“The Messenger” is a mysterious woman who appears to a mobster hiding underground Read More »
Tag Archives: Shunji Iwai
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle AKA Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome (2016) Shunji Iwai, Haru Kuroki, Cocco, Gô Ayano
Nanami is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher, whose only solace comes from connecting Read More »
Ritual AKA Shiki-Jitsu (2000) Hideaki Anno, Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating “Tomorrow is my birthday” everyday. Read More »
April Story AKA Shigatsu monogatari (1998) Shunji Iwai, Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaori Fujii
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Read More »
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1993) Shunji Iwai, Yuta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita
On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town Read More »
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) Shunji Iwai, Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Itô
After a young girl’s mother dies, she is cared for by Glico, a brassy hooker, who gives the girl the name “Ageha” (Butterfly). Read More »
Pikunikku / Picnic (1996) Shunji Iwai, Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume, Drama, Fantasy
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Read More »
Riri Shushu no subete / All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) Shunji Iwai, Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Itô, Crime, Drama, Music
All About Lily Chou-Chou follows two childhood friends, Shusuke Hoshino and Yuichi Hasumi, from the end of their junior high school run until the beginning of high school. Read More »