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3.5

Weathering With You

David Brook
August 20, 2020
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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.
4.0

Fish Story – Third Window

David Brook
August 10, 2020
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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
July 15, 2020
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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
July 4, 2020
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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
June 28, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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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
June 6, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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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
May 31, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
May 17, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
April 22, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
February 10, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
February 1, 2020
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
December 6, 2019
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
November 16, 2019
Film Reviews, Reviews
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
July 16, 2019
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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
April 30, 2019
Film Reviews, Reviews
David Brook reviews Toshiaki Toyoda's excellent manga adaptation, which is being released on dual format Blu-Ray and DVD by Third Window Films.
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