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In addition to the announcement made by Toei about “Kamen Rider BLACK” receiving a reboot in spring 2022 titled “Kamen Rider BLACK SUN”, a new movie titled “Shin Kamen Rider” which is celebrating its 50th anniversary was announced. And the director will be Anno Hideaki, Read More …
The “Rurouni Kenshin Sai Shusho The Final” (Rurouni Kenshin the Final Chapter: The Final) was released. The film will be released in theaters on April 23rd.
First we saw Nanao’s yankee transformation in the upcoming film “Jigoku no Hanazono” (Hell’s Garden) and now we get to see Kawaei Rina shows off her yankee side in a new “Jigoku no Hanazono” teaser. The film “Jigoku no Hanazono” (Hell’s Garden) written by comedian Read More …
A high school student who loves anime and has no friends joins his high school cycling team to participate in a cycling competition in “Yowamushi Pedal”. The Blu-ray and DVD will be released on March 10th as a deluxe edition which features 5 hours of Read More …
Nanao is starring in the film “Jigoku no Hanazono” (Hell’s Garden) written by comedian Bakarhythm which will be released in May. Her yankee (yankee is a term for delinquent youth and often used to describe a biker gang girl) transformation is quite cool and scary Read More …
The live-action film “Nisekoi” based on the popular manga series by Koshi Naomi will be broadcasted on terrestrial television via TBS at 26:05 on February 8th, uncut. “Nisekoi” revolves around high school Ichijou Raku. When Ichijou was a kid, he met a girl and he Read More …
The family of Sasaki Sadako announced a documentary film about the life of Sadoko is in production. The film, tentatively titled “Orizuru no Kiseki” (The Miracle of the Paper Cranes) was conceived by Sadako’s nephew Sasaki Yuji (50) to mark the 80th anniversay of the Read More …
It was revealed on January 15th that former NGT48 member Yamaguchi Maho (25) will be appearing in the film “Chocolat no Mahou (The Magic of Chocolate) which is a live-action film adapted from a shojo manga by Mizuho Rino. The basis of the story is Read More …
“Throne of Blood” is one of the more visually powerful films from Akira Kurosawa. Each shot is mesmerizing, may it be a focus on a character, their legs or among a large crowd of people, we are captivated by this story of samurai but also Read More …
If you are a Godzilla fan, King Ghidorah and Mothra are two kaiju that are iconic in the Godzilla universe. And whether or not you find the Heisei era Godzilla films to be campy or exciting, is subjective. But what you will get is two Read More …
“Space Battleship Yamato” is a film that I have watched repeatedly. Being a fan of the original animated series, Takashi Yamazaki’s film makes the storyline accessible for anyone who have never watched the anime series or watched the manga and enjoy it for its character, Read More …
“Tampopo” is a film from the Criterion Collection that I highly recommend! PURCHASE THIS BLU-RAY ON AMAZON TITLE: Tampopo – The Criterion Collection #868 FILM RELEASE DATE: 1985 DURATION: 114 Minutes DVD INFORMATION: Color, 16:9 Widescreen, Japanese and English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio COMPANY: The Read More …
“Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” has surpassed “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi” (Spirited Away) to become the #1 film in box office revenue. Aniplex announced that “Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” (which was released in theaters on October 16th) has earned Y32.47 billion (US $313.791 Read More …
It was announced that the 3DCG movie “The Prince of Tennis – Ryoma!” will be released on September 3, 2021. The film will feature a completely original story by the original managaka Konomi Takeshi. The story will connect the original “Tennis no Ojisama” (Prince of Read More …
Ikeda Elaiza (24) won the “ELLE Girl New Director Award” at the ELLE CINEMA AWARD 2020. Ikeda directed her first film “Natsu, Itaru Koro” (Town without a Sea) which was released on December 4th and has received praise that she was officially invited to screen Read More …