Rob Schwartz
Rob Schwartz is the Asia Bureau Chief of Billboard magazine.
Sekigahara
A historical look at Japanese political struggles
Love and Other Cults
Violence and doom
Cross
A many-layered murder mystery
Tatara Samurai
A rare and beautiful period piece
Naomi Kawase Hikari Film Review
A Polarizing Portrait of Sight and Sentiment
Rokudenashi
Hardboiled wonderland
Snow Woman
Kiki Sugino is a jewel of the contemporary Japanese film [...]
Sound of Waves
A story about family and friendship set in Okinawa
Japanese Girls Never Die
Not your typical narrative; a quizzical kind of brilliance
My Dad and Mr. Ito
"Both funny and searing, the film addresses issues of family and the plight of Japan’s aging, unwanted generation."