Cinema Escapist
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Review: “Miss Sherlock” is a Fresh Take on Sherlock and Watson
BY Akshay Suggula
You don't often see female leads in Japanese dramas, making "Miss Sherlock" a particularly remarkable take on the classic detective.
The 16 Best Japanese Romance Movies
BY Anthony Kao
Want to watch a Japanese romance film? Easily choose from our curated selection of live action and animated hits.
11 WWII movies from the Japanese perspective
BY Jordan Li
Check out 10 of the best Japanese WWII movies. Learn about World War II from a different perspective!
The 10 Best Japanese Movies of 2017
BY Akshay Suggula
Ten Japanese movies from 2017 that are worth your attention.
This movie helps explain why Turkey and Japan are such good friends
BY Anthony Kao
"Ertugrul 1890" reveals how it all starts with a century-old disaster.
Review: Lowlife Love (Japan, 2016)
BY Akshay Suggula
A 2016 black comedy that skewers the Japanese film industry in a tale of sex and failure.
5 Japanese movies (and 3 shorts) to watch if you love cats
BY Anthony Kao
Like cats? Like Japanese movies? Check out these Japanese movies with cats!
Review: Your Name (Japan, 2016)
BY Jake Goldwasser
Makoto Shinkai's 2016 film "Your Name" is a vibrantly-animated meditation on memory in Japanese culture, told through the story of a teenage body swap.
Review: If Cats Disappeared from the World (Japan, 2016)
BY Anthony Kao
A heartfelt Japanese film with a somewhat misleading title (fortunately).
Review: The Eternal Zero (Japan, 2013)
BY Jordan Li
2013 was a good year for Japanese aviation fans. Hayao Miyazaki released his magnum opus The Wind Rises, a fictionalized biopic of Jiro Horikoshi (the...