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Japan Film Festival 2014 Review: TOKYO REFUGEES Clumsily Critiques Contemporary Japan

Director Kiyoshi Sasabe (My SO Has Depression) is no stranger to dark narratives, and his latest, Tokyo Refugees, could be his darkest yet. Based on the many seedy and sad things you may have heard about Tokyo, the film aims to...

Fantasia 2010: CROWS ZERO 2 Review

[Everybody loves Miike.  With Crows Zero 2 playing at Fantasia, it seems like the right time to pull one of our reviews out of the archives for a second glance.  Take it away, Niels!]Miike returns with a sequel to one...

Crows Zero II review

Miike returns with a sequel to one of his slickest films ever. The original Crows Zero was a huge box office hit in Japan, making a sequel almost inevitable. For Crows Zero II Miike takes control again, delivering what must...

Sitges 09: CROWS ZERO II Review

[Our thanks again to Guillem Rosset for his ongoing coverage of the Sitges festival. He's making me very sad about the things I'll miss before I get there.]Takashi Miike has grown up. He's no more that director who worked non-stop...