Month: April 2021

Editors of a proposed addition to Edinburgh University Press’ newly launched “Screen Serialities” series are seeking abstracts for chapters that explore East Asian film remakes....

The Real Thing is a 10-episode TV drama adapted from a manga originally created by Mochiru Hoshisato. It was first aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network...

For the last few years, the Osaka Asian Film Festival has been screening MOOSIC LAB films. These works are the result of the pairing together...

POP! was part of the line-up of MOOSIC LAB 2020-2021 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. Like entries in the festival’s previous editions, it pairs...

For their sixth film collaboration, filmmaker Midi Z and actress Wu Ke-xi co-wrote the unsettling trajectory of Nina Wu, an aspiring actress who has thus...

While getting a World Premiere in the Competition section of Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021 indicates the quality of Satoko Yokohama’s latest film Ito, herwork...

Winner of the Grand Prix and Audience Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021, Ito is a crowd-pleaser with a lot of heart. It was adapted for...

In a 15-film collection, Pacific Art Movement’s 10th San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) Spring Showcase will celebrate Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander identity...

The Osaka Asian Film Festival has a number of sidebars and one of the more exciting is dedicated to works supported by the Housen Cultural...

Don’t be fooled by the light tone, Gotō-san is both dark and deep in its politics. It sees director Hiroshi Gokan using offbeat characters in...