Period and historical films
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Escape review – notorious Japanese revolutionary tells story of country’s most wanted criminal
Director Masao Adachi – formerly of the Japanese Red Army – on the infamous Satoshi Kirishima, who went on the…
- Japan, Period and historical films, Science fiction and fantasy films, Action and adventure films, World news, Asia Pacific, Culture, Film
Godzilla Minus One review – rageful monster is one of the best in the series
Director Takashi Yamazaki sets his destroyer of worlds against a postwar Japan still recovering from the effec…
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Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle review – Japanese soldier’s never-ending war
Robust, old-fashioned anti-war epic tells the true story of the soldier posted to the Philippines in the secon…
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Wife of a Spy review – wartime mystery thriller of double and triple dealing
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s old-fashioned drama delivers big performances and intriguing plot twistsKiyoshi Kurosawa ha…
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‘I’m angry about a lot of things’: Japanese actor Minami on her new eco-drama with Johnny Depp
The actor and painter explains why the world needs to see Minimata, the new film about the mercury poisoning s…