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Asian Movie Pulse Video Interviews: Gakuryu Ishii

"August in the Water" and "The Box Man" are screening at Japan Cuts

On the occasion of his films and screening at , talks to Panos Kotzathanasis about the changes he was witnessed through his years in cinema, Kobo Abe’s original novel and how it translates today, voyeurism, , , and , the Japanese movie industry at the moment and other topics.

About the author

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)"

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