#JapaneseFilms

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Godzilla illustration

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""ONIBABA IS STRIKING NOT ONLY FOR ITS RICH SYMBOLISM..."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1473x2000 -- Spotlight on Criterion Collection 2021 Blu-Ray edition interior art/booklet cover art to "Onibaba" (1964), written & directed by Kaneto Shindo. The artwork is by Edward Kinsella and was displayed at the Society of Illustrators in 2022.

""Onibaba" is striking not only for its rich symbolism but also for the genuine terror its suggestions of the supernatural inspire, and, especially, for its visceral sexuality...”

-- ELENA LAZIC, "Masks and Faces," essay published October 5, 2021 for the Criterion Collection

Sources: www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1928506 & Criterion Collection.

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“I Am What I Am” (2022) is a Japanese drama about a woman’s journey of self-discovery and independence, challenging societal norms and embracing new values. Starring MIURA Toko, directed by TAMADA Shinya.

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Cutie Honey (2004)

Dir. Hideaki Anno

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"Children are not inherently good nor evil, they are simply trying. They were trying. Some tried to hard, others slipped and didn't make it. They tried. And often most do not make it out the same."

All about lily chou chou,(2001).

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The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) dir. Nagisa Ōshima

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Norwegian Wood, 2010

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Just one week to go until our special preview screening of The Tunnel To Summer, The Exit Of Goodbyes. If you love anime, we can't emphasise enough how much you need to be here for this.

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・ ・ 『シン・仮面ライダー』観た。 ・ 大人な仮面ライダーはbloodyで笑ってしまった。 サソリがまさかの…で余計に笑った！ 東映に東宝と映画界が楽しんで作った感が伝わってきた。 ところで、関係ないけど「凶気の桜」を久しぶりに観ようかな。 ・ #シン仮面ライダー #ShinKamenRider #庵野秀明 #AnnoHideaki ・ #石ノ森章太郎 #ShotaroIshinomori ・ #池松壮亮 #浜辺美波 #柄本佑 西野七瀬 ・ #塚本晋也 #手塚とおる #松尾スズキ #森山未來 ・ #リブート #reboot #仮面ライダー #kamenRider #日本映画 #Japanesefilm ・ #映画 #movie #ビバムビ #instamovie #moviestagram #instagood #instapic (新宿ピカデリー) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9p35prCCx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Zebraman 2004 Japanese FIlm Study Sketch,

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Mind in shambles, taking shallow breaths, tension thick in the air, I held the cane close to my chest. I looked around, but being unable to see anything only heightened my anxiety. CLING! The familiar sound of the bell cut through the tense atmosphere. CLING! Its gentle chime slowly pulled me away from the smothering air of unease. CLING! CLING!

SCENE FROM “SILENT LOVE” (2024 JAPANESE FILM)

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A HORROR FAVORITE OF BOTH HIDEO KOJIMA & GUILLERMO DEL TORO -- DON'T PASS THIS ONE UP IN OCTOBER.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on "Onibaba" (lit. "Demon hag"), also titled "The Hole," a 1964 Japanese historical drama and horror film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. The film was re-released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection as Spine #226 using the DVD master on October 5, 2021.

OVERVIEW: "Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for the most meager of sustenance. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from battle, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio’s tenuous existence, before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Driven by primal emotions, dark eroticism, a frenzied score by Hikaru Hayashi, and stunning images both lyrical and macabre, Kaneto Shindo’s chilling folktale "Onibaba" conjures a nightmarish vision of humankind’s deepest desires and impulses."

-- CRITERION COLLECTION, c. 2021

Source: www.criterion.com/films/665-onibaba.

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Chime (2024)

Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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