Tag: japanese cinema

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A Storm Zone 「暴風圏」

After the unexpected death of her father in an automobile accident, care-free Misako (Junko KANŌ) is appointed the unlikely president of the family’s prominent shipping company. Despite her inexperience Misako…

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Forgotten artifacts of the Space-Age: ‘The X From Outer Space’ in the Philippines

Presented today are a set of curiosities; five lobby cards dating from the theatrical release of Shochiku’s perennial kaiju cash-in The X From Outer Space. Details are scarce, unfortunately. X…

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Godzilla Minus One 「ゴジラ -1.0」

For the thirtieth time in nearly seven decades* Toho’s greatest contract player has risen from the murky depths of the western Pacific to haunt not only the domestic Japanese market,…