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Film Reviews
Midnight Eye review: United Red Army
United Red Army
Koji Wakamatsu's stunning epic on the final days of Japan's student radicals.
Midnight Eye review: Adrift in Tokyo
Adrift in Tokyo
Layabout student and mullet-headed yakuza go on a comical walkabout through the capital.
Midnight Eye review: The Warped Ones
The Warped Ones
Director Koreyoshi Kurahara adds some jazzed-up nihilism to the Nikkatsu action genre.
Midnight Eye review: Mandala
Mandala
Stylish, puzzling and utterly beguiling, a film that made the name of Ultraman's Akio Jissoji.
Midnight Eye review: Tokyo Sonata
Tokyo Sonata
Kiyoshi Kurosawa trades in his ghosts for something truly frightening.
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Book Review
Midnight Eye Book Review: Cinema Babel: Translating Global Cinema
Cinema Babel: Translating Global Cinema
A close look at something we take for granted until it goes wrong: film translation.
FeatureBehind the Pink Curtain
Midnight Eye feature: Behind the Pink Curtain
An in-depth look at Jasper Sharp's brand new book, which lifts the lid on Japan's erotic film industry.
InterviewYoshihiko Matsui
Midnight Eye interview: Yoshihiko Matsui
Meeting one of the pioneers of the indie scene, director of the notorious Noisy Requiem: Yoshihiko Matsui.
Calendar
September 18 - 25  Fantastic Fest
Austin, Texas, USA
September 23  Dororo - [Universal (USA). Region 1. English subtitles.]
September 30  An Autumn Afternoon - [Criterion (USA). Region 1. English subtitles.]
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Iron Man - The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto
The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film
Agitator - The Cinema of Takashi Miike
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