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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Found Footage Films, Compilation Documentary and Recycled Cinema in Japan: a preliminary study
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November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Addio Nakadai Tatsuya, maschera leggendaria
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Addio Nakadai Tatsuya, maschera leggendaria | il manifesto
(Visioni) Il cinema perde una delle sue figure più importanti. Nakadai Tatsuya, un gigante della settima arte, si è spento all’età di 92 anni. La sua è stata una vita dedicata interamente ai palcoscen...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Addio Nakadai Tatsuya, maschera leggendaria
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an exhibition on Look Back (the movie) and how it was made supervised by Oshiyama Kiyotaka himself, will open at Azabudai Hills Gallery, January 16, 2026:
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19d...
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「劇場アニメ ルックバック展」メインビジュアル初公開！押山清高監督による描きおろしイラストの展示も決定（アニメ！アニメ！） - Yahoo!ニュース
劇場アニメ『ルックバック』の監督を務めた押山清高自らが主催する展覧会「劇場アニメ ルックバック展 -押山清高 線の感情」が、麻布台ヒルズ ギャラリー（麻布台ヒルズガーデンプラザA MB階）にて202
news.yahoo.co.jp
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
an exhibition on Look Back (the movie) and how it was made supervised by Oshiyama Kiyotaka himself, will open at Azabudai Hills Gallery, January 16, 2026:
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19d...
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19d...
and...Princess Mononoke's rerelease at the box office surpassed the billion yen mark after 18 days in the theaters (and almost 500.000 tickets), both in IMAX and Dolby
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
and...Princess Mononoke's rerelease at the box office surpassed the billion yen mark after 18 days in the theaters (and almost 500.000 tickets), both in IMAX and Dolby
Experimental short Dark Light (2025) by Gloria Chung uses some words from my essay "Yamazaki Hiroshi: The Solar Connection"
www.chutecoop.com/yamazaki-hir...
Happy to see it was screened in a couple of festivals and events around the globe:
vimeo.com/1052081483
www.chutecoop.com/yamazaki-hir...
Happy to see it was screened in a couple of festivals and events around the globe:
vimeo.com/1052081483
Dark Light
Regarding the Sun, dead images, sound, and etymologies. "DARK LIGHT: the dim cloud of light that is experienced in complete darkness, owing to the spontaneous…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Experimental short Dark Light (2025) by Gloria Chung uses some words from my essay "Yamazaki Hiroshi: The Solar Connection"
www.chutecoop.com/yamazaki-hir...
Happy to see it was screened in a couple of festivals and events around the globe:
vimeo.com/1052081483
www.chutecoop.com/yamazaki-hir...
Happy to see it was screened in a couple of festivals and events around the globe:
vimeo.com/1052081483
Speciale Ishii Gakuryū
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Speciale Ishii Gakuryū - SONATINE
di Matteo Boscarol Se è vero che l’opera di Ishii Gakuryū (ex Sōgo) è cresciuta e si è sviluppata in un panorama culturale dove il fai da te cinematografico e l’atteggiamento punk erano in fase di lan...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Speciale Ishii Gakuryū
www.sonatine.it/2025/11/11/s...
www.sonatine.it/2025/11/11/s...
another weekend, and another animated film tops the Japanese box office...
this time is, if I got this right, Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Incident, an edited version of the 2nd half of the 2nd season, screened together with the first 2 ep. of the 3rd season (to be aired frm January):
eiga.com/ranking/jp/
this time is, if I got this right, Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Incident, an edited version of the 2nd half of the 2nd season, screened together with the first 2 ep. of the 3rd season (to be aired frm January):
eiga.com/ranking/jp/
国内映画ランキング(2025年10月31日～2025年11月2日) - 映画.com
国内映画ランキング : 2025年10月31日～2025年11月2日 全国の週末3日間の興行成績を元に集計した国内の映画ランキング（興行通信社提供）。トップ10を毎週火曜日更新！
eiga.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
another weekend, and another animated film tops the Japanese box office...
this time is, if I got this right, Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Incident, an edited version of the 2nd half of the 2nd season, screened together with the first 2 ep. of the 3rd season (to be aired frm January):
eiga.com/ranking/jp/
this time is, if I got this right, Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Incident, an edited version of the 2nd half of the 2nd season, screened together with the first 2 ep. of the 3rd season (to be aired frm January):
eiga.com/ranking/jp/
Scenarios, plot drafts, and other writings by Takahata Isao from his early career in the 1960s have been newly discovered at his home:
news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...
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アニメ監督の高畑勲さん 未発表シナリオや創作メモ見つかる | NHKニュース
【NHK】「火垂るの墓」などで知られる日本を代表するアニメーション監督、高畑勲さんが20代の時に書いたとみられる未発表のシナリオや
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November 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Scenarios, plot drafts, and other writings by Takahata Isao from his early career in the 1960s have been newly discovered at his home:
news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...
news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...
R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
俳優・仲代達矢さん死去 92歳 - Yahoo!ニュース
映画「人間の条件」や黒沢明監督の「影武者」などに主演し、主宰する「無名塾」で後進を育てた俳優で文化勲章受章者の仲代達矢（なかだい・たつや、本名元久＝もとひさ）さんが死去したことが11日、分かった。9
news.yahoo.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
R.I.P. Nakadai Tatsuya, one of the giant figures in history of Japanese cinema news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6558551
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A special retrospective on Segawa Junichi at Athénée Français in Tokyo (Dec 5-13).
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
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Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
歿後30年記念特集上映 キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史
athenee.net
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A special retrospective on Segawa Junichi at Athénée Français in Tokyo (Dec 5-13).
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
The Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) has revealed the lineup (11 titles) for the Feature Film Competition:
aniaff.com/en/programs/...
aniaff.com/en/programs/...
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) has revealed the lineup (11 titles) for the Feature Film Competition:
aniaff.com/en/programs/...
aniaff.com/en/programs/...
A special retrospective on Segawa Junichi at Athénée Français in Tokyo (Dec 5-13).
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
歿後30年記念特集上映 キャメラマン瀬川順一と日本ドキュメンタリー映画史
athenee.net
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A special retrospective on Segawa Junichi at Athénée Français in Tokyo (Dec 5-13).
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
Many important films: Fighting Soldiers, Minamata Mural, Antonio Gaudí, etc... but I really want to be there to see Haneda Sumiko's Ode to Mt. Hayachine on the big screen...
athenee.net/culturalcent...
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Reposting in memory of Paolo Virno, the special issue of SAQ on Autonomia in the Anthropocene with my essay "Anthropocene and Anthropogenesis: Philosophical Anthropology and the Ends of Man"
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November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reposting in memory of Paolo Virno, the special issue of SAQ on Autonomia in the Anthropocene with my essay "Anthropocene and Anthropogenesis: Philosophical Anthropology and the Ends of Man"
monoskop.org/images/a/a5/...
monoskop.org/images/a/a5/...
RIP Paolo Virno (1952-2025)
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
RIP Paolo Virno (1952-2025)
From November 14, Demachiza in Kyoto will host a special retrospective (22 works) dedicated to Itō Takashi. Most of them are available on DVD and on other platforms (but not all), but it's always compelling to see them on the big screen.
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
From November 14, Demachiza in Kyoto will host a special retrospective (22 works) dedicated to Itō Takashi. Most of them are available on DVD and on other platforms (but not all), but it's always compelling to see them on the big screen.
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
Here the trailer (made by Itō himself on "the other place"):
Film festival in New York cancelled after China puts pressure on directors www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Film festival in New York cancelled after China puts pressure on directors
Participants ask for their films not to be shown at IndieChina event, which was due to launch this weekend
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Film festival in New York cancelled after China puts pressure on directors www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Scott Barley's excellent short Half Moon is available on his YT channel. Watch it in the darkest room you can:
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Half Moon — Short Film shot on iPhone
YouTube video by Scott Barley
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November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Scott Barley's excellent short Half Moon is available on his YT channel. Watch it in the darkest room you can:
youtu.be/ALSiGt3KBTU?...
youtu.be/ALSiGt3KBTU?...
folks who attended this year Tokyo Film Fest, any highlights?
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
folks who attended this year Tokyo Film Fest, any highlights?
happy birthday to Wakao Ayako, who turns 92 today
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
happy birthday to Wakao Ayako, who turns 92 today
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
time to check Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 (2025)
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
time to check Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 (2025)
November updates:
- the documentary will be screened at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa in December.
- added a link to the piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee published on @tokyoreview.net
asian-docs.com/2025/03/10/d...
- the documentary will be screened at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa in December.
- added a link to the piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee published on @tokyoreview.net
asian-docs.com/2025/03/10/d...
Documentary ethics, informed consent, and journalism vs documentary: The Black Box Diaries “case”
This is an open space – open because it’s a work in progress – where I will attempt to collect and index articles, essays and discussions generated in Japan by the non-release (as…
asian-docs.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
November updates:
- the documentary will be screened at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa in December.
- added a link to the piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee published on @tokyoreview.net
asian-docs.com/2025/03/10/d...
- the documentary will be screened at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa in December.
- added a link to the piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee published on @tokyoreview.net
asian-docs.com/2025/03/10/d...
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石井克人の監督デビュー30周年記念！
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
石井克人の監督デビュー30周年記念！
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
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I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...
Sanseitō and its far-right conspiracy ideology
In July 2025, Sanseitō (a.k.a. The Party of DIY !!) became the first far-right political party in postwar history to establish a stable presence in both Houses of the National Diet. With the party’s f...
www.tokyoreview.net
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I wrote a shorter, slightly punchier version of my recent research article about Sanseitō as my first contribution to the new Tokyo Review. It should be vastly more accessible, and hopefully sets the tone of what else I plan to do in the future of TR www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/what...