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A Review and Recap of the Paradise Kiss Movie with Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 31, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2012

The Paradise Kiss live-action movie can be viewed two ways. For folks unfamiliar with Yazawa Ai‘s brilliant source manga, the ParaKiss movie starring Kitagawa Keiko and Mukai Osamu is likely just a frothy harmless shallow piece of fashion coming-of-age entertainment that is easy to watch. Akin to one of those formulaic Hollywood rom-coms that comes and goes and no one … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, First Impressions, Recaps | Tagged Keiko Kitagawa, Mukai Osamu, Paradise Kiss | 76 Replies

Paradise Kiss Opens to Good Reviews and Solid Box-office in Japan

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2011 by ockoalaJune 28, 2011

While I’ve loved Ai Yazawa since her early work Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, I did NOT like Nana. Yes yes, how could I not like her award-winning work. It just didn’t resonate with me. So I was reluctant to read Paradise Kiss, until suddenly it was about to become a live-action movie starring Kitagawa Keiko (who I have a super … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Keiko Kitagawa, Mukai Osamu, Paradise Kiss | 26 Replies

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