Kore-eda tries his hand at the detective genre. Already his latest, a spiritual successor to Still Walking, attains must-see status.
Read MoreFilm Review: After the Storm (Hirokazu Kore-eda)
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Film Review: Mifune: The Last Samurai (Steven Okazaki)
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An in-depth look at Toshiro Mifune's craft and personal life, this documentary is also a brisk crash course on a specific time and section of Japanese film history.
Read MoreSDAFF 2016: Over the Fence (Nobuhiro Yamashita)
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Most likely Yamashita's most reserved picture yet. He uses his stellar cast to portray a group of lost souls, the film itself matching their in-the-moment approach to living.
Read MoreSDAFF 2016: The World of Us (Yoon Ga-eun)
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The World of Us takes a close, unsentimental look at the intricacies of the social world of children as it charts the formation and dissolution of a friendship.
Read MoreSDAFF 2016: White Lies, Black Lies (Lou Yi-an)
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This mystery thriller from Taiwan is a sordid tale of love, murder, and questionable journalistic practices.
Read MoreFilm Review: Anti-Porno (Sion Sono)
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Sono's latest is his F for Fake, an assault on the intellect that dares you to look away and forces you to mentally keep up.
Read MoreSDAFF 2016: Maverick (Cheng Wen-tang)
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This Taiwanese crime thriller is another exercise in rookie cop vs. corrupt politicians.
Read MoreFilm Review: Wet Woman in the Wind (Akihiko Shiota, 2016)
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From Nikkatsu's reboot of the roman porno genre comes this fun, self-aware battle of the sexes that indulges in the formula as much as it transcends it.
Read MoreFilm Review: Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho)
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Yeon Sang-ho's live action debut is most assuredly a modern zombie classic with strong social and emotional concerns.
Read MoreFilm Review: Harmonium (Koji Fukada)
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Koji Fukada's latest is one of the year's best films. It's hypnotic nature and heartbreaking story will get under your skin and stay there.
Read MoreSDAFF 2016: Cheerful Wind (Hou Hsiao-Hsien, 1981)
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As part of their focus on Taiwanese cinema, the San Diego Asian Film Festival showcases an early oddity from a master filmmaker.
Read MoreFilm Review: The Tunnel (Kim Seong-hun, 2016)
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The Tunnel marks Kim Seong-hun's standing as a modern master of the Korean populist entertainment film, highly crafted and socially minded.
Read MoreJapan Cuts 2016: Mohican Comes Home (Shuichi Okita)
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Shuichi Okita's latest sports one of the best cast families and because of it is one of the better examples of the Japanese family drama.
Read MoreNYAFF '16: A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (Shunji Iwai)
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Shunji Iwai's latest is a 3-hour masterpiece, subtle yet emotionally complex. Delicate but hard hitting. A cinematic achievement of the highest degree.
Read MoreNYAFF '16: Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's latest film will please both fans of his earlier J-horror work as well as those appreciative of his recent sensibilities.
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