Who knew ultra-violence could be this dull? Seiji Tanaka’s “Demon City” live-action manga adaptation is relentlessly unsatisfying. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/02/28/film/demon-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #netflix #streaming #seijitanaka #tomaikuta

For his Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye,” director Hiroshi Kurosaki relies on lush visuals and truths about love and loss to appeal to an overseas audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/11/29/tv-streaming/beyond-goodbye-hiroshi-kurosaki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #beyondgoodbye #netflix #hiroshikurosaki #kasumiarimura #kentarosakaguchi #tomaikuta

The dying words of a wounded man come back to haunt him when he fails to meet his maker on schedule in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s “Confession.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/23/film/kokuhaku-confession/ #culture #film #tomaikuta #ryujiyong #nao #nobuhiroyamashita

Masaya Takahashi’s film centers on the struggle of Japanese children living below the poverty line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/06/01/films/film-reviews/the-dry-spell/?utm_content=buffer2bc89&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #tomaikuta #masayatakahashi