Snow Man’s Daisuke Sakuma joins a group of dancing hit men in Eiji Uchida’s disappointingly flat-footed caper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/03/12/film/the-specials/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #daisukesakuma #eijiuchida
‘The Specials’: Dancing assassins stumble in clumsy caper

With gunfights, dance routines and nostalgic pop hits, Eiji Uchida’s film has a fun concept but struggles to make it work.

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Clueless characters and a strained plot are hardly a perfect match in Eiji Uchida’s suspense film about murder and dating apps. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/03/07/film/matched/ #culture #film #eijiuchida #taotsuchiya
‘Matched’: Contrived thriller tries to make dating scarier

Clueless characters and a strained plot are hardly a perfect match in Eiji Uchida’s suspense film about murder and dating apps.

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Unlike “Midnight Swan,” Eiji Uchida’s previous film that raked in awards, the director’s new melodramatic romance lacks depth and nuance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/01/25/silent-love/?utm_content=buffer38f0e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #eijiuchida #minamihamabe #ryosukeyamada
‘Silent Love’: Formulaic romance strains credulity

Unlike “Midnight Swan,” Eiji Uchida’s previous film that raked in awards, the director’s new melodramatic romance lacks depth and nuance.

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