Tag: japan
No raifu kingu (1991) AKA No Life King
The solemn, intent faces of the Japanese schoolboys playing video games in Jun Ichikawa’s “No Life King” bespeak a new…
Umi to dokuyaku (1986) AKA The Sea and Poison
Never one to shy away from uncomfortable topics, Kei Kumai adapted Shusaku Endo’s 1957 novel The Sea and Poison into…
Ikinai (1998) AKA Suicide Bus
A young girl named Mitsuki receives a ticket for a bus tour from her uncle. The tour appears to be…
