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Firefly Dreams
Pitting the post-war generation against today’s youth, who feel lost in a commercial, empty society, this film is set in a region full of natural…Published on: -
Wave
Yuka is staying at hotel Seaside in a Japanese resort. She is alone and bored, so she gets something going with the night porter. Sensitive…Published on: -
Waterboys
Synchronised swimming team trained by a dolphin trainer grows into something great despite setbacks and insults. Japanese high-school comedy is an odePublished on: -
Ageing 1986-1996
Hiromi Tsuchida is a Japanese photo artist who has recorded his own face systematically for ten years. His Ageing 1986-1996 condenses the evolution of his…Published on: -
Pulse
Horror film for adults who can’t stand blood, about young Japanese people and technology. Modern means of communication as a demonstration of human faPublished on: -
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Avalon
Unlike his previous films, among which the renowned Ghost in the Shell, Avalon is not purely animation. Nevertheless it is again a idiosyncratic filmPublished on: -
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Agitator
Miike IV at the IFFR 2002: Classic gangster epic about youthful bravura versus traditional discipline, Mercedes versus Mustang, Versace versus YamamotPublished on: -
H-Story
Béatrice Dalle stars as herself in a film of filming the Japanese re-make of Hiroshima mon Amour. Successful portrayal of an impossible attempt.Published on: