“Failing to succeed both as a pianist and a piano teacher, Ritsuki accepts a job at a cleaning service that specializes in clearing out cluttered apartments. He is not only confronted by loads of trash but also by dark secrets.”
Hoarder on the Border is screening at Nippon Connection
A peculiar anthology, “Hoarder on the Border” delves into the lives of several people struggling with extreme hoarding. These stories are tied together by Ritsuki, a failed pianist who takes a job with a cleaning agency that specializes in quick and discreet removal of junk from homes. While Takayuki Kayano's second feature-length film lovingly embraces the filth of its characters with a considered comedic approach, “Hoarder on the Border” only really scratches the surface of the complexities of obsessive behavior.
The success of the project lies within the production's ability to navigate sensitive subject matter with a degree of wit,...
Hoarder on the Border is screening at Nippon Connection
A peculiar anthology, “Hoarder on the Border” delves into the lives of several people struggling with extreme hoarding. These stories are tied together by Ritsuki, a failed pianist who takes a job with a cleaning agency that specializes in quick and discreet removal of junk from homes. While Takayuki Kayano's second feature-length film lovingly embraces the filth of its characters with a considered comedic approach, “Hoarder on the Border” only really scratches the surface of the complexities of obsessive behavior.
The success of the project lies within the production's ability to navigate sensitive subject matter with a degree of wit,...
- 6/11/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Fresh off of the cult hit “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” (1983), Nobuhiko Obayashi leapt into his fifth project with Kadokawa Productions, “The Island Closest to Heaven”. Based on the novel of the same name by Katsura Morimura, the film is a soul-searching affair that’s a far cry from the director’s earlier, more frantic pictures. However, despite moving away from his outlandish visuals, Obayashi manages to deliver a tender tale of love, childhood, and coming of age.
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After the death of her father, Mari Katsuragi (Tomoyo Harada) decides to venture to New Caledonia, an island in the Southwest Pacific where her dad once said she’d find ‘the island closest to heaven’. While looking for this fabled spot to fulfil a childhood promise, Mari explores new, exciting, and occasionally dangerous places, aided by expats, islanders, and other Japanese tourists who have travelled to this tropical paradise.
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After the death of her father, Mari Katsuragi (Tomoyo Harada) decides to venture to New Caledonia, an island in the Southwest Pacific where her dad once said she’d find ‘the island closest to heaven’. While looking for this fabled spot to fulfil a childhood promise, Mari explores new, exciting, and occasionally dangerous places, aided by expats, islanders, and other Japanese tourists who have travelled to this tropical paradise.
- 8/25/2022
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
Sogo Ishii, who since 2012 has gone by the name Gakuryu, stamped his mark upon the world of Japanese film early on life, co-directing his first feature “Panic High School” during his first year of college. Two years on, the budding young filmmaker, now free from studio constraints, would go on to shoot his graduation project; “Crazy Thunder Road”. An effort so impressive that Toei picked it up for nationwide distribution, the film has become a classic of early cyberpunk cinema. A fiercely rebellious piece of filmmaking, the movie is a vital example of the jishu eiga (self-produced films) movement that emerged in the late 70s and early 80s.
The film follows the conflict that arises amongst the Maboroshi bikers, who agree to stop riding to form an alliance with similar gangs in the city. Their leader, Ken (Koji Nanjo), gives up riding altogether to settle down with his girlfriend,...
The film follows the conflict that arises amongst the Maboroshi bikers, who agree to stop riding to form an alliance with similar gangs in the city. Their leader, Ken (Koji Nanjo), gives up riding altogether to settle down with his girlfriend,...
- 1/16/2021
- by Tom Wilmot
- AsianMoviePulse
Hirofumi Arai (33) has been cast as the lead in an upcoming movie called Akai Kisetsu (literally “Red Season”).
Arai, typically a supporting actor, will head up a cast featuring names like Tomorowo Taguchi, Masatoshi Nagase, Shigeru Izumiya, Jun Fubuki, and Jun Murakami.
Tetsuhiko Yoshino, former general manager of the rock band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, wrote the screenplay and is directing the project himself. The story was inspired by the music from Yusuke Chiba’s first solo project, “Snake On The Beach”. Chiba was the front man of Thee Michelle Gun Elephant until they disbanded in 2003 and has been front man of The Birthday since 2006. He reportedly began working on tracks for his solo album in the summer of 2010, during a short break following a tour. He finished recording the songs earlier this year and the 20-track album will be released this fall.
Obviously there will be a strong tie-in...
Arai, typically a supporting actor, will head up a cast featuring names like Tomorowo Taguchi, Masatoshi Nagase, Shigeru Izumiya, Jun Fubuki, and Jun Murakami.
Tetsuhiko Yoshino, former general manager of the rock band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, wrote the screenplay and is directing the project himself. The story was inspired by the music from Yusuke Chiba’s first solo project, “Snake On The Beach”. Chiba was the front man of Thee Michelle Gun Elephant until they disbanded in 2003 and has been front man of The Birthday since 2006. He reportedly began working on tracks for his solo album in the summer of 2010, during a short break following a tour. He finished recording the songs earlier this year and the 20-track album will be released this fall.
Obviously there will be a strong tie-in...
- 4/16/2012
- Nippon Cinema
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