Coming soon to theaters is a animated film directed by Yusuke Hirota and based on the picture book by Akihiro Nishino called Poupelle of Chimney Town. It features the voice talents of Masataka Kubota (13 Assassins), Mana Ashida (Entaku), Shingo Fujimori (In Hand TV series), and Rina Honizumi (Plunderer TV …
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Takashi Miike’s ‘First Love’ (2019) is a Kinetic, But Sweet Ride
I’ve loved Takashi Miike films for years, ever since my brother first introduced me to the wonder and the horror that is Audition. So I was so excited to get to review his new film, First Love. The film stars Masataka Kubota, Sakurako Konishi, Takahiro Miura, Jun Murakami, Shota Sometani, …
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