Tokujo Kabachi!

An assistant administrative scrivener fights for justice and learns about the harsh reality of what it takes to survive in the legal profession, in this episodic and farcical shigoto drama which comes equipped with legal trivia, sentimental babble and comic strip special effects, served in a law-made-easy format for viewers of all ages. I'm afraid this is one of those dramas which can only be thoroughly enjoyed by fans of Sakurai Sho and...

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Kurosawa Retrospective this September

Japan Foundation, Manila, in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the UP Film institute will be holding a 2-week  film retrospective of acclaimed director and screenwriter Akira Kurosawa's award-winning works to be shown in the original 35mm format. Regular screenings will be held at the CCP Dream Theater from September 15 to 19 (10:00am to 7:00pm) and at the UP Film Institute from September 22 to 30 (1:00pm to 7:00pm)....

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Summertime

  A student activist endures the summer heat in a provincial town peeping through the floorboards of his  second floor apartment, lusting after a woman who is someone else's wife. Heralded by critics to be a bold examination of human relationships and symbolic of South Korea's violent and uneasy path towards democracy, director Park Jae-Hong's controversial and erotic movie could have arguably been all that, had it not been a déclassé...

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Eiga Sai 2010 at UP Film Institute

If you're one of those who missed the screening of the Japanese films featured in this year's Eiga Sai over at Shangri-La Plaza Mall (EDSA) in celebration of the  Philippines-Japan Friendship Month last July, then fret not, because there will be a rerun of the said festival this week from August 18-21 over at the UP Film Institute. All films will be shown with english subtitles. Admission is free. For detailed screening schedules and a list...

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