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Film Reviews
Midnight Eye review: Sayon's Bell
Sayon's Bell
One of the wartime propaganda films that starred Ri Koran / Yoshiko Yamaguchi.
Midnight Eye review: The Story of Wu Fong
The Story of Wu Fong
Another rare example of a Japanese propaganda film made in Taiwan.
Midnight Eye review: Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
Kon Ichikawa directs star Yujiro Ishihara's first post-Nikkatsu solo venture.
Midnight Eye review: Ain't No Tomorrows
Ain't No Tomorrows
Yuki Tanada fulfills the promise of Moon and Cherry.
Midnight Eye review: Sun Scarred
Sun Scarred
Takashi Miike's revision of the vigilante film will leave few souls untouched.
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Book Review
Midnight Eye Book Review: The Imperial Screen + The Japan/America Film Wars
The Imperial Screen + The Japan/America Film Wars
Two books on the Japanese film industry at war and the finer workings of propaganda.
InterviewIan Buruma
Midnight Eye interview: Ian Buruma
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.
InterviewMichael Arias
Midnight Eye interview: Michael Arias
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.
Calendar
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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Behind the Pink Curtain - The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema
Iron Man - The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto
The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film
Agitator - The Cinema of Takashi Miike
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