“A Light in the Harbor” channels the spirit of old yakuza dramas, but ends up stuck in the past it romanticizes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/13/film/a-light-in-the-harbor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #michihitofujii #hiroshitachi #gordonmaeda
Predictability weighs down ‘A Light in the Harbor’

Michihito Fujii’s yakuza drama is determinedly old-fashioned — and not in a good way.

The Japan Times
Gordon Maeda's performance as an ambitious student pursuing his dreams of being an artist is a highlight in Kentaro Hagiwara’s live-action adaptation of an ongoing manga series of the same title. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/08/15/film/blue-period/ #culture #film #anime #manga #gordonmaeda #tsubasayamaguchi #kentarohagiwara
‘Blue Period’: Gordon Maeda paints a subtle picture of internal struggle

The actor’s performance as an ambitious student pursuing his dreams of being an artist is a highlight in this live-action adaptation of an ongoing manga series.

The Japan Times
Filme live-action de Blue Period revela música tema em novo trailer

O filme live-action de Blue Period, baseado no mangá de Tsubasa Yamaguchi, teve um novo trailer divulgado.

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