Winner of the 2015 Grand Prize in the Fantastic Off Theater Competition of Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, Makeup Room is one of those films that...
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When people think of Japan, most think of its popular culture, neon signs and the busy streets of Tokyo. But when one leaves the busy hustle and bustle of...
I just had the opportunity to check out Rise of the Legend, the latest in the pantheon of Wong Fei Hung movies that fans (like me) have enjoyed over the years...
I'm gonna be totally honest: when I found out about this movie, I got excited. Two crusaders in the 12th century ending up in China, kicking all kinds of butt:...
Whereas in Hollywood nowadays it is the trend to make remakes and sequels, contemporary Japanese cinema mostly thrives on adapting manga, anime or novels...
We are all familiar with Hollywood remaking Asian films, but sometimes it also happens the other way around. This is the case with the Bollywood smash hit Bang...
Having had the pleasure of interviewing producer/actress, and most recently also director, Kiki Sugino at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January...
‘7 Assassins‘ is the latest adventure action movie directed by the veteran and more-than-prolific (credited as an actor in more than 225...
‘Firestorm‘ is a story about law and justice. Or, maybe, about justice or law. While justice is almost nothing more than a moral sense, law must be...
I too was quite surprised when I found out that this film was in production. I was even more surprised with the director that was making the film: Japanese...