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Katsuhito Ishii’s World: 30th Anniversary Screenings, Japanese Film Trailers

Line-up:

The Promise of August (1995),

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999),

PARTY7 (2000)

REDLINE (2010)

These films hit select cinemas from December 05. Details:

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Katsuhito Ishii’s World: 30th Anniversary Screenings, Japanese Film Trailers
Katsuhito Ishii’s World: 30th Anniversary Screenings, Japanese Film Trailers – The Promise of August (1995), his feature-length theatrical debut Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999),  PAR…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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The second Japanese Film Trailer post for this week features...

Onihei hankacho kyoken,

Gorilla Hall,

Days – kakegae no nai hibi -,

Rental Family,

When You Wish Upon a Black Hole,

Northern Food Story

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Onihei hankacho kyoken, Gorilla Hall, Days – kakegae no nai hibi -, Rental Family, When You Wish Upon a Black Hole, Northern Food Story, Japanese Film Trailers
Onihei hankacho kyoken, Gorilla Hall, Days – kakegae no nai hibi -, Rental Family, When You Wish Upon a Black Hole, Northern Food Story, Japanese Film Trailers
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December 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The third and last Japanese Film Trailer post for this week showcases...

Soko ni kimi wa ite,

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries,

Ashita ni mukatte yare!,

We Entrance and Exit to the World,

In the Midst of Escape,

The Chatterboxes

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Soko ni kimi wa ite, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries, Ashita ni mukatte yare!, We Entrance and Exit to the World, In the Midst of Escape, The Chatterboxes, Japanese Film Trailers
Kamen Rider Gavv: Guilty Parfait, Labyrinth in the Grass, Sfriends Pride, MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS DOCUMENTARY FILM THE ORIGIN, MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY LIVE FJORD ON SCREEN, Japanese Film Trai…
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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The second Japanese Film Trailer post for the week features...

Ittekimasu,

Ima wo tsumugu asu,

Tsuki no koori,

Silent Night,

ILHA FORMOSA,

GENERATIONS: The Documentary

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Ittekimasu, Ima wo tsumugu asu, Tsuki no koori, Silent Night, ILHA FORMOSA, GENERATIONS: The Documentary, Japanese Film Trailers
Ittekimasu, Ima wo tsumugu asu, Tsuki no koori, Silent Night, ILHA FORMOSA, GENERATIONS: The Documentary, Japanese Film Trailers
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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"... we forget about that kind of aspect of fire, what it does for us humans," Oudai Kojima and Ikken Yamamoto talk about their drama Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) Director: Oudai Kojima [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition Interview]

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“… we forget about that kind of aspect of fire, what it does for us humans,” Oudai Kojima and Ikken Yamamoto talk about their drama Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) Director: Oudai Kojima [Osaka Asian Fi...
An interview with Oudai Kojima and Ikken Yamamoto on their forthcoming film, Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) Director: Oudai Kojima [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]
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October 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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It is the small human drama rather than the big politics and action are what make Oudai Kojima's PTSD drama Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) a really moving work. [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

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Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) Director: Oudai Kojima [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]
As ambitious in scope and visuals as it is, the small human drama rather than the big politics and action are what make Oudai Kojima’s Flames of a Flower 火の華 (2025) a really moving work. [Osa…
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October 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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The film selected for the 2025 #HeroicPurgatory Halloween special is John Carpenter's Halloween (1978).

@jmhimara.bsky.social and @filmnohito.bsky.social discuss slasher genre standards, themes of women vs patriarchy and sequels!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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Special - Halloween (1978)
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October 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The last Japanese Film Trailer post for this week features...

Zombieland Saga Movie: Yumeginga Paradise, Inu neko to akubi to yokyo,

Yoyogi Johnny,

Poems of Flower Rain,

Gold

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Zombieland Saga Movie: Yumeginga Paradise, Inu neko to akubi to yokyo, Yoyogi Johnny, Poems of Flower Rain, Gold, Japanese Film Trailers
Zombieland Saga Movie: Yumeginga Paradise, Inu neko to akubi to yokyo, Yoyogi Johnny, Poems of Flower Rain, Gold, Japanese Film Trailers
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October 22, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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This is the first of three Japanese Film Trailer posts for this week and it contains...

Baka’s Identity,

Princess Mononoke,

Fujiko Hemingu Eien no neiro,

Koi ni itaru yamai,

Meets the World

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Baka’s Identity, Princess Mononoke, Fujiko Hemingu Eien no neiro, Koi ni itaru yamai, Meets the World, Japanese Film Trailers
Baka’s Identity, Princess Mononoke, Fujiko Hemingu Eien no neiro, Koi ni itaru yamai, Meets the World, Japanese Film Trailers
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October 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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The first of three Japanese Film Trailer posts features

5 Centimetres Per Second,

Yamato yo towa ni: Rebel 3199 Part 4: The Aqua Sasha,

Housenka,

Aikatsu! x PriPara the Movie: Deai no Kiseki!,

Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kojo-hen,

Beyond the Trail

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5 Centimetres Per Second, Yamato yo towa ni: Rebel 3199 Part 4: The Aqua Sasha, Housenka, Aikatsu! x PriPara the Movie: Deai no Kiseki!, Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kojo-hen, Beyond the Trail, Japanese...
5 Centimetres Per Second, Yamato yo towa ni: Rebel 3199 Part 4: The Aqua Sasha, Housenka, Aikatsu! x PriPara the Movie: Deai no Kiseki!, Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kojo-hen, Beyond the Trail, Japan…
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October 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Some Like It Cold 차가운 것이 좋아! (2025), by director Hong Sung-eun, is an adorable mix of a rom-zom-com road movie. An unabashed love story and smart horror design highlight human rights [Osaka Asian Film Festival Expo Edition] #OAFF2025 #大阪アジアン映画祭

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Some Like It Cold 차가운 것이 좋아! (2025) Director: Hong Sung-eun [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]
Some Like It Cold 차가운 것이 좋아! (2025), by director Hong Sung-eun, is a unique mix of a rom-zom-com road movie with an unabashed love story and smart horror design, both of which higolight human right…
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September 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Condensing all of our data down to one easily accessible location makes it easy for someone to steal all your data.

This tells me that this is far more than about ID, there'll be nothing stopping them making the app require GPS data or harvest far more data than they ever could before.
September 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Japanese Films at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2025 (September 19th-27th)

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Japanese Films at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2025 (September 19th-27th)
A Preview of the Japanese Films at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2025 (SEPTEMBER 19th-27th)
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September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Tadashi Nohara and Rira Kawamura talk about creating comedic drama IDEAL SON 息子の鑑, from screenplay to getting the perfect cast and working on set.

This is the first interview from Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF

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Tadashi Nohara and Rira Kawamura on Creating Super Short Film “Ideal Son” 息子の鑑 (2025) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition Interview]
In an interview, Tadashi Nohara and Rira Kawamura talk about creating the short film “Ideal Son” 息子の鑑 (2025), from writing to getting the right cast and chemistry [Osaka Asian Film Fest…
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September 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The third Japanese Film Trailer post for this week has...

Those days when all these things were Fantasy.,

Junretsu Documentary shinu made osu no ka,

Tsushima,

Hitoshi sugu,

Yonata no Farmer’s Fukushima to kibou

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Those days when all these things were Fantasy., Junretsu Documentary shinu made osu no ka, Tsushima, Hitoshi sugu, Yonata no Farmer’s Fukushima to kibou, Japanese Film Trailers
Those days when all these things were Fantasy., Junretsu Documentary shinu made osu no ka, Tsushima, Hitoshi sugu, Yonata no Farmer’s Fukushima to kibou, Japanese Film Trailers
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September 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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The second Japanese Film Trailer post of the week features...

Karada sagashi THE LAST NIGHT,

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition,

Aosho! Voices in Bloom,

Oishii unmei,

Kami to onokuri

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Karada sagashi THE LAST NIGHT, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition, Aosho! Voices in Bloom, Oishii unmei, Kami to onokuri, Japanese Film Trailers
Karada sagashi THE LAST NIGHT, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Special Edition, Aosho! Voices in Bloom, Oishii unmei, Kami to onokuri, Japanese Film Trailers
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September 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Milk Lady ミルクレディ (2025), from director Sachiko Miyase/writer Asumi Sako, is a blackly-comic well-shot short presenting sexism (and ways of tackling it) in the Japanese workplace in its unorthodox way.

[Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]

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Milk Lady ミルクレディ (2025) Director: Sachiko Miyase [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]
Milk Lady ミルクレディ (2025), from director Sachiko Miyase and writer Asumi Sako, may be a blackly-comic short film but it contains a history of pain and humiliation of multitudes of women have faced in…
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August 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Tadashi Nohara's IDEAL SON 息子の鑑 (2025) is an exquisitely shot and acted short that transforms from caustic comedy to a heartfelt drama about fatherhood.

It had its world premiere at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition

#大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF

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Ideal Son 息子の鑑 (2025) Dir: Tadashi Nohara [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition]
Ideal Son 息子の鑑 (2025), by director Tadashi Nohara, is an exquisitely shot and acted short that transforms from caustic comedy about cash to a heartfelt drama about fatherhood. It had its world prem…
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August 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (September 05th-14th)

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A Glimpse at the Japanese Films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (September 05th-14th)
A Preview of the rich variety of Asian films at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 (September 05th-14th)
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August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition

My highlights from the first ever summer edition of the fest.

Some comments, trailers, and images covering what is on the programme. See it all from August 29 to September 07th. #大阪アジアン映画祭 #OAFF

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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition Highlights
Here are my personal highlights from Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025: Expo Edition, a collaboration between Osaka Expo and OAFF: a run-down of each section for the summer festival.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Japanese Film Trailers for August 08/09. Titles covered include:

Haoto,

Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers,

Kinki chiho no aru basho ni tsuite,

cocoon

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Haoto, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers, Kinki chiho no aru basho ni tsuite, cocoon, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)
Haoto, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers, Kinki chiho no aru basho ni tsuite, cocoon, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)
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August 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Japanese Film Trailers for August 08/09 (apologies for the late post!)

Ju-On: The Curse 1+ 2 4K V-Cinema Versions,

Dr. Kakizoe aruku shohousen Michinoku Shiokaze toreiru wo iku,

Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

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Ju-On: The Curse 1+ 2 4K V-Cinema Version, Dr. Kakizoe aruku shohousen Michinoku Shiokaze toreiru wo iku, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)
Ju-On: The Curse 1+ 2 4K V-Cinema Version, Dr. Kakizoe aruku shohousen Michinoku Shiokaze toreiru wo iku, Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers, Japanese Film Trailers (August 08/09)
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August 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Just in time for Obon, The Bride from Hades 牡丹燈籠 (1968) is a politically left-leaning take by director Satsuo Yamamoto that has plenty of chilling supernatural scares and samurai vs spook action as well as societal critiques.

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The Bride from Hades 牡丹燈籠 (1968) Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
The Bride from Hades 牡丹燈籠 (1968) is a politically left-leaning take by director Satsuo Yamamoto that has plenty of chilling supernatural scares and samurai vs spook action as well as societal criti…
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August 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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"...unveiling your sins and those hidden truths you dare not share with others": Director Mai Nakanishi on her psychological horror short CONFESSION 告解 (2025) [Interview]

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“…unveiling your sins and those hidden truths you dare not share with others”: Director Mai Nakanishi on her psychological horror short CONFESSION 告解 (2025)
Mai Nakanishi reveals the background to her psychological horror short CONFESSION 告解 (2025), which stars Misa Wada as a woman in white whose fury torments a priest. It plays as part of the film Lab…
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July 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM