Dir: Tetsuya Nakashima By: Daniella Dahoui Confessions, a film adaptation of an acclaimed Japanese novel by Kanae Minato and Japan’s Oscar-entry film of 2011, became an instant Asian movie classic upon its release in 2010. […]
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By Oliver Thom One half of the greatest collaborative gift Japanese cinema has ever given to the world, Toshiro Mifune, with his 17 year, 16 film association with director Akira Kurosawa, was Japan’s principal leading […]
Dir: Marjane Satrapi By: Will Donelson (Sundance Film Festival London 2014) The Voices is the latest from director Marjane Satrapi, who made a name for herself with the critically-acclaimed Persepolis in 2007. The film focuses on Jerry […]
Dir: R.J Cutler By Daria Landal For the first time in forever, the fashion bible of America opens its doors for strangers. But don’t count too much on penetrating the secrets of its mistress, Anna Wintour, […]
Dir: Kim Jee-Woon By: Natasha Monk Kim Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) plays a devoted enforcer for a high-ranking mob. When Kim’s morality clashes with his emotions, his employer Kang (Kim Yeong-cheol) decides to let go of […]
Dir: Yojiro Takita Review by: Maria Yaa Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Oscars in 2009 and the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, Departures is a heart-warming and delightful tearjerker. […]