‘Faking Beethoven’ tries to play the messy lies behind a musical giant’s story for laughs — with mixed results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/10/film/faking-beethoven/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #yukiyamada #aratafuruta #kazuakiseki #bakarhythm #ludwigvanbeethoven
Kazuhiro Taira’s war film following two Japanese soldiers hiding in a tree doesn’t avert its gaze from the ugliness of violent conflicts, while also appealing to a general audience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/31/film/army-on-the-tree/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kazuhirotaira #shinichitsutsumi #yukiyamada