Although considered by many academics as one of the best Japanese films of the 80s, and having won a number of awards in Japan, including the Grand Prix from the Young Cinema Grand Prize at the 1985 Tokyo Film Festival and Best Director from Three Continents in Nantes, “Typhoon Club” remains a relatively unknown film in the West.
Typhoon Club is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species,...
Typhoon Club is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Arrow Video floors us with yet another well-curated Japanese masterpiece. For practical purposes, this disc might represent the Western premiere of Tomu Uchida’s three-hour ‘crime and punishment’ saga. Unfolding like a novel and filmed with an unusually gritty visual scheme called ‘the Toei W106 method,’ the story’s timeline is split between 1947 and 1957. It has a strong postwar social statement to make, but the overriding theme is one of spiritual Karma, and the function of guilt in imperfect humans. Several of the actors are just unforgettable, especially Rentarô Mikuni, Junzaburô Ban, and Ken Takakura.
A Fugitive from the Past
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1965 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 183 min. / Street Date September 27, 2022 / Kiga kaikyô, Straits of Hunger / Available from Amazon / 39.95
Starring: Rentarô Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Ken Takakura, Junzaburô Ban, Kôji Mitsui, Yoshi Katô, Susumu Fujita, Akiko Kazami, Rin’ichi Yamamoto, Tadashi Suganuma.
Cinematography: Hanjirô Nakazawa
Special Effects: Sadao Uemura
Art Director: Mikio Mori...
A Fugitive from the Past
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
1965 / B&w / 2:35 widescreen / 183 min. / Street Date September 27, 2022 / Kiga kaikyô, Straits of Hunger / Available from Amazon / 39.95
Starring: Rentarô Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Ken Takakura, Junzaburô Ban, Kôji Mitsui, Yoshi Katô, Susumu Fujita, Akiko Kazami, Rin’ichi Yamamoto, Tadashi Suganuma.
Cinematography: Hanjirô Nakazawa
Special Effects: Sadao Uemura
Art Director: Mikio Mori...
- 9/6/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Third Window Films have carved a niche for themselves in the home video market, bringing quality contemporary as well as some classic Japanese cinema to a much wider audience. Their work on restored versions of Takeshi Kitano films is much loved. This time, however, they have picked two films that are completely different from what they’ve released so far, yet somehow feel very “Third Window films”. “1001 Nights” and “Cleopatra” are the first and second films in the Animerama Series, a series of three adult-themed animated films from the creative duo of Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto
“Cleopatra” opens in a distant future, where mankind is facing a threat from a Pasateli alien race who plan to conquer humans through what is known as the “Cleopatra Plan”. Unsure as to what the plan exactly is, Jiro, Harvey and Mary are selected by their commanding officer to...
“Cleopatra” opens in a distant future, where mankind is facing a threat from a Pasateli alien race who plan to conquer humans through what is known as the “Cleopatra Plan”. Unsure as to what the plan exactly is, Jiro, Harvey and Mary are selected by their commanding officer to...
- 8/2/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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Even the most iconic films wouldn’t be the same without music. A good film score knows how to hit the right notes in accurately conveying everything from mood and theme, to emotions and tone. Similar to a soundtrack, which is a collection of music that wasn’t written specifically for the film but fits the overall theme, musical scores are meant to enrich the viewing experience. And if you’ve watched a movie that gave you goosebumps, the music could have something to do with it.
If you’re a cinephile or movie buff who enjoys musical scores, we rounded up a list of some of the best scores to buy on...
Even the most iconic films wouldn’t be the same without music. A good film score knows how to hit the right notes in accurately conveying everything from mood and theme, to emotions and tone. Similar to a soundtrack, which is a collection of music that wasn’t written specifically for the film but fits the overall theme, musical scores are meant to enrich the viewing experience. And if you’ve watched a movie that gave you goosebumps, the music could have something to do with it.
If you’re a cinephile or movie buff who enjoys musical scores, we rounded up a list of some of the best scores to buy on...
- 7/29/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
Less than a year after the success of “Sword of Justice”, Shintaro Katsu returned as the lawman with an enormous penis, a disgust for corruption and very questionable interrogation techniques for a new mystery, this time helmed by none other than Yasuzo Masumura.
Early on, we see Hanzo Itami run into government treasurer Lord Okubu while chasing two thieves with his assistants Devil-Fire and Viper. Once again, Hanzo stresses on his dislike for corrupt officials in this encounter, which then gives way for the mystery central to the story. These two thieves, as it turns out, were running away from a nearby rice mill after discovering a half-naked dead woman there. Upon investigating, Hanzo deduces that the death was in fact not a murder but the result of a botched illegal abortion. This leads Hanzo into uncovering, once again, a conspiracy going way high, this time involving shamanic rituals,...
Early on, we see Hanzo Itami run into government treasurer Lord Okubu while chasing two thieves with his assistants Devil-Fire and Viper. Once again, Hanzo stresses on his dislike for corrupt officials in this encounter, which then gives way for the mystery central to the story. These two thieves, as it turns out, were running away from a nearby rice mill after discovering a half-naked dead woman there. Upon investigating, Hanzo deduces that the death was in fact not a murder but the result of a botched illegal abortion. This leads Hanzo into uncovering, once again, a conspiracy going way high, this time involving shamanic rituals,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Underscore? Try overscore. The co-star of “Uncut Gems” is undoubtedly the film’s music. The result of a second collaboration between composer Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, and director Josh Safdie, the cosmically synthesized score blends multiple Moog tones for a sonic identity to accompany Adam Sandler’s role as Manny.
As the featurette below reveals, Lopatin’s audio foraging centered around his Moog One synthesizer, providing just the right psychedelic drones to journey through the interior of the raw Opal at the heart of the movie. Maximal New Age vibes play homage to the creators’ love of artists like Isao Tomita, Tangerine Dream and the mighty Vangelis. The mini-doc follows the creative process in Lopatin’s Brooklyn synth cave — beautifully flooded with natural light, plants and shelves of books (notably a copy of iconic San Francisco poet Clark Coolidge’s “A Beginning What and Ending Away”).
Interviews with...
As the featurette below reveals, Lopatin’s audio foraging centered around his Moog One synthesizer, providing just the right psychedelic drones to journey through the interior of the raw Opal at the heart of the movie. Maximal New Age vibes play homage to the creators’ love of artists like Isao Tomita, Tangerine Dream and the mighty Vangelis. The mini-doc follows the creative process in Lopatin’s Brooklyn synth cave — beautifully flooded with natural light, plants and shelves of books (notably a copy of iconic San Francisco poet Clark Coolidge’s “A Beginning What and Ending Away”).
Interviews with...
- 1/9/2020
- by Shirley Halperin
- Variety Film + TV
Although considered by many academics as one of the best Japanese films of the 80s, and having won a number of awards in Japan, including the Grand Prix from the Young Cinema Grand Prize at the 1985 Tokyo Film Festival and Best Director from Three Continents in Nantes, “Typhoon Club” remains a relatively unknown film in the West.
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species, and contemplating death. Midori, Yuri and...
The story revolves around a number of students attending a school at a suburb in Tokyo, and takes place on a five days span, mostly before and after a typhoon hits the place. Rie is the popular girl in the class, and has a rather strange relationship with Mikami, who is the male equivalent of hers. Both, however, hide some psychological issues, with Rie being filled with self-doubt and Mikami with dark philosophical thoughts, dealing with the way an individual can overcome his species, and contemplating death. Midori, Yuri and...
- 12/24/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Featured in today's roundup are an interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, whose Endless Poetry premieres in Cannes on Saturday, Jonathan Rosenbaum on John Cassavetes, new pieces in Bright Lights on Béla Tarr, Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch as well as on Alex Proyas’s I, Robot and Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep, an Otto Preminger series in New York, work by the late Antonia Bird in London, Joanna Hogg in Cambridge, a video essay on Jacques Rivette, an interview with Whit Stillman—and remembering Isao Tomita. » - David Hudson...
- 5/9/2016
- Keyframe
Featured in today's roundup are an interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, whose Endless Poetry premieres in Cannes on Saturday, Jonathan Rosenbaum on John Cassavetes, new pieces in Bright Lights on Béla Tarr, Wim Wenders and Jim Jarmusch as well as on Alex Proyas’s I, Robot and Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep, an Otto Preminger series in New York, work by the late Antonia Bird in London, Joanna Hogg in Cambridge, a video essay on Jacques Rivette, an interview with Whit Stillman—and remembering Isao Tomita. » - David Hudson...
- 5/9/2016
- Fandor: Keyframe
The story of how the directorial brothers Benny and Joshua Safdie found their muse and star, Arielle Holmes, for their latest feature seems like a shadowy tale from a gritty Craigslist missed connection. After Joshua and their producer Sebastian Bear-McClard spotted her on a subway platform while working undercover for research on an abandoned genre film, they approached her. A subsequent series of no call, no shows seemed like a dead end, but then Holmes reached out, admitting that she’d been homeless, out of touch and had recently attempted to take her own life and was just recently released from the hospital. Since then, her life has been transformed since Heaven Knows What became a festival hit, winning the C.I.C.A.E. Award in Venice and the Tokyo Grand Prix and Best Director prizes at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Riding a wave of critical acclaim despite its white knuckled edge,...
- 9/15/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Living Through Oblivion: Safdie Bros. Lens Devastating Tale of Desperation and Depravity on the Streets of NYC
The story of how the directorial brothers Benny and Joshua Safdie found their muse and star, Arielle Holmes, for their latest feature seems like a shadowy tale from a gritty Craigslist missed connection. After Joshua and their producer Sebastian Bear-McClard spotted her on a subway platform while working undercover for research on an abandoned genre film, they approached her. A subsequent series of no call, no shows seemed like a dead end, but then Holmes reached out, admitting that she’d been homeless, out of touch and had recently attempted to take her own life and was just recently released from the hospital.
Having dropped out of school at 15 to become a homeless heroin junky running the mean streets of New York City, Holmes’s tale of depravity and desperation struck the Safdie’s with a fascinating idea.
The story of how the directorial brothers Benny and Joshua Safdie found their muse and star, Arielle Holmes, for their latest feature seems like a shadowy tale from a gritty Craigslist missed connection. After Joshua and their producer Sebastian Bear-McClard spotted her on a subway platform while working undercover for research on an abandoned genre film, they approached her. A subsequent series of no call, no shows seemed like a dead end, but then Holmes reached out, admitting that she’d been homeless, out of touch and had recently attempted to take her own life and was just recently released from the hospital.
Having dropped out of school at 15 to become a homeless heroin junky running the mean streets of New York City, Holmes’s tale of depravity and desperation struck the Safdie’s with a fascinating idea.
- 5/25/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
In space, no one can hear Randy drink.
So you meet your friends for some wine before the movie. You allow plenty of time, so you can relax and have several glasses before walking over to the cinema. You settle into your comfy movie chair with some of that $20 movie food, let the promos wash over you, and then…
The movie is Alien, and that drippy, gelatinous monster with the big teeth scares the wine right out of you. How do you think Ripley felt when the alien got right in her face? She probably felt relieved it wasn’t right on her face. That scenario didn’t work out too well for her spacemates.
This alien scared so many people there should have been a red threat level attached to it. Personally, I was off eggs for months after I saw the film. The alien costume was so well done,...
So you meet your friends for some wine before the movie. You allow plenty of time, so you can relax and have several glasses before walking over to the cinema. You settle into your comfy movie chair with some of that $20 movie food, let the promos wash over you, and then…
The movie is Alien, and that drippy, gelatinous monster with the big teeth scares the wine right out of you. How do you think Ripley felt when the alien got right in her face? She probably felt relieved it wasn’t right on her face. That scenario didn’t work out too well for her spacemates.
This alien scared so many people there should have been a red threat level attached to it. Personally, I was off eggs for months after I saw the film. The alien costume was so well done,...
- 3/29/2012
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Halloween’s almost upon us, and to mark the occasion, Glen’s delved into the archives to find his favourite horror movie scores…
Good readers, it’s that time of year again. The time when it’s acceptable to wander the streets dressed like a psycho killer and not get arrested for it. It’s also the time of year when there’ll be all manner of Halloween parties, and while some will no doubt resort to lazily playing Monster Mash and Thriller on a loop, I can’t help but feel it would be better if people would dig into some great horror scores to add a suitably spooky atmosphere to proceedings.
A great score can make or break a horror film. With this in mind, here are some of my favourite horror movie scores, as well as some suggestions from some well-informed writers I converse with.
Hellraiser – Christopher Young...
Good readers, it’s that time of year again. The time when it’s acceptable to wander the streets dressed like a psycho killer and not get arrested for it. It’s also the time of year when there’ll be all manner of Halloween parties, and while some will no doubt resort to lazily playing Monster Mash and Thriller on a loop, I can’t help but feel it would be better if people would dig into some great horror scores to add a suitably spooky atmosphere to proceedings.
A great score can make or break a horror film. With this in mind, here are some of my favourite horror movie scores, as well as some suggestions from some well-informed writers I converse with.
Hellraiser – Christopher Young...
- 10/24/2011
- Den of Geek
From Planet Of The Apes to Alien, composer Jerry Goldsmith has been a veritable mine of classic sci-fi themes. Glen salutes some of his very best...
Jerry Goldsmith was a giant of film composing who was among the most prolific and well respected composers to have worked in cinema. At his peak, he was rumoured to have composed an average of six scores a year, which really is quite staggering. He seemed to be able to effortlessly adapt his talents to a number of genres and set, and later redefined standards in the process.
When planning this tribute, I had a hard time narrowing down the titles I wanted to cover, so have decided to split the pieces. This first will focus on what I consider to be his greatest sci-fi scores and I will take a look at some of his selected other works in a future article...
Planet Of The Apes...
Jerry Goldsmith was a giant of film composing who was among the most prolific and well respected composers to have worked in cinema. At his peak, he was rumoured to have composed an average of six scores a year, which really is quite staggering. He seemed to be able to effortlessly adapt his talents to a number of genres and set, and later redefined standards in the process.
When planning this tribute, I had a hard time narrowing down the titles I wanted to cover, so have decided to split the pieces. This first will focus on what I consider to be his greatest sci-fi scores and I will take a look at some of his selected other works in a future article...
Planet Of The Apes...
- 9/14/2010
- Den of Geek
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