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			Faces of a Fig Tree The peculiar directorial debut of a peculiar actress. Includes a mini-interview with Kaori Momoi.

			Winter Days Puppet master Kihachiro Kawamoto masterminds an animated compendium of great beauty.

			Tekkon Kinkreet Michael Arias and Studio 4ºC's colourful adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's cult manga.

			Swords in the Moonlight Tomu Uchida's dark take on the enduring chambara classic Daibosatsu Toge.

			Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust Nostalgic for those good old 1980s? Step into the time bubble.

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			No Borders, No Limits Mark Schilling's groundbreaking book on Nikkatsu Action returns to print in a revised, redesigned edition, courtesy of FAB Press.

It's that time again. We put our heads together to bring you our favourite and not-so-favourite Japanese films of the past year.

PLUS!
The votes of our Best of 2007 Readers Poll are in! And the winner is...

The true King of Pink is still going strong. Midnight Eye met up with the legendary filmmaker.




March 15 - May 15		Kawamoto: The Puppet Master across the UK


February 29		Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter - [Germany (German subtitles)]
March 11		Tetsuo 2: Body Hammer - [USA (English subtitles)]

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