Tokyo Ghoul (a J!-ENT Blu-ray Disc Review)

“Tokyo Ghoul” will give faith to fans of Sui Ishida’s popular manga series that film adaptations can be made right and not stray too far off from the original storyline.  A solid performance from Masataka Kubota makes this horror film worth watching! Images courtesy of Read More …

Japan Now: Muses of Japanese Cinema 30th TIFF to Celebrate Four Iconic Actresses: Sakura ANDO, Yu AOI, Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Aoi MIYAZAKI

Japan Now: Muses of Japanese Cinema 30th TIFF to Celebrate Four Iconic Actresses:  Sakura ANDO, Yu AOI, Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Aoi MIYAZAKI Also: Artist and Director Mika NINAGAWA Creates 30th TIFF Visuals The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is pleased to announce that we will be Read More …

Harlock: Space Pirate (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

“Harlock: Space Pirate” is a stylishly, cool looking CG animated film based on one of Japan’s popular anti-hero characters. The problem lies within the viewer who is familiar with the previous stories of Captain Harlock and can watch this film as a different story. While Read More …

MUSHI-SHI THE MOVIE (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

“The award winning manga series ‘MUSHI-SHI THE MOVIE’ gets its live film adaptation directed by “AKIRA” and “STEAMBOY” creator Katsuhiro Otomo!  Visually, the film is absolutely beautiful and also at times eery, but its also one of those films that requires your full attention because Read More …

honey and clover (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

“The Kodansha Award winning manga and popular anime/drama series gets adapted for the big screen in an endearing story about the life of college students preparing for the next stage in their lives, preparing for their careers and also finding themselves in love.  A charming Read More …