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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • One Last Bloom

    An elderly boxing trainer grasps at a final chance for triumph through a young rookie.
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  • Makbetamaximus

    A Macbeth unlike any other – a must-see, maximalist mash-up of cultural artefacts and references.
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  • Born in Gunsan and after seven years, I was repatriated to Japan…

    The history of Gunsan and the recollections of Akio Kambayashi collide in this monumental essay.
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  • The Great White Tower

    Will the community-conscious humanist or the selfish careerist succeed as head of the university medical department?
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  • Blue Imagine

    An urgent, bold and composed rallying cry against sexual violence in the Japanese film industry.
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  • The lips of June

    Two short films will also be screened by the Home Movie Master Oki: Rokugatsu no kuchibiru / The Lips of June (1993) and Irome /…
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  • Many happy returns

    Comedy in which Beat Takashi (SONATINE), as the manipulator of a new sect, seeks a new figure head.
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  • Tarch Trip

    Homey Impressionist portrait that has been described as a representation of Buddhism in the age of AIDS.
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  • Color eyes

    Two short films will also be screened by the Home Movie Master Oki: Rokugatsu no kuchibiru / The Lips of June (1993) and Irome /…
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  • Family ketchup

    Friend of the director looking for his past.
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