Hieu Chau, Author at Filmed in Ether

Video Essay: SPL – Action as Conversation

Hieu ChauDecember 26, 2017

We talk about the effectiveness behind SPL's legendary fight between Donnie Yen and Wu Jing and explore why it remains the best example of how to shoot a clean fight scene....

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Interview: Makoto Nagahisa talks ‘And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool’

Hieu ChauDecember 7, 2017

Hieu Chau speaks with Makoto Nagahisa, the filmmaker behind one of this year's most captivating short films: And So We Put Goldfish in The Pool....

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Review: Tokyo Vampire Hotel

Hieu ChauNovember 22, 2017

Sion Sono turns his nine-part vampire mini-series Tokyo Vampire Hotel for Amazon into a feature-length film, resulting in a messy experience....

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All About Coming-of-Age: The films of Yu Aoi

Hieu ChauNovember 19, 2017

Popular Japanese actress Yu Aoi has embodied the coming-of-age film for years. We look back at her best performances on screen and preview her new film....

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MIFF 2017 Review: Japanese Girls Never Die

Hieu ChauAugust 21, 2017

Daigo Matsui directs Yu Aoi in Japanese Girls Never Die, the filmmaker's new and unapologetic assault on misogyny and the patriarchy in modern-day Japan....

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MIFF 2017 Review: On the Beach at Night Alone

Hieu ChauAugust 13, 2017

Hong Sang-soo crafts what may be his masterpiece with On the Beach At Night Alone, starring Kim Min-hee in an equally perfect performance....

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