Tag Archives: drama

Shaky premise, solid grounding; a review of Suzume

Kanji すずめの戸締まり Literal meaning Suzume’s Locking Up Revised Hepburn Suzume no Tojimari Directed by Makoto Shinkai Written by Makoto Shinkai Produced by Kōichirō Itō, Kinue Itō, Wakana Okamura Starring Character Cast Japanese English Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) Nanoka Hara Nichole Sakura Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) Hokuto Matsumura Josh Keaton Tamaki Iwato …

A Seoul survivor: a review of Gyeongseong Creature

Gyeongseong Creature Also known as K Project[1] Hangul 경성크리처 Hanja 京城크리처 Revised Romanization Gyeongseongkeuricheo McCune–Reischauer Kyŏngsŏngk’ŭrich’ŏ Created by Kakao Entertainment (planning)[5] Written by Kang Eun-kyung Directed by Chung Dong-yoon & Roh Young-sub Starring Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim Music by Kim Tae-seong[6] Country of origin South Korea Original languages Korean & Japanese Production Executive …

In the Swarm Waters of the Ocean: a review of The Swarm

Based on The Swarm by Frank Schätzing Written by Frank Schätzing, Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Michael A. Walker, Chris Lunt Screenplay by Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chris Lunt, Michael A. Walker Directed by Barbara Eder, Luke Watson, Philipp Stölzl Starring Cécile de France as Dr. Cécile Roche Alexander Karim as Dr. Sigur Johanson Leonie Benesch …

Will I break my “R” key writing this? : a review of ONE PIECE

Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda Starring Iñaki Godoy Emily Rudd Mackenyu Jacob Romero Gibson Taz Skylar Vincent Regan Jeff Ward Morgan Davies Narrated by Ian McShane Composers Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli Production companies Kaji Productions Tomorrow Studios Shueisha ONE PIECE is the most popular manga/anime …

A tale of two conjections: a review of Andor

Created by Tony Gilroy Based on Star Wars by George Lucas Starring Diego Luna Kyle Soller Adria Arjona Andy Serkis Stellan Skarsgård Fiona Shaw Denise Gough Genevieve O’Reilly Faye Marsay Varada Sethu Elizabeth Dulau Executive producers Sanne Wohlenberg, Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna, Toby Haynes, Michelle Rejwan Producers Kate Hazell, David Meanti Cinematography Adriano …

Scoffing the Bobbies: a review of The Outlaws

The Outlaws Created by Elgin James, Stephen Merchant Directed by Stephen Merchant, John Butler Executive producers Stephen Merchant, Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Kate Daughton Producer Nickie Sault Production companies Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment Distributor BBC Studios, Release Original network Amazon Prime Video, BBC One Cast: Christopher Walken as Frank, an American …

In An Octopuse’s Garden: a review of Squid Game

Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk Starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, O Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung Composer Jung Jae-il No. of episodes 9 There isn’t a description of Squid Game that wouldn’t cause me to take …

If You’re In a Hole, Keep Digging: a review of Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss Directed by Masayuki Kojima Written by Hideyuki Kurata Music by Kevin Penkin Studio Kinema Citrus Licensed by AUS, Madman Entertainment, BI/NA, Sentai Filmworks Main Characters Riko Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[5] (Japanese); Brittany Lauda[6] (English) Reg Voiced by: Mariya Ise[5] (Japanese); Luci Christian[6] (English) Nanachi Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[8] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[6] (English) Mitty Voiced by: Eri …