Oh how I wish I could attend this…

Runs June 25th to July 8th, with 45+ titles from all over Asia! Three cinemas! Walter Reade Theatre at Lincoln Center for the entire fest, Japan Society from July 1-4, and IFC Center Midnights on June 25-26 and July 2-3. Check http://www.subwaycinema.com for news & info.

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Yes, you read that right. The original Star Trek dubbed in Japanese…

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New live action film starring my favorite member of SMAP, Kimutaku (featured on this vlog several times already). Preview:

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Cute CM for the new Ultraman Legend film… featuring Belial as a rude moviegoer.

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If you spend any time reading this videolog then you already know my obsession with High Kick Girl (the film will be available soon!)… here’s Rina Takeda working the chucks.

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Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie hitting your theater (in Japan) on December 12, 2009! Yay for Kaiju and giant monsters!

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Trailer for Yayoi Kusama: I Love ME - now available on DVD!

Here’s the review from Twitch.

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Check out the trailer for this Slovenian Irish-made Samurai movie… yes, not Japanese but certainly Japanese in content. Scheduled for 2010, about “a scorned geisha who creates a magical cup made of tears that causes any man who drinks from it to fall into a permanent sleep” and blah blah just watch it already.

The Cup [...]

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OK, not Japanese but one of my favorite films of 2009 is finally coming to Japan. Here’s the short commercial for it.

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Here’s the latest trailer for It’s on Me featuring actress Koyuki (Last Samurai, Always). The squid were added to the last trailer and I’m not certain if they intend to be in the final film (premiering at Tokyo Film Festival) or it’s just promotion for Hakodate, Hokkaido. I’m going w/the latter. Either way, it’s bizarre [...]

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