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‘Night in Paradise’ (2020): Neo-Noir Lit Misery

Directed by: Park Hoon-jung || Produced by: Park Hoon-jung Screenplay by: Park Hoon-jung || Starring: Uhm Tae-goo, Jeon Yeo-been, Cha Seung-won, Lee Ki-young, Park Ho-san, Cho Dong Music by: Mowg || Cinematography: Kim Young-ho || Edited by: Jang Rae-won || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 131 minutes I rewatched Kim Jee-woon’s I … Continue reading

‘Samurai Marathon’ (2019): Endurance Tests Need Structure, Too

Directed by: Bernard Rose || Produced by: Jeremy Thomas, Toshiaki Nakazawa Screenplay by: Bernard Rose, Hiroshi Saito, Kikumi Yamagishi || Starring: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shota Sometani, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hiroki Hasegawa Music by: Philip Glass || Cinematography: Takuro Ishizaka || Edited by: Mako Kamitsuna || Country: Japan, … Continue reading

‘Steel Rain’ (2017): Divide & Conquer

Directed by: Yang Woo-suk || Produced by: Park Joon-ho, Kim Tae-won, Sun Young Screenplay by: Yang Woo-suk || Starring: Jung Woo-Sung, Kwak Do-won, Kim Kap-soo, Kim Eui-sung, Lee Geung-young Music by: Kim Tae-seong || Cinematography: Lee Hyung -duk || Edited by: Lee Gang-hee || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean, English, Mandarin, Japanese Running Time: … Continue reading

‘I Am a Hero’ (2015): The Meek Become the Mighty

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato || Produced by: Akihiro Yamauchi Screenplay by: Akiko Nogi || Starring: Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Yoshinori Okada Music by: Nima Fakhara || Cinematography: Roger Campredon, Taro Kawazu || Edited by: Tsuyoshi Imai || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 126 minutes Revisiting Japanese cinema after years … Continue reading

‘Chungking Express’ (1994): Dreams Don’t Make Sense, & Neither Do Wong Kar-wai’s Love Stories

Directed by: Wong Kar-wai || Produced by: Chan Yi-kan, Jeffrey Lau Screenplay by: Wong Kar-wai || Starring: Brigitte Lin Chin-Hsia, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong Music by: Frankie Chan, Roel A. Garcia || Cinematography: Christopher Doyle, Andrew Lau || Edited by: William Chang, Kai Kit-wai, Kwong Chi-Leung || Country: Hong Kong || Language: … Continue reading

‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ (1989): You Can’t Go Home Again

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki || Produced by: Hayao Miyazaki Screenplay by: Hayao Miyazaki || Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Matthew Lawrence Music by: Joe Hisaishi || Cinematography: Shigeo Sugimura || Edited by: Takeshi Seyama || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 103 minutes Two recent film-related YouTube channels … Continue reading

‘Furies’ (2022) & ‘Kill Boksoon’ (2023): Girls with Guns

Directed by: Veronica Ngo [1], Byun Sung-hyun [2] || Produced by: Giang Ho, Bey Logan, Veronica Ngo [1],Yi Jin-hee [2] Screenplay by: Nha Uyen Ly Nguyen, Veronica Ngo. Nguyen Truong [1], Byun Sung-hyun [2] || Starring: Veronica Ngo, Đồng Ánh Quỳnh, Tóc Tiên, Rima Thanh Vy, Thuận Nguyễn, Song Luân [1], Jeon Do-yeon, Sol Kyung-gu, … Continue reading

‘Hell Dogs’ (2022): Decent Action Drowned in Mountains of Exposition

Directed by: Masato Harada || Produced by: Hiroyasu Nagata Screenplay by: Masato Harada || Starring: Jun’ichi Okada, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyavi, Kazuki Kitamura, Shinobu Otake, Satoshi Kanada, Mai Kiryu, Kyoko, Arisa Nakajima Music by: Reiko Tsuchiya || Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi || Edited by: Yuki Izumi, Soichi Satake || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running … Continue reading

‘Akira’ (1988), ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (1995), & ‘Cowboy Bebop: The Movie’ (2001): An Outsider’s Look at Classic Anime

Directed by: Katsuhiro Otomo [1], Mamoru Oshii [2], Shinichiro Watanabe [3] || Produced by: Ryohei Suzuki, Shunzo Kato [1], Yoshimasa Mizuo, Ken Matsumoto, Ken Iyadomi, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa [2], Masuo Ueda, Masahiko Minami, Minoru Takanashi [3] Screenplay by: Katsuhiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto [1], Keiko Nobumoto [3] || Starring: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Taro Ishida, … Continue reading

‘Breaking News’ (2004): Mixing Satire with Shoot-‘Em-Ups

Directed by: Johnnie To || Produced by: Johnnie To, Cao Biao Screenplay by: Chan Hing-kai, Yip Tin-Shing || Starring: Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Eddie Cheung, Simon Yam, Maggie Shiu Music by: Ben Cheung, Chung Chi-wing || Cinematography: Cheng Siu-keung || Edited by: David M. Richardson || Country: Hong Kong || Language: Cantonese, Mandarin … Continue reading

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