Park Chan-wook and Ultra-Violence: A Fascinating Two Decade Journey, from Obsession to Abhorrence
Expectedly, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook’s latest feature Decision to Leave is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Two decades...
Life’s Extremes: Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi’s Shifting Documentary Practices and Trilogy of “Living Dissent”
From June 4 to July 2, 2021, Japan Society’s retrospective “Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi” celebrates the 50th Anniversary...
Kickstart This – Coming Back Sunny by Noriko Yuasa
Noriko Yuasa is currently raising funds for her latest independent short film Coming Back Sunny which focuses on a color-blind schoolgirl. Riria Kojima plays prematurely...
6 Must-See Films at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020
It’s almost March and that means the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) is about to launch for its 2020 edition. The festival plays from March...
Asian Cinema Highlights of 2019
Wow, that was fast! With a turbulent 2019 almost in the rearview mirror, it’s time for VCinema contributors to discuss their Asian cinema highlights from...
Enslaving Ourselves to Digital Technology: On Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s 36 and Freelance
Over the last decade, one of the most singular cinematic voices in Asian Cinema has emerged from Thailand – thirty-five-year-old filmmaker Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit. Since his...
Not Just Another Star Wars Rip-Off: Kinji Fukasaku’s Message from Space
If on a long starry night on Pluto, or perhaps a seedy cantina at the outer arm of the Milky Way, you stumble upon a...
Takashi Miike on First Love
Takashi Miike’s latest feature First Love concerns amateur boxer Leo (Masataka Kubota) and call girl Monica (Sakurako Konishi) who accidentally get mixed up in a...
Kickstart This – The Depth of Yagen by Shigeru Okada
The Depth of Yagen, a stop-motion indie horror film by animator and author Shigeru Okada, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter. It promises to be...
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 – Awards Ceremony Report
The Osaka Asian Film Festival 2019 (OAFF 2019) ended on March 17th with the award ceremony and the Japanese premiere of the Vietnamese comedy, Daddy...