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Raindance 2010: Japanese Strand
Symbol 18th Raindance Film Festival Sept 29 – Oct 10 2010, Apollo, London Raindance website Sarah Cronin reviews the Japanese strand of the 2010 Raindance festival. The review of Symbol is by Alex...
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Zipangu Fest
Man-Eater Mountain (Ero Guro anime) Zipangu Fest 23-28 November 2010 London and Bristol Zipangu Fest website We are very excited about the forthcoming Zipangu Fest, a UK festival devoted to Japanese...
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Zipangu Fest 2010: Review
Pyuupiru Zipangu Fest 23-28 November 2010 London and Bristol Zipangu Fest website Zipangu Fest was created by Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp to challenge yakuza-and-Godzilla clichés about Nippon...
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Shibuya Minoru at the Berlinale
A Good Man, A Good Day For me, film festivals are all about new films, so I normally shun retrospectives honouring classic films or deceased directors. The Berlinale’s presentation of eight Shibuya...
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5 Centimetres per Second
5 Centimetres per Second Format: DVD Release date: 14 March 2011 Distributor: Manga Entertainment Director: Makoto Shinkai Writers: Steven Foster, Makoto Shinkai Original title: Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru...
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13 Assassins
13 Assassins Format: Cinema Release date: 6 May 2011 Venues: UK wide Distributor: Artificial Eye Director: Takashi Miike Writer: Daisuke Tengan Based on a screenplay by: Kaneo Ikegami Original title:...
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Nippon Connection 2011
Heaven's Story Nippon Connection Frankfurt, Germany April 24 – May 1, 2011 Nippon Connection website With last year’s Icelandic volcano and this year’s colossal earthquake in Japan, it seems...
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L’Etrange Festival 2011
The Unjust L’Etrange Festival 2-11 September 2011, Forum des Images, Paris L’Etrange Festival website The 17th edition of the Etrange Festival celebrated psychotronic and gore cinema with two nights...
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Zipangu 2011 preview: Sounds and Music
KanZeOn Zipangu Fest 18-24 November 2011 ICA + Cafe Oto, London Zipangu Fest website The second Zipangu Fest, celebrating the best of cutting-edge and avant-garde Japanese cinema, will be held at...
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East Asian Films at the 56th London Film Festival
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time 55th BFI London Film Festival 10-21 October 2011, London LFF website Mark Stafford, Sarah Cronin and Virginie Sélavy review the most notable Japanese and Korean...
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