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 […]
Shinya Tsukamoto
From gangster flicks to animation, Japanese cinema has a remarkable track record for taking the genres most regularly (and often inaccurately) associated with inconsequential, youth-targeted escapism and channelling them into mesmerising works that can hold […]
By Delphine Riffaud Dir: Shin’ya Tsukamoto Bullet Ballet is a Japanese modern punk tale written and directed by Shin’ya Tsukamoto. Before Bullet Ballet, Tsukamoto was known for Tetsuo and Tokyo Fist as the leader of the Japanese cyberpunk movement. […]