J-horror has taken a different face recently in the country, with local filmmakers more interested in exploring the borders of the category and how much a realistic base (as in the case of actual events) can be implemented in such types of films. Yosuke Goto also implements this approach in “Bldg N.”, based on a true story that took place in an apartment complex in Gifu Prefecture in 2000.
“Bldg N.” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Although Maho does not know it, her boyfriend Keita is still seeing his ex, Maho, who is experiencing an intense thanatophobia, as they attend the same college. For one of his projects, a horror film, the three of them decide to visit an abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. However, as soon as they arrive there, they realize that it is not uninhabited at all. The inhabitants, however, function like a cult of sorts,...
“Bldg N.” is screening at Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Although Maho does not know it, her boyfriend Keita is still seeing his ex, Maho, who is experiencing an intense thanatophobia, as they attend the same college. For one of his projects, a horror film, the three of them decide to visit an abandoned apartment complex on the outskirts of the city. However, as soon as they arrive there, they realize that it is not uninhabited at all. The inhabitants, however, function like a cult of sorts,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Despite the abundance of samurai films, Japan is not exactly famous for its martial arts movies, since the genre is not particularly popular in the country. Occasionally, though, such films do come out, with “Re:Born” and “Crazy Samurai Musashi” being among the most notable. Action choreographer turned director Kensuke Shinomura, presents one of the latest.
After her father has disappeared mysteriously, Rina is left with running his bar, “Hydra”, with Kenta, a waiter whom the female customers seem to like particularly, and Takashi, a mysterious middle-aged chef, who very rarely even speaks. Soon, however, both his connection to Rina’s past and to an organization of assassins is revealed, as Takashi has to undertake one last mission. Inevitably, Rina also gets tangled in the case.
After a brutal introduction and an atmosphere filled with 80’s aesthetics, “Hydra” changes pace completely, with the bar and the everyday life...
After her father has disappeared mysteriously, Rina is left with running his bar, “Hydra”, with Kenta, a waiter whom the female customers seem to like particularly, and Takashi, a mysterious middle-aged chef, who very rarely even speaks. Soon, however, both his connection to Rina’s past and to an organization of assassins is revealed, as Takashi has to undertake one last mission. Inevitably, Rina also gets tangled in the case.
After a brutal introduction and an atmosphere filled with 80’s aesthetics, “Hydra” changes pace completely, with the bar and the everyday life...
- 6/26/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
After films like “Hentai Kamen 1,2” and the two Gintama adaptations, Yuichi Fukuda toned down his extreme style and decided to deal with a romance/musical, which, this time, is based on the homonymous, quite popular webmanga series that had already spawned an anime.
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is screening at Fantasia 2020
Narumi Momose is an otaku. She is obsessed with anime and manga but since she has just transferred to a new, high-class company and otakus are usually considered nerds with no social skills, not fit for such settings, she decides to hide the fact as much as possible. However, she soon finds out that her childhood friend, Hirotaka Mifuji, a video game otaku, also works in the same company, hiding the fact, although much better than she does. However, the two of them soon find themselves spending time together over video games and Hirotaka eventually asks her if they can date,...
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku is screening at Fantasia 2020
Narumi Momose is an otaku. She is obsessed with anime and manga but since she has just transferred to a new, high-class company and otakus are usually considered nerds with no social skills, not fit for such settings, she decides to hide the fact as much as possible. However, she soon finds out that her childhood friend, Hirotaka Mifuji, a video game otaku, also works in the same company, hiding the fact, although much better than she does. However, the two of them soon find themselves spending time together over video games and Hirotaka eventually asks her if they can date,...
- 8/29/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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