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2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film

Film | 2019 in Review Dec 19, 2019

2019 saw just a few glimmers of hope in an otherwise mediocre year for Japanese film

by Mark Schilling

The year predictably saw new iterations of long-running anime favorites top the box office, but the year's truly interesting films lay much further down the financial rankings.

'Melancholic': When cleaning the tub brings dirtier jobs

Film / Reviews Jul 31, 2019

'Melancholic': When cleaning the tub brings dirtier jobs

by Mark Schilling

Almost every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) at least one film by a new Japanese director gets talked up by visiting programmers, journalists and critics as a find. Last year one such buzz film was Seiji Tanaka's debut feature, "Melancholic." I was ...

The Japanese films that made a splash at TIFF

Film | Wide Angle Nov 8, 2018

The Japanese films that made a splash at TIFF

by Mark Schilling

Every year people from the film industry — buyers, programmers and critics — descend on the Tokyo International Film Festival to see what this country has to offer, and every year they usually find at least one gem among the selections in the Japanese ...

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