At 22 years old, Makoto Tezuka, the son of legendary manga artist and anime director Osamu Tezuka (“Cleopatra”, “Metropolis”), was still a film-student who was...
Author - Rhythm Zaveri
Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.
An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.
Hong Sang-soo can be a very frustrating artist at times for some. He has developed a formula that he has stuck to so well for so long that audiences can pretty...
Not a year goes by without South Korea releasing a serial killer movie, even if in the recent years the better entries in the genre have been few and far...
Ha Jung-woo, one of South Korea's most bankable superstars, has had a good run in the past few years. While the two “Along With the Gods” films...
It's been a while since South Korea has produced an fulfilling martial arts action film. Hoping to fill the void is first-time Director Lee Seung-won with his...
Sometimes all a film needs is a strong central character and the right actor to portray it for it to be interesting and hold your attention. “This Charming...
Eighteen years after his debut feature film “Happy End”, director Jung Ji-woo reunites with actor par excellence Choi Min-sik for murder mystery/courtroom...
South Korea loves a good true story movie, even more so when it explores financial foul-play or political corruption. With an impressive star-cast...
After a spate of action comedies “Champion”, “The Soul-Mate” and the upcoming “The Villagers” as well as a starring role in...
Korean-Chinese director Zhang Lü (“A Quiet Dream”) is back working with Park Hae-il and Moon So-ri with his latest film “Ode to the...