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One Cut Of The Dead HIFF 38 Review

November 15, 2018 by Braeden Burge

Zombie films have been a tired, creatively lifeless genre for decades. Besides Shaun of the Dead, the 21st century has not produced any truly classic horror films centered around our hungrily-meandering, half-corpse friends. At least, not stateside. If they have been produced, they certainly have not found success among an American audience. Until now. People … [Read…]

Posted in: Editor's Picks, Featured Stories, Film Reviews, Individual Contributor, MULT 3600, Press events, Preview, Social Tagged: Comedy, Fall Semester 2018, Film Review, HPU 2018, HPU 38, HPU@HIFF, japan, Japanese Cinema, Spoof, Zombie

Bittersweet

November 14, 2016 by Vania Boediman

Last night I went to Hawaii International Film Festival or we can call it HIFF to watch Bittersweet. This movie is a drama and also it is all about food and it is from Japan. I watched this because I love food and I was really curious what they are going to put in this … [Read…]

Posted in: 2016 Fall Semester, Featured Stories, Film Reviews Tagged: #hpuhpn, bittersweet, food, foodie, hiff, hpu, HPU@HIFF, japan, review

Bittersweet (JPN)

November 14, 2016 by Nabila C Justianto

Another movie that I saw today is “Bittersweet”, a Japanese movie about a oman named Maki (Haruna Kawaguchi) who hates vegetables and single but she has a crush on a vegetarian and gay guy named Nagisa (Kento Hayashi). After blackmailing Nagisa, Maki moved in to Nagisa’s house and they learned a lot about each other. The … [Read…]

Posted in: 2016 Fall Semester, Film Reviews Tagged: bittersweet, hiff, HPN, hpu, HPU@HIFF, japan

Disney’s New Frontier

December 3, 2014 by Yukari Kamiya

I really liked the movie Big Hero 6. Before I saw the movie, I had no idea why the title was “Big Hero 6.” All I knew was that the movie had a Japanese named boy and a fat and white robot. You can get why the title is “Big Hero 6” and where the … [Read…]

Posted in: 2014 Fall Semester Tagged: big hero 6, Disney, HIFF movie review, hiff movies, japan, Movie, mult 1050, Pixar, robot, Walt Disney Studios

KANO VS Vancouver Asahi

December 2, 2014 by Yukari Kamiya

I watched two baseball-related Asian films, KANO and Vancouver Asahi on the same day. Although the situations are a little bit different, both are about baseball players before the world war and based on real stories. KANO is about how Taiwanese high school students aim to enter the Koshien, Japanese national baseball high school championship, when Taiwan … [Read…]

Posted in: 2014 Fall Semester Tagged: baseball, canada, hpu, japan, kano, Movie, mult 1050, Taiwan, The Vancouver Asahi, war

All good things must come to an end; HIFF wrap up

November 15, 2014 by Jessica Bie

The Fall 2014 Hawaii International Film Festival was successful to say the least. During the festival I attended the opening press conference and three Films; Stations of the Cross, Kabukicho Love Hotel, and Mary Kom. There were more films that I wanted to see like Beyond the Surface, Imitation Game, and others, but those films either didn’t fit with my … [Read…]

Posted in: 2014 Fall Semester, Editor's Picks, Featured Stories, Final Word, Individual Contributor, Social Tagged: #HPUatHIFF, featured, germany, halekulani, Hawaii, Hawaii International Film Festival, Hawaii Pacific University, hiff, Honolulu, HPU AT HIFF, HPU@HIFF, India, japan, Japanese, Kabukicho Love Hotel, Love Hotel, Mary Kom, stations of the cross, wrap up

Dangerous work: A review of Kabukicho Love Hotel

November 12, 2014 by Jessica Bie

This Saturday, I saw a double feature of Kabukicho Love Hotel and Mary Kom. I started off with Kabukicho Love Hotel, and it was not what I was expecting, to say the least. Kabukicho Love Hotel is about a hotel in Japan that is primarily used for sex. They deal with pornography, prostitution, cheating, and it is very … [Read…]

Posted in: 2014 Fall Semester, Film Reviews, Social Tagged: #HPUatHIFF, halekulani, Hawaii, Hawaii International Film Festival, Hawaii Pacific University, hiff, Honolulu, HPU AT HIFF, HPU@HIFF, japan, Japanese, Kabukicho Love Hotel, Love Hotel

Japanese Anime Fan Reacts to Mamoru Hasoda’s “The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki”

October 21, 2012 by Christian Valenzuela

It’s the last day Hawaii International Film Festival, and still theater room 12 was packed with many people, young and old. The screening of prominent Japanese animator Mamoru Hosoda’s award winning film, “The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki” was a hit even before the film began. But if you consider the popularity of Japanese animation, or anime, then you could … [Read…]

Posted in: 2012 Fall Semester, Film Reviews, Vid Reports Tagged: animation, anime, japan, Japanese Film

Jiro Dreams of Sushi-a Review

October 31, 2011 by 3511Bill

I sort of stumbled into this film by chance not really knowing what to expect, however upon sitting down and watching “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” I was immersed in a world not many get to see. You see, the ART of sushi to a man named Jiro is no joke. This documentary focuses on an … [Read…]

Posted in: 2011 Fall Semester, Editor's Picks, Featured Stories, Film Reviews Tagged: 2011, 3511, adpr, Ann Marie, Bill, Billy, class. HIFF, creativity, documentary, japan, Jiro, Sushi

Death for Justice: Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins

April 7, 2011 by chun_s

13 Assassins, directed by prolific Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, is based on an actual historical event. Set in the peaceful Edo period (1600 – 1868), the sadistic Lord Naritsugu rapes, kills and tortures at will. Being the half-brother of the Shogun, the head of the ruling Tokugawa government, the young sociopath cannot be touched. However, … [Read…]

Posted in: 2011 Spring Semester, Editor's Picks, Featured Stories, Film Reviews Tagged: 13 Assassins, Film, Hawaii International Film Festival, hiff, hpu, HPU AT HIFF, HPU student, hpu students, HPU@HIFF, japan, Japanese Film, review, Samurai Films

HIFF Fan’s Favorite Film

November 7, 2010 by 3500kyle

HIFF member, Joseph Dowson gives his thoughts on the Hawaii International Film Festival and shares his favorite film. Click here to see the video.

Posted in: 2010 Fall Semester, Film Reviews Tagged: 2010, Confessions, Dole Regal Theaters, favorite films, Film festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Hawaii Pacific University, hiff, Honolulu, hpu, Independent films, japan, Japanese, Kyle Monette

HIFF Fan’s Favorite Film

November 7, 2010 by 3500kyle

HIFF audience member, Whitney Shimakuro shares her thoughts on the Hawaii International Film Festival and her favorite film. Click here to see the video.

Posted in: 2010 Fall Semester, Film Reviews Tagged: 2010, Confessions, Dole Regal Theaters, favorite films, Film festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Hawaii Pacific University, hiff, Honolulu, hpu, Independent films, japan, Japanese, Kyle Monette
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