Paid-members only Devils on the Doorstep Glass Heart (Goto Kotaro and Kakimoto Kensaku, 2025) & CITY the Animation (Ishidate Taichi, 2025)
Yamanaka Yoko Desert of Namibia (Yamanaka Yoko, 2024) A slightly different version of this was originally published at InReview Online as part of their coverage of the Museum of the Moving Image's 2025 First Look series. At first, Yamanaka Yoko’s Desert of Namibia seems to be just another entry in what I’m calling Millennium
Devils on the Doorstep Slices of Life - Japan Cuts 2023 Every year these midsummer weeks of late July and early August see the best showcases for East Asian film in North America arrive in New York City and, by the miracle of online screeners, in my inbox. While the New York Asian Film Festival (follow the link to see my
Hamguchi Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Ryūsuke Capsule Reviews Happy Hour (2015) — March 12, 2017 Would have been better to be able to see it all at once, in a theatre, but as it was, on my TV and spread out over five days, it’s pretty remarkable. All the performances are great, but I’ll go with Kikuchi
