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Mar 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Three Sisters (South Korea, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Mar 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Emergency Declaration (South Korea, 2022)

Emergency Declaration, Han Jae-rim, Lee Byung-hun, Song Kang-ho, WellGo USA Entertainment

Aug 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Junho (South Korea/USA, 2021) [CAAMFest 2021]

John Atom reviews David Boo's topical drama Junho.

May 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Paid in Blood (South Korea, 2021)

Colleen Wanglund reviews Yoon Young-bin's crime drama Paid in Blood.

Jul 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Escape from Mogadishu (South Korea, 2021) [NYAFF 2021]

South Korean cinema is no longer the producer of small and idiosyncratic films that have to seep through the cracks of international cinema. It hasn’t been for years.…

Aug 7, 2021 • Subscribe

The Girl on a Bulldozer 불도저에 탄 소녀 Director: Park Ri-woong (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

The Girl on a Bulldozer is a strong drama with a mystery that needs to be cleared up by an unconventional female lead brought to brilliant life by Kim…

Mar 15, 2022 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 1 | Seoul Tower

Hey hey! It’s the start of a new adventure, this time to Seoul, South Korea. This trip was really random – one day, I just asked my sister…

Jul 11, 2022 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 2 | Seoul’s Palaces

My impromptu adventure in Korea continues! Day 2 started with a simple breakfast at cafe Tous Les Jours, this awesome little cafe on the same street as our…

Jan 8, 2023 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 2 | Seoul’s Palaces

My impromptu adventure in Korea continues! Day 2 started with a simple breakfast at cafe Tous Les Jours, this awesome little cafe on the same street as our…

Jan 8, 2023 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 1 | Seoul Tower

Hey hey! It’s the start of a new adventure, this time to Seoul, South Korea. This trip was really random – one day, I just asked my sister…

Jul 11, 2022 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 3 | Nami Island ♡

Nami Island has got to be one of my favourite places on earth. It was just so beautiful – and we almost didn’t get to go! My sister…

Apr 8, 2023 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 3 | Nami Island ♡

Nami Island has got to be one of my favourite places on earth. It was just so beautiful – and we almost didn’t get to go! My sister…

Apr 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Japan and South Korea: what makes them unique?

Japan and South Korea are longtime rivals that appear alike; but if you scratch beneath the surface, you'll find that they're very different. Here we look at their…

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Nov 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Japan and South Korea: what makes them unique?

Japan and South Korea are longtime rivals that appear alike; but if you scratch beneath the surface, you'll find that they're very different. Here we look at their…

InsideJapan Blog

Nov 9, 2021 • Subscribe

To Be Killed by a High School Girl (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“The effective interaction between his fluid composition, the great narrative structure, and the thematical exploration of trauma and perverse fantasies ensures that the film hits all the rig…

Apr 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kahori Higashi's debut feature Melting Sounds.

Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

A Girl On The Shore (2021) review

“Ueda’s engaging film is all about two subjects trying to escape their phantasmatic identification with the notion of trash.”

Aug 30, 2022 • Subscribe

PART 1 – ON THE SYSTEMATIC RAPE OF BLACK / FOREIGN / UNDERAGED GIRLS IN SOUTH KOREA

Part 1 of a 3-part series on K-pop drama. Foreword by everyone’s hero, D_S: This isn’t anime, but K-pop is close enough. Also, these opinions are all Sapphi’s…

Crymore.net

Sep 7, 2020 • Subscribe

South Korea Day 4 | Hongdae & KBBQ at Myeong Dong

Day 4 in Seoul was all about the vibes (and you know the girlies love the vibes). Our plan was to go to Hongdae, explore Itaewon and finally…

Nov 25, 2023 • Subscribe

The Wonder Of a Summer Day (2022) [OAFF 2022]

“A visually pleasing narrative that underlines, in a charming and touching way, the importance for the subject to find the kind of signifiers that can unlock his/her deadlock.”

Apr 23, 2022 • Subscribe

The Slug 태어나길 잘했어 (2020) Dir: Choi Jin-young (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Hands down, one of the best films at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021, I cried multiple times during this heartfelt film about overcoming existential loneliness. The Slug…

Mar 10, 2021 • Subscribe

In South Korea, Japanese Restaurants Break Law with Japanese Signs

Japanese food is trending in South Korea - and many restaurant owners are technically breaking the law to make the experience authentic.

Unseen Japan

Feb 19, 2024 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

OAFF 2022 Special

Hello everyone, In this special episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason discuss their favorite movies from the wonderful 2022 Osaka Asian Film Festival. Timestamps:2:53 - Media Consumption19:12 - News23:42…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 28, 2022 • Subscribe

A New Wind Blows (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

A great film that shows that the madness of the male subject is often function of a woman, of a woman that unknowingly puts the by a man…

Apr 20, 2021 • Subscribe

The Wonder of a Summer Day (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

John Atom reviews Yuka Obayashi's drama The Wonder of a Summer Day.

Apr 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Afternoon Landscape Dir: Sohn Koo-yong (2020) South Korea [Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2021]

Afternoon Landscape is an absorbing exploration of the quiet areas of Seoul that evoked memories of my own. It plays as part of the Yamagata International Documentary Film…

Oct 12, 2021 • Subscribe

Aloners 혼자 사는 사람들 Director: Hong Sung-eun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

May 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Ito (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Satoko Yokohama's comedy-drama Ito.

Apr 14, 2021 • Subscribe

POP! (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Masashi Komura's surreal coming-of-age tale POP!

Apr 27, 2021 • Subscribe

Howling (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews M Haris Sheikh's neo noir Howling.

Apr 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Pocky Day, Singles' Day & Pepero Day (Japan, China & South Korea) | WooKong

A day where Chinese people spend billions of dollars online, while at the same time a South Korean and a Japanese company fight to become the Chocolate king…

WooKong

Nov 17, 2020 • Subscribe

Singles

Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action 바운더리 Dir: Yun Ga-hyun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Boundary: Flaming Feminist Action is a timely reminder 바운더리 Dir: Yun Ga-hyun (South Korea) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

Mar 20, 2022 • Subscribe

The Light Of The Spring (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An experimental ‘dramamentary’ that succeeds to charm and touch the spectator with its rich mundane and genuine interactions.”

Mar 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Goto-san (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

“Gokan expertly reveals the position of the freeter as an attempt to escape the capitalistic machinery but also as a position that most easily falls prey to the…

Apr 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Angry Son (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Kashou Iizuka's drama Angry Son.

May 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Random Call (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Riki Ohkanda's comedy-drama Random Call.

Apr 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Angry Son (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“An incredibly rich and deep narrative that not only delivers a satisfying coming-of-age story but also an elegantly delivered social commentary on some of the frictions marking Japanese…

Mar 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Bagmati River (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Yusaku Matsumoto's short film Bagmati River.

Apr 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Charlotte

Random Call (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

Ohkanda’s narrative proves that one does not need a big budget to deliver a narrative that touches the spectator.

Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Summer Wedding (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Azusa Hieda’s short film Summer Wedding.

Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Melting Sounds (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“Kahori Higashi’s debut is impressive.”

Apr 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Short movie time: North Shinjuku 2055 (2021) review [OAFF 2022]

“A pleasant experimental short.”

Mar 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Sanka: Nomads of the Mountains (2022) review [OAFF 2022]

“A visually enticing narrative that elegantly explores the unresolvable tension between the societal Other and the subject.”

Apr 8, 2022 • Subscribe

South Korean Animations (1956 - 2021) | WooKong

A compilation of the South Korean animated works from 1956 to 2021. This is a supplementary video for "A Brief History of South Korean Animation" https://youtu.be/uQDFI30strY. Be sure…

WooKong

Aug 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Singles

JOINT (Japan, 2020) [OAFF 2021]

Jason Maher reviews Oudai Kojima’s debut feature JOINT.

Apr 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Boy Sprouted (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022/Short Shorts and Asian Film Festival 2022]

Jason Maher reviews Yuko Watanabe's short film Boy Sprouted.

Apr 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Sweet Bitter Candy (2021) review [OAFF 2021]

“An amazing exploration of the clash between a sweet youthful romantic desire and the bitter urge of a wounded subject to defend his subjective wounds.”