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Film Review: Hiroshima Death Match (1973) by Kinji Fukasaku
“Yakuza Papers” pentalogy has reached the status of cult since many years, particularly for the combination of realism in the presentation of Yakuza and exploitation aesthetics. The second part of the...
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Film Review: When the Moon was Full (2019) by Narges Abyar
The Audience Award of PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival went to the Iranian drama “When the Moon Was Full” directed by Narges Abyar. Based on a true story about the marriage between Hamid...
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Interview with Tashi Gyeltshen: Violence is connected with power
Tashi Gyeltshen is a self-taught filmmaker from Bhutan. One of his shorts, “The Red Door” (2014), premiered at Rotterdam. “The Red Phallus“, with the script awarded with the Open Doors grant at...
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Film Review: Loveless (2017) by Andrey Zvyagintsev
Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s fifth movie, after the colossal 2014’s “Leviathan”, is a harsh and cogent critique to his motherland, starting from an observation of its more traditional...
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Film Review: New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) by Tokuzo Tanaka
After the success of the first two installments of what would soon become one of the longest running franchises in Japanese film, the third movie directed by Tokuzo Tanaka finally demonstrated the...
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Massive Giveaway from Asian Movie Pulse & Top Companies! Read how to get your...
On the occasion of our newly formed “Asian Movie Pulse” YouTube Channel, we are giving you the chance to win one juicy prize from a selection of films and posters, kindly donated by top-notch...
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Massive Giveaway from Asian Movie Pulse & Top Companies! Read how to get your...
On the occasion of our newly formed “Asian Movie Pulse” YouTube Channel, we are giving you the chance to win one juicy prize from a selection of films and posters, kindly donated by top-notch...
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Interview with Paul Soriano: I found the story about the Mañanita police...
The seventh feature film by the Filipino filmmaker Paul Soriano – “Mañanita”, had its world premiere in the Rebels with a Cause section of PÖFF – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. In this...
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Film review: Lost Lotus (2019) by Liu Shu
Asia is not just a huge and still growing box office market, but also the place of origin for top-notch cinema in the recent years, so it should not come as surprise that A-list film festivals have...
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Film Review: The Education (2019) by Kim Duk-joong
A wide variety of emotions that make up human nature are explored while also taking a look at the problems of the young in modern Korean society in Kim Duk-joong’s subtle but uncompromising debut,...
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Short Film Review: Dialog (2019) By Souvik Chakraborty
“Dialog” explores the streets of Mumbai, from the people to the scenery and the art inspired by the region. The film is accompanied by an original track which uses samples that coincide with the busy...
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Film Review: Dead Kids (2019) by Mikhail Red
Since the success of “Birdshot” back in 2016, Mikhail Red has been turning up one movie every year, with his popularity growing with each one. This success is cemented with his latest work, which is...
View ArticleTrailer for New Japanese Film “Kaiji: Final Game”
Japanese director Toyo Sato’s (“Kaiji:2”, “Gatchaman”) most recent project “Kaiji: Final Game” is set for theatrical release January 20th, 2020. This is the thrid film in the series, which is based...
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Film Review: Electric Dragon 80 000 V (2001) By Sogo Ishii
A delinquent from birth, ‘Dragon Eye Morrison’ has been subjected to electro-shock therapy to help quell his anger. However, the years of shock treatment have turned him into a living conductor....
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Film Review: Dead End (1969) by Chang Cheh
Shaw Brothers legend, Ti Lung had a productive year in 1969. He had a minor role in “Return of the One-Armed Swordsman”, in which he died in a horrible death. Nonetheless, director Chang Cheh must...
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Film Review: A Better Tomorrow (1986) by John Woo
The mark of a true classic movie is its capacity to transcend time. “A Better Tomorrow” has been in recent years remade in Korea (Watchable) and in China (Surprisingly good!). It has had sequels and...
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Film Review: Don’t Look Up (2009) by Fruit Chan
Originally released in 1996, Hideo Nakata scored one of his earliest genre hits with his tale of a ghostly presence disrupting and terrorizing the crew of a horror-film shoot attempting to complete a...
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Interview with Heiward Mak: The sense of pain is not a taste
Heiward Mak studied Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong. She entered the movie industry early, and at the age of 24, she directed her debut film “High Noon” (2008) portraying the new...
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Across Asia Film Festival (AAFF) will open doors on 14 December with a live...
Across Asia Film Festival (AAFF) in Cagliari, in the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia, is back on the 14th of December with a Programme focused mainly on the Philippines and Taiwan, including...
View ArticleTrailer for New Japanese Drama “Black School Rules”
Japanese director Shintaro Sugawara, having previously worked on the television drama of “Black Book Rules”, recently completed production on the movie inspired by the series. Shori Sato, and Kaito...
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