matteoB
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By day: lumpenproletariat. By night: Japan-based film critic and writer for Il Manifesto and other publications. Independently writing and researching about Asian documentary here: https://asian-docs.com/
1930: People on Sunday 1931: M 1932:Trouble in Paradise 1933:The Man Who Has a Camera 1934: L'Atalante 1935: The Sea Horse 1936: Mr. Thank you 1937: Humanity and Paper Balloons 1938: The Lady Vanishes 1939: Fighting Soldiers
Scott Nye@railoftomorrow.bsky.social · 4h ago1930: Morocco 1931: Marius 1932: Trouble in Paradise 1933: Gold Diggers of 1933 1934: L’Atalante 1935: Wife! Be Like a Rose 1936: Modern Times 1937: Make Way for Tomorrow 1938: Bringing Up Baby 1939: The Rules of the Game
opinion: if the "cyber" in "cyberpunk" means (Merriam-Webster) "of, relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)" why works like Akira, Burst City or Tetsuo the Iron Man are often called cyberpunk movies?
アニメーション美術の世界 334 背景美術のクリエイターたち www.heibonsha.co.jp/smp/book/b67...
The Past Ahead (2004) ends my coverage of "Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made". The installation is probably the best and most mesmerising viewing experience I had this year: asian-docs.com/2026/08/04/i...
Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made (2026)/part 5 – The Past Ahead
This is the last entry in my coverage of the exhibition (here Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) The retrospective Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made, currently on view at the Tokyo Photographic Art …
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matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w agopart 4 of my coverage of Idemitsu Mako's retrospective: Shodows Part 1 (1980), Kiyoko’s Situation (1989) (one of her bleakest), and Kae, Act Like a Girl! (1996), an important shift in her career... asian-docs.com/2026/07/26/i...
Aryo Danusiri's short vilm, House No. 15, with sound mix by me, is featured as Film of the Month on RAI Film. (Use code "Monsoon" to watch for free.) raifilm.org.uk/2026/08/hous...
The Past Ahead (2004) ends my coverage of "Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made". The installation is probably the best and most mesmerising viewing experience I had this year: asian-docs.com/2026/08/04/i...
Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made (2026)/part 5 – The Past Ahead
This is the last entry in my coverage of the exhibition (here Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) The retrospective Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made, currently on view at the Tokyo Photographic Art …
asian-docs.com
matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w agopart 4 of my coverage of Idemitsu Mako's retrospective: Shodows Part 1 (1980), Kiyoko’s Situation (1989) (one of her bleakest), and Kae, Act Like a Girl! (1996), an important shift in her career... asian-docs.com/2026/07/26/i...
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese Animation did I forget anything? boxd.it/VW7qK
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese Animation
Missing: The Lunch Box (1990), A Boy's Marbles (1994), and Shin's Tricycle (Dezaki Satoshi, year?)
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Wakao Ayako and Mizutani Yutaka in Izakaya Moheji 2, a TV special aired in 2013 on TBS. Wakao would appear again in the 4th installment of the series in 2015, to this day, her last role on the small/big screen. She was 80 years old at the time, but she had lost none of her charm or aura...
There used to be a really good sushi place in Nishi-Shinjuku, near Yodobashi, that some people at Sumitomo Seimei introduced me to and I continued patronizing. Imagine my surprise one day seeing Wakao Ayako at the counter eating sushi.
Wakao Ayako and Mizutani Yutaka in Izakaya Moheji 2, a TV special aired in 2013 on TBS. Wakao would appear again in the 4th installment of the series in 2015, to this day, her last role on the small/big screen. She was 80 years old at the time, but she had lost none of her charm or aura...
best first watches in July: Tokyo Twilight (Ozu, 1957) Red Desert (Antonioni, 1964) Housewives and a Day (Idemitsu, 1979) Yoji, What's Wrong with You (Idemitsu, 1987) The Past Ahead (Idemitsu, 2000) The Night of Taneyamagahara (Oga, 2007) Iblard Time (Inoue, 2007)
matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · last mo.best first watches in June: The Murderer Must Die (Maruyama, 1959) Raining Fire (Arihara, 1988)
Kazuo Kuroki's あるマラソンランナーの記録 Record of a Marathon Runner (1964) www.sonatine.it/2026/07/31/r...
RECORD OF A MARATHON RUNNER (Aru marasonran'nā no kiroku, KUROKI Kazuo, 1964) - SONATINE
SPECIALE GANBARE! SPORT E CINEMA di Matteo Boscarol Scroll down for the English Review Grazie al suo peculiare tono monotono e grigio, Record of a Marathon Runner, rappresenta l’altra faccia delle Oli...
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The pioneering filmmaker Wang Xiaoshuai discusses the past and future of China’s film industry and what it feels like to be caught between the censors and the market in this latest installment of the What China's Thinking column. Read Yi Liu's interview here: chinabooksreview.com/2026/07/30/w...
I'll be in Taipei for a couple of days, any recommendations (cinema-related or otherwise)?
She was Hayao Miyazaki's "right-hand" collaborator from the '70s onward. Her name was Michiyo Yasuda -- the best color designer in animation. Yasuda's eye for color gave Ghibli's work a totally different look. We explore her methods: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-artist...
42 years ago Miyazaki, Oshii, Tezuka, Kurosawa and Anpanman joined forces together to make the REAL version of the Odyssey, one that is far superior to the Nolan one. A thread 1/67
現代恐怖サスペンス Gendai Kyōfu Suspense was a drama series for TV produced by Kansai Television Broadcasting aired in summer s between 1986 and 1989. The second episode, 怖い贈り物, was directed by Ishii Teruo: youtu.be/BebRekJszsw?...
【解説付】『現代怪奇サスペンス』第2話「怖い贈り物」【期間限定】
YouTube video by フィルドラチャンネル【ユニオン映画公式】
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Author Keigo Higashino passed away at 68 from cancer last week. Most people know him in the West as the author of "The Devotion of Suspect X" and "Salvation of a Saint" but he wrote SO many books. He's one of the most prolific mystery authors in Japan. This is a huge shock. He will be missed.
日経電子版@nikkei.com · last wk.作家の東野圭吾さん死去、68歳 「ガリレオ」「容疑者xの献身」 www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
What this @theguardian.com column misses is that Dazai’s life is rife with exactly the self-loathing, masculinist attitude that gets so much traction in certain circles online ATM. A 2020s Dazai (or Mishima) boom in English may be good for book sales—but it doesn’t really bode well for society.
From author to anime hero: the unlikely revival of a Japanese literary star
More than seven decades after they were first released, the dark novels of Osamu Dazai have become a publishing sensation, as a new generation of readers engage with his bleakness, humour and brillian...
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【学校連携】学生ドキュメンタリー上映会 New Documentary Crossroad 2026を開催します（8.7-8＠日本映画大学 新百合ヶ丘キャンパス） www.eiga.ac.jp/news/2026072...
【学校連携】学生ドキュメンタリー上映会 New Documentary Crossroad 2026を開催します（8.7-8＠日本映画大学 新百合ヶ丘キャンパス） | 日本映画大学
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Kanazawa Film Festival 2026 "Tantric Cinema". The lineup is deranged, many rarely screened films: Dog and Aunt (Hamano, 1995) (look at the poster in the link!), Female Mantis Eats Male (Inoue Umetsugu, 1967), Genjitsu (Takechi Tetsuji, 1966) discovered in 2017... /1 note.com/eiganokai/n/...
part 4 of my coverage of Idemitsu Mako's retrospective: Shodows Part 1 (1980), Kiyoko’s Situation (1989) (one of her bleakest), and Kae, Act Like a Girl! (1996), an important shift in her career... asian-docs.com/2026/07/26/i...
Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made (2026)/part 4
Continuing my articles about the exhibition, Part 4 (Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here) The retrospective Idemitsu Mako What a Woman Made, currently on view at the Tokyo Photographic Art M…
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matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w agoContinuing my series of articles about the exhibition, Part 3. Housewives and a Day (1979) was one of the discoveries of the retro for me: asian-docs.com/2026/07/20/i...
the first half of 2026 is behind us... best Japanese animated movies so far?
charming and well animated boxd.it/fppvph
A ★★★ review of Night in the Valley of Witches (2026)
Produced as both a tribute to and a showcase for Ghibli Park, Night in the Valley of Witches is a delightful little film with beautiful animation and a warm, pastel-coloured look. Set entirely within ...
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matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w agoalright, let's see this
charming and well animated boxd.it/fppvph
A ★★★ review of Night in the Valley of Witches (2026)
Produced as both a tribute to and a showcase for Ghibli Park, Night in the Valley of Witches is a delightful little film with beautiful animation and a warm, pastel-coloured look. Set entirely within ...
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matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w agoalright, let's see this
if I'm not wrong, at the moment the movie is being screened in only one theater, Cinema Rosa in Ikebukuro...
matteoB@matteob.bsky.social · 2w ago怪奇! 死肉の男 Living Corpse (2026) directed by Sone Takeshi, cinematographer for One Cut of the Dead, is out in Japan today... Kinema Junpo: from an original manga by Hino Hideshi...script created using ChatGPT, and the voices of the characters are provided by...AI voices of real actors...
怪奇! 死肉の男 Living Corpse (2026) directed by Sone Takeshi, cinematographer for One Cut of the Dead, is out in Japan today... Kinema Junpo: from an original manga by Hino Hideshi...script created using ChatGPT, and the voices of the characters are provided by...AI voices of real actors...
a few thoughts on A New Dawn (scroll down for the English review): www.sonatine.it/2026/07/24/a...
A New Dawn (Hanarokushō ga akeru hi ni, SHINOMIYA Yoshitoshi, 2026) - SONATINE
In una piccola cittadina giapponese sopravvive una storica fabbrica artigianale di fuochi d’artificio, destinata però a chiudere i battenti.
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