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Plot Summary: Based on the autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi, this Japanese drama follows a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) as he navigates between the hearing and deaf worlds, exploring themes of identity, family, and belonging. Director: Mipo O Screenplay: Takehiko Minato Based on: Autobiographical essay by Dai Igarashi Starring: Ryô Yoshizawa as Dai Igarashi Denden as Yasuo Suzuki (Grandfather) Akito Imai as Yosuke Igarashi (Father) Akiko Oshidari as Akiko Igarashi (Mother) Yûsuke Santamaria as Yukihiko Kawai HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ The Nine-Year Vanish Today we're looking at Living in Two Worlds by Japanese director Mipo O. My actual review is going to be pretty short, so I'm going to lead with some rese...

Plot Summary: In 1930s Italy, Porco Rosso, a suave, pig-headed seaplane pilot and bounty hunter, takes on sky pirates, rivals, and personal demons while soaring through breathtaking Mediterranean skies. Director: Hayao Miyazaki Producer: Toshio Suzuki Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga *Hikōtei Jidai* Starring: Shūichirō Moriyama as Porco Rosso (Japanese) Michael Keaton as Porco Rosso (English) Tokiko Kato as Madame Gina (Japanese) Susan Egan as Madame Gina (English) Akemi Okamura as Fio Piccolo (Japanese) Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Fio Piccolo (English) Akio Ōtsuka as Donald Curtis (Japanese) Cary Elwes as Donald Curtis (English) HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Miyazaki and Me: A Love-Ha...

Plot Summary: During the Sengoku period, a lazy yet undefeated ninja named Mumon gets caught in a deadly clash between the deadly Iga ninja clan and Oda Nobunaga's invading army. Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Toho, others Screenplay: Ryo Wada (novel), Yoshihiro Nakamura Starring: Satoshi Ohno as Mumon Satomi Ishihara as Okuni Ryohei Suzuki as Heibee Shimoyama Yusuke Iseya as Daizen Heki Yuri Chinen as Nobukatsu Oda Music: Yu Takami Cinematography: Daisuke Soma Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Journey to the 16th Century Land of Stealth For my last movie of the week, I traveled to the 16th-centur...

Plot Summary: An obscure 1975 punk rock song by an unsuccessful Japanese band surprisingly ripples through time over several decades to save Earth from a deadly comet in 2012. Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Udagawa, Hitoshi Endo Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Kengo Kora as Goro (Vocalist) Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Drummer Toshimitsu Okawa as Ryoji (Guitar) Atsushi Itō as Shigeki (Bass) Mikako Tabe as Masami Gaku Hamada as Masashi Kenjiro Ishimaru as Taniguchi Music: Kazuyoshi Saito Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Fish Story: A Love Letter to an Underrated Gem ...

Plot Summary: Upon moving to Sendai for college, a naive young man is coerced by his eccentric neighbor into robbing a bookstore to steal a Kōjien dictionary for a Bhutanese student. Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Udagawa Screenplay: Kotaro Isaka (novel), Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki Starring: Gaku Hamada as Shiina Eita Nagayama as Kawasaki Seki Megumi as Kotomi Keisu Tamura as Dorje Music: Yukio Kikuchi Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Hideyuki Ohata HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Introduction to Yoshihiro Nakamura's Adaptation Hello fans of Japanese cinema! Today's treat is Yoshihiro Nakamura's adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's wo...

Plot Summary: A quiet young man discovers he possesses 'Fortuna's Eye'—the ability to see through people who are about to die—forcing him to choose between saving lives or risking his own health. Director: Takahiro Miki Producers: Yasushi Hashimoto, Tomoya Nishino Screenplay: Naoki Hyakuta (novel), Riko Sakaguchi Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki as Shinichiro Kiyama Kasumi Arimura as Aoi Kiryu Jun Shison as Daiki Kaneda Daigo as Kazuyuki Utsui Airi Matsui as Mariko Uematsu Yukiya Kitamura as Takeo Kurokawa Music: Yuki Hayashi Cinematography: Kosuke Yamada Editing: Hidefumi Hanatani HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Surprise Director Mix-Up! Alright, thi...

Plot Summary: An Edo-period samurai unexpectedly time-travels 180 years into modern Tokyo, where he moves in with a single mother and her young son, discovering a passion for pastry making. Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Akiko Ikuno Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Ryo Nishikido as Kijima Yasube Rie Tomosaka as Hiroko Yusa Fuku Suzuki as Tomoya Yusa Hiroki Miyake as Sadao Abe Masashi Arifuku as Man in Black Mitsu Murata as Time Agent Makoto Otake as Time Agent Music: Midori Yasukawa Cinematography: Kobayashi Yuan Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Floating in a River of Good Cinema ...

Plot Summary: An innocent delivery man in Sendai is framed for the assassination of Japan's newly elected Prime Minister, embarking on a desperate run for his life aided by old friends and surprising allies. Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Akiko Ikuno Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Masato Sakai as Aoyagi Yuko Takeuchi as Haruko Gaku Hamada as Kill-O Hidetaka Yoshioka as Morita Toshiyuki Nishida as Hayakawa Teruyuki Kagawa as Watabe Akira Emoto as Mr. Tanaka Music: Kazuyoshi Saito Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Reinvigorating My Faith in Cinema ...