Japan On Film
Percival Constantine
The top podcast for discussion of Japanese movies.
- 53 minutes 1 secondS13E10 – Sonatine (1993) [ソナチネ]
We close out Season 13 with returning guest Ian Buckley! This time, we're discussing Takeshi Kitano's classic yakuza film, Sonatine.
Thank you for listening! We'll be taking a hiatus, but will return shortly for Season 14!
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Ian Buckley
Listen to Ian on We Are Starfleet and Illumination Above All.
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16 October 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 1 minuteS13E09 – The Yakuza (1974) [ザ・ヤクザ]
This time around, we're taking a break from Japan-made films and instead looking at an American-made film about Japan. Fellow podcaster Kaz Wheeler makes his debut on the show to discuss Sydney Pollack's The Yakuza!
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Kaz Wheeler
Listen to Kaz on The Didn't Get All of It Japan Podcast and follow him on Bluesky and Instagram.
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9 October 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesS13E08 – Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) [ゴジラvsキングギドラ]
Author and magician Eoin Smith joins the show for a discussion on Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, one of the Heisei-era Godzilla films involving just about everything they thought they could squeeze into a Godzilla film.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Eoin Smith
Learn more about Eoin by visiting his Linktree.
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2 October 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 10 minutesS13E07 – Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (2002) [PERFECT BLUE夢なら醒めて]
In this episode, Perry is joined by returning guest Michael Hale to discuss Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete. Contrary to what some may think, this isn't a live-action adaptation of the anime, nor even an adaptation of the novel it was based on. Instead, it's an adaptation of a novella from a spin-off anthology. And spoilers: it's nowhere near as good as the far-superior anime.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Michael Hale
Find out more about Michael's work by visiting his Linktree.
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25 September 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 9 minutesS13E06 – Happy Flight (2008) [ハッピーフライト]
Christopher Hood, an academic and author specializing in Japanese society and transportation, joins the show to discuss Happy Flight, a movie all about air travel in Japan.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Christopher Hood
Visit Christopher's Linktree for his website, social media, and other links.
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18 September 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 12 minutesS13E05 – Tokyo Godfathers (2004) [東京ゴッドファーザーズ]
Christmas comes early as Matthew Trecek of the Deskwarmers podcast joins Perry for a discussion of Satoshi Kon's beloved anime, Tokyo Godfathers.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Matthew Trecek
Listen to Matthew on the Deskwarmers podcast.
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11 September 2025, 3:00 pm - 59 minutes 28 secondsS13E04 – Vital (2004) [ヴィタール]
Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we're discussing Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Jennifer Upton
Visit Jennifer's website and check out her book, Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age.
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4 September 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 12 minutesS13E03 – High and Low (1963) [天国と地獄]
YouTuber and fellow Japan resident Amanda Hartsell joins Perry in this episode to discuss capitalism and Japanese society as depicted in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Amanda Hartsell
Visit Amanda's YouTube channel.
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28 August 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 18 minutesS13E02 – Weathering With You (2019) [天気の子]
Today, Perry is joined by author and filmmaker Liam Quane to talk about 2019's anime film, Weathering With You. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, this was his follow-up to the very popular Your Name.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Liam Quane.
Learn about Liam's film and novel work by visiting Specificity Archives and follow him on Bluesky.
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21 August 2025, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 39 minutesS13E01 – Gozu (2003) [極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭]
Season 13 kicks off with our 100th episode! And for this, we've got a special one. Filmmaker Warren Badenski joins Perry for a deep dive into Takashi Miike's infamously wild, wonderful, and very weird Gozu!
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Warren Badenski
Learn more about Warren's latest film, Dead Name. And follow him on Bluesky and Instagram.
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15 August 2025, 6:07 am - 2 minutes 15 secondsJapan On Film Trailer
Join author, teacher, and film fan Perry Constantine and his guests as they journey into the wide, wonderful, and sometimes very weird world of Japanese cinema!
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