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			S-94 Shozin Fukui's comeback film is as underground as ever.

			Kanikosen Sabu's boisterous take on class struggle aboard a crab cannery ship.

			Naked of Defenses One of the talking-point films on this past year's festival circuit.

			S&M Hunter Certified candidate for the title of the wildest pinku eiga around.

			A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn A pinku eiga that milks its subject for all it's worth.

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			4 Anime Books Reviews of Jonathan Clements's Schoolgirl Milky Crisis and three other recent publications on anime.

His latest documentary A Normal Life, Please! is a timely, eye-opening and disturbing account of free-market capitalism gone awry. Jasper Sharp interviews Tokachi Tsuchiya, the man who lifted the lid on malpractice through a splendid film.

Our contributors give you their likes and dislikes of the past year in Japanese film.

PLUS: Cast your vote for the best Japanese film of 2009 in our Readers Poll.

An underground visionary returns to filmmaking. Shozin Fukui looks back on his career and discusses his latest film S-94.




January 1 - February 27		Yasujiro Ozu retrospective BFI Southbank, London, England


June 22		Tokyo Sonata - [Masters of Cinema (UK). Region 2. English subtitles.]
August 25		Nikkatsu Noir box set - [Eclipse (USA). Region 1. English subtitles.]

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