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Ultraman: Rising review – endearing kaiju animation battles the monster that is parenting
Appealing superhero film saddles a kaiju fighter with an orphaned infant, who brings challenges to test supern…
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One Cut of the Dead: the gloriously inventive low-budget film that made box office history
This Japanese zombie film hides its secrets so well that once you finish it, you will want to watch it again s…
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Suzume review – Makoto Shinkai’s charming modern Alice in Wonderland
The Your Name director’s mythic and comic new animation is an absorbing, intriguing and bewildering workHere i…
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Goodbye, Don Glees! review – stunningly animated film is affecting YA adventure
Anime tells a familiar tale about boyhood friendship and childhood gangs but does so with genuinely intense fe…
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers review – 80s Japanese bubblegum pop curio
Even with a glorious mishmash of a pop soundtrack, it’s not obvious why Makoto Tezuka’s cult musical needs a r…
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Tokyo Dragon Chef review – ramen-themed yakuza musical comedy
Yoshihiro Nishimura throws every ingredient into this overblown, overcooked and oddly endearing underworld rom…
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The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice review – Ozu’s bittersweet triumph
This portrait of married middle age is deliciously flavoured with mystery and melancholyThe flavour is that of…