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Scarlet: To See or Not to See an Animated Japanese Hamlet - That is the Question

Scarlet: To See or Not to See an Animated Japanese Hamlet - That is the Question

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 5, 2026Japanese animation, Re-imaginings of Hamlet, Writer/director Mamoru Hosoda, Scarlet, Hamlet as a Japanese princess, Mana Ashida, Masaki OkadaComment

Drive My Car: A Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Haruki Murakami Tale

Drive My Car: A Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Haruki Murakami Tale

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 24, 2021Japanese movies, Oscar contender, Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami, Takamasa Oe, Hidetoshi Nichijima, Masaki Okada, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima Comment