We close out the season with first-time guest and film director Adrian Abbott to discuss the adaptation of Junji Ito's popular horror manga, Tomie!

Japanese film scholar Patrick Terry returns to the show to discuss The Emperor in August and the historical context around Japan's surrender at the end of WW2 and what the film spotlights and leaves out.

This episode, Perry is joined by podcaster, game designer, and returning guest KJ Brown to discuss the vibrantly depressing Memories of Matsuko.

In this episode, Perry is joined by fellow podcaster Jim Cannon to discuss Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, The Hidden Fortress and its influence on George Lucas and Star Wars.

This season, we're covering two of Takashi Miike's films. And in this episode, Japanese film expert and returning guest Jennifer Upton is here to discuss the very bizarre Yakuza Apocalypse.

"Better a pig than a fascist" is the famous line from Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso. Film critic Alexander Scott joins the show to dive into this pulpy adventure.

Musician Peter Divito makes his debut on the show for a fun discussion of the indie crime/comedy sensation, Baby Assassins!

Before Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu played another blind masseur, but a much more sinister one! Japanese film scholar Jonathan Wroot makes his debut on the show to discuss The Blind Menace!

Season 14 of Japan On Film kicks off with Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s disturbing thriller, Creepy! And joining Perry to discuss another of Kurosawa’s films is returning guest and Japanese film s…

A list of 10 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Creepy (2016), The Blind Menace (1960), Baby Assassins (2021), Ichi the Killer (2001) and Porco Rosso (1992).

Director Zak Hilditch talks to us about We Bury The Dead - an unmissable, emotional zombie thriller starring Daisy Ridley.

Porco Rosso creates a visual language for the anti-fascist politics at its center, undermining key components of the fascist aesthetic.

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We close out Season 13 with returning guest Ian Buckley! This time, we’re discussing Takeshi Kitano’s classic yakuza film, Sonatine. Thank you for listening! We’ll be taking a hia…

This time around, we’re taking a break from Japan-made films and instead looking at an American-made film about Japan. Fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler makes his debut on the show to discuss Sydn…

Author and magician Eoin Smith joins the show for a discussion on Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, one of the Heisei-era Godzilla films involving just about everything they thought they could squeeze in…

In this episode, Perry is joined by returning guest Michael Hale to discuss Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete. Contrary to what some may think, this isn’t a live-action adaptation of the anime, …

Christopher Hood, an academic and author specializing in Japanese society and transportation, joins the show to discuss Happy Flight, a movie all about air travel in Japan.

Christmas comes early as Matthew Trecek of the Deskwarmers podcast joins Perry for a discussion of Satoshi Kon’s beloved anime, Tokyo Godfathers.

As noted in my post ‘Netflix and Learning About Japan (7)’, I watched Happy Flight (ハッピーフライト Happi Furaito)(directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, 2008) a couple of times earlier this year &#8211…

Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we’re discussing Shinya Tsukamoto’s Vital.

YouTuber and fellow Japan resident Amanda Hartsell joins Perry in this episode to discuss capitalism and Japanese society as depicted in Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.

Today, Perry is joined by author and filmmaker Liam Quane to talk about 2019’s anime film, Weathering With You. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, this was his follow-up to the very popular Your Nam…

Season 13 kicks off with our 100th episode! And for this, we’ve got a special one. Filmmaker Warren Badenski joins Perry for a deep dive into Takashi Miike’s infamously wild, wonderful,…

Alt: Martin Scorsese with the words “Absolute Cinema”

Alt: The woman in the informational video from Battle Royale.

In a special interview episode, Perry speaks with KD Wilson, a Japan-based filmmaker. After creating a trailer for a fake Japanese horror thriller titled It Doesn’t Exist, the response was so…

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Returning guest and fellow podcaster Derick McDuff is back on the show for a discussion of one of Akira Kurosawa’s most well-known and well-regarded films—1952’s Ikiru. We chart Waranab…