Only You (China/USA, 2015)
The cultivated charm of Italy’s cities and the rugged beauty of its countryside provide appealing backdrops for the romantic contrivances of Only You, a slight...
Fatal Frame (Japan, 2014)
The live-action Japanese adaptation of Fatal Frame has been eagerly awaited by J-Horror fans and followers of this classic survival horror franchise alike. This is...
Salute! Sun Yat-Sen (Taiwan, 2014)
A high school heist comedy with a sly political undercurrent, Salute! Sun Yet-Sen is a playful piece of entertainment from writer-director Yee Chih-yen, who made an...
The Yellow Sea (South Korea, 2010)
The Yellow Sea begins in Yanji, the capital city of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Northeast China. This region is home to an estimated...
The Light Shines Only There (Japan, 2014) [Japan Cuts 2015]
Based on the novel by Yasushi Sato, The Light Shines Only There stars Go Ayano as Tatsuo, a young man who spends his nights getting...
Belladonna of Sadness (Japan, 1973) [JAPAN CUTS 2015]
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto (who also co-wrote the script with Yoshiyuki Fukuda), Belladonna of Sadness is an animated feature based on the 1862 novel The...
Confessions (Japan, 2010)
Tetsuya Nakashima is a director who has long been associated with a colourful and stylish mode of Japanese filmmaking, where slapstick comedy and bizarre visuals...
Asleep (Japan, 2015) [JAPAN CUTS 2015]
Asleep, as befits its title, is a quiet, gentle and slow-paced film about Terako (Sakura Ando), a young woma who is having an affair with...
The Isle (South Korea, 2000) [NYAFF 2015]
The Isle is a surrealist arthouse film by the controversial writer-director Kim Ki-duk that has been dubbed ‘very difficult to watch’ by some critics. Hyun-shik...
The Whistleblower (South Korea, 2014) [NYAFF 2015]
Directed by Yim Soon-rye, one of the few female filmmakers in South Korean cinema, The Whistleblower is a fictional drama derived from the true story of scientist...