On the occasion of his film Strange screening at Shorts Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Ken Ochia speaks with Panos Kotzathanasis about transitioning from Vietnam to Japan, the inspiration behind the movie, the lack of romance in the story, parents and communication, Araki Towa and Durian Lollobrigida, the Japanese movie industry and other topics.
Asian Movie Pulse Video Interviews: Ken Ochiai talks to Panos Kotzathanasis
June 23, 2023
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Adriana Rosati
On paper I am an Italian living in London, in reality I was born and bread in a popcorn bucket. I've loved cinema since I was a little child and I’ve always had a passion and interest for Asian (especially Japanese) pop culture, food and traditions, but on the cinema side, my big, first love is Hong Kong Cinema. Then - by a sort of osmosis - I have expanded my love and appreciation to the cinematography of other Asian countries. I like action, heroic bloodshed, wu-xia, Shaw Bros (even if it’s not my specialty), Anime, and also more auteur-ish movies. Anything that is good, really, but I am allergic to rom-com (unless it’s a HK rom-com, possibly featuring Andy Lau in his 20s)"