From Ningin: Two movies that I’m looking forward to watching are GANTZ and Studio Ghibli’s The Borrowers. Fortunately for me, a new trailer was released for each of these movies that has raised my anticipation even further. More »

From Ningin: The classic award-winning Hayao Miyazaki film, Spirited Away, will be featured at this years New York Children’s Film Festival. The NYICFF will be screening the film today and tomorrow (May 8th and May 9th), so if you’re in the New York area, stop on by to check it out! More »

It’s time to mark your calendars Californians! For those that live in the San Francisco Bay Area and love Japanese cinema (which I assume you do since you’re reading this post), this is an event(s) you can’t afford to miss. More »

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If a feel good story about beating the odds really fits your fancy, Swing Girls could be for you.

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2010 is going to be THE year for Space Battleship Yamato fans. More »

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So far, there are only a few high definition releases of Kurosawa works. There’s a 2007 French HD-DVD version of Ran and a Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Kagemusha. In February, this will all change with a slew of Kurosawa films being released, to hi-def Blu-ray, with more coming in March. More »

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It looks like the vampire movie craze has finally infected Japan. Higanjima, the latest film from director Kim Tae Kyun, has Japan, and Hollywood, buzzing with interest.

Based on the best-selling manga by Koji Matsumoto, Kyun brings vampiric monsters to life on a remote island set far out in a dangerous sea. Once teenager Akira hears word of his missing brother being seen on the island he brings a troupe of friends to investigate. The friends, many of whom serve as better fatalities than fighters, are your classic set of personalities from aggressive to bubbly and everything in between. More »

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Cinephiles rejoice! One of cinema’s greatest directors of all time is getting the Rekuru special treatment this month. More »

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When it comes down to it, a title can make or break an anime. You may not think so at first but when trying to find a new anime to watch amidst a sea of titles, an interesting sounding title can be more than enough reason to check it out. Of course, a bad title can do quite the opposite. Imagine how well recieved Cowboy Bebop would have been had it been called Super Happy Bounty Hunter Time! So with that in mind, I present five anime who’s titles can only be described as ill-conceived. More »

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Who could forget the 80’s? The clothes, the hair….the ninjas? You may not associate the 80’s with ninjas but upon closer inspection, you’ll find that this decade more than any other was THE period of ninja revival. Don’t believe me? Read on. More »

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