With over 50+ films, Camera Japan Festival is proud to announce their full and diverse programme, combining films ranging from de newest and best Japanese arthouse, animation, documentaries, short films and classic cinema.
The 17th edition of the festival will be opened at LantarenVenster on September 22nd with the international premiere of Koumei’s Spotlight,
with the director and leading actor Morimoto Nobuhiro present. From 29 Sept. – 2 October, the festival moves to Amsterdam’s LAB111.
With four international and twelve European premieres, the festival consists of a special and exclusive programme. Films such as Spotlight, Nagi’s Island, Prior Convictions and Thanc You, will have their first screenings outside of Japan here at Camera Japan Festival. Among the many Dutch premieres titles from directors such as Miike Takashi (The Great Yokai War: Guardians) and Odagiri Joe (They Say Nothing Stays the Same) will be shown.
As usual, animation films will be present at Camera Japan Festival.
The 17th edition of the festival will be opened at LantarenVenster on September 22nd with the international premiere of Koumei’s Spotlight,
with the director and leading actor Morimoto Nobuhiro present. From 29 Sept. – 2 October, the festival moves to Amsterdam’s LAB111.
With four international and twelve European premieres, the festival consists of a special and exclusive programme. Films such as Spotlight, Nagi’s Island, Prior Convictions and Thanc You, will have their first screenings outside of Japan here at Camera Japan Festival. Among the many Dutch premieres titles from directors such as Miike Takashi (The Great Yokai War: Guardians) and Odagiri Joe (They Say Nothing Stays the Same) will be shown.
As usual, animation films will be present at Camera Japan Festival.
- 9/2/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
There’s nothing particularly new about Tatsuro Manno’s “Storage Man” in its comment on global economic crises and the gig economy. Both are subjects tackled – and handled well – before, in works such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Tokyo Sonata” (2008) and Ken Loach’s “Sorry We Missed You” (2019), to name just a couple of examples. Manno’s piece, however, very much has Covid in mind, destroying more than just health, but entire lives.
“Storage Man” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Takashi (Hirotaka Renge) has lost his job as his company struggles to cope with the financial impact of Covid. As such, he spends his days at home looking for work online, downing beers as he does. His wife Akiko (Kaho Seto) is far from pleased, as are her parents who demand their divorce, leaving Takashi out on the street, without a wife, daughter, income or home. Walking past a storage space rental,...
“Storage Man” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Takashi (Hirotaka Renge) has lost his job as his company struggles to cope with the financial impact of Covid. As such, he spends his days at home looking for work online, downing beers as he does. His wife Akiko (Kaho Seto) is far from pleased, as are her parents who demand their divorce, leaving Takashi out on the street, without a wife, daughter, income or home. Walking past a storage space rental,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
Although he has made several short animated features previously, it was not until “Fumiko’s Confession” director Hiroyasu Ishida (“Penguin Highway”) made the necessary experiences which laid the groundwork for his future career. In his statement about the 2009 short, he explains how working with others departments and coordinating made him realize the collaborative effort behind each production and how everything needs to be communicated properly in order for the final result to work. “Fumiko’s Highway” was quite well-received and would go on to win a Best Film Award at Tokyo International Anime Fair and also an Excellence Award at the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival.
The story revolves around two characters, Takashi and Fumiko. After school, the latter finally has the courage to confess to him her affection and her desire to be in a relationship with him, but Takashi seems to misunderstand her statement, and is more interested in baseball.
The story revolves around two characters, Takashi and Fumiko. After school, the latter finally has the courage to confess to him her affection and her desire to be in a relationship with him, but Takashi seems to misunderstand her statement, and is more interested in baseball.
- 7/8/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
To me, Jonny Quest was one of the best animated series a kid could grow up on in the 1960s. The prime time show had nice designs, great storytelling and you could imagine yourself getting mixed up into adventures with Race Bannon and Hadji. It was relatable and fun and exceedingly well done.
By the 1990s, though, Indiana Jones and his brethren raised the stakes for action/adventure in live action as well as animation. The Cartoon Network recognized this and commissioned an updated version known as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest which aired from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. To make the concept contemporary, they added Jessie Bannon as the duo became a trio while Dr. Benton Quest and Race Bannon went looking into the unexplained. Given the fondness for CGI at the time, some of the stories also meant visits to the three-dimensional QuestWorld (hoping to tap into the...
By the 1990s, though, Indiana Jones and his brethren raised the stakes for action/adventure in live action as well as animation. The Cartoon Network recognized this and commissioned an updated version known as The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest which aired from August 26, 1996 to April 16, 1997. To make the concept contemporary, they added Jessie Bannon as the duo became a trio while Dr. Benton Quest and Race Bannon went looking into the unexplained. Given the fondness for CGI at the time, some of the stories also meant visits to the three-dimensional QuestWorld (hoping to tap into the...
- 4/11/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about “Ju-On” director Takashi Shimuzu’s latest foray into terror, the oddly-titled “Rabbit Horror 3D”. The name alone is intriguing enough to warrant a watch, regardless of how inanely silly the premise may be. Of course, this is coming from a guy who loved both “Calamari Wrestler” and “Executive Koala”, so what did you really expect? Besides, with the exception of “Night of the Lepus”, I honestly can’t think of too many rabbit-themed horror flicks. Will this be the beginning of a trend? Dear God, let’s hope not. According to the fine folks at Horror-Movies.ca, here’s what the movie is all about: Rabbit Horror 3D is inspired by Alice in Wonderland and stars Mitsushima Hikari, the story follows Mitsushima’a brother after he is sent to an alternate world after receieving the rabbit. Mitsushima must then...
- 6/1/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Pacific Banana (Original Release Date: 5 February 1981)
This week marks the first instance of me reviewing a movie discovered as a direct result of writing this column. I anticipate future cases where I will find newly discovered movies so disagreeable I will be made to wish I had never lighted on the idea of reviewing these suckers, but this isn’t one of those cases. Pacific Banana is a treat. It flies thick through a fog of continuity errors, the casts’ collective stab at acting is lamentable, the plot contrivances begin stacking tall from the outset, and the plot is threadbare, but its charm and good-naturedness make it hard not to developsome affection for it.
Part of this charm is in its casually smarmy approach. If I were cataloging it for a special interests video store, I would categorize it a “milquetoast sex romp,” and I would put it on the same shelf as Porky’s,...
This week marks the first instance of me reviewing a movie discovered as a direct result of writing this column. I anticipate future cases where I will find newly discovered movies so disagreeable I will be made to wish I had never lighted on the idea of reviewing these suckers, but this isn’t one of those cases. Pacific Banana is a treat. It flies thick through a fog of continuity errors, the casts’ collective stab at acting is lamentable, the plot contrivances begin stacking tall from the outset, and the plot is threadbare, but its charm and good-naturedness make it hard not to developsome affection for it.
Part of this charm is in its casually smarmy approach. If I were cataloging it for a special interests video store, I would categorize it a “milquetoast sex romp,” and I would put it on the same shelf as Porky’s,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Thurston McQ
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The Vancouver International Film Festival is my baby. In its 29th year, this is the event I look forward to every year. The lists I've kept through the year come out and I eagerly look through the list of titles in search of those little gems and every year Viff responds with a huge assortment of titles. This year's festival is no different.
Some of the titles we're most eagerly anticipating include Tsumetai Nettaigyo’s Cold Fish (trailer), Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (trailer, review), Jo Sung-Hee’s apocalyptic road movie End of Animal, Carl Bessai’s Repeaters (trailer) and Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats (trailer, review).
There's loads more so be sure to check the titles (so far) after the break. Many more to be announced in the coming days.
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Altitude (Kaare Andrews), B.C.
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A weekend getaway aboard a small plane turns deadly for a rookie pilot and four teenage friends.
Some of the titles we're most eagerly anticipating include Tsumetai Nettaigyo’s Cold Fish (trailer), Gareth Edwards’ Monsters (trailer, review), Jo Sung-Hee’s apocalyptic road movie End of Animal, Carl Bessai’s Repeaters (trailer) and Xavier Dolan's Heartbeats (trailer, review).
There's loads more so be sure to check the titles (so far) after the break. Many more to be announced in the coming days.
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Altitude (Kaare Andrews), B.C.
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A weekend getaway aboard a small plane turns deadly for a rookie pilot and four teenage friends.
- 9/8/2010
- QuietEarth.us
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