Film Festivals
All the films I saw at various Film Festivals over the years.
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- DirectorHung-i ChenStarsFrederick Ming Zhong LeeShuo-Han WangHung ChienFollows two men from different generations who fall in love due to an unexpected encounter, as they experiment how things would work out after an accident.8/10 - FSFF 2024
- DirectorsAstrid RonderoFernanda ValadezStarsJuan Jesús VarelaYadira PérezAlexis VarelaWhen a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father's destiny may be inescapable.8/10 - Filmfest Munich 2024 (July 2nd, 2024)
- DirectorKôtarô WajimaStarsMariko KagaMuga TsukajiIkkei WatanabeTadao, a middle-aged man with autism, undergoes an unexpected transition to a group home by his single mother Tamako, despite facing challenges during the transition.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorsKenji YamamotoKenji YamamotoStarsToshihiro MitsumuraUi OzawaKumiko TsushimaAn umbrella you must never open...A frightening killer umbrella flies across the sky.4/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorHiroho MienoStarsIzumi AoiManabu HosoiMana SakuraiTwo police officers receive a report and visit a house where a crime took place. One discovers a high school girl who is believed to be the victim, but something seems strange about her.4/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorHiroto NakanoStarHiroto NakanoA terrifying closet versus a young man. A new style of horror depicting the fears hiding in daily life.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorYûta ShimotsuStarAine HaraA young woman visits her grandparents on a break from university. While she's there, she discovers a dark secret about them and potentially herself.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorsMaya AyabeShin'ya AyabeStarsHayato IchiharaMaiko ItouHana KinoTeacher Amarida has been transferred to a new school and is still crazy about school lunches. Amarida's student rival Kamino has also transferred to the same school and is outraged at the changes to school lunches.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorNobuhiro DoiStarsMasaki SudaKasumi ArimuraKaya KiyoharaA love story spanning 5 years between a man and a woman. A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman both miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo and meet there. Their relationship develops romantically.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorYuki TanadaStarsMei NaganoNao HondaMasataka KubotaTomoyo Shiino, an office lady, learns of her friend Mariko Ikagawa's suicide and steals her remains to save her soul. She recalls her memories and embarks on a trip with her remains.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorShunsuke KariyamaStarsMana AshidaKotone FurukawaTomoko IkutaUrara Sayama, a 17-year-old high school student, enjoys reading boy's love manga and works part-time as a cashier. She meets 78-year-old Yuki Ichinoi, who buys a BL manga and becomes a fan. They form a friendship and take on challenges.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsYôsuke EguchiKanata HosodaSora InoueSousuke Aoyama, grieving his parents' deaths, discovers ink wash paintings while working at an exhibition gallery. Master Kozan suggests he learn to draw ink wash paintings.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorKazuya KonakaStarsYû UemuraAkari TakaishiTakuji KawakuboDuring the midst of Star Wars fever in the late 1970s, a cinephile high schooler teams up with three classmates to make his no-budget sci-fi masterpiece for a class project.8/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2024)
- DirectorDominique MargotDirector Dominique Margot paints a portrait of scientists, artists, and mountaineers exploring the Alps in novel ways. Bergfahrt takes viewers on a captivating journey to discover mythical giants that exert great attraction.6/10 - DOK.fest 2024
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsShunsuke KubozukaShinnosuke MitsushimaKeishi NagatsukaFulfilling his filmmaking dream of 40 years, Nobuhiko Obayashi's luminous new feature "Hanagatami" delivers a timeless story of the pureness of youth beset by the chaos of war.7/10 - Japanese Filmfestival Online 2023
- DirectorAika HigashimoriStarsAika HigashimoriKenta IshidaKôta MitsuiOverlaying the history and culture of the land and its people that transcends the boundaries.The word "BACHIRANUN" means "I will never forget" in the dialect of Yonaguni Island of Okinawa, where is the westernmost point of Japan.6/10 - Japanese Filmfestival Online (2023)
- DirectorNatsuki TakahashiStarsRiku HagiwaraShiori KuboRiko NagaseA ghost of a girl Aisuke suddenly appears in the room of Yohei who was dumped by his lover. Aisuke, who has never experienced love during her lifetime, is very interested in "dating" and giving Yohei useless advice.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2023)
- DirectorKeitarô SakonStarsKokoro MoritaEriko NakamuraHaya NakazakiHaruka, a young recognized female entrepreneur, was forced to retire from her company due to the abuse of her authority. For her pride, she attempts to sell her family home and starts her new business.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2023)
- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya KurokawaA mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.10/10 - Filmfest Munich 2023 (June 24, 2023)
- DirectorNozomi AsaoStarsMiku UeharaKogarashi WakasugiKokoro MoritaA member of the high school art club called Sakuko falls into the sea while sketching a boat. Witnessing the incident, Saibara creates a painting titled "Drowning Sakuko" and wins an award at a contest, leading the painting to be displayed at school. Saibara takes the liberty of announcing that she will paint Sakuko for her next piece during a newspaper interview. Frustrated by the situation, Sakuko gives up on her artistic path and attempts to create a new work with the motif of a "boat" in her home, which is scheduled for demolition.7/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online (2023)
- DirectorYôichi NaritaStarsTsubasa NakagawaItsuki NagasawaRina IkomaIn a fading village in the Japanese countryside, the school is about to be closed, which weighs heavily on the students. Freshly arrived from Tokyo with his father after an acrimonious divorce, the shy Akira escapes into drawing and agrees to participate in a mural project to mark the end of the institution. One day, he sees Maki on the roof of a farm and becomes fascinated by this mysterious teenager, who has left school for unclear reasons. Later, several people witness the strange appearance of green lights. Akira discovers a crop circle, in which Maki is lying peacefully. They become friends and swear to keep silent about this fascinating discovery. But secrets are hard to keep in a small town and in the age of social networks, rumours spread quickly.8/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online 2023
- DirectorYoshifumi TsubotaStarsMakoto OoharaYoshifumi TsubotaA filmmaker's study of his 61-year-old cousin who lives on his own with pervasive developmental disorder after his mother passed away. The filmmaker, himself diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 41, also a married man with a daughter, spent two and a half year to record the life and struggles of his newly acquainted cousin, as well as that of the filmmaker himself.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online 2023
- DirectorsMariam ChachiaNik VoigtIn a crumbling palatial building high in the Georgian mountains, people who are chronically ill with tuberculosis live in complete isolation - until they find out that their unloved home is to be demolished.7/10 - DOK.fest 2023
- DirectorDai SakôStarsTomomitsu AdachiYôta KawaseYutaka MatsushigeA forty something factory worker accidentally kills a woman while out on a date with her and tries to cover up her death. Over time, guilt begins to prick at the factory workers conscience and he begins to lose his mind.6/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online 2023
- DirectorHideo JôjôStarsRina OnoAmon HiraiShuri NakamuraA coming-of-age drama about young people who cheer for their high school baseball team playing in a stadium.8/10 - Japanese Film Festival Online 2023