http://www.ryuganji.net A subjective selection of the latest Japanese film news in English. Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:08:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube width="425" height="335"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=w-nLBNv4Eg4[/youtube] That's "God's Puzzle" star Ichihara Hayato and executive producer Kadokawa Haruki indulging in the aforementioned spot of promotional tomfoolery in the skies between Nagoya and Tokyo. In part two of Cyzo's third-eye opening interview, we learn that even astral-projecting superhumans think the current state of mainstream Japanese cinema ... http://www.ryuganji.net/2008/05/21/kadokawa-on-the-verge-of-solving-gods-puzzle-part-two/ As if the bared flesh of its barely-legal star Tanimura Mitsuki wasn't enough, the promotional onslaught for the new Miike Takashi film "God's Puzzle" (opening on June 7th) moved up a gear overnight, with various media carrying reports from the film's premiere and a typically outlandish zero-gravity publicity stunt by ... http://www.ryuganji.net/2008/05/21/134/ If, like me, you've ever wished you were Asano Tadanobu or Kase Ryo (or Kikuchi Rinko if you like exposing yourself at discos, and let's face it who doesn't?), the savvy profiteers at Ishii Katsuhito's Nice Rainbow are ready to help you indulge your delusions at their new online store ... http://www.ryuganji.net/2008/05/16/attractive-retail-opportunity-for-ishii-katsuhito-aficionados/ Following on from last week's Sai Yoichi interview, this time I've translated an earlier one from the June 2007 issue of venerable monthly magazine Bungei Shunju (thanks Aceface). Again, Sai is able to be so candid about the shortcomings of his "Soo" colleagues because of his status (he also chairs ... http://www.ryuganji.net/2008/05/11/more-sai-on-soo/ Respected zainichi Korean filmmaker Sai Yoichi's first foray into South Korean cinema "Soo" has finally seen the light of day in Japan, which is definitely something to be grateful for considering its troubled production and the demise of the Korean wave, not to mention the fact it failed to click ... http://www.ryuganji.net/2008/05/04/sai-yoichi-talks-filmmaking-in-japan-south-korea-and-new-zealand/