Dark Water
J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.
Tag: Japan
Yakuza Graveyard
Phil Bailey reviews the gritty, influential Yakuza Graveyard, released on a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Greg Chako
Greg Chako may be from Ohio, but the jazz guitarist explains his personal connection to Japan and the experience of recording music in Tokyo in discussion with Ink 19’s Stacey Zering.
Big Time Gambling Boss
Writer Kazuo Kasahara and director Kôsaku Yamashita transcend genre conventions to create the memorable film Big Time Gambling Boss. Phil Bailey reviews.
Futari
Beyond (Libra Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Shogun’s Joy of Torture
Teruo Ishii’s first torture film gets the love from Arrow Video on a lush new Blu-ray.
Burst City
A low budget Japanese art film about punks, drag racing and teenage rebellion.
Inferno of Torture
Teruo Ishii’s classic of pinky violence has new life on Blu-ray.
Hot Mikado
What if Gilbert and Sullivan did “Chicago” with the cast of “Happy Days”?
Sisyphean
Japanese sci-fi at its weirdest.
Ramen Heads
An in-depth exploration of Japanese Ramen Noodle culture. Yum!
Attack Force Z
Aussie Special forces go behind enemy lines in WW2 Asia to recover the crew of a lost airplane including an important defector.
Oh, Yoko
I Love You (Normal Cookie). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Gallhammer
The End (Peaceville). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Jiro’s well known sushi restaurant is in a Tokyo subway station, has ten seats, a bathroom off premises and three Michelin stars.
The Horrors
Skying (XL). Review by Matthew Moyer.
jj
jj no.3 (Secretly Canadian). Review by Matthew Moyer.
KK Null
Oxygen Flash (Neurot Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Pastels/ Tenniscoats
Two Sunsets (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Pastels/ Tenniscoats
Two Sunsets (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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