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Special - Interview with Japan Society

Hello everyone, In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, in anticipation of the upcoming Japan Cuts 2024 film festival, we interview two members of Japan Society: director of film Peter Tatara, and programmer Alexander Fee. We hope you enjoy our discussion! Find out more about the festival at: https://japansociety.org/film/japancuts/ Follow us: Follow Heroic Purgatory on Twitter Follow John Atom on Twitter Follow Jason Maher on Twitter Follow Jason's blog Read John Atom's reviews on VCinema Read Jason Maher's reviews on VCinema

Special - Japan Cuts Film Festival 2024

Table of Contents Hello everyone, Once again this year, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Japan Cuts 2024 film festival which took place between July 10 and 21. As usual, the podcast will present John's and Jason's favorite films of the festival. Additionally, this page will include short written reviews by John of the Japan Cuts movies he managed to see. Enjoy the discussion! Podcast Reviews This page will be updated as reviews are added. Kyrie Runtime : 178 min Director: Shinji Iwai Starring : AiNA THE END, Hokuto Matsumura, Haru Kuroki, Suzu Hirose. Based on Iwai's own novel, the film follows the titular character Kyrie, a young woman who can only speak in song, on a journey of remembrance and self-discovery as the character explores her past, present, and future. Throughout the film, Kyrie becomes a more confident and recognizable street performer, while Iwai shows us glimpses of her past and slowly peels away at the origi...

S4E12 - House of Flying Daggers

In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we discuss Zhang Yimou's 2004 wuxia love story, House of Flying Daggers, staring Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Andy Lau. We discuss the film's impressive visuals, anti-authoritarian themes, and its place in Yimou's expansive filmography. We hope you enjoy our discussion. Follow us: Follow Heroic Purgatory on Twitter Follow John Atom on Twitter Follow Jason Maher on Twitter Follow Jason's blog Read John Atom's reviews on VCinema Read Jason Maher's reviews on VCinema

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