The sixth annual #Japanuary Challenge is here, courtesy of Letterboxd member brazyben 🇯🇵 Find how to participate here: boxd.it/QNiBQ

The year is almost over, which means it's about that time... The 6th edition of the Japanuary Challenge is officially live on @letterboxd.social 🫶 I can't wait to dig into and discuss Japanese cinema with you all again! "Japanuary Challenge 2026 🇯🇵”, my list: boxd.it/QNiBQ

And of course credit to my fellow March birthday friend @brazybenjamin.bsky.social for helping me put it all together, I simply wouldn't have it any other way🙏

Turned 29 this weekend, so as is customary, I programmed a 24 hour marathon of schlock for myself and all of my friends to become completely delirious over. It ruled, and I love movies.

@blondekwaidan.bsky.social happy birthday!!

Update on my Monster Hunter Wilds experience: I reached High Rank, I caught a giant squid, I ate many delicious-looking meals, and I have had so much fun. The grind is only just beginning, too! 😭😂

I am loving Monster Hunter Wilds! World was my introduction to the series, and it could not have been better, instantly becoming one of my favorite games ever. Wilds, with its extraordinary environments and engaging monster battles (plus many quality of life improvements), may be even better!

GUSHING PRAYER is our first entry into the pink film realm (we hope to do more) and it’s a very heavy hitter. 2K scan from the original camera negative and a solid amount of extra features. www.terror-vision.com/store/gushin...

Arrow's Toei V-cinema box set is here! Been working on this for much of the past months, producing all the interviews and making my visual essay. I originally recommended these nine titles and am very glad Arrow picked them all up. Good times ahead! www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/v-ci...

I've watched a lot of movies with my friends @brazybenjamin.bsky.social and @jckdvnprt.bsky.social over the years, so we sat down to talk about some of our favorite Japanese watches to celebrate Ben's 5th Japanuary challenge - youtu.be/3IVpAC2WbdU

“‘Rampo Noir’ Revives Japan’s Chilling Genius in a Must-Have Blu-ray” lovehorror.co.uk/horror-news/...

Happy birthday Hayao Miyazaki! 🎉

GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER TADANOBU ASANO!!! 🐐

2025 will see us continue our connection with Gakuryu Ishii along with box sets from Kaizo Hayashi and Takashi Ishii, with some Fran Rubel Kuzui and more in between!

Japanuary has begun! Do you have what it takes to watch 10 Japanese films in January??

My ★★★★ review of Tokyo Sonata on Letterboxd boxd.it/8gwhLv #japanuary

Going to start a thread of everything I watch for Japanuary this year - kicked things off with Noboru Nakamura's The Shape of Night, a sumptuous vision of colorful nightlife neon that hides destructive patriarchal power structures beneath the vibrant surface. A brilliant and gorgeous film.

I love Harry Wilson so much. Been a man possessed this season!

Time for us to beat Bournemouth today! #COYW 🤍

Think I've got the bandwidth now to do a monthly challenge on Letterboxd, so I'm gonna give Japanuary a run. Excited to check these films out, thanks for putting the challenge together @brazybenjamin.bsky.social! boxd.it/Buimy

The Japanuary 2025 Challenge list is up on @letterboxd.social :) I am so excited to celebrate Japanese cinema with you all again! boxd.it/BumhM

We are playing fantastic so far. Whole team looks up for it! Diop, Berge, and Robinson standouts so far to me. Also, Berge and Lukic together in the midfield is SO nice. Let’s get another goal and win this match!

Fulham back in the top six too. Some tricky fixtures to come but underlines the excellent job Marco Silva is doing. Some key departures in summer, right through the spine of the team (Palhinha, Willian, Tosin, Ream) but #FFC replaced them well and kicked on. Deserves more plaudits

Iwobi has been exceptional this season. Incredibly consistent, filling the 'Willian' creativity void for the most part but across midfield. He's got eight goals/assists this season, already one more than last year. He's stepped up for #FFC.

I love Fulham Football Club so much!!! We have a great squad and the vibes are through the roof. Excellent performances from Iwobi and the whole back line. Thought Muniz had some excellent holdup play, and so nice to see King get minutes. Sad about Nelson, but fingers crossed nothing too serious!

Spotify Wrapped was bland this year… I’m disappointed by their choice not to feature top genres and whatnot. Chill Select being #1 due to listening to lo-fi beats while taking my comprehensive exams at the end of September is kind of disappointing too lol

Listening to Hiroyuki Onogawa's August in the Water score tonight. Outstanding record. To think I almost passed on picking it up, shout out to @brazybenjamin.bsky.social for accidentally buying two and sending me a copy.

One of the few things that brings me nearly as much joy as a Fulham win is a Man City loss. Their downfall is pure cinema, and I am loving every minute of it.

Unfortunate because I think if we didn’t get the red card, we had a real shot of winning. However, a point away from home at Spurs, given their recent form too, certainly not a bad result. Next match against Brighton will be interesting considering we’ll now be very light in midfield…

What a strike from Cairney! Come on Fulham!

Oh Captain my Captain

Certified banger.

Rewatching a Takashi Miike masterpiece with some friends! @hugmynd.bsky.social @stepprinted.com @reinierzouw.bsky.social #filmsky

Updated my @letterboxd.social favs for the Christmas season 😎 #filmsky

Hi, friends. I’ve been hosting a “Japanuary” challenge on Letterboxd since 2021. This link is to the 2024 list from earlier this year: boxd.it/r4Cda Let me know if there’s any particular directors/categories you’d like to see on the 2025 list! Looking forward to it! 🙂 #filmsky #letterboxd

FT 1-4 | When it rains, it pours for Fulham. Literally. Andersen limped off injured and Wolves took fall advantage, adding another two to their tally. Fulham weren't great today, and Wolves deserved the win. Tough fixtures to come for Silva's side. Big response needed. #FFC

Very excited for the match today, especially with Lukic returning to the lineup after an injury. I have a good feeling we’ll score some great goals today!

Kaizu Hayashi's Miku Hama Trilogy (1994 - 1996) - The Most Terrible Time In My Life (1994) - Stairway To The Distant Past (1995) - The Trap (1996)

If you could create any physical media box set what would it be? You choose the theme. SENRITSU KAIKI FILE KOWASUGI series deluxe set, without QUESTION (and I’m curating and contributing all the extras)

If you could create any physical media box set what would it be? You choose the theme. Theme: Ambient Anarchy: Gakuryū Ishii, 1989-1997 Featuring: The Master of Shiatsu (1989) Tokyo Blood (1993) Angel Dust (1994) August in the Water (1995) Labyrinth of Dreams (1997)

Drop your letterboxd! boxd.it/1R3Pn

Share four of your favorite directors: 1. Toshiaki Toyoda 2. Gakuryu Ishii 3. Shinya Tsukamoto 4. Takashi Miike #filmsky

What’s everyone’s #Letterboxd top 4? Here’s mine: Departures Still Walking The Taste of Tea August in the Water

I’ve mostly interacted with film friends on here so far, so just wanted to say hi to my Fulham friends. I’m Ben, and I support Fulham from Ohio 👋 I love the club so much, and i’m so excited for the rest of our season. We’re playing beautiful football, and the vibes are through the roof this season!

Very excited to add this to my collection! I watched Tomie for the first time in 2021 and have found myself thinking about it relatively often ever since. Great, perhaps under-appreciated movie! #physicalmedia

Now we've migrated to Bluesky, wanted to repost a BFI article I'm proud of. I recall disgruntled comments at time from those who saw the title 'Ozu vs Godzilla' & thought I was making qualitative judgements, not about Western distribution & reception of Japanese films www.bfi.org.uk/features/ozu...

A gruesome, surreal, hallucinogenic odyssey that is best watched with Ben and several other friends in the early hours of a Saturday morning.

Copying my buddy @calvinkemph.bsky.social, as i’d love to connect with more horror movie enthusiasts. #horrorsky

Repost with five of your favorite living filmmakers Toshiaki Toyoda Gakuryu Ishii Kiyoshi Kurosawa Takashi Miike Shinya Tsukamoto

Four films on my mind lately. 9 Souls My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Last Life in the Universe Tokyo Sonata