Pop! Goes Cinema: Kadokawa Film & 1980s Japan, Japan Society, November 8 – December 17
Established by the larger-than-life, controversial businessman, producer and visionary Haruki Kadokawa, the game-changing Kadokawa Film studio redefined Japanese popular culture and media from the late...
Headshot (Indonesia, 2016)
The plotline for the Mo Brothers’ (Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel) Headshot may sound familiar: a man (Iko Uwais) found on a shore, wounded and...
Crosscurrent (China, 2016)
Yang Chao’s second feature-length work Crosscurrent presents a largely missed — albeit strikingly shot — opportunity. Yes, the film is richly textured in terms of visuals, established...
While the Women Are Sleeping (Japan, 2016)
Wayne Wang, one of American cinema’s most culturally incisive yet often underrated talents, heads to Japan for his latest feature While the Women Are Sleeping....
Destruction Babies (Japan, 2016) [JFF2016AU]
After the genuine surprises of Keisuke Yoshida’s genre-bending romantic thriller Hime-anole (2016), I did not think there could be another film that would similarly shock...
Kickstart This: GOOK by Justin Chon
Summarised by writer-director-star Justin Chon as, “a heartfelt film exploring families and relationships between Korean and African American communities set during the LA Riots”, the...
Hime-anole (Japan, 2016) [JFF2016AU]
To be perfectly honest, I actually didn’t want to review Hime-anole. Not because it’s bad, as it is far from it. I didn’t want to...
Interview with Japanese Film Festival Program Coordinator Margarett Cortez
The Japanese Film Festival (Australia) celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a huge tour of screenings that covers the cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Caanberra,...
London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF), October 20 – 30
Opening this year on October 20th at ODEON Leicester Square with the UK premiere of South Korea’s Academy Award submission Age of Shadows, the London...