Director: Ken Ninomiya Fantasia International Film Festival 2019 review From its hyper-saturated colour scheme to its EDM-fuelled montages, Chiwawa owes a clear debt to 2012’s Spring Breakers – one that director Ken Ninomiya seems to openly […]
Japanese films
Watch New World and Fly Me to Minami on FilmDoo In the transnational cinema of Kah-Wai Lim, issues of class, culture and the economy form the fabric of everyday interactions, turning border-crossing dramas like New World and Fly Me to Minami […]
This week, we bring you a pair of dramas from Japan and France. Scroll down to learn more! Blood Bead (dir. Banmei Takahashi, Japan) Shuji Tokita (Eiji Okuda) is a film director and a professor […]
Ever since George Melies brought us on A Trip to the Moon 116 years ago, sci-fi has remained a staple genre in the history of filmmaking, and Asian cinema has been no exception. Japan in particular led […]
Director: Yang Yong-hi Watch Dear Pyongyang on FilmDoo How many of us know anything much about North Korea’s history? And how many of us are willing to be more curious? A few years ago, I read Guy […]
This week we bring you a uniquely fascinating documentary from Japan, an award-winning thriller from Romania, another contemplative and thought-provoking doc from the US and, for the UK only, a twisted horror series from Germany. Scroll down to […]