‘The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window’: Stylish scares with a side of romance
Director Yukihiro Morigaki’s horror-mystery film based on a ‘boys’ love’ manga focuses more on confronting inner demons rather than battling ghouls.
'Goodbye, Grandpa!' shows us how funerals are quintessentially Japanese
Want a glimpse into the dynamics of a Japanese family? Head to a funeral. That other big family function, the wedding, is a time for putting on a brave face and meeting the in-laws in a spirit of celebration. But, funerals? Those are like ...
'Goodbye, Grandpa!': Even at a funeral, there's no escaping a dysfunctional family
Funerals are just about as common in Japanese family dramas as weddings, but few films make them the focus of the story. The funniest would be Juzo Itami's "The Funeral," a 1984 black comedy about two married middle-aged urbanites negotiating the intricacies of a ...
