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Eclair – Kindness You Can Taste

Eclair depicts the resilience and the kindness of ordinary people amidst the turbulent period during and after World War II. After losing his parents at…

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Gen Manga’s Wolf

Naoto is a rising boxer determined to defeat his father, who abandons his family years earlier to become a boxer himself. He journeys to Tokyo,…

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Round the Sphere

Do you prefer your men 2D or 3D? She took this very well. Mankind is becoming inured to violence by eliminating the emotional component of…

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Natsuyuki Rendezvous: Bodies and Souls in Transition

Or, a theology of bodies, souls, and cockblocking ghosts.

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Round the Sphere

At the Otakon Matsuri, I happily registered for the Japan Information and Culture Center listserv for opportunities to film screenings. I got an email about…

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Tari Tari, Kokoro No Melody, natsukashii school chorus

Natsukashii, nostalgic, sehnsucht, saudade school chorus.

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