Japanese director Keiichi Kobayashi’s debut film, which won Japanese Eyes Best Picture Award in Tokyo International Film Festival 2011 and was invited to the Sundance Film Festival 2012… (more…)
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About the Pink Sky
Thursday, 21 March, 2013Ace Attorney
Friday, 10 May, 2013It’s Law and Order meets Terminator 2… (more…)
Actresses
Monday, 27 February, 2012Reality TV E J-yong style, with six of Korea’s biggest actresses – clever, intelligent and very funny… (more…)
Adrift In Tokyo
Friday, 24 February, 2012Director Satoshi Miki reunites with In The Pool star Joe Odagiri for a comically brilliant meandering across Tokyo… (more…)
Air Doll (LFF 2009)
Monday, 26 November, 2012With an interesting premise that goes awry, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s blow-up doll may develop a heart, but where’s the films soul? (more…)
Antique Bakery
Thursday, 14 February, 2013A colourful and sometimes dark tale of four men in a rather special Patisserie, that ends up being much more than this reviewer expected, albeit with some concerning flaws… (more…)
Barking Dogs Never Bite
Wednesday, 1 December, 2004Biting social satire meets hilarious black comedy. Laugh or the dog gets it… (more…)
Beautiful 2012
Tuesday, 23 October, 2012A great selection of short films from acclaimed Asian directors, including Tsai Ming-liang and Ann Hui… (more…)
Big Tits Zombie
Monday, 18 October, 2010A very silly horror in the tradition of Tokyo Gore Police and The Machine Girl (via Bad Taste), this is already becoming something of a cult classic… (more…)
Blade Of Kings
Monday, 27 August, 2012Otherwise known as The Twins Effect II, it’s finally released on UK DVD – but were we really that bothered?… (more…)
Citizen Dog
Wednesday, 23 November, 2005Wisit Sasanatieng’s long awaited follow up to Tears of the Black Tiger is a charmingly naïve and beautiful fairytale for adults – think Amelie with smoking teddy bears and zombie taxi drivers… (more…)
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Cutie Honey
Monday, 11 May, 2009A(nother) 21st century take on an anime fave from the past, former model Eriko Sato gets a flimsy excuse to run around in her underwear and skintight cat suit… (more…)
Dragons Forever
Friday, 12 October, 2012In this classic Hong Kong comedy, the best people in the world to stop evil drug lords are a lawyer, an arms dealer and a psycho… (more…)
Dreams For Sale
Friday, 19 October, 2012Great performances and well-rounded characters make for an enjoyable tragi-comic drama from Dear Doctor director Miwa Nishikawa… (more…)

























