Japanese movies

Perfect Days (2023) review
Perfect Days (2023) Review: Finding Beauty In The Mundane

With time, people tend to get accustomed to solitude and find contentment in the mundane…

Japanese horror movies
25 Greatest Japanese Horror Movies, Ranked

From Noroi: The Curse (2005) to Onibaba (1964), we rank the best Japanese horror movies of all…

when marnie was there review
When Marnie Was There (2014) Review

Joan Gale Robinson, author of the well-known Teddy Robinson series of children’s books, also wrote…

all about lily chou chou review
All About Lily Chou-Chou Review: Breathtaking Masterpiece

Juvenile delinquency has served as a frequent plot point in East Asian cinema. In fact,…

Yasujirō Ozu films
15 Essential Yasujirō Ozu Movies

From An Autumn Afternoon (1962) to Floating Weeds (1959), these are the best Yasujirō Ozu…

best samurai movies of all time
20 Best Samurai Movies Of All Time, Ranked

From Harakiri (1962) to Seven Samurai (1954), these are the best Samurai movies of all…

japanese silent movies
18 Essential Japanese Silent Films

From Souls on the Road (1921) to A Page of Madness (1926), these are some…

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) review
Kiki’s Delivery Service Review: Moving, Coming-of-Age Tale

While Hayao Miyazaki, one of animation’s greats, has produced and directed a wonderful body of…

drive my car review
Drive My Car (2021) Review: Thought-Provoking Murakami Adaptation

Haruki Murakami’s stories have fascinated readers for decades now. His works have been translated from…

Akira Kurosawa movies
10 Greatest Akira Kurosawa Movies, Ranked

The history of cinema encompasses a rather huge chunk of world history. And within this…

best Japanese movies
25 Greatest Japanese Movies Of All Time, Ranked

From Only Yesterday (1991) to Seven Samurai (1954), here are the greatest Japanese movies of…

Nobody Knows (2004) Review: Light In The Dark

Nobody Knows is a 2004 Japanese film by Hirokazu Koreeda, of After Life and Shoplifters fame. The…