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Love in the Big City (대도시의 사랑법, E.oni, 2024)
“How can being yourself be your weakness?” asks a young woman who, more than anything else, is defiantly herself, to a young man who indeed is anything but.…
The Noisy Mansion (백수아파트, Lee Lu-da, 2024)
A woman with too much time on her hands becomes a thorn in the side of amoral capitalists in Lee Lu-da’s warmhearted comedic mystery.
It’s Okay! (괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!, Kim Hye-young, 2023)
A cheerful young woman smiling her way through tragedy and loneliness ameliorates the lives of those around her in Kim Hye-young’s exuberant dramedy.
An Inn in Tokyo (東京の宿, Yasujiro Ozu, 1935)
Yasujiro Ozu was perhaps most at home in the genial world of the shomingeki in which everyone is comfortable enough and the problems, such as they are, are…
Güle-Güle (귤레귤레, Ko Bong-soo, 2024)
A man and woman saddled with problematic companions find themselves pushed into a space of introspection while on an inescapable Turkish holiday in Ko Bong-soo’s sophisticated comedy
Following (그녀가 죽었다, Kim Se-hwi, 2024)
An estate agent with a problematic taste for voyeurism finds himself on the run after discovering a body in Kim Se-hwi’s B-movie-esque thriller.
The Tai Chi Master (张三丰, Lin Zhenzhao & Cheng Siyu, 2022)
The funny thing is that, in contrast to contemporary Chinese cinema, Lin Zhenzhao & Cheng Siyu’s The Tai Chi Master casts those who stand up to corruption as…
Bona (Lino Brocka, 1980)
A young woman besotted with a bit player actor attempts to change her life but finds little in the way of freedom in Lino Brocka’s searing character study.
The Homeless (無宿 やどなし, Koichi Saito, 1974)
A trio of lost souls find a beachside refuge amid the search for sunken gold in the heightened atmosphere of the 1930s in Koichi Saito’s melancholy fable.
Shanghai Blues (上海之夜, Tsui Hark, 1984)
There’s a strange kind of melancholy optimism born of false courage and desperation that colours Tsui Hark’s Shanghai Blues (上海之夜). A clown soon to become a soldier tells…
The Last Dance (破·地獄, Anselm Chan, 2024)
A wedding-planner turned undertaker finds himself in conflict with an irascible Taoist priest in Anselm Chan’s touching dramedy.
Victory (빅토리, Park Beom-su, 2024)
At the end of Park Beom-su’s millennial coming-of-age drama Victory (빅토리) there’s a title card quoting scientific data that people perform better with encouragement. In order to get…
Concerning My Daughter (딸에 대하여, Lee Mi-rang, 2023)
The unnamed mother (Oh Min-ae) at the centre of Lee Mi-rang’s Concerning My Daughter (딸에 대하여) has only one wish, that her daughter will find a nice man…
Dead Talents Society (鬼才之道, John Hsu, 2024)
Faced with disintegration a teenage ghost must learn how to seize the stage in John Hsu’s zany horror comedy.
Handsome Guys (핸섬가이즈, Nam Dong-hyub, 2024)
The malicious inequalities of the contemporary society are manifested in an angry goat demon who wants to burn the world in Nam Dong-Hyub’s zany horror comedy.
Love Child (Jonathan Jurilla, 2024)
A young couple find themselves struggling in an uncompromising society while trying to raise their young autistic son who has complex needs in Jonathan Jurilla’s semi-autobiographical drama.
Little Red Sweet (紅豆, Vincent Chow, 2024)
A young woman finds herself fighting an uphill battle after giving up her dream job to save the family sweet soup shop in Vincent Chow’s touching drama.
Tengu Priest (お坊主天狗, Yasushi Sasaki, 1962)
Disparate denizens of Edo are united in one thing in Yasushi Sasaki’s light hearted jidaigeki, Tengu Priest (お坊主天狗, Obozu tengu), revenge. Like many jidaigeki, what they really want…
Remember (리멤버, Lee Il-hyung, 2022)
An elderly man suffering advanced dementia is determined to expose the abuses of the colonial past in Lee Il-hyung’s remake of the 2015 Atom Egoyan film of the…
Back To That Day (幕が下りたら会いましょう, Seira Maeda, 2021)
A young woman facing a life crisis is forced to reevaluate her relationships with art, friends, and family after learning that her estranged younger sister has suddenly passed…
Hotel Iris (艾莉絲旅館, Hiroshi Okuhara, 2021)
You can check out any time you like, but you can never really leave the titular Hotel Iris (艾莉絲旅館) at the centre of centre of Hiroshi Okuhara’s Taiwan-set…
The Inferno (地獄, Tatsumi Kumashiro, 1979)
No one can escape from their sins according to the ominous voiceover that opens Tatsumi Kumashiro’s loose reimagining of Nobuo Nakagawa’s Jigoku, The Inferno (地獄, Jigoku). Then again,…
Curse of the Dog God (犬神の悪霊, Shunya Ito, 1977)
An emissary of modernity finds himself plagued by an ancient curse after upsetting the Dog God in Shunya Ito’s eerie folk horror.
The Hut (피막, Lee Doo-yong, 1981)
A shamaness finds herself trying to exorcise the restless ghosts of the past when called to cure the son of a noble house in Lee Doo-yong’s eerie drama.
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty (憲兵とバラバラ死美人, Kyotaro Namiki, 1957)
A top investigator finds himself swimming against the tide when investigating the discovery of woman’s torso at the barracks in Kyotaro Namiki’s ghostly procedural.
Laughing Under the Clouds (曇天に笑う, Katsuyuki Motohiro, 2018)
A cheerful former samurai chooses laughter as the best weapon against existential anxiety in Katsuyuki Motohiro’s big budget adaptation of the manga by Karakara-Kemuri.
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜, Johnnie To, 1988)
A literal series of crossed wires provoke romantic intrigue for three eccentric brothers in Johnnie To’s smash hit Cinema City Lunar New Year comedy.
Escape (탈주, Lee Jong-pil, 2024)
A soldier attempts to desert North Korea in search of freedom but is pursued by a man who lives in fear of it in Lee Jong-pil intense thriler.
Jungle Block (地図のない町, Ko Nakahira, 1960)
A jaded doctor finds himself fixating on vengeance when the slum he lives in is targeted for redevelopment in Ko Nakahira’s searing noir.
High Forces (危机航线, Oxide Pang Chun, 2024)
It’s always a worrying sign when the guy in front of you at check-in has brought a parachute. Shot back in 2021 and finally hitting screens three years…
Happyend (Neo Sora, 2024)
A group of teenagers coming of age amid the looming anxiety of oncoming apocalypse find differing ways to resist in Neo Sora’s youth drama.
When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead (家に帰ると妻が必ず死んだふりをしています。, Toshio Lee, 2018)
A dull and aggressively conventional salaryman is confused when his wife develops a habit of pretending to be dead when he gets home in Toshio Lee’s marital comedy.
A Water Mill (물레방아, Lee Man-hee, 1966)
A wandering soul stumbles on a death rite that may in some senses be his own in Lee Man-hee’s haunting feudal drama.
The Living Koheiji (怪異談 生きてゐる小平次, Nobuo Nakagawa, 1982)
An irresolvable love triangle between childhood friends seems set to echo through eternity in Nobuo Nakagawa’s haunting final feature.
The Way We Talk (看我今天怎麼說, Adam Wong Sau-Ping, 2024)
In the opening scenes of Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk (看我今天怎麼說), deaf children are being taught in a specialist school but are prohibited from using sign language…
Don’t Cry, Butterfly (Mưa trên cánh bướm, Linh Duong, 2024)
A middle-aged woman turns to black magic when her husband has an affair in Linh Duong’s increasingly surreal drama.
Living in Two Worlds (ぼくが生きてる、ふたつの世界, Mipo O, 2024)
A young man struggles with his identity as a child of deaf parents in Mipo O’s poignant drama.
Stranger Eyes (默視錄, Yeo Siew Hua, 2024)
A fracturing family is confronted with the cracks in its foundations when they begin receiving strange DVDs after the disappearance of their daughter in Yeo Siew Hua’s elliptical…
Crocodile Tears (Air Mata Buaya, Tumpal Tampubolon, 2024)
The intensely claustrophobic relationship between a mother and son is disrupted when the boy meets a girl in Tumpal Tampubolon’s eerie maternal drama.
Black Box Diaries (Shiori Ito, 2024)
Using recordings made at the time along with more recent footage, Shiori Ito chronicles her quest for justice after being raped by a prominent political journalist.
The Trap (罠 THE TRAP, Kaizo Hayashi, 1996)
Maiku investigates his strangest case yet when a man walks into his office and asks him to look for himself in the final instalment of Kaizo Hayashi’s noir…
The Stairway to the Distant Past (遙かな時代の階段を, Kaizo Hayashi, 1995)
Maiku Hama is forced into a confrontation with the legacies of his past along with those of the post-war era in the second part of Kaizo Hayashi’s noir…
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (我が人生最悪の時, Kaizo Hayashi, 1994)
PI/projectionist Maiku Hama becomes embroiled in a burgeoning turf war while trying to help a friend in the first instalment in Kaizo Hayashi’s noir trilogy.
Circus Boys (二十世紀少年読本, Kaizo Hayashi, 1989)
Two brothers who grew up in a travelling circus find themselves on different paths in Kaizo Hayashi’s etherial 1930s drama.
Hoodlum Soldier (兵隊やくざ, Yasuzo Masumura, 1965)
Two very different soldiers discover an unexpected bond in mutual resistance in Yasuzo Masumura’s
BFI London Film Festival Confirms Complete Programme for 2024
The BFI London Film Festival returns to cinemas across the city 9th to 20th October. East Asian highlights this year include the latest from Jia Zhangke, Hong Sang-soo, and Tsai…
Stuntman (武替道, Herbert Leung & Albert Leung, 2024)
A legendary action choreographer gets a second chance on a retro movie but finds himself outstep with modern filmmaking in Herbert Leung & Albert Leung elegiac drama.
Gifts from the Kitchen (キッチンから花束を, Hisashi Kikuchi, 2024)
One of the few places offering Chinese-style home cooking, Fumin had become a home from for many during the 50 years its founder worked her kitchen herself. Fumi…
Till the Day I Can Laugh about My Blues (ブルーを笑えるその日まで, Karin Takeda, 2023)
A lonely young woman begins to rediscover joy in the world after being gifted a kaleidoscope by a mysterious old woman in Karin Takeda gentle teen drama.
Tatsumi (辰巳, Hiroshi Shoji, 2023)
A fisherman with a sideline in disposing of corpses is dragged into gangland intrigue when his is murdered in Hiroshi Shoji’s retro crime drama.