By Shikhar Verma An eerie, almost dreamlike score follows us through the life of Shiraiwa (Joe Odagiri) as his monotonous routine of paddling across the town...
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Indie director and scriptwriter Yuki Tanada, one the most talented women filmmakers working in Japan in the last two decades is back with “Romance Doll”, a...
Back in the mid-to-late Noughties, a spate of anthology films with contributions from world cinema auteurs painting a picture of a particular city were in...
Daisaku Kimura made a name for himself working as a cinematographer in Japanese cinema since the 70's, with his work netting him awards from the Japanese...
It was always obvious to me that Katsuhito Ishii's style would fit greatly in anime and the fact that the director of “Redline” is Takeshi Koike...
Can (intense) violence be used to communicate a message about antiviolence? If Shinya Tsukamoto begun giving a reply to this question with “Fires on the...
Akihiko Shiota's fourth film was one of his most acclaimed internationally, screening in Venice, and earning awards in various international film festivals...
The thematic of bullying has produced some of the most memorable Asian film during the 21st century, with films like “Confessions”...
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...
Can (intense) violence be used to communicate a message about antiviolence? If Shinya Tsukamoto begun giving a reply to this question with “Fires on the...