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  • Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)
    Boy meets boy in a surreal prison for convicted murderers.
  • Isn't Anyone Alive? (2011)
    Review preview for Isn't Anyone Alive?

    A conflicting and frustrating experience, enlivened by enthusiastic performances and some delightfully deadpan moments of tragic hilarity.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    Multiple unexplained deaths inspire absurd comedy.
  • Love And Peace (2015)
    Review preview for Love And Peace

    It's visually stunning, endlessly creative, and it doesn't fail to deliver on the kaiju promise, even if the stomping scenes are also metaphorical.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Punk rock, magical turtles and underground sewer communities.
  • Passion (2008)
    Review preview for Passion

    A melancholy look at love and the various ways in which people understand their connections to others.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    Unfaithfulness dogs a couple on the verge of marriage.
  • Tokyo Burst: Crime City (2026)
    Review preview for Tokyo Burst: Crime City

    The action in the film is impressive throughout but is never allowed to overwhelm it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A rookie detective from Tokyo’s red-light district must team up with a counterpart from Seoul with equally questionable practices, to track down a dangerous criminal spreading terror across Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
  • Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy (2021)
    Review preview for Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy

    The Japanese filmmaker guides his actors as if they were just learning emotions, creating an impression of awkwardness.

    Mateusz Tarwacki · 4 out of 5
    An unexpected love triangle, a failed honey trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

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