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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • The Mole Song – Hong Kong Capriccio

    Uproariously funny and deliriously energetic, the latest by Japan’s cult master Miike Takashi is a gross-out action comedy in which we find a to
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  • Oral History

    Asking passers-by on the streets of Japan “What happened in and around Japan between 1900 and 1945?”, artist Meiro Koizumi unveils Japan&r
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  • Dawn of the Felines

    Examining the rule book for Roman Porno films used by the Nikkatsu studio from the 1970s to the 1980s, this contemporary pink treat finds that…
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  • Conversation with a Cactus

    A young woman in Tokyo links the mysterious death of a journalist to the Hashimoto experiment that attempted to teach a cactus the alphabet. Fiction…
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  • Haruneko

    Those who seek to die find refuge in a mysterious café. In this feverish musical dream that recalls Terayama Shuji, the forest is a place…
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  • Ascent

    Mount Fuji, the holy Japanese volcano, is present in every shot of this kaleidoscopic compilation of photos. Balancing between documentary and fiction
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  • Night of the Felines

    A classic pink film from the Nikkatsu Roman Porn series, this raunchy sex comedy set in a bathhouse-cum-brothel uncovers the sexual eccentricities of
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  • The Eye’s Dream

    Produced by the directors of the documentary Leviathan, this Bataille-inspired film by veteran Sato Hisayasu dovetails body horror and pink film with
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  • Suffering of Ninko

    A cult classic in the making, the debut feature by Japanese newcomer Niwatsukino Norihiro mixes exquisite animation and ghostly folklore. A devout Bud
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  • Harmonium

    This home invasion thriller masquerades as a family drama about gnawing guilt and revenge. A family reluctantly takes in a mysterious man (Asano Tadan
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