Day: May 30, 2015

Sore Dake That’s It, Sweet Red Bean Paste, Smiles in the Mirror, Shinjuku Swan, The Cockpit, Good Stripes, Dalai Lama XIV, Wedded Pair Diary, A Sower of Seeds 2, Shinrei Shashin-bu Gekijouban and other Japanese Film Trailers

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Happy weekend!

I started this week with the rather disappointing horror movie It Follows (2014). It was disappointing because it was overhyped and it didn’t live up to expectations despite some chilling moments (watch adaptations of M.R. James ghost stories for scary supernatural chase narratives). I watched a few Japanese films this week – the awful White Panic (2005) and Gusha no Bindu Me (Hellevator: The Bottled Fools) (2004), and I watched the awesome As the Gods Will (2014) directed by Takashi Miike and the super Spirited Away (2001). Like most of the internet I watched Kung Fury as well.

The Light Shines Only There Chinatsu (Ikewaki) and Sato (Ayano) on the Beach

I reviewed The Light Shines Only There (2014) and that’s it.

What was released this week?

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