MoviesHee A masterful minimalist film depicting one woman brutalized by the world and holding on the only way she knows howBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on September 1, 2016
DramaDesperate Sunflowers Not much different from standard Japanese melodramatic fareBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on July 6, 2016
DramaAfter the Storm Touching and eminently realistic portrayal of a man down on his luckBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on June 20, 2016
HorrorI Am a Hero Managing to make a zombie movie touching, funny, emotional, and tense is no small feat, but Sato pulls it offBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on May 2, 2016
DramaLowlife Love A poetic glimpse into Japan’s indie film worldBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on April 26, 2016
MusicRemembering David Bowie Looking back on the late artist, icon, and JapanophileBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on February 4, 2016
DramaPink and Gray A jewel of the current Japanese film sceneBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on January 29, 2016
DramaHer Father, My Lover This soap opera-like yarn addresses a serious corner of Japanese romanceBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on December 23, 2015
BiographyPersona Non Grata The flick captures the intense humanity of Chiune SugiharaBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on December 9, 2015
MoviesFoujita Kohei Oguri visits bohemian MontparnasseBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on November 12, 2015 | Issue 1129
MoviesOre Monogatari The wildly popular manga gets the live-action treatmentBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on October 30, 2015 | Issue 1127
