3.5
Weathering With You
David Brook reviews Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to the phenomenally successful Your Name. The film is currently showing on Screen Anime in the UK.
3.5
4.0
Fish Story – Third Window
David Brook reviews Yoshihiro Nakamura's unique multi-stranded film, which is being released on Blu-ray by Third Window.
4.5
Three Outlaw Samurai – Criterion
David Brook reviews Hideo Gosha's action-packed samurai classic, which is being released on Blu-ray by Criterion in the UK.
4.0
Hiroshima – Arrow Academy
David Brook reviews Hideo Sekigawa's powerful depiction of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. It's being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Academy.
4.5
Takeshi Kitano Collection – BFI
David Brook reviews this collection of some of Takeshi Kitano's early films, Violent Cop, Boiling Point and Sonatine. The Blu-ray set is being released by the BFI.
5.0
Tokyo Story & The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family – BFI
David Brook reviews Yasujiro Ozu's classic drama Tokyo Story, as well as another similarly themed film from the director, released on Blu-ray by the BFI.
4.0
The Mad Fox – Arrow Academy
David Brook reviews Tomu Uchida's stylistically bold jidaigeki (period drama), which is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Academy.
4.0
The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice – BFI
David Brook reviews Yasujirô Ozu's classic drama, which is being released on dual-format Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI as part of their Japan 2020 season.
4.5
Kwaidan – Eureka
David Brook reviews Masaki Kobayashi's classic art-house horror anthology. It's being released on Blu-ray by Eureka as part of its Masters of Cinema series.
3.5
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers – Third Window
David Brook reviews the wacky Japanese cult pop-musical The Legend of the Stardust Brothers, which is being released on Blu-ray and DVD by Third Window.
4.5
Sansho the Bailiff (a.k.a. Sansho Dayu) – Criterion
Justin Richards reviews the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of Kenji Mizoguchi's classic Japanese period drama, Sansho the Bailiff.
4.0
Kiki’s Delivery Service 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
David Brook reviews the classic Studio Ghibli film, Kiki's Delivery Service, by Hayao Miyazaki. It's being re-released in a 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition.
4.0
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On – Second Run
David Brook reviews Kazuo Hara's powerful documentary about a Japanese WWII veteran on an obsessive quest for justice. The film is being released on Blu-ray and DVD by Second Run.
5.0
Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda – BFI
David Brook reviews the BFI's boxset of early films from the Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.
4.0
Blue Spring – Third Window Films
David Brook reviews Toshiaki Toyoda's excellent manga adaptation, which is being released on dual format Blu-Ray and DVD by Third Window Films.