History may repeat itself, but not all heroes do. Merited for both their subjects and aesthetics, “30 Great Asian Biopics” collates national...
Tag - Kazuya Shiraishi
Call it what you will – Hollywood hubris, avant-garde self-reflexivity, or even meme culture (MSM, anyone?) – but cinema just loves talking about...
In my book, Kazuya Shiraishi has raised to be the sterling voice of Japanese mainstream cinema during the last few years, with films like “Birds Without...
Japanese director Kazuya Shiraishi (“The Blood of Wolves“, “Dawn of the Felines“, “Dare to Stop Us“, “Birds Without...
The third edition of the Japannual Film Festival takes place from 1st to 6th of October in Vienna. This year, the festival celebrates the 150th anniversary of...
“Dawn of the Felines” is one of the five films in Nikkatsu's recent ‘Roman Porno Reboot': a project that was undertaken to celebrate 45 years...
During the latest years, Kazuya Shiraishi has emerged as one of the prominent names of the “entertaining” Japanese film, with works like “The Blood of Wolves”...
20 of the contributors of Asian Movie Pulse have voted the 20 Best Films of 2018, resulting in what we consider a great selection, both regarding the top and...
Iyamisu is a subgenre of mystery fiction, which deals with grisly episodes and the dark side of human nature. The subgenre has been quite popular recently in...
After dealing with the Roman Porno Reboot, doing the same with the Yakuza film was the reasonable path for Kazuya Shiraishi, whose career seems to be picking...