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			Sayon's Bell One of the wartime propaganda films that starred Ri Koran / Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

			The Story of Wu Fong Another rare example of a Japanese propaganda film made in Taiwan.

			Alone Across the Pacific Kon Ichikawa directs star Yujiro Ishihara's first post-Nikkatsu solo venture.



			Ain't No Tomorrows Yuki Tanada fulfills the promise of Moon and Cherry.

			Sun Scarred Takashi Miike's revision of the vigilante film will leave few souls untouched.

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			The Imperial Screen + The Japan/America Film Wars Two books on the Japanese film industry at war and the finer workings of propaganda.

One of the West's best-known observers of Japan returns with the novel The China Lover, the fictionalised biography of actress Ri Koran, a.k.a. Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a.k.a. Shirley Yamaguchi.

After adapting Tekkon Kinkreet into a widely praised anime, director Michael Arias delivers his first live action film with Heaven's Door. An exclusive, in-depth talk.




June 30 - July 12		Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film Los Angeles, USA


January 19		X-Cross - [4Digital Media (UK). Region 2. English subtitles.]
February 2		Sukiyaki Western Django - [Contender Home Entertainment (UK). Region 2. English subtitles.]

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