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Japanese star Dean Fujioka Produces and stars in the cult film ‘Pure Japanese’
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Alif: The First Letter of Knowledge

August 15, 2017August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
Alif: The First Letter of Knowledge Director: N K Muhammed Koya Country: India (Malayalam) Year: 2015 This movie focuses on a Muslim family in [...]

Dangal

February 12, 2017August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
Dangal (दंगल) Director: Nitesh Tiwari Written by:  Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain, Nikhil Meharotra Country: India Year: 2016 Starring: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Sheikh/Zaira Wasim, Sanya [...]

(My) Top 8 Fight Scenes in Asian Movies

January 8, 2017August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
What can I say – I do enjoy well choreographed and edited fight scenes. I think they are an excellent fusion of martial [...]

The Luang Prabang Film Festival

November 27, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
In the North of Laos there lies a sleepy city named “Royal Buddha Image” or Luang Prabang as it is marked on the [...]

The Raid: Redemption

November 8, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
The Raid: Redemption (Serbuan Maut) Director: Gareth Evans Country: Indonesia Year: 2011 “The Raid: Redemption” on Amazon. If I had to choose my Top 3 [...]

Petal Dance

October 23, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
Petal Dance (ペタル ダンス) Director: Hiroshi Ishikawa Country: Japan Year: 2013 “Petal Dance” on Amazon. 物の哀れ Mononoaware a Japanese word that can be [...]

The Directory of World Cinema: South Korea

September 28, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
South Korean cinema has gained a worldwide popularity in last few decades. Films such as Oldboy, Chaser, and The Host have gained critical [...]

Suna no Onna: Sand never rests

August 7, 2016August 10, 2022Guest Author Comment
The Woman in the Dunes (砂の女) Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara Country: Japan Year: 1964 “The Woman in the Dunes” on Amazon. The Woman in the [...]

10 Favorite Asian Films of John Paul “JP” Su

July 21, 2016August 10, 2022Agne Serpytyte Comment
I first got to know John Paul “JP” Su’s work when watching short films from KQED Film School. His short film Pagpag (The Refuse) is [...]

Ontorjatra

July 10, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment
Ontorjatra (Bengali: অর্ন্তযাত্রা; English: Homeland)  Director:  Tareque and Catherine Masud Country: Bangladesh Year: 2006 After 15 years abroad, Shireen and her son Sohel return [...]

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