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17th Japanese Film Festival 2013 Review: ORPHEUS' LYRE Plucks Uncanny Hope, Tunes Tragic Death

Turning to Wikipedia, this wordy title actually refers to the mythic Greek figure of Orpheus, a man who used his musical instrument, a lyre, to charm all things in life, even returning his wife from death. While it is not...

HIFF 2012 Review: KEY OF LIFE Is A Brilliantly Understated Gem

Uchida Kenji's Key Of Life is the sort of film that rarely makes its way to international audiences outside of the festival circuit and that, friends, is nothing short of a tragedy. Because as much as the typical distribution argument...

[J-FILM REVIEWS] ゴエモン (Goemon)

"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A" was his call to fame. Dr. Hashimoto Kazuhisa, or How I Stopped Worrying about Lives and Love (?) the Contra Code. In all likelihood, his ultimate goal only amounted to...