Takuya Kimura Archives - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

Love and Honor (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Yôji Yamada
Starring: Mitsugoro Bando | Rei Dan | Takuya Kimura

Jason says: “As Yôji Yamada’s samurai dramas have become bigger and bigger hits in their native Japan, their American distribution has shrank. This is a real shame, because all three (THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI, THE HIDDEN BLADE, and now LOVE AND

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Howl’s Moving Castle (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Akihiro Miwa | Chieko Baisho | Takuya Kimura

Chris says: “I have to admit I was hooked from the first scene, where the amazing, immense contraption that gives this film its title emerges through a brown, dusty fog. Although based on a story by Diana Wynne Jones, this

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