20 Sep TV & Film The London Film Festival 2023: Celebrating Japanese Cinema 27 February 2024 By Japan Nakama The 67th BFI London Film Festival is set to captivate... Continue reading
07 Sep Lifestyle, TV & Film BFI celebrates the Movies of Yasujirō Ozu 7 September 2023 By Simon Martin This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of... Continue reading
29 Nov Lifestyle, TV & Film BFI celebrates the Movies of Akira Kurosawa 26 February 2024 By Simon Martin We're thrilled to announce BFI's celebration of Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998),... Continue reading
30 Sep TV & Film Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke – A dark yet tender ‘love’ story 25 February 2024 By Keltie Mechalski Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935, Japan) directed by Yasujiro Shimazu... Continue reading
26 Sep TV & Film The Moon Has Risen – A Female Focused Comedy of Errors 25 February 2024 By Keltie Mechalski The Moon Has Risen (Tsuki wa noborinu, Japan 1955) is... Continue reading
20 Sep TV & Film Forever a Woman (aka The Eternal Breasts): A Dedication to Womankind 25 February 2024 By Keltie Mechalski Forever a Woman (aka The Eternals Breasts) (Chibusa yo eien... Continue reading
24 Aug TV & Film Love Letter film review: A Kinuyo Tanaka Masterpiece? 25 February 2024 By Nathan Monk As part of BFI's Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film Japanese... Continue reading
04 Aug TV & Film BFI Presents, Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film 4 August 2022 By Simon Martin The BFI has announced the full schedule for a two-month... Continue reading
18 Mar Anime, Gaming, Trending, TV & Film The 2022 BFI Anime Season 27 February 2024 By Paul Converce Finally, BFI's two-month ANIME season is here to entertain and... Continue reading
23 Feb Trending, TV & Film Drive My Car – A Quiet, Subtle Triumph 22 February 2022 By Katie Hopkins As the first Japanese film nominated for an Academy Award,... Continue reading
05 Jan Culture, TV & Film The Chaos of Sion Sono’s Love Exposure 3 January 2022 By Katie Hopkins The best way to describe Sion Sono’s cult film is... Continue reading
07 Dec Anime, Culture, TV & Film MilkTea presents This is What a Family Looks Like 27 February 2024 By Simon Martin MilkTea, a screening label specialising in East and Southeast Asian... Continue reading
28 Nov Culture, TV & Film Matchbox Cine presents The New Morning of Billy the Kid by Naoto Yamakawa 27 February 2024 By Simon Martin Matchbox Cine is re-releasing Naoto Yamakawa's cult masterpiece The New... Continue reading
08 Nov Creativity, Culture, Trending, TV & Film Tokyo Story: An Unflinching portrayal of life in post-war Japan 29 October 2021 By Santiago Campodonico Elegantly subtle and terrifyingly direct, these are words I would... Continue reading
07 Oct Anime, Creativity, Culture, Lifestyle, TV & Film BFI Japan 2021: 100 Years of Japanese Films 26 February 2024 By Simon Martin We're thrilled to announce BFI: Japan 2021, the UK's largest... Continue reading
10 Sep Culture, Photography, TV & Film Yojimbo: Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Swan Song 27 February 2024 By Simon Jenner The Auteur Yojimbo (Bodyguard) A Samurai’s Swansong A Fistful of Copyright Sayonara, Samurai The Auteur Coinciding... Continue reading
05 Sep Culture, Photography, TV & Film Seven Samurai and The Importance of Being Earnest 27 February 2024 By Simon Jenner In our last film review, we discussed the transcendent efforts... Continue reading
20 Aug Culture, TV & Film Rashomon and the Search for Truth and Truthfulness 27 February 2024 By Simon Jenner Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most well-known and celebrated filmmaker... Continue reading
05 Aug Anime, Culture, TV & Film BFI Japan 2020: Jaw-dropping Japanese Films 27 February 2024 By Ollie Poole With an endless array of captivating cinema dating back to... Continue reading