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Chieko Baisho in 'Plan 75' film. Photo Credit: © Chie Hayakawa, Kimstim Films, Dongyu Club.

Director Chie Hayakawa Interview: ‘Plan 75’ film, Japanese Elderly Isolation

Director Chie Hayakawa spoke to The Natural Aristocrat about her powerful film ‘Plan 75’. Discussing the social isolation of Japanese seniors, age discrimination in the labor...

Huahua's Dazzling World and its Myriad Temptations - Photo provided by NYC's Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) / Director Daphne Xu

Film2 years ago

‘Huahua’s Dazzling World’ MoMI Film Review: NYC Premiere

Director Daphne Xu’s documentary ‘Huahua’s Dazzling World and Its Myriad Temptations‘ presents a modest income, humble grandmother in China living almost entirely for her social media...

Kento Nagayama (Jirô), Tetta Shimada (Keita), and Fumino Kimura (Taeko) in 'Love Life' Film. Photo Credit: © 2022 LOVE LIFE FILM PARTNERS _ COMME DES CINEMAS (33) / Oscilloscope Laboratories

Japanese Films2 years ago

‘Love Life’ MoMI Film Review: Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare

If your child died in a freak accident partially caused by your own negligent mistake… Could you ever forgive yourself? In film ‘Love Life’, a young...

(from left to right) Hiroyuki Isobe, Yoohei Kawakami, Ib Riad, and Masaki Shirai of [Alexandros] perform at Anime NYC. Photo Credit: Dower Photography

Music Interviews2 years ago

[Alexandros] Interview: Anime NYC live performance, band inspirations

J-Rock band [Alexandros] spoke to The Natural Aristocrat® about their live performance at Anime NYC 2022. THE NATURAL ARISTOCRAT (NIR REGEV): What were your impressions on...

'Small, Slow but Steady'. Photo Credit: Provided by ACA Film project Series

NYC Local News2 years ago

IFC Center in NYC to screen new Japanese Films

New York City’s IFC Center will screen 5 new Japanese films this February 10 – February 16, 2023 from Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA). The...

Miho Nakayama as Hiroko Watanabe. Photo Credit: Love Letter © FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK All rights reserved.

Japanese Films2 years ago

‘Love Letter’ Movie Review – Japan Society NYC Film

‘Love Letter’ is a tale of two women trading honey soaked memories of a man buried under snowfall but who still melts their hearts after death....

Takako Matsu as Uzuki Nireno in 'April Story'. Photo Credit: © Rockwell Eyes Inc

Japanese Films2 years ago

‘April Story’ Review – Japan Society NYC Film Screening

‘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? - Photo Credit: © Rockwell Eyes Inc

Japanese Films2 years ago

Japan Society NYC Film Review: ‘Fireworks Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?’

‘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...

Nahana as Tomoko and Yu Uemura as Takeo in film 'She is me, I am her' Episode 4 "Deceive Me Sweetly". Photo Credit: © 2022 Omphalos Pictures

Interviews2 years ago

Mayu Nakamura Interview: ‘She is me, I am her’ @ Japan Society

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...

Image: Ⓒ 2021 ”Riverside Mukolitta” Film Partners

Interviews2 years ago

Naoko Ogigami Interview: Riverside Mukolitta @ Japan Society

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...