A finger pokes a small hole through a fusuma (Japanese-style sliding door). A girl bends down and peeks through the hole. She sees something. A woman notices a...
Author - I-Lin Liu
This music video is selected by I-Lin Liu, a song featured in ”Goodbye South, Goodbye” by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, here is the opening theme of the film...
“Yamato (California)” is Japanese director Daisuke Miyazaki‘s second feature film. The title reminds us of Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Taxis,” but...
“Funeral Parade of Roses” has long been hailed as one of the greatest achievement of Japanese independent film in the sixties...
“Traces of Sin” is director Kei Ishikawa‘s first narrative feature film. It is based on a detective novel by Tokuro Nukui. The...
When it was published in 1987, “Norwegian Wood” catapulted Japanese author, Haruki Murakami to fame, especially among Japanese youths. Due to the...
Hanuman is a Cambodian action film directed and written by two Western filmmakers. The film tells a revenge story revolving around two brothers. They witness...
Can porn be art? This question seems to be contradicting itself. Art calls for our contemplation, while porn requires our bodily involvement. How can a film...