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Toronto Japanese Film Festival: From the harrowing "lost" Hiroshima to the light-hearted mysticism of Kamakura

By Jim Slotek

Views, ReviewJim SlotekJune 5, 2018Japanese films, Hiroshima, Fukushima, Yokai, Nuclear disasters, Anti-war, Toronto Japanese Film Festival

Kyoshi Kurosawa's Before We Vanish: When aliens attack very slowly

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 15, 2018Japanese films, Sci-fi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Alien invasion, Existentialism

Blade of the Immortal: Japanese Genre King Puts Zombie on Overdrive

By Liam Lacey

ReviewNovember 17, 2017Zombie, Japanese films, genre film, Takashi Miike

Shin Godzilla: A 60-year-old monster franchise evolves into political satire

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 1, 2017Godzilla, Monsters, Political satire, Japanese films