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Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romance. Show all posts
27 September 2012

Jane Eyre (ジェーン・エア, 2011)

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Charlotte Brontë ’s Gothic romance Jane Eyre (1847) presents many challenges to a screenwriter looking to adapt the story into a fil...
24 May 2012

The Mirage Flower (あんてるさんの花, 2012)

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Tonight the 13 th Japan FilmFest Hamburg is hosting the world premiere of The Mirage Flower (aka The Mysterious Flower of Anteru /...
19 December 2011

Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス, 2011)

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Things have been quiet here on Nishikata Film the past couple of weeks because I have been ill.  When I am under the weather and sofa...
07 April 2008

Fine, Totally Fine (全然大丈夫, 2008)

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The funniest film at Nippon Connection this year was unquestionably Yosuke Fujita’s Fine, Totally Fine ( Zenzen Daijobu , 2007). The film ...
05 December 2007

Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス, 2005)

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This 12 episode anime is adapted from Ai Yazawa’s 5 volume shōjo manga Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス), known to fans as ParaKiss (パラキス). The man...
13 February 2007

Lost in Translation (ロスト・イン・トランスレーション, 2003)

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This piece on Sofia Coppola’s Oscar winning film, Lost in Translation , has been quietly simmering away in the back of my mind for the past...
22 January 2007

Penny Serenade (愛のアルバム, 1941)

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Penny Serenade (George Stevens, 1941) is a classic example of a weepie: a drama, usually romantic in nature, designed to make its audience ...