Japanese cinema has been on a somewhat successful stalemate for years now, with the titles produced (at least the ones we manage to sea in the West out of the...
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Although the Korean movie industry recently announced that the local box office recovered to 70% of Pre-pandemic Level, largely due to the success of “12...
2023 was a weird year for Asian cinema. Although the “usual” Japanese masters were here once more (Miyazaki, Koreeda, Hamaguchi), the Korean movie...
Click on the titles for the full articles Film Review: Snow in Midsummer (2023) by Keat Aun Chong “Snow in Midsummer” is a film that will appeal more to the...
In an interview I had with Dean Fujioka, director of “Pure Japanese” back in August 2022, he mentioned: “I started working in Japan about 10...
Instead of an intro we urge you to read the following article Hong Kong New Wave: A Debate You can check the full reviews by clicking on the titles Jumping Ash...
30 of the most iconic villains ever to appear on Asian cinema
This year's NIFFF was quite intently focused on Asian cinema. It was not only the retrospective of Katsuhito Ishii, but also the Asian competition, with...
This year's edition of Cannes film festival offered a number of high quality titles from Asia, both in competiton(s) and side bar programmes. One of the most...
The concept of action movies starring female protagonists was quite prevalent in East Asian cinema during the 70s and 80s but toned significantly down after...