Tag: yurikoyoshitaka

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:...

DVD Review: ADRIFT IN TOKYO

Miki Satoshi's Adrift in Tokyo finally hits UK DVD this week from Third Window. This 2007 feature was released in Canada by Evokative films several years ago, but never got a stateside release. I can't really recommend one over the...

ADRIFT IN TOKYO DVD From Third Window 27th February!

Third Window's latest release, Adrift in Tokyo, is coming to DVD on February 27th.This is their third Miki Satoshi film, and one that hasn't been released on US DVD, though it is available in Canada. In celebration of this release,...

PIFAN 2011: GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER Review

Both films recently adapted from the mammoth manga series are playing Pifan, so here's my earlier review of part two. Hot on the heels of the first film, GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER arrives within three months of its predecessor, boasting the...

GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER Review

Hot on the heels of the first film, GANTZ: PERFECT ANSWER arrives within three months of its predecessor, boasting the same cast of young attractive stars and the same flashy production values, while also clocking it at a hefty...

GANTZ's PERFECT ANSWER Is A Gun In The Face.

Over the weekend the trailer for Gantz: Perfect Answer - the second installment of Shinsuke Sato's two part live action adaptation of the popular manga and anime - arrived on the official website and it is pretty much what you'd...

You're Just As Pretty As Me, Therefore I Pout And Maybe Shoot You.

According to the poster, that's what Gantz: Perfect Answer should have been called....

ADRIFT IN TOKYO DVD Giveaway! WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Miki Satoshi's much-loved Adrift In Tokyo hits DVD December 22nd, a release notable - at least here in my house - not only because the film is fabulous (which it is) but also because this edition from Canada's Evokative Films...

Evokative Films and Fantastic Fest present 'Adrift in Tokyo' in Austin, TX!

Well this is just... just... well it's just FANTASTIC news coming from our friends at Evokative Films. Together with Fantastic Fest they will be having their first ever US theatrical release in Austin, Texas early in December. the film? You...

Adrift in Tokyo review

In the category "better late than never", my review of Adrift in Tokyo (Tenten) Satoshi Miki is a rising star in the Japanese film scene. His first film established him as a somewhat strange and atypical director, Adrift in Tokyo...