Category Archive: Japan - Films

Newish movie theater in Jimbocho

Newish movie theater in Jimbocho

Hadn’t been to Kanda-Jimbocho in quite some time, perhaps 9 or so months, but went there the other week to look for a book for an overseas customer. I ran into this rather startling site — the Jimbocho Theater, which is owned by the publishing house Shogakukan

 

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

German filmmaker and photographer Wim Wenders will be in town later this month for a couple (perhaps more?) events that those in the Tokyo area …

 

Ozu youth

Ozu youth

Since I began my journey more or less with Ozu, it was a nice feeling to complete a circle of sorts and end my trip …

 

Temptation Island meets The Last Samurai

Temptation Island meets The Last Samurai

I just noticed that the trailer for Memoirs of a Geisha is online. As all movie trailers seem to do, it makes it look like …

 

A film I deem too predictable to be surprised by

A film I deem too predictable to be surprised by

This is the kind of thing that just gets my goat, though naturally I find none of it surprising. In a Guardian piece about the …

 

Ozu commemorative stamps

Ozu commemorative stamps

Just added this sheet of stamps to my Ozu pages.