Japan
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Cannes 2025
Cannes 2025 (Directors’ Fortnight): Kokuho | Interview with Sang-il Lee
Seeing Kabuki from within the film: Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" unmasks a dying art with intimacy, spectacle, and cinematic grace. We…
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Cannes 2025
Cannes 2025: Brand New Landscape | Interview with Yuiga Danzuka
"A generation looking up to something" — as suggested by its Japanese title — marks Yuiga Danzuka’s striking debut at…
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San Sebastian IFF 2024
San Sebastian 2024: Super Happy Forever | Interview with Kohei Igarashi
We met director Kohei Igarashi in San Sebastian, whose "Super Happy Forever" offers a subtle exploration of love, grief, and…
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San Sebastian IFF 2024
San Sebastian 2024: Serpent’s Path (by Kiyoshi Kurosawa) | Review
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's French-language remake of "The Serpent’s Path" plunges into the depths of grief and vengeance, following a father's relentless…
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Malaysia International Film Festival 2024
MIFFest 2024: Tenement (by Inrasothythep Neth & Sokyou Chea) | Review
Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea’s "Tenement" is a cultural horror motion picture that manifests into an eerie messenger with strong…
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Sydney Film Festival 2024
Sydney Film Festival 2024: My Sunshine (by Hiroshi Okuyama) | Review
‘Un Certain Regard’ "My Sunshine," which is currently playing at Sydney Film Festival 2024, is a chilly and inspiring tale…
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Directors’ Fortnight): Desert of Namibia | Interview of Yôko Yamanaka
Yôko Yamanaka, seeking life's puzzles to solve, explores the intricate emotions of youth and self-discovery in her captivating film "Desert…
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Cannes 2024
Cannes 2024 (Directors’ Fortnight): Desert of Namibia (by Yôko Yamanaka) | Review
Yôko Yamanaka’s sophomore feature "Desert of Namibia" is a parable of 21st century listlessness that puts the audience in the…
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Spotlight: Documentary
Visions du Réel 2024: Okurimono | Review
Quebec filmmaker Laurence Lévesque unveils a delicate balance between past trauma and present resilience, crafting a poetic ode to the…
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Berlinale 2024
Berlinale 2024: The Cats of Gokogu Shrine (Forum) | Interview of Kazuhiro Soda
In an enlightening exploration of nature's harmony and humanity's role within it, award-winning Japanese filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda discusses his captivating…
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