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A charming geek finds spiritual fulfilment – and true love – while compiling a new Japanese dictionary.
Mitsuko is in her ninth month of pregnancy, but that doesn't stop her taking the lead when all around her are floundering. Yuya Ishii's breathless comic drama has satire, brio and originality to burn.
A young woman struggles to save her family's ailing clam-packing business.
Reaching for a better future Daniel E Catullo, Julie DeVercelly and Gary DeVercelly on hazing and 4000 Days
Escaping perfection Andrew Durham on adapting Alysia Abbott's memoir Fairyland
Playing it safe Will Bates on early musical influences and scoring Tuner
For love of the game Scott Adkins on mixing it up with Deadpool, The Rip, Brawler and Reckless
Driving for authenticity Julian Swiezewski on trucking, gay romance and the power of normality in Flesh And Fuel
Untold history Christophe Réveille on his documentary Che Guevara: The Last Companions
In totality Reuben Hamlyn on the intersections of ordinary life with horrific acts, and Sunday's Children
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