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Japan Foundation Film Programme 2019: People Still Call It Love

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme returns to the UK in February, presenting a diverse lineup of Japanese cinema to audiences across the country. This year's selection is based around the theme of 'love' and is titled People Still Call It Love:...

Udine 2014 Review: MY PRETEND GIRLFRIEND Unfurls A Quietly Heartbreaking Tale Of First Love

Known for his great contributions to the world of Japanese commercials, Yakumo Saiji has finally decided to venture into feature-length filmmaking, and for the world premiere of his debut, he chose the Udine Far East Film Festival. Seeing that the...

Ishibashi Yohsimasa's MILOCRORZE Gets A New - And Greatly Improved - Trailer

Brash, bold and colorful, Ishibashi Yoshimasa's Milocrorze was one of the most invigorating debut pictures of 2011 - so much so that it landed on my year end best-of list. But despite a successful festival run and much love from...

FANTASTIC FEST 2011: MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY Review

Ishibashi Yoshimasa's Milocrorze, A Love Storydemonstrates both the benefits and perils of taking a long time television - he was a key player and director of comedy variety show Vermilion Pleasure Night, which spawned The Fuccons - and commercial director and turning him loose...

MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY Trailer!

MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY from director Yoshimasa Ishibashi might just be the most bizarre and insane Japanese film of the year! Synopsis (via NYAFF): When platinum redhead Ovreneli Vreneligare was just a little boy, he fell in love in...

Fantasia 2011: MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY Review

[As it splashed its sublimely candy coloured insanity on the Hall screen yesterday to a very enthusiastic audience, here is Ben's review]Milocrorze: A Love Story is like a My Little Pony shitting Gummi Bears into a river of Coca-Cola under...

NYAFF 2011: MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY Review

Milocrorze: A Love Story is like a My Little Pony shitting Gummi Bears into a river of Coca-Cola under a bright pink sky full of rainbows. It's super sweet, kind of gross, plenty weird, and damn awesome.The film's director Yoshimasa...

HKIFF 2011: MILOCRORZE, A LOVE STORY Review

Ishibashi Yoshimasa's Milocrorze, A Love Story demonstrates both the benefits and perils of taking a long time television - he was a key player and director of comedy variety show Vermilion Pleasure Night, which spawned The Fuccons - and commercial...