'Life' provides the chills of a sci-fi horror
Hot and humid Japanese summers call for kaidan, scary stories that send shivers down the spine. In the days before we had air conditioning, kids would gather around after dinner to tell and listen to those terrifying tales in an effort to chill out ...
'Life' tears down the myth of James Dean
If you're reading this and not some rogue, jump-the-gun review of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," it means you and I are friends forever. This is the day — 24 hours before the opening of the latest chapter in the "Star Wars" franchise — ...
Festival brings old films out of storage
Every year, nearly 100 of the films produced in Japan are said to "go into storage." Such films — even those featuring big-name actors — are never screened at theaters, or they disappear after a very short run with no budget prepared by producers for ...
