The director of Gu Shi talks memory, isolation, and storytelling... After premiering her short film Three at the 77th Cannes ...

Lund Fantastic presents a Japanese genre retrospective in collaboration with TOEI... Lund Fantastic Film Festival returns for ...

Revelry and renunciation of the samurai spirit swirl into a yin yang of intrigue in the latest hit jidaigeki epic... 16th of January 1810, Kobiki-chō district — modern-day Ginza — Edo. Fresh off of a ...

easternKicks began very much as a hobby, a place to throw all my enthusiasm for Asian film outside of my day job as a graphic designer and share it with the world… The site launched in mid-2002. The ...

A roundup of East and South East Asian films from the 2026 programme… Singapore’s first wuxia is a stunning but narratively fractured reimagining of the myth of Chang Er, the fairy maiden on the ...

死の棘. Japan 1990. Directed by Kohei Ohguri. Starring Ittoku Kishibe, Keiko Matsuzaka, Takenori Matsumura, Yuri Chikamori, Midori Kiuchi, Akira Yamanouci. 115 mins. In Japanese with English subtitles.

強姦3OL誘惑. Hong Kong 1998. Directed by Aman Chang. Starring Alex Fong, Angie Cheong, Pinky Cheung, Simon Lui, Kenix Kwok. 95 mins. In Cantonese with English subtitles.

We look at the best of the famous, long running Zatoichi series… With the 2013 release of Criterion’s impressive Zatoichi box set, it seems that the adventures of blind swordsman and masseur Ichi have ...

黑店. Hong Kong 1972. Directed by Teddy Yip Wing-Cho. Starring Shih Szu, Tung Li, Ku Feng, Dean Shek Tin, Kong Ling, Kwok Chuk-Hing, Wei Tzu-Yun, Yang Chi-Ching, Wang Hsieh, Yu Feng and Wu Ma. 87 mins.

The auteur on Philippines tragic history, his fascination for vaudeville and the need for artists to compromise… Lav Diaz is one of the most fascinating figures in contemporary cinema. He’s been able ...

ธี่หยด 2. Thailand 2024. Directed by Taweewat Wantha. Starring Nadech Kugimiya, Denise Jelilcha Kappun, Kajbundit Jaidee, Peerakrit Phacharabunyakiat, Rattanawadee Wongthong, Natthacha Nina Jessica ...

给阿嬷的情书. China 2026. Directed by Lan Hongchun. Written by Lan Hongchun, Zheng Xuanxuan, Yang Leng, Zhu Liyun. Starring Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, Wu Shaoqing ...