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Happy Halloween!Reflecting this spooky day, Aruba and Chris tackle the most famous examples of J-Horror to ever grace the cinema, Nakata Hideo's Ringu (1998). We chat about the film's legacy, its theme of technophobia, the questionable gender
It's classic week, and Aruba and Chris take on the Master Ozu Yasujiro with one of his less exalted features, Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941). We discuss its reputation as a National Policy film, its strange place in Ozu's filmog
The Toronto International Film Festival had its first ever online festival, and Aruba and Chris checked out what contemporary Japanese cinema was being offered this year.We took a look at the latest offerings from Kawase Naomi with True Mother
Venturing back into Sono's films after a tiny hiatus, Chris rambles about the eclectic director's New York based crime drama, Hazard.If you like the episode, make sure to rate it wherever you get your podcasts and share it around to help us gr
JAPAN CUTS is a New York based film festival hosted by the Japan Society dedicated to celebrating new Japanese film. Their 14th edition is currently streaming online from July 17 -30th. Deputy director of film for the Japan Society and program
For the second installment of the series dedicated to exploring Sono Sion's eclectic filmography, Chris rambles a bit about the raunchy fun of The Virgin Psychics (映画 みんな!エスパーだよ!, 2015). If you like the episode, make sure to rate it wherever y
From the utterly mind numbing existence of quarantine comes a new Eiga Night side series!A personal exploration of one of Japan's most audacious filmmakers work, Solo on Sono is Chris exploring the films of maverick iconoclast (and his persona
Alright varmints, from our self-imposed quarantines Aruba and Chris breakthrough the monotony to say "Howdy" and "wtf" to this weeks episode, Miike Takashi's Sukiyaki Western Django (2007).We talk the film's legacy in a long continuation of cr
Checking in from our quarantines, Aruba and Chris correct the mistake made by the Academy when they snubbed the legendary Joe Shishido (1933 - 2020) from their In Memoriam montage with a lively discussion of his best work as an actor, Suzuki Se
On this week's episode, we lace up our gloves and punch our lives back into shape with Take Masaharu's 100 Yen Love. We talk the inimitable acting talent of Ando Sakura, the depressing nature of Japan's convenience store culture, the difficulty
This week for our classics episode, Chris and Aruba watch tradition clash with modern times in Kinoshita Keisuke's Carmen Comes Home (1951). We talk this film's legacy as the first post-war colour film ever produced, the tonal clash of its musi
In our latest episode, Chris and the returning Aruba ramble on about one of the most important and influential anime films of all time, Otomo Katsuhiro's Akira (1988). While trying to sort through the visceral affect of watching this film, they
We return to our exploration of the absolute classics with one of the most crushingly human stories of mortality and seizing life in the face of untimely death, Kurosawa Akira's Ikiru (1952). Joined this time by special guest Anthony Moss, we g
After our summer hiatus, we are back with a special episode on one of the most audacious, provocative and downright gorgeous anime films of the 1990s, Ikuhara Kunihiko's Adolescence of Utena (1999). Joined by special guest Nikita Helewa, we ch
For our triumphant return from our LONG unplanned break, Aruba and Chris question what it means to be a family with Koreeda Hirokazu's Palme D'or winning masterpiece Shoplifters (2018). We chat about Koreeda's career as the critical darling of
In honor of the Halloween season, we are breaking down the jhorror phenomenon in an extensive history lesson. From the beginnings of horror in Japan in the form of folklore and mythology, to the postwar boom of ghost story cinema, all the way
Chris flies solo once more! In lieu of the much awaited new episode, Chris has thrown together a quickie episode of live action anime reviews to tide you over till our hosts can get back together in studio.He mumbles reviews of Jojo's Bizarre
On this weeks episode, Aruba and Chris venture into the sleazy Gion district to talk Kenji Mizoguchi's early masterpiece and seminal contribution to the industry, Sisters of the Gion (1936). We get into Mizoguchi as one of the "Masters of Jap
In the latest episode of Eiga Night, Chris and Aruba walk the catwalk against their wills and probe the prominent fashion culture of Japan with the manga adaptation Paradise Kiss. We discuss the work of Ai Yazawa and the intersection between Jo
In this week’s episode, Chris and the returning Aruba wander the arid deserts of entrapment and identity with Hiroshi Teshigahara’s Woman in the Dunes (1964). They talk about the influential Japanese New Wave and Teshigahara’s place in it, the
Due to a scheduling conflict between our intrepid hosts, Chris is flying solo this week with a mini bonus episode about all the Japanese films he covered at the New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts. This coverage was done for Film Pulse
The debut episode of Eiga Night is here! On this episode Chris and Aruba are pitted against their classmates and friends in a desperate struggle to survive. It is Kinji Fukusaku's Battle Royale. We talk the controversy, the director's style, an
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