matteoB
@matteob.bsky.social
By day: lumpenproletariat.
By night: Japan-based film critic and writer for Il Manifesto and other publications.
Independently writing and researching about Asian documentary here: https://asian-docs.com/
By night: Japan-based film critic and writer for Il Manifesto and other publications.
Independently writing and researching about Asian documentary here: https://asian-docs.com/
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matteoB
@matteob.bsky.social
· Dec 11
"The Documentary Cinema of Haneda Sumiko
Japan in Transition through Gender, Arts, Nature and Society"
is finally out next March.
I've contributed with a chapter on Ode to Mt. Hayachine (a.k.a. The Poem of Hayachine Valley, 1982)
www.routledge.com/The-Document...
Japan in Transition through Gender, Arts, Nature and Society"
is finally out next March.
I've contributed with a chapter on Ode to Mt. Hayachine (a.k.a. The Poem of Hayachine Valley, 1982)
www.routledge.com/The-Document...
Reposted by matteoB
キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史 Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
Of the many satellite events organized during last October’s Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival that I was unable to attend, one in particular caught my attention: “Cinematographer Se…
asian-docs.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 AM
キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史 Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
ザ・フライング・ルナクリッパー The Flying Luna Clipper (Ohno Ikko, 1987)
February 15, 2026 at 12:23 PM
ザ・フライング・ルナクリッパー The Flying Luna Clipper (Ohno Ikko, 1987)
キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史 Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
Of the many satellite events organized during last October’s Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival that I was unable to attend, one in particular caught my attention: “Cinematographer Se…
asian-docs.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:37 AM
キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史 Cinematographer Segawa Jun’ichi: Tracing Japanese Documentary Cinema through His Works
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/14/c...
more research on NDU (Nihon Documentary Union) is needed
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
more research on NDU (Nihon Documentary Union) is needed
I missed the announcement a couple of week ago, but this is the line-up for this year Niigata International Animation Film Festival (February 20-25):
niigata-iaff.net/en/programs/...
it seems a bit downsized compared to the previous editions...
niigata-iaff.net/en/programs/...
it seems a bit downsized compared to the previous editions...
February 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I missed the announcement a couple of week ago, but this is the line-up for this year Niigata International Animation Film Festival (February 20-25):
niigata-iaff.net/en/programs/...
it seems a bit downsized compared to the previous editions...
niigata-iaff.net/en/programs/...
it seems a bit downsized compared to the previous editions...
what. is. this.
ロンリープラネット Lonely Planet (Uratsuji Junko, 1966)
produced and edited by Ishii Gakuryū...with Nae Yūki...Fukuoka Movie Gang....
youtu.be/vJo3tKRYYkU?...
ロンリープラネット Lonely Planet (Uratsuji Junko, 1966)
produced and edited by Ishii Gakuryū...with Nae Yūki...Fukuoka Movie Gang....
youtu.be/vJo3tKRYYkU?...
映画「ロンリープラネット」予告映像
YouTube video by Hananogumi-Fukuoka
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 AM
what. is. this.
ロンリープラネット Lonely Planet (Uratsuji Junko, 1966)
produced and edited by Ishii Gakuryū...with Nae Yūki...Fukuoka Movie Gang....
youtu.be/vJo3tKRYYkU?...
ロンリープラネット Lonely Planet (Uratsuji Junko, 1966)
produced and edited by Ishii Gakuryū...with Nae Yūki...Fukuoka Movie Gang....
youtu.be/vJo3tKRYYkU?...
this is incredible, a compelling cartography of a nation, a movie star, cinema and history overlapping...
available for a couple of days more
available for a couple of days more
"HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT a film by ALEXANDER HORWATH. 2024. 184 min.
A special presentation of a revered Austrian film historian’s sprawling new essay film about the United States and one of its most famous stars"
www.lecinemaclub.com/now-showing/...
A special presentation of a revered Austrian film historian’s sprawling new essay film about the United States and one of its most famous stars"
www.lecinemaclub.com/now-showing/...
HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT a film by ALEXANDER HORWATH.
A free, curated platform streaming one film every week.
www.lecinemaclub.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM
this is incredible, a compelling cartography of a nation, a movie star, cinema and history overlapping...
available for a couple of days more
available for a couple of days more
Oda Kaori is working on a new project (words, images and eventually and possibly a film) orbiting around Night on the Galactic Railroad...
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Oda Kaori is working on a new project (words, images and eventually and possibly a film) orbiting around Night on the Galactic Railroad...
2026 marks both
the 100th anniversary of Imamura Shōhei's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death...
(whispering) I might finally write something about his documentaries...
the 100th anniversary of Imamura Shōhei's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death...
(whispering) I might finally write something about his documentaries...
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 AM
2026 marks both
the 100th anniversary of Imamura Shōhei's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death...
(whispering) I might finally write something about his documentaries...
the 100th anniversary of Imamura Shōhei's birth and the 20th anniversary of his death...
(whispering) I might finally write something about his documentaries...
Reposted by matteoB
screening Adachi's Revolution +1 now (Feb 17th) is a hilariously political choice...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
山上徹也裁判は何だったのか、「REVOLUTION＋1」特別上映会＆トークライブ開催 - 映画ナタリー
安倍晋三元首相の銃撃犯である山上徹也をモデルに描いた映画「REVOLUTION＋1」の特別上映会およびトークライブ「安倍元首相銃撃犯・山上徹也裁判は何だったのか」が、2月17日に東京・新宿歌舞伎町のロフトプラスワンにて開催される。
natalie.mu
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
screening Adachi's Revolution +1 now (Feb 17th) is a hilariously political choice...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
They don't make Westerns like they used to...
Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine (Peter Tscherkassky, 2005)
⚠️warning: flashing lights
Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine (Peter Tscherkassky, 2005)
⚠️warning: flashing lights
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
They don't make Westerns like they used to...
Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine (Peter Tscherkassky, 2005)
⚠️warning: flashing lights
Instructions for a Light and Sound Machine (Peter Tscherkassky, 2005)
⚠️warning: flashing lights
screening Adachi's Revolution +1 now (Feb 17th) is a hilariously political choice...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
山上徹也裁判は何だったのか、「REVOLUTION＋1」特別上映会＆トークライブ開催 - 映画ナタリー
安倍晋三元首相の銃撃犯である山上徹也をモデルに描いた映画「REVOLUTION＋1」の特別上映会およびトークライブ「安倍元首相銃撃犯・山上徹也裁判は何だったのか」が、2月17日に東京・新宿歌舞伎町のロフトプラスワンにて開催される。
natalie.mu
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
screening Adachi's Revolution +1 now (Feb 17th) is a hilariously political choice...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
natalie.mu/eiga/news/65...
黒川の女たち In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa (Matsubara Fumie) is good
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
黒川の女たち In Their Own Words: The Women of Kurokawa (Matsubara Fumie) is good
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
Lacrima Christi (Teo Hernández, 1979-80)
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Lacrima Christi (Teo Hernández, 1979-80)
watched it for the firsy time when I was 17 or 18, it rewired my brain...
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
watched it for the firsy time when I was 17 or 18, it rewired my brain...
Salomé (Carmelo Bene, 1972)
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Salomé (Carmelo Bene, 1972)
not that it matters, but it's interesting to see each individual list...
there's, unsurprisingly, a lot of variation in the selections...especially in the Japanese movies lists...
while One Battle After Another is at the top of almost every non-Japanese list...
there's, unsurprisingly, a lot of variation in the selections...especially in the Japanese movies lists...
while One Battle After Another is at the top of almost every non-Japanese list...
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
not that it matters, but it's interesting to see each individual list...
there's, unsurprisingly, a lot of variation in the selections...especially in the Japanese movies lists...
while One Battle After Another is at the top of almost every non-Japanese list...
there's, unsurprisingly, a lot of variation in the selections...especially in the Japanese movies lists...
while One Battle After Another is at the top of almost every non-Japanese list...
Reposted by matteoB
Thailand's general election produces a political upset with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People's Party suffers a steep and unexpected decline. www.khaosodenglish.com/featur...
Thailand Election 2026: People’s Party loses ground as Anutin nears landslide
BANGKOK — Thailand’s general election on Sunday night produced one of the country’s most dramatic political upsets in recent years, according to unofficial results, with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People’s Party suffered a steep and unexpected decline. Despite early polling suggesting the People’s Party would once […]
www.khaosodenglish.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thailand's general election produces a political upset with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People's Party suffers a steep and unexpected decline. www.khaosodenglish.com/featur...
If you know Tanaka Tatsuya’s work(left), you might have felt a sense of déjà vu watching some of the imagery from the Winter Olympics in Italy (right)...
my question is: were the Olympics' posters conceived and made by AI?
if so, is there a possibility that AI models were trained on his works?
/1
my question is: were the Olympics' posters conceived and made by AI?
if so, is there a possibility that AI models were trained on his works?
/1
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
If you know Tanaka Tatsuya’s work(left), you might have felt a sense of déjà vu watching some of the imagery from the Winter Olympics in Italy (right)...
my question is: were the Olympics' posters conceived and made by AI?
if so, is there a possibility that AI models were trained on his works?
/1
my question is: were the Olympics' posters conceived and made by AI?
if so, is there a possibility that AI models were trained on his works?
/1
my faith in humanity (myself included) keeps going down...
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
my faith in humanity (myself included) keeps going down...
"the society of social media"
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"the society of social media"
Reposted by matteoB
Kinema Junpo best 10 bunka eiga (documentaries) of 2025
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
February 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Kinema Junpo best 10 bunka eiga (documentaries) of 2025
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
today, February 7, is the anniversary of the death of Ogawa Shinsuke, who passed away in 1992 at the age of 55
February 7, 2026 at 2:47 PM
today, February 7, is the anniversary of the death of Ogawa Shinsuke, who passed away in 1992 at the age of 55
Kinema Junpo best 10 bunka eiga (documentaries) of 2025
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
February 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Kinema Junpo best 10 bunka eiga (documentaries) of 2025
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...
asian-docs.com/2026/02/07/k...