Despite the efforts of festivals around the world, releasing and distribution companies, and streaming channels, which have gotten rather more intense during the last few years, the majority of titles produced in Japan, S. Korea and Hong Kong, which number hundreds every year remain unknown, particularly to the Western audience. As such, we decided to focus on this type of films exactly for our April-May tribute. And to be totally sincere, not all will be great just definitely worth watching. Here is the first batch
1. Three Resurrected Drunkards (1969) by Nagisa Oshima (Japan)
“Three Resurrected Drunkards” is an excellent sample of the cinematic tendencies of both Oshima and a whole group that tried to renovate cinema during the end of the 60s and the 70s, by combining new cinematic approaches with pointed sociopolitical commentary. The result definitely demands some knowledge of the climate of the era and the overall mentality of the Japanese towards foreigners,...
1. Three Resurrected Drunkards (1969) by Nagisa Oshima (Japan)
“Three Resurrected Drunkards” is an excellent sample of the cinematic tendencies of both Oshima and a whole group that tried to renovate cinema during the end of the 60s and the 70s, by combining new cinematic approaches with pointed sociopolitical commentary. The result definitely demands some knowledge of the climate of the era and the overall mentality of the Japanese towards foreigners,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Based on the homonymous novel by Hitomi Kanehara, which she wrote when she was 19 years old (just like the protagonist of the book), “Snakes and Earrings” won the Akutagawa Prize, sold more than a million copies in Japan, and has been translated into sixteen languages, before being adapted to a movie by Yukio Ninagawa.
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Lui is the epitome of the trendy girl. She dresses only in designer clothes, never goes anywhere without makeup, and has a sophisticated manicure. However, as a character, she stands out from the other girls in her circle, for a number of reasons. One night, while alone in a club, she meets Ama, who is the embodiment of the Japanese punk – red mohawk, piercings all over his face, and tattoos covering his body. What attracts Lui to him, however, is his split tongue. The attraction is mutual,...
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Lui is the epitome of the trendy girl. She dresses only in designer clothes, never goes anywhere without makeup, and has a sophisticated manicure. However, as a character, she stands out from the other girls in her circle, for a number of reasons. One night, while alone in a club, she meets Ama, who is the embodiment of the Japanese punk – red mohawk, piercings all over his face, and tattoos covering his body. What attracts Lui to him, however, is his split tongue. The attraction is mutual,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Whenever the word hebi (snake) pops up in Japanese film titles chances are you can expect something situated in the margins of society. Notorious examples are Shinya Tsukamoto's Rokugatsu No Hebi and Takashi Ishii's Hana To Hebi (beware!). Compared to these two films Hebi Ni Piasu is actually quite tame, though unsuspecting film fans may still be surprised by what they find behind the warm exteriors of this unusual drama.Yukio Ninagawa never backed away from adding some controversial themes to his films. His comeback title Ao No Hono-o treaded around some delicate issues, Hebi Ni Piasu takes a very similar road. The difference is that the setting of Hebi Ni Piasu may alienate people enough to ease the blow a little. By society's standards the...
- 7/16/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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