Tampopo (Japan, 1985) [NYAFF Winter Showcase 2020]
Juzo Itami’s Tampopois a Japanese comedy film about the art of making a perfect bowl of ramen, but it also contains subversive elements that make...
The First Supper (Japan, 2019) [NYAFF Winter Showcase 2020]
The first feature by writer/director Shiro Tokiwa, The First Supper tells the story of a family that has gathered for the funeral of their patriarch,...
Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan, 1994) [NYAFF Winter Showcase 2020]
Ang Lee’s exquisite 1994 film, Eat Drink Man Woman is the third entry into what’s retrospectively referred to as the “Father Knows Best” trilogy, preceded...
Extreme Job (South Korea, 2019) [NYAFF Winter Showcase 2020]
An early scene in Extreme Job finds the young daughter of beleaguered narcotics cop Captain Go (Ryu Seung-ryong) expressing her love of fried chicken on...