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Japan Cinema

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Reviews of great asian influenced films. Updated every weekday morning.

Added on: May 21st, 2009
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Cello
Listed in: Movie Industry and Awards Cinema
Tags: Film Cinema movies anime asian movie reviews

Recent Posts

Samurai Champloo – Review

Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 07:18 in Culture, review, japan, anime, Tv Series, asian, hip hop, animation, violence, blood, samurai, samurai champloo

The simple plot revolves around Fuu searching for the Sunflower Samurai. The group of ninjas trek through 19th-century Japan in search of the samurai who smells of sunflowers but I’ll admit that most recent shows of note have been visually str...
The Scarlet Letter – Review

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 08:15 in movie, sex, Film, Korea, death, movie reviews, drama, movie review, korean, suspense, murder, scarlet letter

The Scarlet Letter is a film that is really a love affair story even though they make it look like a murder movie by the movie ads. In her last film to appear (before her untimely death) Lee eun-ju give a performance so good it’s Oscar worthy....
Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black – Review

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:00 in movie, japan, Film, anime, manga, animation, bleach, movie review, fighting, anime reviews, violence, ichigo

Bleach Movie 3: Fade to Black is a great anime movie. The female villain is just crazy in this film and dark Rukia is definitely my favorite of the villians in all three films. After an explosion that covers about 30% of the Seriettei, Ichigo goes t...
The Forbidden Kingdom – Review

Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 07:58 in movie, china, Film, karate, movie review, fighting, Jackie Chan, kung fu, jet li, forbidden kingdom, asian cinema, wuxia

Like most people, I got duped pretty hard on this movie. I was under the impression this was a Jackie Chan and Jet Li driven vehicle film but in actuality, The Forbidden Kingdom follows the main character of Jason Tripitikas. As Jason is heading o...
Election 2 – Review

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 07:35 in movie, Film, crime, election, movie reviews, drama, hong kong, movie review, violence, sequel, gangster, triad

Election 2 is the sequel to Johnnie To’s hot triad drama, Election, from 2005. Election 2 sees Lok in the wake of having usurped power his way in the Wo Shing Triad Society. Two years have passed and it’s time for another election of a ...
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala – Review

Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 07:35 in movie, japan, Film, anime, Tv Series, Germany, animation, movie review, alchemy, anime reviews, blu-ray, fullmetal alchemist

I should note that you should probably be familiar with the series before reading this review or watching this said film. Picking up after Ed and Al’s separation in the final episode of the original series, we’re given a glimpse of Ed’s new li...