Film / Reviews Aug 20, 2020
‘The Girl I Like’: Navigating love with pathos and humor
by Mark Schilling
Shinya Tamada’s relationship drama about a man who struggles to admit his feelings for a friend is based on an essay by comedian Naoki Matayoshi.
Film / Reviews Apr 24, 2019
'Lust in a Karaoke Box': Celebrating the joys of student life
by Mark Schilling
When I taught at colleges here in the 1980s, I marveled at my students' freedom, including freedom from study. They could spend most of their waking hours at part-time jobs or club activities and still, somehow, graduate. But, as Shinya Tamada's ensemble drama, "Lust in ...