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‘Red Cliff’ (2008): John Woo’s Still Got It

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: John Woo Screenplay by: John Woo, Terence Chang, Han Sanping || Starring: Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Zhoa Wei, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Shido Nakamura, Lin Chi-ling Music by: Taro Iwashiro || Cinematography: Taro Iwashiro || Editing by: Angie Lam, Yang Hongyu || Country: China || Language: Mandarin … Continue reading

‘A Better Tomorrow’ (1986): An Early John Woo-Misfire

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Tsui Hark, John Woo Screenplay by: Chan Hing-Ka, Leung Suk-Wah, John Woo || Starring: Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee Music by: Joseph Koo || Cinematography: Wing-Hung Wong || Editing by: Ma Kam, David Wu || Country: Hong Kong || Language: Cantonese Running Time: 95 … Continue reading

‘Spirited Away’ (2001): That One Anime Movie Everyone Knows

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki || Produced by: Toshio Suzuki Written by: Hayao Miyazaki || Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Takeshi Naito, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tsunehiko Kamijo, Takehiko Ono, Bunta Sugawara Music by: Joe Hisaishi || Cinematography by: Atsushi Okui || Editing by: Takeshi Seyama || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 124 minutes … Continue reading

‘The Killer’ (1989): Before the Wachowskis… There Was Woo

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Tsui Hark Screenplay by: John Woo || Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kenneth Tsang, Chu Kong, Shing Fui-On Music by: Lowell Lo || Cinematography: Peter Pau, Wong Wing-hung || Editing by: Fan Kung Ming || Country: Hong Kong || Language: Cantonese Running Time: 110 minutes My first … Continue reading

‘Ran’ (1985): Akira Kurosawa’s Last Weird Film

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Katsumi Furukawa, Serge Silberman, Masato hara, Kisao Kurosawa Screenplay by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide || Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yohiko Miyazaki Music by: Toru Takemitsu || Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda || Editing by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: … Continue reading

‘Hard-Boiled’ (1992): Witness the Original Gun-Fu

Directed by: John Woo || Produced by: Terence Chang, Linda Kuk Screenplay by: John Woo, Barry Wong || Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Bowie Lam Music by: Michael Gibbs || Cinematography: Wang Wing-Heng || Editing by: John Woo, Kai Kit-Wai, David Wu || Country: Hong … Continue reading

‘Laskar Pelangi’ (2008): Scrappy Family Dramas are Universal

Directed by: Riri Riza || Produced by: Mira Lesmana Screenplay by: Salman Aristo || Starring: Cut Mini, Ikranagara, Tora Sudiro, Slamet Rahardjo Music by: Sri Aksan Sjuman, Riti Handayani Sjuman || Cinematography: Yadi Sugandi || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 124 minutes Every now and then, you come across a narrative that connects with … Continue reading

‘The Raid’ (2011): The Birth of Indonesian New Wave

Directed by: Gareth Evans || Produced by: Ario Sagantoro Screenplay by: Gareth Evans || Starring: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Setrya, Ray Sahetapy Music by: Mike Shinoda, Joseph Trapanese || Cinematography: Matt Flannery, Dimas Imam Subhono || Editing by: Gareth Evans || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 101 … Continue reading

‘Seven Samurai’ (1954): The Original “Oriental Western”

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa || Produced by: Sojiro Motoki Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni || Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Isao Kimura, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Kato, Minoru Chiaki, Keiko Tsushima Music by: Fumio Hayasaka || Cinematography by: Asakazu Nakai || Editing by: Akira Kurosawa || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: … Continue reading

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