Live-action manga adaptation “Cells at Work!” explores wonders of physiology with panache. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/12/film/cells-at-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #hidekitakeuchi #meinagano #takerusatoh #sadaoabe #manaashida

Esteemed figures from Japan’s past are digitally reincarnated to lead the country through a time of crisis in Hideki Takeuchi’s flat-footed comedy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/18/film/shogun-ieyasu-tokugawa-prime-minister/ #culture #film #tokugawaieyasu #odanobunaga #toyotomihideyoshi #japanesefilm #hidekitakeuchi

Hideki Takeuchi’s sequel to his award-winning hit comedy treads familiar and ridiculous ground, but it’s just not as funny as the first film. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/11/16/film/fly-me-to-the-saitama-ii/?utm_content=buffera55b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #gackt #mineomaya #hidekitakeuchi #fuminikaido