TV & Film
Japanese film and television has been captivating world audiences since they were old enough to walk. With a landscape like no other and a range of classics covering arthouse and commercial angles, Japanese film and tv continues its absorbing and entertaining journey.
Best Tokyo International Film Festival Movies
With the shutters of our favourite places firmly locked over the past few months, we’ve all been passing the time as best we can - searching for ways to...
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Memoirs of a Murderer | Film Review
A remake of the 2012 Korean film ‘Confessions of a Murderer,’ Yu Irie’s ‘Memoirs of a Murderer,’ explores a loophole in Japanese law which...
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Why I love Japan: Amélie Ravalec Photographer & Documentary Film Maker
Next up in our Why I Love Japan series, which seeks to draw attention to some of our favourite artists, photographers and creatives; all...
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JAEFF: The Tremors of Japanese New Wave Cinema
Last week I explored Japanese avant-garde cinema at Barbican. JAEFF welcomed me in and I took my seat within...
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JAEFF: Bad Boys & Studio Sunrise, Japanese New Wave Cinema
After the talk on the Tremors of the Japanese New Wave, I take my seat in the Barbican theatre...
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UMMMI Interview: Avant-Garde Cinema, Audience Freedom & Tokyo’s Best Nightclubs
Inside the belly of Pirate Studios in Bristol, I connect to the Wi-Fi and let UMMMI know that I’m...
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Vaporwave on Screen
Beyond the cracked marble hotel lobby fountains and abandoned shopping malls lies a world that both owes vaporwave its...
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Japanese Girls Never Die | Review
On a rainy day near Buckingham Palace, I went to the Institute of Contemporary Arts for the sold-out showing of...
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Initiation Love Review
Split between 1980’s Tokyo and Shizuoka, Yuhihiko Tsutsumi’s 2015 romantic comedy ‘Initiation Love, イニシエーション・ラブ)’ appears to explore the struggles faced by a couple navigating...
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