Ino Tadashi (Kamiki Ryûnosuke) is a new kid in the local village. He was born in Tokyo, and his dad (Tsuda Kanji) and sister (Narumi Riko) still live there. His mom (Kaho Minami) has moved back in with her dad, the often drunk Shuntaro (Bunta Sagawara). He’s not used to the spooky customs and rituals […]
Read more "The Horrors, Black Humors, and Heartbreak of War (YA Edition): The Great Yokai War"In order to terraform Mars, humans send plant life and cockroaches to spread across the surface to thrive and make some kind of atmosphere. Five hundred years later, it’s time to execute the plan to eradicate the roaches and make way for humanity. Who do you send? The expendables, of course. Killers, illegal immigrants, and […]
Read more "Bugging Out: Terra Formars (2016)"Jakob Wolski (Michel Diercks) is not your typical Polizei. He leaves food for the wolf that’s been troubling the town instead of hunting the beast down. He handles things with a sensitive manner. He leaves his pistol locked up at the station when he’s off duty. He cares for his grandmother (Ulrike Hanke-Haensch) instead of […]
Read more "Look Out, They’ve Got A Katana: Der Samurai"Synopsis: Takahata Shun (Fukushi Sôta) is a typical kid, lost in video games and complaining about the boredom of his life. He even prays for that boredom to be taken away. He should have been a little wary of such things. His classroom gets interrupted by excitement when the teacher’s head explodes (raining a bit […]
Read more "Let’s Have Some Fun: As The Gods Will"Synopsis: All Kageyama (Hayato Ichihara) ever wanted to be was a yakuza. It was the epitome of manhood for him, to be among the gangs who extorted cash and services from citizens in exchange for protections. When he managed to find his way under the wing of the seemingly invincible Kamiura (), Kageyama thought he […]
Read more "MOVIE MONDAYS: YAKUZA APOCALYPSE"Synopsis: When a penniless warrior Hanshiro (Ebizo Ichikawa) arrives at the doorstep of the noble Ii house, asking for the use of the house’s courtyard to commit seppuku (honorable suicide), the house’s ranking officer Kageyu (Koji Yakusho) is uncertain how to respond. This is not the first time such a request has been made in […]
Read more "MOVIE MONDAYS: HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI"Synopsis: When her father is murdered and her mother taken for sport by the mysterious group calling themselves the Itto-Ryu, Rin Asano (Hana Sugisaki) seeks revenge. Her tool for this vengeance will be Manji (Takuya Kimura), a heavily scarred samurai who was blessed/cursed with bloodworms, parasitic creatures that heal his wounds (kind of) and refuse […]
Read more "MOVIE MONDAYS: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL"Synopsis: After his son Shige (Tetsu Sawaki) asks why he doesn’t remarry, widower Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) tries to find the right woman to court. Feeling too old to go through all that dating nonsense and looking to hedge his bets, Aoyama agrees with his pal Yoshikawa’s (Jun Kunuimura) suggestion to hold an audition for the […]
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