INTERVIEW: YOSHINORI CHIBA
Behind such contemporary classics as Takashi Miike's Fudoh: The New Generation and Rokuro Mochizuki's Onibi: The Fire Within, stands a producer who continues to mount challenging films to this day. Midnight Eye catches up with Yoshinori Chiba. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

FEATURE: THE BEST (AND WORST) OF 2005
It's that time of the year again. The Midnight Eye folks make their annual lists and you get your say in our Readers' Poll. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

REVIEWS:

LITTLE BIRDS
Far from the embedded media, a Japanese cameraman follows the harrowing day-to-day life of ordinary citizens in Iraq. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

VENGEANCE IS MINE
Shohei Imamura's classic serial killer chronicle resurfaces on DVD. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

YAJI AND KITA: THE MIDNIGHT PILGRIMS
Psychedelia meets Japanese pop culture in this zany directorial debut by Kankuro Kudo, screenwriter of recent hits like Ping Pong, Zebraman and Go. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

ROUND-UP:
If Akira Kurosawa is not exactly a regular in these pages, it's certainly not for lack of appreciation. Here is a look at some recent DVD releases of a number of the master's films. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on

BOOK REVIEW: THE FLASH OF CAPITAL
Eric Cazdyn's new volume looks at Japanese film history from a different angle. <a href=www.midnighteye.com">Read on