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    LFF REVIEW: The Boy and the Heron (2023, dir. Hayao Miyazaki)

LFF REVIEW: The Boy and the Heron (2023, dir. Hayao Miyazaki)

Certificate: TBC

Running Time: 124 mins

UK Distributor: Elysian Film Group

UK Release Date: 26 December 2023

REVIEWED AT BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

WHO’S IN THE BOY AND THE HERON? (ENGLISH)

Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Karen Fukuhara, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Willem Dafoe, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori, Dan Stevens

WHO’S IN THE BOY AND THE HERON? (JAPANESE)

Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki, Takuya Kimura, Jun Kunimura, Kaoru Kobayashi, […]

By |October 22nd, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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LFF REVIEW: Monster (2023, dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda)

Certificate: TBC

Running Time: 125 mins

UK Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment

UK Release Date: 16 February 2024

REVIEWED AT BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

WHO’S IN MONSTER?

Sakura Andō, Eita Nagayama, Sōya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yūko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Tsunoda, Shidō Nakamura

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Hirokazu Kore-eda (director, editor), Yûji Sakamoto (writer), Minami Ichikawa, Ryo Ota, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Hajime Ushioda, Kenji Yamada and Tatsumi Yoda (producers), Ryuichi Sakamoto (composer), Ryûto Kondô (cinematographer)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A mother (Andō) demands answers when […]

By |October 4th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Love Life (2022, dir. Kôji Fukada)

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 123 mins

UK Distributor: BFI

UK Release Date: 15 September 2023

WHO’S IN LOVE LIFE?

Fumino Kimura, Kento Nagayama, Atom Sunada, Tetta Shimada, Hirona Yamazaki, Misuzu Kanno, Tomorowo Taguchi, Tetsuta Shimada, Mito Natsume

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kôji Fukada (director, writer, editor), Yasuhiko Hattori and Masa Sawada (producers), Olivier Goinard (composer), Hideo Yamamoto (cinematographer), Sylvie Lager (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After a devastating tragedy, a mother (Kimura) is reunited with her son’s biological father (Sunada)…

WHAT ARE […]

By |September 14th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: The First Slam Dunk (2023, dir. Takehiko Inoue)

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 124 mins

UK Distributor: All the Anime

UK Release Date: 30 August 2023

WHO’S IN THE FIRST SLAM DUNK? (ENGLISH VERSION)

Paul Castro Jr., Jonah Scott, Aleks Le, Ben Balmaceda, Aaron Goodson, Abby Espiritu, Zeno Robinson, Yong Yea, Brent Mukai, River Vitae, Kelsey Jaffer, Mike Pollock, Alan Lee

WHO’S IN THE FIRST SLAM DUNK? (JAPANESE VERSION)

Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shin’ichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura, Kenta Miyake, Maaya Sakamoto, Ryota Iwasaki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Masafumi Kobatake, Kenichiro […]

By |September 5th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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