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Encuentros cercanos de tipo extranjero: películas que me abrieron los ojos

Es muy común, al menos desde nuestro continente, que hayamos consumido cine estadounidense durante la mayor parte de nuestras vidas. Desde que tengo memoria, cuando empecé a ver películas de niño y más tarde como un adolescente obsesionado con el cine, veía filmes doblados y luego versiones originales de los Estados Unidos. No estoy errado si afirmo que este lenguaje audiovisual tan definido moldeó mi forma de ver el cine. Estas eran películas regidas por géneros, fieles a sus reglas, con estruc

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Encuentros cercanos de tipo extranjero: películas que me abrieron los ojos

Kira, a villain disguised as a hero

In 2003, Tsugumi Ōba (writer) and Takeshi Obata (drawer), created one of the best pop culture titles in history. Death Note was a phenomenal manga, which was adapted into a phenomenal anime. The plot follows young student Light Yagami, who finds the Death Note, a magical notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written in it. He decides to use it to play God and purge the world from criminals. After more than 20 years since its creation, this story is still relevant. And the debate about whom

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Welcome to the NHK Predicted Japan's Loneliness Epidemic

-TRIGGER WARNING: discussions around suicide, depression and mental health are heavily discussed- 2006 was a very interesting year for anime. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya pushed the boundaries of how meta the medium could be, Satoshi Kon’s Paprika was winning awards and inspiring filmmakers like Christopher Nolan to create Inception, and Studio Gonzo serialized Welcome to the NHK. The latter told the story of a severely depressed, paranoid, and isolated man living in his apartment—a strikin

Lucas Friesen: "the time he doesn’t spend sleeping is spent contemplating life and staring at walls." He's just like me for real

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Shimoneta: A Satirical Take on Censorship

When Western audiences think of animation, there’s this assumption that it’s just for kids, as if cartoons are something you’re meant to outgrow, like a childhood stuffed animal. But let’s be real—animation is a medium, not a genre. Japan took this notion and gave us something wonderful, fantastical, and sometimes very strange: anime. There’s anime for every demographic—from wholesome family-friendly series to stories so dark and thought-provoking they leave you sitting in silence, questioning y

Lucas Friesen: I didn't know about that American censorship like in Pokemon and Sailor Moon. Interesting stuff! That OP tho.... that was a lot to process

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Shimoneta: A Satirical Take on Censorship

‘All the Long Nights’: Japan’s Little Joys and Unresolved Formalities

Countless sumimasen (apologies) and deferential bows form the backbone of All the Long Nights, the film that Japan’s cinema magazine Kinema Junpo has named as the country’s best work of 2024. In this latest film by Sho Miyake, Japan’s ubiquitous apology culture is portrayed in all its authenticity. At the same time, a warm and comfortable workplace environment is distilled from it. However, upon closer examination, one finds that despite the protagonist’s endless apologies and the equally endles

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‘All the Long Nights’: Japan’s Little Joys and Unresolved Formalities

Okinawa in Movies: Ryukyu Islands, Mass Suicides, U.S. Army and Shamisen(Part 1)

A few weeks ago, I spent 10 days wandering around Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands that belongs to said prefecture. Although I didn’t attend any film festival or visit any cinema, I rediscovered the rare joy of encountering unfamiliar yet surprising films while on the road. Through these films which spanned different historical periods of this Pacific island chain, I deepened my understanding of the Ryukyu Kingdom (former name of Okinawa), the Battle of Okinawa at the end of World War II, the era

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Okinawa in Movies: Ryukyu Islands, Mass Suicides, U.S. Army and Shamisen(Part 1)

Okinawa in Movies: Ryukyu Islands, Mass Suicides, U.S. Army and Shamisen(part 2)

During the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. 10th Army first landed and took control of two key airfields: Yomitan and Kadena. From Japan’s surrender to the period of U.S. rule over Okinawa, and even after the Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan, these two airfields and their surrounding areas remained as the most important U.S. military bases in Japan. Kadena Air Base is even home to the 18th Wing, the largest operational combat unit of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces. According to statistics from the

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Okinawa in Movies: Ryukyu Islands, Mass Suicides, U.S. Army and Shamisen(part 2)

Ran - The Movie That Breaths

There's a reason cinephiles are known for quoting obscure, niche movies from 1954. Half of it (and no one can deny it) is for the feeling of satisfaction that comes from being firmly established as the cinephile in the room once everyone has finished their rounds of "never heard of it"," “what year is it from?” and “where on earth do you find these movies?” The other side comes from genuine love of film, and the feeling of appreciation that settles in our minds after watching a perfectly crafted

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Encuentros cercanos de tipo extranjero: películas que me abrieron los ojos

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