Tag Archives: Japan

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 …

For Pete’s sake: a review of Door into Summer (Natsu e no Tobira: Kimi no Iru Miraie)

Door into Summer Director(s) Takahiro Miki Screenplay By Tomoe Kanno Date Released 12/28/2021 Where To Watch Netflix Genre(s) Drama, Sci-Fi, Young Adult, Non-English, Family, Mystery Duration 1 Hour, 58 Minutes Content Rating TV-PG Noted Cast Soichiro Kento Yamazaki Riko Kaya Kiyohara PETE Naohito Fujiki Professor Toi Tomorô Taguchi Rin Shiraishi Natsuna Watanabe Kazuhito Matsushita Hidekazu …

This ain’t Jack: a review of Age of Samurai: A Battle for Japan

Age of Samurai: A Battle for Japan Directed by Stephen Scott Producers John Stead, Simon George, & Kate Harrison Starring Masayoshi Haneda, Masami Kosaka, Hideaki Itō, Hayate Masao Narrated by Hiro Kanagawa, Stephen Turnbull, David Spafford, Tomoko Kitagawa If you think English or French history is soaked in blood, Japan will give you a condescending …

The Sea Also Rises: a review of Japan Sinks:2020

Japan Sinks:2020 Per Wikipedia: Japan Sinks: 2020, was animated by Science Saru, with Pyeon-Gang Ho serving as the series’ director and Masaaki Yuasa as director. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series’ music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It …