Loveable Zombie Comedy Storms the Japanese Box Office

James HeronNovember 18, 2018

A tiny, perfect gem that took Japanese audiences by storm based entirely on word of mouth. Picture ©THIRD WINDOW FILMS ...

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Studio Ponoc Carries on the Ghibli Tradition

James HeronOctober 6, 2018

Yonebayashi manages a seamless transition from Studio Ghibli in terms of quality, visual style and storytelling sensibility. Picture ©GKIDS...

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Toronto Gets Anime-Ted

Bento Box MagazineAugust 6, 2018

Fans of Japanese contemporary film, music and pop culture will want to catch this epic event. The second weekend in August is bound to be an ex...

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North America’s Biggest Showcase of Japanese Films is Back!

Bento Box MagazineJuly 1, 2018

June 7-28 at the Japanese canadian cultural centre The annual Toronto Japanese Film Festival brings top stars, filmmakers and premieres to Toronto for ...

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Tokyo BEFORE/AFTER – Photography Exhibition

Amanda PlyleyJune 13, 2018

Picture ©mika ninagawa Picture ©Shinya Arimoto Picture ©Nobuyoshi Araki / Courtesy of Taka Ishii Galler...

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“Oh Lucy” indeed!

James HeronMarch 31, 2018

What could have been a by-the-numbers culture-clash road trip comedy is elevated by the quality of the writing and performances, especially those from Terajima ...

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A quiet, quizzical invasion

James HeronMarch 2, 2018

By turns hilarious, thrilling and profound, Before We Vanish reminds audiences of the continued strength of one of Japanese cinema’s most unique auteu...

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Beautiful and baffling—just like the real thing

Bento Box MagazineFebruary 1, 2018

A visually sumptuous, dream-like and disarmingly strange teen romance-fantasy delivers something strikingly original. Featured picture ©2017...

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Cycles of compassion and abuse

James HeronDecember 3, 2017

Mipo O’s award-winning film intertwines the stories of three characters struggling in lives of emotional isolation or caught in patterns of abuse. ...

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The Toronto Reel Asian

Bento Box MagazineNovember 2, 2017

International Film Festival The 21st edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will run from Nov. 9 to 18. This is a unique showcas...

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