‘April Story’ is a slice of life film engineered on subtlety and soft-spoken loneliness. Your winter sweater shimmering in the sunlight giving you away as a...
‘Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?’ is a bittersweet coming of age film about a pool race by two boys competing...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie is an elegant reminder that love is selfish. For you to float on cloud nine & walk on air, someone else must...
Director Mayu Nakamura spoke to The Natural Aristocrat® about her episodic feature film, ‘She is me, I am her’. Perhaps, no scene in 2022 cinema will...
Naoko Ogigami spoke to The Natural Aristocrat® about directing Riverside Mukolitta, a film that takes us through the looking glass to the reality of Japan’s poor...
Japan Society NYC will present ‘The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond’ film festival this November. Full screening schedule below for the ACA...
Madeleine Morgenweck spoke to The Natural Aristocrat® about portraying a relationship torn by a cycle of substance abuse, relapse, and broken dreams in suspense film, ‘To...
Lydia Mackay spoke to The Natural Aristocrat about voicing Kyoko Honda in Fruits Basket -prelude-. Spotlighting the shared experience of widows like Kyoko. This Lydia Mackay...
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life will screen at Japan Society NYC on August 12, 2022 at 7:00 pm in-person. The film is part of Japan Society’s...
Goodbye, Don Glees! is a surprisingly deep and richly layered journey into the curtain call of teenage youth. This Goodbye, Don Glees! review contains spoilers. The...