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Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and stars in the cult film ‘Pure Japanese’
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The 21st Japan-Filmfest Hamburg goes Online

August 16, 2020August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
For 14 days, fans of Japanese films all over Germany and abroad will have the chance to enjoy the newest Japanese films from [...]

Memories of My Body

June 26, 2020August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
Memories of My Body (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku) Director: Garin Nugroho Written by: Garin Nugroho Year: 2018 Country: Indonesia Distribution via: Asian Shadows Our bodies are [...]

The Relationship between Italian Neorealism and Indian Parallel Cinema Revisited

May 10, 2020August 10, 2022Guest Author Comment
Bio of the guest author of this essay: Priya is an Italian-Indian writer at The Indian Rose, a website aimed at presenting Indian culture [...]

SeaShorts Film Festival is accepting entries

March 6, 2020August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
If you’re a director from the ASEAN region, don’t miss your chance to participate in SeaShorts Film Festival. Short films under 20 min [...]

The Red Phallus

February 15, 2020August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte 2
Director: Tashi Gyeltshen Written by: Tashi Gyeltshen Year: 2019 Country: Bhutan  Distribution via: Asian Shadows I have been fascinated with Bhutan for over a decade [...]

15 South Korean Movies to Watch After Viewing “Parasite”

February 4, 2020August 11, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
Bong Joon-Ho’s “Parasite” received unprecedented success and attention internationally – it may well become the first non-English language film to receive an Oscar. [...]

Illang: The Wolf Brigade – Fear and Loathing in South Korea

October 27, 2019August 10, 2022Agne Ser Comment
Illang: The Wolf Brigade (인랑) Director: Kim Jee-woon Country: South Korea Year: 2018 Illang has a lot going for it – the original [...]

Top 10 Asian films of director Pan Nalin

September 28, 2019August 10, 2022Agne Ser Comment
Pan Nalin is a director of such masterpieces as Valley of Flowers (one of my favorite films) and Samsara. This time, he revealed [...]

Social mobility, the Other and pop sociology in Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite

September 14, 2019August 10, 2022Guest Author Comment
By Paulo Guimarães Please note: This article contains spoilers for Parasite right from the offset. In keeping with the tradition of Roman satirical [...]

Furie – a Vietnamese martial arts action flick

September 5, 2019August 10, 2022Agne Ser Comment
Furie (Hai Phuong) Directors: Le-Van Kiet, Van Kiet Le Country: Vietnam Year: 2019 One truly great thing about platforms like Netflix and Amazon [...]

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