Kiss Me, Kill Me (South Korea, 2009)
Kiss Me, Kill Me is a comedy-thriller that revolves around the relationship between a professional killer and the woman who is meant to be his...
Preview – Pan-Asia Film Festival 2013, March 6-17
Taking place across ten London venues from March 6-17, the Pan-Asia Film Festival is one of the best opportunities for UK audiences to catch recent...
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Germany/Mongolia, 2005)
As technology makes the gulf between cultures even narrower, a very noticeable homogeneity has begun to creep in. With English taking hold as the lingua franca of...
Before Hallyu, There Was Park Chul-soo (1948-2013)
The news came to me as news does these days, via Twitter. Darcy Paquet tweeting that a trustworthy source had texted him that South Korean...
Café Culture in China
A common joke in the ex-pat communities of mainland China is that the most important phrase of Mandarin you need to know in order to...
The Berlin File (South Korea, 2013)
Get ready for an action-packed espionage thriller in which the clandestine representatives of the two parts of Korea, the only remaining country that was divided...
Commercial Japan: Tokyo Metro Home Door
I watch a lot more TV in Japan than I do in the States since my wife and I don’t own a TV. The only...
Japan Society celebrates the Guns, Girls & Ghosts of Shintoho
Each year, the Globus Film Series at the Japan Society in New York provides an opportunity for aficionados and newcomers alike to immerse themselves in...
Controversial Moments in South Korean International Sport
In preparation for the upcoming World Baseball Classic Finals happening in San Francisco in March of 2013, I have been reading several books. Two of...
Isn’t Anyone Alive? (Japan 2012)
Following a lengthy absence from filmmaking, Isn’t Anyone Alive? marks the much-anticipated return of Sogo Ishii, the rebellious auteur responsible for such cult favourites as...