Tag: cinema

February 6, 2017 · 0 comments

By Roxy Simons. Nobuhiro Doi’s new film argues that no student is a lost cause and that no child should be left behind. Adapted from the best-selling book —and true story— How a Teen Girl Went from Academic Absurdity to an Elite University in One Amazing Year, the film focuses on Sayaka Kudou, a girl […]

February 3, 2017 · 0 comments

Jasper Sharp crunches the numbers. On 25th January, the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, or Eiren, released the Japanese box office figures for 2016, affording us our regular annual opportunity to cast our eyes back with an anime-centric overview of the trends and developments over the past twelve months and predict what they might […]

January 19, 2017 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. The Japan Foundation’s annual touring film programme rolls out in venues across the country from 3rd February to 29th March 2017, presenting a glimmer of sunshine at the end of another gloomy British winter for film fans. This year’s season is even more welcome than most, given the distribution prospects for Asian […]

January 9, 2017 · 0 comments

The best Irish-Matt-Damon-fighting-space-lizards movie you will ever see, says Jonathan Clements. In the 11th century AD, the last survivors from a group of European mercenaries finally reach their destination – Imperial China. Amid the rainbow-coloured rocks of China’s arid north-west, Irish brawler William (Matt Damon) and Spanish tough-guy Tovar (Pedro Pascal) surrender to the Nameless […]

January 8, 2017 · 0 comments

Anime Limited Podcast #22 – 8th January 2017 – Naked Gin Twister~! [Recorded on 5th Jan. 2017] Join Jeremy, Keith, Kerry, Kat and Andrew as they bring you the first podcast of the 2017! Topics covered in this episode, but not limited to, include looking back on 2016 (not just in anime) with Kerry & Kat – as […]