DramaPresent For You Claymation/live-action hybrid about a salesman-turned-hit manBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on February 19, 2015 | Issue 1091
DramaKANO: 1931 Umi no Mukō no Kōshien Over-sentimental, obvious and just too longBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on February 5, 2015 | Issue 1089
DramaSayonara Kabukicho An ensemble drama featuring ex-AKB48 Atsuko MaedaBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on January 28, 2015 | Issue 1087
DramaVancouver No Asahi The stars align for a blockbuster Canadian-Japanese productionBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on January 9, 2015 | Issue 1085
ComedyChōnōryoku Kenkyūbu no San-nin Comedy about high schoolers experimenting with ESPBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on December 27, 2014 | Issue 1083
DramaSukuitai A medical drama based on reportage about Tohoku earthquake survivors By Rob Schwartz | Posted on December 13, 2014 | Issue 1081
ThrillerKami no Tsuki A flat thriller riddled with false notesBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on November 23, 2014 | Issue 1079
ComedyFukufuku-sō no Fukuchan Yosuke Fujita’s forlorn, funny, touching and tantalizing new filmBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on November 20, 2014 | Issue 1077
ComedyOnodera no Ototo Onodera no Ane A story about an awkward and endearing pair of siblingsBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on October 27, 2014 | Issue 1075
DramaMinyon Baion no Hosoku An intermingling of Korean, Japanese and musicBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on October 9, 2014 | Issue 1073
SamuraiHigurashi no Ki A rare Japanese film with grace, insight, subtle emotion and powerBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on October 2, 2014 | Issue 1071
DramaUmi wo Kanjiru Toki A scandalous tale from an 18-year-old authorBy Rob Schwartz | Posted on September 19, 2014
