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Episode #109 (S13E10) – Sonatine (1993) [ソナチネ]
We close out Season 13 with returning guest Ian Buckley! This time, we're discussing Takeshi Kitano's classic yakuza film, Sonatine. Thank you for listening! We'll be taking a hiatus, but will return shortly for Season 14!
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Episode #108 (S13E09) – The Yakuza (1974) [ザ・ヤクザ]
This time around, we're taking a break from Japan-made films and instead looking at an American-made film about Japan. Fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler makes his debut on the show to discuss Sydney Pollack's The Yakuza!
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Episode #107 (S13E08) – Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) [ゴジラvsキングギドラ]
Author and magician Eoin Smith joins the show for a discussion on Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, one of the Heisei-era Godzilla films involving just about everything they thought they could squeeze into a Godzilla film.
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Episode #106 (S13E07) – Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (2002) [PERFECT BLUE夢なら醒めて]
In this episode, Perry is joined by returning guest Michael Hale to discuss Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete. Contrary to what some may think, this isn't a live-action adaptation of the anime, nor even an adaptation of the novel it was based on. Instead, it's an adaptation of a novella from a spin-off anthology. And spoilers: it's nowhere near as good as the far-superior anime.
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Episode #105 (S13E06) – Happy Flight (2008) [ハッピーフライト]
Christopher Hood, an academic and author specializing in Japanese society and transportation, joins the show to discuss Happy Flight, a movie all about air travel in Japan.
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Episode #104 (S13E05) – Tokyo Godfathers (2004) [東京ゴッドファーザーズ]
Christmas comes early as Matthew Trecek of the Deskwarmers podcast joins Perry for a discussion of Satoshi Kon's beloved anime, Tokyo Godfathers.
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Episode #103 (S13E04) – Vital (2004) [ヴィタール]
Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we're discussing Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital.
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Episode #102 (S13E03) – High and Low (1963) [天国と地獄]
YouTuber and fellow Japan resident Amanda Hartsell joins Perry in this episode to discuss capitalism and Japanese society as depicted in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.
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Episode #101 (S13E02) – Weathering With You (2019) [天気の子]
Today, Perry is joined by author and filmmaker Liam Quane to talk about 2019's anime film, Weathering With You. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, this was his follow-up to the very popular Your Name.
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Episode #100 (S13E01) – Gozu [極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭] (2003)
Season 13 kicks off with our 100th episode! And for this, we've got a special one. Filmmaker Warren Badenski joins Perry for a deep dive into Takashi Miike's infamously wild, wonderful, and very weird Gozu!
