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Review

Perfect Days review – profound simplicity by two cinematic masters

by Hannah Strong

Wim Wen­ders’ gen­tle char­ac­ter stud­ies fea­tures a beau­ti­ful­ly restrained per­for­mance from Kôji Yakusho, as a toi­let clean­er who lives a sim­ple life in Tokyo.

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In Retrospect
Suited man standing at podium before a crowded courtroom of men in black suits.
Review

The Third Murder

by Tom Huddleston

Don’t miss this foren­si­cal­ly con­struct­ed mur­der sto­ry from Japan­ese direc­tor Hirokazu Koreeda.

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In Retrospect
A man wearing a dark robe sits cross-legged on a tatami mat, with a sheathed sword next to him.
Review

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

by Adam Woodward

Takashi Miike fol­lows up his blood-pump­ing samu­rai blitzkrieg 13 Assas­sins with this talky and tire­some peri­od drama.

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In Retrospect