Filmed in Ether - Gliding Through Asian Cinema

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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Review: The Wandering Chef

Hayley InchApril 21, 2020

Park Hye-ryoung's documentary The Wandering Chef is a deeply fascinating look at chef Im Jiho and the role food plays in processing emotions. ...

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Review: Diner

Brooke HeinzMarch 22, 2020

Mika Ninagawa's opulent visuals aren't enough to save her manga adaptation, Diner, from its thin plot and poor action direction. ...

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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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Video Essay: A History of the Japanese Musical

Hieu ChauNovember 16, 2019

We explore the history of the Japanese musical and shed light on how the genre has evolved through the ages in Japan....

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Life and Landscapes: Japan on Film

Hieu ChauNovember 16, 2019

These films from this year's JFF 2019 program maximise their use of landscapes to emphaise emotion and build character interiority....

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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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Review: Maggie

Claire LanglaisNovember 12, 2019

Yi Ok-seop's debut feature Maggie will endear itself to today's youth with its winning cast and topical issues. ...

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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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