Tag: Junichi Okada

From Up on Poppy Hill (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)

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“From Up on Poppy Hill” is a delightful, realistic film focusing on nostalgia, teen love and human emotion.  A beautiful film from beginning to end.  “From Up on Poppy Hill” is highly recommended! Image courtesy of © 2011, 2012 Chizuru Takahashi – Tetsuro Sayama – Read More …

HANA: The Tale of a Reluctant Samurai (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

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“Lighthearted and impressive, award-winning Director Hirokazu Kore-Eda brings us a film that deconstructs the samurai era.  Where most samurai films are about the Bushido way, revenge and also awesome swordfighting, ‘HANA: The Tale of a Reluctant Samurai’ poses the question of why use your life Read More …