Look Back

Oshiyama’s adaptation stays faithful to Fujimoto’s emotional storytelling, translating its raw manga panels into striking animation. The film captures the intensity of youthful artistic drive, as well as the fragile line between passion and obsession. Its quiet yet devastating emotional beats echo long after the credits.

Kubi

Set in the late Sengoku period, Kubi reimagines the events surrounding the Honnō-ji Incident, where Oda Nobunaga meets his violent end and Japan’s balance of power tilts overnight. Kitano weaves a brutal, darkly comic tapestry of scheming warlords, double-crossing retainers, and a country on the cusp of unification.

1st Kiss  

First Kiss traces the fragile spark between two people whose lives intersect at an unexpected moment. What begins as a light encounter gradually opens into a tender, clear-eyed portrait of timing, choice, and the small acts that alter a future.

Movie Reviews

Kubi

Set in the late Sengoku period, Kubi reimagines the events surrounding the Honnō-ji Incident, where Oda Nobunaga meets his violent end and Japan’s balance of power tilts overnight. Kitano weaves a brutal, darkly comic tapestry of scheming warlords, double-crossing retainers, and a country on the cusp of unification.

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