A Weekend Guide to Japanese Whisky · Primer
Some of the best whisky in the world doesn’t come from Scotland. The first time I had heard of Japanese whisky was over a decade ago while on vacation in Texas nursing an afternoon Old Fashioned and scrapping with the chatty bartender about American versus Celtic whiskies. He got busy
Kani Acquires U.S. Rights to Japanese Queer Classic Bye Bye Love
Kani Releasing has picked up North American rights to Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 cult queer classic Bye Bye Love, a film once feared lost to time. Kani Releasing plans to bring the film to U.S. arthouse theaters in late 2025, followed by a select VOD placement and home video release. For
Offbeat Japanese Film ‘Desert of Namibia’ Trailer Starring Yumi Kawai
Offbeat Japanese Film ‘Desert of Namibia’ Trailer Starring Yumi Kawai by Alex Billington March 26, 2025Source: YouTube “Am I pretty?” Kani Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Japanese indie film titled Desert of Namibia, the second feature made by young Japanese filmmaker Yoko Yamanaka. This first premiered
The Awful Japanese Horror Remake With A 0% Score On Rotten Tomatoes
Warner Bros. Pictures Popular perception of Japanese horror, or J-horror, might be limited to “Ringu” and “Ju-on: The Grudge,” but there’s more to this thematically rich genre. The enduring image of Sadako crawling out of a television screen is preceded by decades
This Japanese Winter Jacket Specialist Makes the Perfect Spring Puffer
Let’s be honest here: historically speaking, March isn’t the best time to buy a new winter jacket. But we find ourselves in utterly ahistorical times, gentlemen—in our neck of the woods, spring doesn’t exactly seem on the horizon, and not all jackets need to withstand sub-zero temperatures anyway. Oh, and
Japanese Doc ‘AUM: The Cult at the End of the World’ Official Trailer
Japanese Doc ‘AUM: The Cult at the End of the World’ Official Trailer by Alex Billington February 28, 2025Source: YouTube “Our son was rapidly sucked into it.” Greenwich Ent. has revealed an official trailer for AUM: The Cult at the End of the World, a documentary film about the dangerous,
A.Presse, the Japanese Brand Driving Menswear Nuts, Just Made a Splashy Online Debut
If you haven’t heard of A.Presse yet, you gon’ learn today. Word-of-mouth travels fast in the menswear world, and right now, few brands are stoking more chatter—more unabashed enthusiasm—than the ascendant Japanese label founded by designer Kazuma Shigematsu in 2021. Shigematsu is a vintage obsessive of the highest order, and
