Archive for the 'Asia' Category

Love Exposure (愛のむきだし) Review

Love Exposure is epic in every sense of the word: it is at once a powerful meditation on religion, an allegorical commentary on sexuality in the modern world, a highly entertaining commercial production and an odyssey of sorts into Tokyo’s bizarre Akihabara subculture. While some may love it and others hate it, this film will leave no one indifferent.

SDAFF: First Squad (Первый отряд) Review

Coming back from a screening of the Russian anime co-production with Japan’s Studio 4°C First Squad at the San Diego Asian Film Festival, it is certainly not easy to settle on a final verdict for Yoshiharu Ashino’s new production.

Ryuhei Kitamura and Shunji Iwai gear up for Baton

A new trailer is out for Baton, the sci-fi anime directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and produced by Shunji Iwai.

Miyazaki Aoi to star in Inio Asano’s live-action movie Solanin

Scheduled for release in Japan next year, Miyazaki Aoi’s new film Solanin will be based on Inio Asano’s acclaimed romance manga about a young couple who leave college for the turmoil of the real world together.

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori go international with Kites

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan along with his Mexican co-star model Barbara Mori unveiled a teaser trailer and some key art posters of their much talked-about film Kites at the Cannes Film Festival Friday.