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New York Asian Film Festival Confirms 2022 Lineup

At Lincoln Center & Asia Society 15th – 31st July

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Jul 13, 2022 • Subscribe

New York Asian Film Festival Confirms Lineup For 2021 Hybrid Edition

In-person at Lincoln Center & SVA Theatre and online across the US Aug. 6 – 22

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Jul 20, 2021 • Subscribe

New York Asian Film Festival 2023

Table of Contents For the third year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF)…

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Jul 19, 2023 • Subscribe

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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 Announces Complete Lineup

In Osaka 10th to 19th March.

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Mar 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Egoist  エゴイスト (2022) Dir: Daishi Matsunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Egoist  エゴイスト (2022) Dir: Daishi Matsunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023) Director: Park Sung-kwang [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Bear Man 웅남이 (2023), by director Park Sung-kwang, is a solid comedy/action/crime film about bears that turn into men. It makes good on its premise and offers an…

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Jul 17, 2023 • Subscribe

Ribbon 2021 Director: Non [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Ribbon is a Covid-19-themed film about the frustrations of life in isolation and creative blockages. Combining the two, we see a coming-of-age drama where the protagonist overcomes both through…

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Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Mayhem Girls メイヘムガールズ (2022) Director: Shinichi Fujita [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Mayhem Girls メイヘムガールズ (2022), by director Shinichi Fujita, is a fun youth story of girls finding self-confidence and a place in a world where everyday pressures and Covid-19 affect…

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Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 Announces Complete Lineup

At venues across Osaka March 10 to 20 plus 10-film retrospective selection streaming worldwide March 3 to 21

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Feb 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023) Director: Lim Oh-jeong [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Hail to Hell 지옥만세 (2023), by director Lim Oh-jeong, is a glimpse into the harsh and dark aspects of Korean society and the people who prey on the…

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Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023) Director: Takeshi Fukunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023), by director Takeshi Fukunaga (Ainu Mosir), is an atmospheric drama about outcasts struggling in a small famine-hit village in Tohoku, circa the late 18th Century.…

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Jul 24, 2023 • Subscribe

Mirai

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Gon

Udine Far East Film Festival Confirms Lineup for 24th Edition

In person in Udine and streaming online 22nd to 30th April

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Apr 20, 2022 • Subscribe

Udine Far East Film Festival Confirms Lineup for 23rd Edition

Online and in Udine 24th June to 2nd July

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Jun 24, 2021 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

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Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

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Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

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Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Home Sweet Home スイート・マイホーム Director: Takumi Saitoh [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Home Sweet Home スイート・マイホーム, by director Takumi Saitoh, is a great thriller full of shocks and revelations, and threats that will draw viewers in and leave them on…

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Jul 27, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Takeshi Fukunaga, Director of Mountain Woman [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Takeshi Fukunaga talks about the making of his latest film, “Mountain Woman” in an Interview [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

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Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Nomad 烈火青春 (1982) Director: Patrick Tam [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Nomad 烈火青春 (1982), by director Patrick Tam, is a sensuous story of youth looking for themselves through love and culture. [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

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Aug 3, 2023 • Subscribe

The Abandoned 查無此心 Director: Tseng Ying-ting (2023) [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

The Abandoned 查無此心, by director: Tseng Ying-ting (2023), is a solid serial killer film that finds originality in its milieu of illegal immigrants and in the theme of…

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Aug 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

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Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Broken Commandment 破戒 Director: Kazuo Maeda [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Broken Commandment is a fine-looking well-acted historical drama that has an earnest plea for people to treat others with respect and fairness. Broken Commandment 破戒 Director: Kazuo Maeda [New York…

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Jul 27, 2022 • Subscribe

A Tour Guide 믿을 수 있는 사람 (2023) Director: Kwak Eun-mi [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

A Tour Guide 믿을 수 있는 사람 (2023), by director Kwak Eun-mi, offers a compelling character study of a North Korean defector slowly becoming alienated from those around…

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Jul 19, 2023 • Subscribe

San Diego Asian Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2022 Spring Showcase

In person at San Diego’s UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley April 21 to 28

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Apr 12, 2022 • Subscribe

A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2023 (July 14th – 30th)

All of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2023!

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Jun 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2023 (July 14th – 30th)

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Jul 10, 2023 • Subscribe

An Interview with Anshul Chauhan, Director of December 赦し (2022) [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

An interview with director Anshul Chauhan on his third feature film December 赦し. He goes in depth behind the scenes on an impressive courtroom drama, from research to casting…

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Aug 7, 2023 • Subscribe

BFI London Film Festival Confirms Complete Programme for 2023

In cinemas across London 5th to 15th October 2023

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Aug 31, 2023 • Subscribe

Nippon Connection Confirms Full Lineup for 2023

In Frankfurt 6th to 111th.

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May 20, 2023 • Subscribe

A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2024

A glance at the Japanese films programmed for New York Asian Film Festival 2024!

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Jun 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Junk Head ジャンク ヘッド Director: Takahide Hori (2021) [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Junk Head ジャンク ヘッド Director: Takahide Hori (2021) is a dark dystopian body-horror

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Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Heroic Purgatory Podcast Covers the New York Asian Film Festival 2021 (August 06th – 22nd)

A Preview of the Japanese Titles (and some from other countries) at the New York Asian Film Festival 2021 (August 06th – 22nd) – here are the films…

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Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン (2022) Director: Shinji Higuchi [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Shin Ultraman is a fun special effects feature that reboots the classic tokusatsu/kaiju series in a Shin Gojira style. Shin Ultraman シン・ウルトラマン (2022) Director: Shinji Higuchi [New York Asian…

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Aug 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Announces 2023 Programme

Runs in Vienna, Austria, 20th to 23rd April.

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Apr 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Escape from Mogadishu 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Escape from Mogadishu – 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan – provides pulse-racing action by retelling a dramatic moment in history. It opens the New York Asian Film Festival…

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Aug 5, 2021 • Subscribe

New Religion ニューレリジョン (2022) Director: Keishi Kondo [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

New Religion ニューレリジョン is a highly-atmospheric horror film from Keishi Kondo who crafts an original story with distinct visuals. It’s one of the best J-horror films I have seen…

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Mar 16, 2023 • Subscribe

Okiku and the World せかいのおきく (2023) Director: Junji Sakamoto [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Okiku and the World せかいのおきく (2023), directed by Junji Sakamoto, is an absolutely heart-warming and moving story of love set during the end of the samurai period. Its beautiful…

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Jul 16, 2023 • Subscribe

A Light Never Goes Out 灯火阑珊 (2022) Director: Anastasia Tsang [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

A Light Never Goes Out 灯火阑珊 (2022), by director Anastasia Tsang, is a solid drama about the art of making neon signage and what it means to Hong…

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Aug 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Ox-Head Village 牛首村 (2022) Director: Takashi Shimizu [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

“Ox-Head Village” is the third film in Takashi Shimizu’s “Village Horror Triptych” that mixes together folk-horror, social media, urban legends and a touristic time. S…

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Jul 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Dir: Mayu Nakamura [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

Intimate Stranger 親密な他人 Dir: Mayu Nakamura [New York Asian Film Festival 2022]

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Jul 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Ninja Girl シュシュシュの娘（こ）Director: Yu Irie (2021) [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Ninja Girl シュシュシュの娘（こ）Director: Yu Irie (2021) [New York Asian Film Festival 2021] is a quirky contemporary ninja action comedy/political satire. It plays on Sunday, August 15th at 5:30pm at…

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Aug 4, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2021 (August 06th – 22nd)

A Preview of the Japanese Titles (and some from other countries) at the New York Asian Film Festival 2021 (August 06th – 22nd) – here are the films…

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Jul 22, 2021 • Subscribe

A Preview of the Japanese Titles at the New York Asian Film Festival 2022 (July 15th – 31st)

A Preview of the Japanese Titles on the New York Asian Film Festival 2022 Programme

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Jul 6, 2022 • Subscribe

A Bite of Bone

An Interview with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves” [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

An Interview done with Kazuya Shiraishi, Director of “Last of the Wolves,” as part of the New York Asian Film Festival 2021!

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Sep 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

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Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2024 Programme

In Montreal July 18 to Aug, 4.

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Jul 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

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Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

San Diego Asian Film Festival Announces Full Programme for 2023

In San Diego Nov. 2 – 11

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Nov 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Sekai 世界 (2023) Director: Marina Tsukada [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023]

Sekai 世界, directed by Marina Tsukada, is a rich portrait of two people living in Nagano prefecture. It gently guides us into their inner worlds and exploring them…

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Mar 11, 2023 • Subscribe