The Japan TimesDec 4
Anime may have dominated the charts in 2025, but the real surprise was a kabuki drama that shot to No. 1 and stayed there for weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/04/film/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-kokuho-festivals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #2025inreview #kokuho #demonslayer #anime #chiehayakawa #kazuoishiguro #keiishikawa #shomiyake #tatsuyanakadai
2025 was the year Japan’s box office returned

Anime ruled the screens once again, but a kabuki drama surprised us all.

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The Japan TimesNov 5
Like Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga, Sho Miyake’s “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” lingers like a dream. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/06/film/two-seasons-two-strangers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #shomiyake #yoshiharutsuge #manga
‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ captures the subtle sadness of Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga

Director Sho Miyake transforms two of the cult manga artist’s stories into a poetic film that’s hard to forget.

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VarietyAug 24, 2025

‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: A Screenwriter Pursues Her Own Story In a Beguiling Japanese Diptych
#Variety #News #Reviews #LocarnoFilmFestival #ShoMiyake #TwoSeasonsTwoStrangers

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/two-seasons-two-strangers-review-1236497094/

'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' Review: Shô Miyake's Beguiling Diptych

Shô Miyake's Locarno winner 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' probes the deeper impact of modest encounters in an elegantly structured miniature.

Variety
IndieWireAug 17, 2025

‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: Sho Miyake Is One of Japan’s Most Perceptive Modern Filmmakers
#IndieWire #Criticism #Movies #Film #Locarno #Reviews #ShoMiyake #TwoSeasonsTwoStrangers

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/two-seasons-two-strangers-review-sho-miyake-1235145770/

‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Review: Sho Miyake Golden Leopard Winner

Winner of Locarno's Golden Leopard, the writer/director’s tender diptych cleverly adapts two stories by manga icon Yoshiharu Tsuge.

IndieWire
VarietyMay 2, 2025

‘Drive My Car’ Outfit Bitters End Adds Sho Miyake’s Manga Adaptation ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ to Cannes Market Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BittersEnd #CannesFilmMarket #DriveMyCar #ShoMiyake

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/drive-my-car-bitters-end-two-seasons-two-strangers-cannes-market-1236384615/

'Drive My Car' Outfit Bitters End Adds 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers'

Bitters End has acquired international sales rights for 'Two Seasons, Two Strangers' from Japanese director Sho Miyake, ahead of the Cannes market.

Variety
VarietyMar 3, 2024

‘All the Long Nights’ Review: Two Chipped Souls Fall in Like with Each Other in a Tender Story of Redemptive Connection
#Variety #Asia #Reviews #AlltheLongNights #BerlinFilmFestival #ShoMiyake

https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/all-the-long-nights-review-1235922506/

'All the Long Nights' Review: A Lovely,Tender Story of Connection

A young woman with severe PMS befriends a colleague with an anxiety disorder in Japanese director Shô Miyake's gentle, glowy "All The Long Nights."

Variety
The Japan TimesFeb 22, 2024
Sho Miyake’s observant film, which explores the healing powers of a heartfelt friendship, is enhanced by evocative visual and aural beauty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/02/22/film/all-the-long-nights/ #culture #film #shomiyake #monekamishiraishi #hokutomatsumura
‘All the Long Nights’: Leads’ chemistry delivers in heartwarming drama

Sho Miyake’s observant film, which explores the healing powers of a heartfelt friendship, is enhanced by evocative visual and aural beauty.

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