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Why ‘My Prince Edward’ is a marriage story like no other

Natalie NgSeptember 10, 2020

We look at all the ways Norris Wong’s debut film, My Prince Edward, cleverly subverts the marriage plot by exposing the horror of matrimony....

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Interview: Tahmina Rafaella talks ‘A Woman’ and modern Azerbaijani cinema

Aidan DjabarovJuly 1, 2020

We caught up writer-director-actor Tahmina Rafella to talk about her debut short, A Woman, the need for more women in Azerbaijani cinema and more....

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‘Kagemusha’, 40 Years Later: Spotlighting Kurosawa’s Overshadowed Epic

Timothy AmatulliJune 10, 2020

Akira Kurosawa's Cannes award-winning epic, 'Kagemusha' turns 40 this year. We look at its incredible lighting and cinematography techniques and how the film has been overshadowed....

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Why ‘Love Letter’ Should Be Considered a Postwar Classic

Natalie NgMay 29, 2020

We re-evaluate Kinuyo Tanaka's powerful 1953 melodrama Love Letter and discover a masterful critique of social issues that dominated postwar Japan....

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Best of the 2010s: East & Southeast Asian Cinema

Filmed in EtherDecember 18, 2019

Filmed in Ether looks back on the past decade of East & Southeast Asian filmmaking and presents its Best of the 2010s list!...

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Interview: Hirokazu Kore-eda on ‘The Truth’, Catherine Deneuve and writing female roles

Hieu ChauDecember 2, 2019

Hieu Chau spoke with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda about his new film 'The Truth', comparing Catherine Deneuve to Kirin Kiki, writing roles for women and more....

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Masaaki Yuasa: Always Riding His Own Wave

Christopher L. InoaNovember 18, 2019

Ahead of JFF 2019's screenings of Ride Your Wave, we look back on the career of Masaaki Yuasa to understand what makes him such a unique creator in anime....

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Director Yuko Hakota directing a scene in her film, Blue Hour.

A Guide to Japan’s Modern Women Directors

Levin TanNovember 13, 2019

Get to know some of the women directors who are currently making waves in Japan and abroad in this guide to Japan's modern female filmmakers....

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Female Relationships: Four Ways in ‘House of Hummingbird’

Natalie NgNovember 9, 2019

Natalie Ng unpacks Kim Bora's House of Hummingbird by drawing attention to its women and what they reveal about being female in South Korea....

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Liars & Slackers: The Films of Shota Sometani

Hieu ChauOctober 19, 2019

Despite his age, Shota Sometani has amassed a huge filmography thats larger than most veterans. We look back on some of his best roles on screen....

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Interview: Jo Min-ho, Ko A-sung and Kim Ye-eun talk ‘A Resistance’

Brooke HeinzSeptember 4, 2019

We caught up with director Jo Min-ho and actors Ko A-sung and Kim Ye-eun to talk about their new film A Resistance and what it takes to adapt a historic Korean moment onto screen....

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Interview: Nanako Hirose talks ‘His Lost Name’ and the need for original Japanese stories

Andrew Jacob ChavezAugust 11, 2019

We caught up with Nanako Hirose to talk about her debut feature, His Lost Name, working with Hirokazu Koreeda, Japanese storytelling and more! ...

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