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Festival Champ (お祭り野郎 魚河岸の兄弟分, Norifumi Suzuki, 1976)
A festival-obsessed young man finds himself at the centre of a number of community crises in Norifumi Suzuki’s warmhearted dramedy.
Hunter Brothers (獵人兄弟, Su Hung-en, 2024)
Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of tradition and modernity as descend into a state of warfare over the future of the ancestral hunting grounds in Su…
Indera (Woo Ming Jin, 2024)
“Let’s leave this place,” a father tearfully tells his daughter, “we’ll find a better home,” but it seems the girl has found her home already and no longer…
I Am Kirishima (桐島です, Banmei Takahashi, 2025)
A former revolutionary’s life on the run ends in victorious tragedy in Banmei Takahashi’s dramatisation of the life of Banmei Takahashi.
The Vancouver Asahi (バンクーバーの朝日, Yuya Ishii, 2014)
Second generation Japanese-Canadians stake their hopes on baseball in Yuya Ishii’s historical drama.
So Beautiful, Wonderful and Lovely (素敵すぎて素敵すぎて素敵すぎる, Megumi Okawara, 2025)
Is it better to have a dream that will never come true or to have no dreams at all? That’s a question that Nozomi can’t help asking herself…
Amazon Bullseye (아마존 활명수, Kim Chang-ju, 2024)
A harried Korean executive finds common ground with a trio of men from an Amazonian indigenous community while training them to win a medal in an international archery…
BFI to Host “Myriad Voices: Reframing Taiwan New Cinema”
At the BFI Southbank throughout April 2025.
Crimson Wings (紅の翼, Ko Nakahira, 1958)
An earnest pilot’s mission to deliver the tetanus vaccine to a little boy is disrupted by a fugitive yakuza hitman in Ko Nakahira’s lighthearted thriller.
Yukiko a.k.a (雪子 a.k.a., Naoya Kusaba, 2024)
A timid schoolteacher finds a new means of expression through rap music in Naoya Kusaba’s indie drama.
Sunset Sunrise (サンセット・サンライズ, Yoshiyuki Kishi, 2024)
A salaryman’s impulsive decision to move into an empty country house during the pandemic park an opportunity for a new way of living in Yoshiyuki Kishi’s warmhearted drama.
Yoyogi Johnny (代々木ジョニーの憂鬱な放課後, Satoshi Kimura, 2025)
A lackadaisical teenage boy’s daily existence begins to change after a series of girls enter his life in Satoshi Kimura’s warmhearted deadpan comedy.
Home for Rent (บ้านเช่า..บูชายัญ, Sophon Sakdaphisit, 2023)
An inability to overcome the traumatic past leaves a family vulnerable to the dark machinations of a black magic cult in Sophon Sakdaphisit’s supernatural thriller
The Tales of Kurashiki (蔵のある街, Emiko Hiramatsu, 2025)
A trio of teens begin to find new direction in their lives after coming together to organise a fireworks festival in Emiko Hiramatsu warmhearted local drama.
A Good Man, A Good Day (好人好日, Minoru Shibuya, 1961)
The daughter of an eccentric maths professor faces an uphill battle to marry the son of a 200-year-old ink store in Minoru Shibuya’s warmhearted comedy.
Japan Academy Film Prize Announces Winners for 48th Edition
Surprise indie hit A Samurai in Time takes the top prize with Michihito Fujii nabbing Best Director. Ryusei Yokohama also took best actor for Faceless alongside Yuumi Kawai…
Devils Stay (사흘, Hyun Moon-seop, 2024)
Unable to accept his daughter’s death, a father refuses to let her soul rest in Hyun Moon-seop’s possession thriller.
Park (Taman-taman) (公園, So Yo-hen, 2024)
“Maybe they don’t want to make a film that conveys a message,” one of the men at the centre of So Yo-hen’s poetic documentary hybrid Park (Taman Taman)…
My Wonderful Yellow Car (吹けよ春風, Senkichi Taniguchi, 1953)
A kind-hearted taxi driver becomes our guide to the post-war society in a cheerful omnibus movie co-scripted by Akira Kurosawa and directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
The Periphery of the Base (基地之侧, Zhou Tao, 2024)
Periphery is a strange word. It automatically suggests a border and that the speaker is on one side of it, yet unlike a horizon it implies an end…
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Complete Lineup for First Look 2025
At Museum of the Moving Image, March 12 – 16.
Don’t Buy the Seller (타겟, Park Hee-kon, 2023)
A young woman finds herself at the centre of an extreme harassment campaign after striking back at a scammer in Park Hee-kon’s intense thriller.
Ninja’s Mark (忍びの卍, Norifumi Suzuki, 1968)
Enemies of the Tokugawa go to extreme lengths to end their line in Norifumi Suzuki’s surreal romantic ninja drama.
Papa (爸爸, Philip Yung Chi-kwong, 2024)
A man struggles with conflicted emotions after learning that his teenage son has killed his mother and sister in a bloody attack in Philip Yung Chi-kwong’s empathic character…
A Bullet Hole Underground (地下街の弾痕, Kazuo Mori, 1949)
A lovelorn policeman finds himself investigating the murder of an old flame’s husband in Kazuo Mori’s procedural drama.
Whirlpool of Flesh (おんなの渦と淵と流れ, Ko Nakahira, 1964)
A intellectual professor and his wounded wife find themselves trapped in a toxic marriage after returning from Manchuria in Ko Nakahira’s fatalistic drama
Paradise of Solitude (孤独な楽園, Ikki Katashima, 2024)
A blocked writer and a introverted young woman discover unexpected connection through accidental epistolary communication in Ikki Katashima’s poetic drama.
Okinawa Blue Note (오키나와 블루노트, Cho Sung-kyu, 2024)
A blocked romance writer and a lovelorn young woman discover unexpected connection in Okinawa in Cho Sung-kyu’s charming dramedy.
Rules of Living (ルール・オブ・リビング, Greg Dale, 2023)
A middle-aged divorcee gets a new lease on life after being pressured to let an American man stay at her house in Greg Dale’s cross-cultural comedy.
Sunset Over the Horizon (夕陽西下, Lin Fu-Ti, 1968)
Shot at the same time as The Love in Okinawa, Sunset Over the Horizon (夕陽西下) is another Okinawan and Taiwanese co-production directed by Lin Fu-ti assumed lost until…
Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance (目中无人2, Yang Bingjia, 2024)
The wandering swordsman returns but this time to a world much more in disarray than when we last left it in the sequel to the surprise hit streaming…
Project Silence (탈출: 프로젝트 사일런스, Kim Tae-gon, 2023)
“It’s a nation’s duty to protect its citizens wherever they are,” according to a more earnest politician, though Blue House security advisor Jung-won (Lee Sun-kyun) counters him that…
Asian Pop-Up Cinema Returns for 19th Edition
Runs March 20 to April 13 with all new jury competition.
Tale of the Land (Loeloe Hendra, 2024)
After witnessing her parents’ murder, a young woman is forced into an isolated way of life in Loeloe Hendra’s indie drama.
Boy in the Pool (보이 인 더 풀, Ryu Yeon-su, 2024)
A boy and girl meet at the pool but find themselves tested by feelings of inferiority in Ryu Yeon-su’s delicate drama.
Next Stop, Somewhere (別來無恙, James Lee, 2025)
What does “freedom” actually mean? Will money buy it for you or just result in another kind of prison in which you cannot really say you’re free because…
Chang’an (长安三万里, Xie Junwei & Zou Jing, 2023)
Xie Junwei & Zou Jing’s animated feature explores the rapid decline of the Tang dynasty through the eyes of its most famous poets.
River Returns (光る川, Masakazu Kaneko, 2024)
A small boy must journey back into the past to right an ancient wrong in Masakazu Kaneko’s poetical folklore drama.
The Love in Okinawa (琉球之戀, Lin Fu-Ti, 1968)
Though he may be captain of his own boat, a young man finds himself powerless in the matters of love in Lin Fu-Ti’s Taiyupian romance.
99% Cloudy… Always (99％、いつも曇り, Midori Sangoumi, 2023)
Why do some people feel themselves entitled to ask insensitive questions at emotionally delicate moments? Kazuha (Midori Sangoumi) may have a point when she calls her oblivious uncle…
Hope (望み, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, 2020)
A family finds itself divided when a young man is suspected of committing a crime in Yukihiko Tsustumi’s empathetic mysetsy drama.
The Scoop! (新米記者トロッ子 私がやらねば誰がやる！, Keiichi Kobayashi, 2024)
A young woman learns a few life lessons about the importance of press freedom after enrolling in the literature club to meet her idol in Keiichi Kobayashi’s teen…
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (老後の資金がありません！, Tetsu Maeda, 2021)
A middle-aged woman fears for her family’s financial future in Tetsu Maeda’s warmhearted comedy.
Cinema at Sea Announces Complete Programme for 2025
Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival has announced the full programme for its second edition which runs 22nd February to 3rd March, 2025. This year’s festival…
SAKURA (朽ちないサクラ, Hiroto Hara, 2024)
A police PR assistant turns investigator when her friend is murdered only to stumble on a wider conspiracy in Hiroto Hara’s paranois thriller.
Panda Plan (熊猫计划, Zhang Luan, 2024)
Playing a meta version of himself, Jackie Chan’s plan to adopt a panda is frustrated by nefarious kidnappers in this family-friendly caper.
Scent of a Spell (魔性の香り, Toshiharu Ikeda, 1985)
After falling in love with a woman he saved from drowning, a conflicted reporter worries she’s not all she seems in Toshiharu Ikeda’s noirish romance.
Cottontail (コットンテール, Patrick Dickinson, 2023)
A recently bereaved widower travelling to Lake Windermere to scatter his wife’s ashes begins to reclaim an image of family in Patrick Dickinson’s melancholy character study, Cottontail (コットンテ…
100 Yards (门前宝地, Xu Junfeng, Xu Haofeng, 2023)
A scorned son fights to reclaim his paternal legacy in Xu Junfeng & Xu Haofeng’s martial arts drama.
In the Wake (護られなかった者たちへ, Takahisa Zeze, 2021)
A policeman investigating a series of murders comes to a new accommodation with the post-earthquake society in Takahisa Zeze’s gritty crime drama.