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‘The big fish & the Chinese flowering crabapple’ is a 2016 Chinese animated epic fantasy film . Written , produced & directed by Liang Xuan & Zhang Chun. It was released in China on 8 July 2016. A 16 year old girl embarks on a fantastical & dangerous adventure after transforming into a dolphin. When aContinue reading “Big Fish & Begonia”

Known in Japan as ‘I can hear the Sea’ is a 1993 Japanese anime coming of age romantic drama TV film. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki. Written by Keiko Niwa ( credited a s Kaori Nakamura ). It is based on the 1990-1992 novel of the same name by Saeko Himuro.  It first aired on May 5, 1993Continue reading “Ocean Waves”

Gopaldas Saxena known by his pen name .. Neeraj was an Indian poet & author of Hindi literature. He was born on 4 Jan. 1925 in Puravali, India & died on 19 July 2018 aged 93 in Delhi, India. He was awarded the Padma shri in 1991 & Padma Bhushan in 2007. After the deaths ofContinue reading “Neeraj”

Trans. Hi, Dad. It is a 2023 Indian Telugu language romantic dram film. Directed by Shouryuv (His first directorial) It stars Nani, Mrinal Thakur with others. A doting father & his six year old daughter find their lives taking a dramatic turn when the woman he loves marries someone else. The film was released onContinue reading “Hi, Nanna”

It is a 2011 Japanese animated drama film. Directed by Goro Miyazaki. ( Hence the ‘Miyazaki’ feel! ) Written by Hayao Miyazaki & Keiko Niwa. It is based on the 1980 serialised manga of the same name illustrated by Chizuru Takahashi. Written by Tetsuro Sayama. Th efilm has the voices of Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, keiko TakeshitaContinue reading “From Up on Poppy Hill”

lit. ‘Memories Come Tumbling Down’ is a 1991 Japanese animated film. Written & directed by Isao Miyazaki. It is based on the 1982 manga of the same title by Hotaru Okamoto & Yuko Tone. It tells the story of Taeko, the third daughter in the family. Her school, classmates in grade fifth, all come to herContinue reading “Only Yesterday”

Lit. ‘The Wind Has Risen’ is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Animated by Studio Ghibli. It was released in Japan on 20 July 2013. The film’s title comes from the poetic line: ’The wind rises ! We must try to live’. It is a fictionalised biographical film of Jiro HorikoshiContinue reading “The Wind Rises”

English : The Crucible’is a 2011 South Korean crime drama film. It is based on the novel ‘The Crucible’ by Gong Ji young. Directed by Hwang Dong hyuk . It stars Gong Yoo & Jung Yu mi. Kang In ho is the newly appointed art teacher at a school for deaf children in the fictional cityContinue reading “Silenced”

Re-visiting the opening episodes of the popular drama, gave me another insight into the relationships there. The tomboyish Eun chan delivers food to Han gyeol. Fresh from his shower he is wiping his feet with a towel. With the delivery boy he is not embarrassed that he is half naked. ( Later, he knows &Continue reading “Coffee Prince”

It is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy film. Co-written & directed by Isao Takahata that is an adaptation of ‘The tale of the Bamboo Cutter’, a 10th century Japanese literary tale. It was produced by Studio Ghibli for Nippon Television Network. The voice cast featured Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora , Takeo Chii with others. It wasContinue reading “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”