this year, and gives his thoughts on Let Me In, Black Swan, and Norwegian Wood.
Japanese that the Japanese Don’t Know, The
Based on the manga series Nihonjin Shiranai no Nihongo by Hebizo & Umino Nagiko, it tells the story of Haruko Kano, a young woman whose dream of becoming a high school teacher is trumped when she begins teaching at a Japanese school for foreigners.
