Recent Posts
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SPECIAL – An Interview with Takeshi Fukunaga
Takeshi Fukunaga's latest movie, AINU MOSIR, is a beautiful coming-of-age story featuring Kanto, a young boy who lives in the Ainu village of Akan and struggles with his cultural identity. I spoke with the director about his influences, inspiration, ideas of cultural identity. and more.
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Episode #39 – Tetsuo: The Iron Man (鉄男)
Film student and Tsukamoto fan Michael Torres is the guest in the last episode of the season, where he and Perry discuss Tetsuo: The Iron Man, the movie that made Tsukamoto a cult favorite film director. Listen as they discuss their impressions and interpretations of this unique cyberpunk film.
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Episode #38 – Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊)
Graduate student Emma, who just completed her thesis on the Ghost in the Shell series, joins the show to discuss the groundbreaking anime film! They discuss the importance of the movie and go in-depth into some of the philosophy behind the movie.
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Episode #37 – Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (セーラー服と機関銃)
Patrick, a professor of Japanese cinema, joins Perry in this episode to discuss the 1981 cult classic, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun! Learn more about this intriguing film that offers some pretty unique social critiques of Japanese society.
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Episode #36 – Tokyo Story (東京物語)
Perry is joined by Singapore-based scholar Richard Davis, who is very knowledgeable about early Japanese cinema. In this episode, they explore Yasujiru Ozu’s classic Tokyo Story.
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Episode #35 – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Perry is joined this episode by Joshua, another foreign English teacher currently in Japan. They take on the 2006 anime, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Listen in to hear what they thought of it and to learn more about the many incarnations this story has gone through!
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Episode #34 – Electric Dragon 80,000V
I’m joined in the latest episode by Adam of the Asian Movie Pulse website and we talk about Sogo Ishii’s short film, Electric Dragon 80,000V!
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Episode #33 – Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
We're back with a brand-new episode and a brand-new season! Pick up your Buster Sword and fire up your nostalgia, because in this episode, Ken of the Ongaku To You podcast joins me to discuss Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children!
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Episode #32 – Unforgiven (許されざる者)
Derrick Ferguson of Perry's other podcast, Superhero Cinephiles, returns to Japan On Film. With his knowledge of westerns and Perry's knowledge of Japanese history, they team up to discuss Sang-il Lee's Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's revisionist western, Unforgiven! As Derrick put it best, this is less a remake and more a translation, with Lee seamlessly melding the classic story in Meiji-era Japan.
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Episode #31 – Message From Space (宇宙からのメッセージ)
John Atom of VCinema returns to discuss the 1978 Message From Space. While on the surface it seems like a Star Wars rip-off, it’s directed by the legendary Kinji Fukasaku, so there’s a bit more going on under the surface. Plus, there’s a certain campy charm about it that can’t be denied. So strap in and listen to our discussion on Message From Space!
