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Director Ryuhei Kitamura ( Versus , Azumi , Godzilla: Final Wars ) is taking on Lupin the Third in a live-action film adaptation due out in Japan on August 30. While we've got a nice little wait before its theatrical premiere, character visuals hit Japanese …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service fantasy novels—most known for the Studio Ghibli anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki—is coming to Japanese theaters on March 1. We've seen some footage in the past, and now website Crank In!! has some fresh stills …Read more »
Lupin trivia time: what’s the first Lupin the Third feature film? Castle of Cagliostro ? Not even close. You’ve clearly never read our in-depth Lupin primer . Mystery of Mamo , aka Lupin vs. The Clone ? A lenient quizmaster might give you points for …Read more »
Getting to the end of the third volume of Nobuaki Tadano's 7 Billion Needles was another "damnit!" moment typical of the series, making the wait for the conclusion that much more unbearable. Well, it's finally here, and for the most part it does a commendable …Read more »
Even having never read Hal Clement's 1950 novel Needle , it's clear just how much Nobuaki Tadano's 7 Billion Needles is diverging from its inspirational roots at this juncture. Though its premise is almost wholly that of Clement's sci-fi yarn, 7 Billion has taken on …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
My, my, my... this is awesome. Directed by Takeshi Koike ( Ninja Scroll ), with Katsuhito Ishii ( The Taste of Tea ) among the writers, Redline is looking every bit as hot as one would imagine in this new full English trailer. The story …Read more »
Anyone that was at New York Comic Con likely passed or stopped by Anchor Bay's booth at least once. On the side of a Friday the 13th-heavy display stood an image that was blindingly colorful in contrast: the poster for Sakichi Sato's Tokyo Zombie film, …Read more »
Hana is the 2006 effort from director Hirokazu Kore-Eda, who garnered critical success with previous efforts like Maborosi , After Life , Distance , and Nobody Knows (among others, he scored the Best Director award at both the Venice Film Festival and the Blue Ribbon …Read more »
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