by Chris MaGee Once a year the Japan Foundation digs into their vault of film prints and tours a handful through cities worldwide who are lucky enough to have a JF office. Toronto is one of those cities, so this December we will get a chance to see...

誰も守ってくれない (Dare mo mamotte kurenai) Released: 2009 Director: Ryoichi Kimizuka Starring: Koichi Sato Mirai Shida Ryuhei Matsuda Yuriko Ishida Yoshino Kimura Running time: 118 min. Reviewed by Eric Evans Full disclosure time. I...

by Chris MaGee Well, we knew that the online anticipation for the Shunji Iwai scripted and Takeshi Kobayashi directed film "Bandage" was pretty intense. You just need to read back over our own coverage of the project that stretches back over a year....

by Chris MaGee Most folks out there were introduced to director Toshio Lee (above right) after his film "Detroit Metal City" exploded around the globe last year. That film, which starred Ken'ichi Matsuyama in a hilarious dual role as a lovable geek...

田園に死す (Den-en ni shisu) Released: 1974 Director: Shuji Terayama Starring: Kantaro Suga Hiroyuki Takano Yoshio Harada Izumi Hara Kan Mikami Running time: 115 min. Reviewed by Chris MaGee Our childhood forms us. The actions of our...