Trailer for Japanese Film “What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife My Life”
Director Yoji Yamada (“The Twilight Samurai”, “Love and Honor””Tora-San series”) has finished production on the third film in his series “What a Wonderful Family”. The third film features returning...
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Film Review: Dependence (2007) By Yuji Tajiri
Hayato returns to the small village where he grew up in order to take care of his father’s farm, who is unable to work because of a leg injury. He returns with his wife Ami, who is dysfunctional and...
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Interview with Kabir Bhatia: Love cannot be just romanticised. We love at all...
With over 26 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Mumbai born filmmaker Kabir Bhatia is a multiple award winning Director/Producer who has spent the last 20 years in Malaysia stamping his...
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Documentary Review: I’ve Got a Little Problem (2017) by Zhang Ximing
Is it art or is it pornography? This is the question most North American people might ask themselves when they see the work of late Chinese photographer Ren Hang. But it seems in China the question...
View ArticleTrailer for New Japanese Film “Killing”
Internationally acclaimed Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto (“Fires on the Plain” “Tetsuo The Iron Man” “Kotoko”) has completed production on his most recent project “Killing”. The film was produced...
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Anime Review: Black Clover (2017) by Tatsuya Yoshihara
In the plethora of shonen coming out of the anime industry, “Black Clover”manages to distinguish itself (to a point at least) by functioning as a tribute to a number of titles in the category. Let us...
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Film Review: 14 Blades (2010) By Daniel Lee
Nominated for both Best Action Choreography and Best Sound Design at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards, “14 Blades” did very well in Asia especially in Singapore. Zhao Wei won Best Actress at the Shanghai...
View ArticleTrailer for Upcoming Korean Film “The Negotiation” by Lee Jong-suk
South Korea hasn’t really done an exciting hostage negotiation film so far. Here to change that is hit-making production house JK Films (“Haeundae“, “Ode To My Father“, “The Himalayas“), whose latest...
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Interview with Yohei Suzuki: I think that modern Japan is a truly bizarre...
Yohei Suzuki was born in 1984 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Tama Art University Faculty of Art and Communication Department of Moving Images and Performing Arts. His debut feature Ow...
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Film Review: Sesang (2018) by Jules Suo
“Sesang” is the directorial debut of Jules Suo. The film’s title “Sesang” (세상) has multiple meanings in Korean including world, people, life, and social conditions, any or all of which are applicable....
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15 Great Asian Westerns
Evidently, not the most famous category of films coming out of Asia, since the genre has been associated with Italy and Hollywood almost completely. However, in the vast plethora of movies coming out...
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Anime Review: Junji Ito Collection (2018) by Shinobu Tagashira
Adapting the works of the famous horror Mangaka, “Junji Ito Collection” is an anthology series, which showcases both the creator’s favorites as well as fan favorites. Animated by Studio Deen, the...
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Boundary (Fahtum pandinsoong) (2013) by Nontawat Numbenchapol
“My new journey is coming to an end. Sometimes, I wonder why I did it.” Even though one might not have the specific oversight of the political and social upheavals in Thailand and Cambodia, the story...
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Documentary Review: Minamata: The Victims and Their World (1971) by Noriaki...
The second in a series of independent documentaries Noriaki Tsuchimoto shot regarding the mercury-poisoning incident in Minamata, is considered one of the best Japanese documentaries of all time, and...
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Film Review: Sway (2014) by Rooth Tang
Part of the official selection for Toronto International Film Festival, Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, Rooth Tang’s first feature length film ‘Sway’ is an...
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By the River (Sai Nam Tid Shoer) (2013) by Nontawat Numbenchapol
“I visited your village. It was such a pleasant time.” (from a Karen song) One of the most important themes within Thai cinema is the balance between humans and nature. Even though the waves of global...
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Interview with Takuya Fukushima: I think my film is not similar to any...
Takuya Fukushima was born on September 19, 1972 and he is a member of Directors Guild of Japan. He has been releasing numerous video works since 1992, when he was studying at the department of...
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Vault Shorts #12: (Itibritto, Amma Meri-Mother)
Itibritto By Mahmud Hasan (11.32 minutes, Bangladesh) Biva, a young woman is sitting on the floor of a balcony in her two-storey house, next to a birdcage. She seems very sad, and as we watch the rest...
View ArticleTrailer for Chinese Film “An Elephant Standing Still”
Chinese director Hu Bo’s film “An Elephant Standing Still” has made it’s theatrical debut. The film is the directors only completed feature length film as the director passed in October of 2017. The...
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Documentary Review: Sennan Asbestos Disaster (2017) by Kazuo Hara
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Kazuo Hara is currently touring his 2017 film “Sennan Asbestos Disaster,” a somber 3.5-hour long investigation of Asbestos poisoning in Japan. It is Hara’s first film in...
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