This Japanese movie is going to make lots of girls tear, though not the quite the same way as “10 Promises to My Dog” as one would have expected. The story begins with a mysterious manuscript that arrives at the hands of a grandmother and her granddaughter. And the manuscript tells a story of a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Japanese Film'
My Rainy Days – Got Me Thinking Of Starting Anew
April 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I enjoy watching Japanese movies. Mainly because they often touch onto my emotional core. Perhaps it is something to do with dramas. Something to do with the way Japanese craft the stories. If there is one thing that got me thinking late at night, long after finished watching “My Rainy Days” (天使の恋), that would be: [...]
Tags: Japanese Film · Nozomi Sasaki
20th Century Boys 3 – A Closure, Finally!
February 11th, 2010 No Comments
It’s a no-brainer. If you have already followed the Japanese movie adaption of the manga series, you wouldn’t wish to miss the last installment of the trilogy. If you have not heard of “20th Century Boys”, I doubt if this 156 minutes film would make much sense to you. I was struggling to like the first [...]
Tags: 20世紀少年 · 20th Century Boys · Japanese Film
Amalfi (Amarufi) – Japanese Diplomacy Is A Long Process
October 24th, 2009 No Comments
When I was young, I often read Japanese novels of the detective and thriller genre. In Chinese of course. There is this Oriental exoticism that is different from the similar stories of the West. The twists and turns, the ambiance, the backdrops, and the attention to details like an art - all in a pace that is [...]
Tags: Erika Toda · Japanese Film · Sarah Brightman · Yuji Oda · Yuki Amami
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