Follow-up to Edmond Pang’s nicotine-infused rom-com Love in a Puff. Read more…
A fantasy family drama from Summer Wars director. Read more…
What Japanese films you may have missed in 2011? These annual Top Ten lists, published by two renowned film magazines in Japan, are often helpful to discover some J-movies that have only been released… in Japan.
These two magazines are usually quite different. Kinema Junpo always seems to make an “academic” selection listing the most noticeable films of the year. While Eiga Geijutsu tries to promote indie-artistic films, making more daring choices. Anyway, don’t expect any explanations from these magazines, just rough lists… Read more…
The new film from Japanese cult director Shinya Tsukamoto. Read more…
Jang Hoon’s South Korean blockbuster The Front Line is a conventional war film set during the final months of the Korean War. Showing the horror & doubts of soldiers, the film is about the impossible friendship between North & South soldiers. Read more…
Third film of the 8000 Miles series, by young indie director Yu Irie. Read more…
