The Japan Times3d ago
Jun Yamada's debut feature "Into the Belly of the Beast" turns a grotesque premise into a taut, stylish indie thriller full of queasy surprises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/01/film/into-the-belly-of-the-beast/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #junyamada #shuntobari
‘Into the Belly of the Beast’: A stomach-churning thriller offers grisly surprises

Jun Yamada's low-budget suspense drama is lean and stylistically assured, with a protagonist with deeply disturbing tastes.

The Japan Times
The Japan Times4d ago
An aging family's search for stability offers a poignant window into the unresolved aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in documentary "At the Triangle Intersection." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/30/film/at-the-triangle-intersection-documentary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #documentaries #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster

Without narration or music, Toru Yamada's intimate documentary 'At the Triangle Intersection' follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.

The Japan Times
MASK94d ago
https://www.mask9.com/2465955/ AKI-CHAN CHO KAWAI KUNAI FOR YUI #あまちゃん #Amachan #のん ai hashimoto nounen rena #能年玲奈 #橋本愛 #じぇじぇじぇ #dorama #HondaTsubasa #JapaneseFilm #JapanesePopDarlings #JPOP #KatoKonatsu #NônenRena #NounenRena #のん #のん（能年玲奈） #加藤小夏 #本田翼
The Japan TimesApr 24
"Leave the Cat Alone," Daisuke Shigaya's drama about two former lovers, finds emotional weight in the closely observed details. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/24/film/leave-the-cat-alone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #daisukeshigaya #yukinomurakami #somafujii
‘Leave the Cat Alone’: Even when life and love get messy, creativity survives

In Daisuke Shigaya's film about a chance reunion of former flames, the drama is in the details, where memory slips and feelings quietly shift.

The Japan Times
LordWoolamalooApr 23

Continuing with my rewatching of #StudioGhibli movies. This evening, The Wind Rises. Not as emotional or sweet as Kiki or Spirited Away, but some beautiful #art and #animation , especially the dream sequences, and a message about beautiful designs so often being co-opted for terrible purposes.

#film #AnimatedFilm #TheWindRises #JapaneseFilm #2010sFilm

TKHUNTApr 23
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https://www.gotorola.com/498162/ MITSUKI #SAKURA DEAREST TAKAHATA Yoroshiku onegaishimasu #mitski #高畑充希 #MITSUKITAKAHATA #橋本愛 #dorama #Entertainment #HondaTsubasa #JapaneseFilm #JapanesePopDarlings #JPOP #KatoKonatsu #nonenrena #NounenRena #エンタメ #のん #加藤小夏 #本田翼 #高畑充希
The Japan TimesApr 17
Go Riju's relationship drama "Rhapsody, Rhapsody" sets up a mismatched pair, but the rom-com beats collide uneasily with heavier psychological drama. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/17/film/rhapsody-rhapsody/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #goriju #isseitakahashi #kumikureshiro
'Rhapsody, Rhapsody’ falters between rom-com whimsy and psychodrama

Director Go Riju sets up a mismatched pair, but the film's tonal swings make their uneasy connection hard to fully invest in.

The Japan Times
Show threadsix_grandfathers_mountainApr 16

@newsguyusa

#Pentagon #presssecretary prayer was “obviously inspired by dialogue in Pulp Fiction”... “Anyone saying the Secretary misquoted Ezekiel 2517 is peddling fake news and ignorant of reality.”

⭕NO, YOU ARE🤪

#PulpFiction writer-director #QuentinTarantino reportedly drew from a scene in the 1973 #japanesefilm “Bodyguard Kiba” as the basis for Jackson’s monologue.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/hegseth-pulp-fiction-ezekiel-prayer

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-pulp-fiction-bible-verse_n_69e0e4d2e4b09c96f93e9391

Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction

The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue

The Guardian
The Japan TimesApr 16
The live-action adaptation of "Sakamoto Days" takes a digest approach to Yuto Suzuki's manga series, making for an uneven romp that starts strong but runs out of steam long before the final showdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/16/film/sakamoto-days/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yutosuzuki #yuichifukuda #anime #manga
‘Sakamoto Days’ is a faithful adaptation, rather than a good one

Yuichi Fukuda's adaptation of a popular manga sticks closely to the source material, but after a strong start it runs out of steam long before the final showdown.

The Japan Times