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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Check out what Mamoru Oshii has been working on… yes, ASSAULT GIRLS. And I think I like this. Love the choices for each woman featured here. I fell for Meisa Kuroki in Miike’s CROWS ZERO. Glad to see her in this (with Rinko Kikuchi and Hinako Saeki, no less).

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Harry Potter Fangirl finally meets Daniel Radcliffe and freaks. out.

All the sites out there posting the hell out of these videos should be giving props to JapanProbe.com. Check the original post here.

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Here’s one making the rounds… Kana, the Harry Potter fangirl, won the chance to travel to England and interview the cast of Harry Potter. Here’s the result.

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Great Swifty’s (Edmund Yeo) short film, Love Suicides, just premiered at Paris Cinema Film Festival.
[Compétition internationale] Love suicides (extrait)by festivalpariscinema
Read more Great Swifty at his blog.

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From the team that brought you Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police, I present: RoboGeisha!

Getting a lot of play lately so I’m joining the fray…

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Premiering Monday, July 6 as part of the Part of Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film June 30 - July 12, 2009.

Yes, I still want to attend. Send me an invite!

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Premiering Friday, July 3 as part of the Part of Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film June 30 - July 12, 2009. Oh how I would love to attend that.

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