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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 Issues. Events took place at the ABC Hall in front […]
The New King of Comedy (China, 2019): The Unexpected Shape-Shifting of Stephen Chow
In 2008, Stephen Chow Sing Chi retired from acting, announcing that he would focus entirely on directing and screenwriting. He then co-directed a re-interpretation of the Monkey King called Journey To The West: Conquering The […]
Mishing (The Apparition) (India, 2018)
In Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern-most state of India, the rural community of the Sherdukpen people believe that the spirits of the dead – or the almost-dead – can appear among the living and sometimes communicate […]
The Crossing (China, 2018)
Debut features rarely come more confident than The Crossing, which sees director Bai Xue telling the story of a rookie smuggler without breaking a sweat. Focusing on a shy teenager who is lured into using […]
Afternoon Breezes (Japan, 1980) [OAFF 2019]
Those who attended the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018 had the chance to see the latest work of Hitoshi Yazaki, Still Life of Memories. It seems Osaka has become a favourite place for the man […]
Sayounara (Japan, 2018) [OAFF 2019]
Naturalistic acting, specifically using pastel colours and lovingly shot images of the sea are what dictate the ebb and flow of the drama in Yuho Ishibashi’s film Sayounara. Originally based on an SNS manga of […]