Kei Mizutani

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Operation Pussycat movie review

by Chris   ⋅   April 26, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

Director: Ryuichi Honda
Starring: Kei Mizutani, Nao Iguchi
Genre: Indie, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Action
Let’s start with the positives first. I think, outside of experimental art and music DVDs, Operation Pussycat boasts THE best DVD cover art of the past few years. It’s simple, clean, instantly catches your eye… It just pops. Cult DVD distributors would [...]

MOVIE REVIEW . Owl’s Castle

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   May 30, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

While a huge hit in its native Japan, the American response to Owl’s Castle so far can be characterized as lukewarm at best. One might attribute this to the fact that the film’s director, Masahiro Shinoda (Samurai Spy, Double Suicide), epitomizes classical Japanese cinematic sensibilities, while at the same time being a bit of an [...]

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