In Lisa Cholodenko’s romance, Ally Sheedy is hardly recognizable as the Shermer High basket case who made her famous. Here, she plays a jaded photographer whose liaison with the girl next door—or rather, one floor below—draws her out of her heroin-induced pseudo-coma. ...
Ugetsu (‘Monogatari’ means story) was a breakthrough hit at European festivals, a gateway drug for western cinephiles beginning to discover the power and craft of Japan moviemaking. And it has both in spades, as its long sweeping camera moves follow a humble potter as he swipes right on ...
Japan has been making and releasing movies since approximately 1897. Like any other country that produces and distributes its own movies, a look through the history of Japanese film reveals some of the most influential films of all time. Every country contributes to global cinema. Japan has ...
The story follows a half-demon Inuyasha who is freed from a 50-year curse by a modern-day schoolgirl named Kagome who is transported to feudal Japan. Together they must recover the shattered pieces of the powerful Shikon Jewel before it falls into the wrong hands. During their journey they ...
right through social conventions and brings to mind the language of the French Nouvelle Vague. That influence is also evident in how the film hits straight at the feeling of emptiness so eloquently described by many ’90s manga, which drew on and captured the social mood in Japan at the ...
The average time teenagers in Japan spent on watching video sharing services per weekend day amounted to 174 minutes in fiscal year 2023.
This statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted between June and July 2017 about the average time spent on screen media consumption on weekends among adolescents aged 12 to 21 years in Japan.
of rapelay. It's stupid and this level of censorship is retarded. Sure I wouldn't play or even defend games with these themes in them but censorship is retarded. These games have existed for a long time in Japan and have hurt no one why now that the US notices does all this go ...
Kyoto is THE place to head to truly immerse yourself in Japanese culture. Remember all of those beautiful iconic scenes inMemoirs of a Geisha? They’re set right here. This is a must for any gay traveller's itinerary to Japan! Kyoto was the former capital city of Japan until it was mov...
Now you can ask for the time and tell time in Japanese whenever you make an appointment or check times for your travels. I hope you’ll enjoy meeting friends and getting around in Japan; make sure you’re on time when meeting them! Are there any time-related words in Japanese you ...