Category Archives: Films

TF Film Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Posted on July 29, 2012 by tokyofox

Whilst I have been excited about this release for a long time now I never quite realised how hotly anticipated this third and final part in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy was. Sadly the opening weekend release in the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by tokyofox

This third Austin Powers film is 10 years old this month and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that absolutely none of it was actually filmed in Japan. They didn’t reference this fact quite as blatantly as they … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – The Shinjuku Incident (2009)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by tokyofox

He may be one of the worlds most famous international action stars but I am ashamed to say that the only film of his that I’d ever seen before this was the 2009 re-make of ‘The Karate Kid‘. I actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

TF Film Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by tokyofox

I’ve been complaining for years about Japan always being last to see films released but every so often the tables are turned. I’ll be honest and admit that I probably wouldn’t have gone to see this if it hadn’t been … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Dining Out: Whoopi Goldburger!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by tokyofox

Going out for a burger isn’t usually worthy of an entry on this site but the place I went to a couple of weeks ago is an interesting little place. Apart from the occasional 100 yen burger from McDonalds I … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Food & Drink, Japan Life, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – The Barbarian And The Geisha (1958)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by tokyofox

‘You Only Live Twice‘ or ‘Walk Don’t Run‘ may be the more famous of the older films set in Japan but I recently encountered one from nearly a decade before those. Of course I was very much aware of John Wayne … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by tokyofox

I decided to watch this again a few days ago having just taught a student who this week is going to visit the island of Iwo-jima which is actually part of Tokyo albeit a long, long way south (750 km) … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hong Kong 2012: Back To HK

Posted on May 10, 2012 by tokyofox

Of the many Asian places I’ve visited over the last six years one of my favourites has to be Hong Kong which I visited during the World Cup in June 2006. Back then I slummed it at the infamous Chungking Mansions … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia Travel, Films | Tagged , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – Enter The Void (2009)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by tokyofox

Starting off with a hard techno beat and flashing credits this arty-farty French directed film comes across as tediously excruciating with any real story replaced by indulgence for the sake of art. We see all the action through the eyes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Posted on March 25, 2012 by tokyofox

As someone who can’t drive and has no interest in cars I had no interest in this franchise for many many years and just assumed it was dumbed-down, brain-dead, lad-popularist titilation designed for people…..well people like me who have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japan Life, Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments