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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   ***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 research I did on the movie and stick my review at the very end. When Mipo O's ravishing 2014 drama The Light Shines Only There won her internat...

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)   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Miyazaki and Me: A Love-Hate Relationship Today we travel to Japan (as we often do here at Cine It) with the youngest cinema lover in the house—my 6-year-...

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: [Editor Info Not Available] Release Date: July 1, 2017 (Japan) Running Time: 125 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Journey to the 16th Century Land of Stealth For my last movie of the week, I traveled to the 16th-century land of stealth, the Iga Province in Japan, through the captivating film "Mumon: The Land of Stealth." I learned a lot about ninjas after watching this movie. I had no idea that ninjas playe...

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Udagawa, Hitoshi Endo Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Kengo Gora as Goro (Vocalist) Kiyohiko Shibukawaas - (Drummer) Toshimitsu Okawa as Ryoji (Guitar) Atsushi Itō as Shigeki (Bass) Mikako Tabe as Masami (Student girl) Gaku Hamada as Masashi (Driver) Kenjiro Ishimaru as Taniguchi (Cult leader) Music: Kazuyoshi Saito Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura Release Date: March 20, 2009 (Japan) Running Time: 112 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Fish Story: A Love Letter to an Underrated Gem Here I am, after my third watch of Fish Story. A movie that I absolutely love and always lingers in my mind after watching it. I haven't come h...

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Utagawa 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 Release Date: June 23, 2007 (Japan) Running Time: 110 minutes Language: Japanese   ***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 work in "The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker." This film continues Nakamura's trend of weaving intricate plots with significant twists, prominently featuring Bob Dylan's ...

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 Release Date: February 15, 2019 (Japan) Running Time: 110 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Surprise Director Mix-Up! Alright, third movie of the week by Yoshihiro Naka... wait a minute! I made a mistake and found out when starting this review that this movie is directed by Takahiro Miki!  I was finding it weird that the movie had such a differen...

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 Release Date: January 30, 2010 (Japan) Running Time: 139 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Floating in a River of Good Cinema Here we have it, the second movie this week by Yoshihiro Nakamura, and I’m now floating in a river of good cinema. A Boy and His Samurai is a beautifully heartwarming film that left me longing for the ...

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 Release Date: January 30, 2010 (Japan) Running Time: 139 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Reinvigorating My Faith in Cinema Here we are for another week dedicated to a movie director. We're off to Japan with Yoshihiro Nakamura. Golden Slumber is so good that I've started believing in great powers from above and all around. After watching so ...