Koji Yakusho

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Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean movie review

by Chris   ⋅   January 10, 2008   ⋅   Comment [1]

When I first picked up Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean I expected a standard, rather boring WWII submarine flick from the other side of the Pacific. Then I found out it was a WWII submarine flick with Koji Yakusho, which made it seem it might be a little less boring, but didn’t really [...]

The Wow-Choten Hotel (aka: Suite Dreams) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   November 3, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

New Years Eve is a big deal in the states, but even more so in Japan. Think of our Christmas preparations times two. At the Avanti, a plush Five Star Tokyo hotel, the New Years Eve excitement is ramped up even further than the norm, as the night sees not only preparations for New Year’s [...]

Charisma (aka Karisuma) movie review

by Kris   ⋅   July 22, 2005   ⋅   Comments [2]

Restore the rules of the world… Freedom’s just another disease… A truly healthy human longs to obey… These [magic] mushrooms are delicious!

CAN’T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES? Kiyoshi Kurosawa became one of my favorite filmmakers rather quickly, although it has been a bumpy ride. I was enthralled by Cure, regrettably rushed through [...]

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