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LATEST Asian Cinema REVIEWS

LATEST Asian Cinema REVIEW

Alita Battle Angel
This IS the film you were hoping for!

RECOMMENDED Asian Cinema

Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The

Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The

A wonderful insight into the world of Studio Ghibli

After Life

After Life

As humble and low-key as it is, After Life is a deeply affecting character study that takes a premise that’s as downbeat and ‘final’ as they come, but turns that sad event into something life-affirming and full of hope.

Hana-bi

Hana-bi

Still undoubtedly cool after all these years, this new HD restoration of a classic of 90s Japanese cinema continues to prove an intensely moving experience.

LATEST Asian Cinema REVIEWS

Bleach

posted by Dan Barnett
19 Sep 2018

It won't clean the bathroom but it will entertain you!

Animal World (theatrical screening)

Animal World (theatrical screening)

posted by Martin Butler
11 Jul 2018

A colourful, vibrant and refreshing take on the Kaiji story...

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

posted by Ross Liversidge
05 Apr 2018

A film for a certain generation of kidult, but let it wash over you and this is cinematic fluff of the best kind.

Legend of the Mountain

Legend of the Mountain

posted by Laurence Green
19 Mar 2018

This three-hour epic makes for a visually sumptuous meditative experience.

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8/10

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1911: Revolution

5/10

252: Sign of Life

5/10

About Her Brother (Otouto)

7/10

About the Pink Sky

6/10

Adrift in Tokyo

9/10

9/10

After The Storm

9/10

8/10

Akira Kurosawa Samurai Collection

8/10

Alita Battle Angel

8/10

Ang Lee Trilogy

8/10

Animal World (theatrical screening)

7/10

7/10

9/10

Arrow Video Books - Ghost in the Shell and Unchained Melody

8/10

8/10

Assassination Classroom

8/10

7/10

Asura: The City of Madness

9/10

Attack on Titan: Parts 1 and 2 (Theatrical screening)

5/10

Attack on Titan: The Movie - Part 1

6/10

Attack on Titan: The Movie - Part 2: End of the World

6/10

Au revoir l'ete

8/10

9/10

7/10

Bad Company (Mabudachi)

7/10

Battles Without Honour and Humanity Box Set

10/10

Be My Baby (Theatrical screening)

7/10

Behind the Camera

8/10

Birth of the Dragon

8/10

Black Society Trilogy

8/10

5/10

7/10

8/10

Blind Woman's Curse

8/10

Boomerang Family

8/10

8/10

Branded to Kill

9/10

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Bullet Vanishes, The

8/10

7/10

7/10

Concrete Clouds

7/10

10/10

8/10

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8/10

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8/10

Dark Harbour, The (Futoko)

8/10

8/10

Dead or Alive Trilogy

8/10

6/10

5/10

Death Note (Netflix)

7/10

Death Note (TV)

7/10

Death Notice: Ikigami

8/10

7/10

Destruction Babies

1/10

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

9/10

9/10

Dong-ju: The Portrait of a Poet (Theatrical screening)

8/10

7/10

8/10

Drudgery Train, The

9/10

Edge of Tomorrow

6/10

9/10

Fairy Tale Killer

5/10

Family Values - Three Films by Hirokazu Kore-eda

10/10

Farewell My Concubine

9/10

Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection

8/10

Fires on the Plain

8/10

Fires on the Plain (Dual Format Release)

7/10

Flowers of War, The

7/10

For Love's Sake

7/10

For Love's Sake (Theatrical screening)

9/10

7/10

Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats (Theatrical screening)

8/10

8/10

7/10

Gantz: Perfect Answer

8/10

Garm Wars: The Last Druid

6/10

Genghis: The Legend of the Ten

6/10

7/10

Ghost in the Shell

7/10

Girl At My Door, A (Theatrical Review)

9/10

Godzilla (2014)

6/10

Grandmaster, The

6/10

7/10

Guillotines, The

7/10

9/10

9/10

Happiness of the Katakuris, The

8/10

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

7/10

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Ichimei) 3D

7/10

8/10

Helpless (Theatrical screening)

8/10

7/10

8/10

Himizu (Theatrical release)

10/10

HK: Forbidden Superhero

7/10

5/10

How To Use Guys With Secret Tips

7/10

Human Condition Trilogy, The

9/10

I Just Didn't Do It (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai)

8/10

I Wish (Kiseki)

8/10

I Wish (Theatrical screening)

8/10

Insect Woman, The (Nippon-Konchuki)

9/10

9/10

Isn't Anyone Alive?

7/10

Judge! (Theatrical screening)

8/10

Kai (Theatrical screening)

6/10

4/10

8/10

Kiju Yoshida: Love Plus Anarchism

10/10

9/10

King of Fists and Dollars

6/10

Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The

9/10

Kirishima Thing, The (Theatrical screening)

8/10

6/10

Kumiko The Treasure Hunter

8/10

Kunoichi: Ninja Girl

3/10

Lady Snowblood / Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance

9/10

Land of Hope, The

7/10

Land of Hope, The (Theatrical screening)

9/10

Last Princess, The

8/10

Legend of the Mountain

8/10

7/10

Let the Bullets Fly

9/10

Let the Bullets Fly (Theatrical)

8/10

Like Father Like Son

8/10

Like Someone in Love

9/10

Lost Bladesman, The

7/10

8/10

Love and Other Cults

8/10

Love Exposure (Blu-Ray)

7/10

Love Strikes! (Moteki)

6/10

7/10

7/10

Man With Style, A - Azemichi no Dandi

7/10

8/10

Matter of Interpretation, A

8/10

7/10

8/10

Mitsuko Delivers

7/10

Mitsuko Delivers (Theatrical release)

7/10

Moebius (Theatrical Screening)

8/10

Monster Chronicles, The: Tiktik

7/10

Mountains May Depart

9/10

3/10

6/10

New Directors From Japan

8/10

Nikkatsu Diamond Guys Vol. 1

9/10

Nikkatsu Diamond Guys Vol. 2

8/10

4/10

Ninja Kids!!! (Theatrical Screening)

8/10

8/10

Ode to My Father

7/10

One on One (Theatrical screening)

6/10

8/10

8/10

Outlaw: Gangster VIP Collection

9/10

Over Your Dead Body

7/10

9/10

Parasyte the Movie: Part 1

8/10

Parasyte the Movie: Part 2

8/10

8/10

Phantom Detective, The (Theatrical screening)

8/10

8/10

9/10

9/10

8/10

Quirky Guys and Gals

7/10

9/10

Ready Player One

8/10

Rebirth (Theatrical screening)

9/10

8/10

Reign of Assassins

8/10

7/10

Revenge: A Love Story

6/10

7/10

Road Stained Crimson, A

8/10

3/10

7/10

7/10

Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno

8/10

Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends

8/10

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

8/10

8/10

Sado Tempest (Arashi)

7/10

6/10

Sake-Bomb (Theatrical screening)

6/10

Salute! Sun Yat-Sen

8/10

Samurai Warrior

5/10

6/10

8/10

7/10

Scene at the Sea, A

9/10

Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 1 Seijun Rising: The Youth Movies

9/10

Serpent's Path / Eye of the Spider

8/10

Seven Samurai (60th anniversary BFI Blu-ray)

8/10

Shackled (Belenggu)

7/10

9/10

8/10

7/10

8/10

Shin Godzilla (Home Video Release)

9/10

Shin Godzilla: Theatrical Review

8/10

7/10

Snake of June, A

9/10

Snow White Murder Case, The (Theatrical screening)

8/10

Somi: The Taekwon-do Woman

8/10

Space Battleship Yamato

8/10

Spring in a Small Town

8/10

Story of Yonosuke

8/10

Story of Yonosuke, The

8/10

Stray Cat Rock Collection

8/10

Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist

9/10

8/10

Sweet Little Lies

9/10

8/10

Tag (Dual Format Release)

9/10

Tale of Iya, The

9/10

Tale of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story, A

7/10

Taste of Money, The

7/10

Tetsuo: The Iron Man / Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

10/10

7/10

The Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)

8/10

Thermae Romae (Theatrical screening)

7/10

Thunderbolt Fantasy Eps. 1-5

8/10

Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

6/10

9/10

8/10

Toshiaki Toyoda: The Early Years

8/10

Touch of Sin, A

8/10

Train to Busan (Theatrical screening)

8/10

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

7/10

7/10

Ultraman X Eps. 1-7

7/10

Underwater Love

6/10

9/10

Unlucky Woman's Blues

6/10

Uzumasa Limelight

8/10

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6/10

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Violent Prosecutor, A (Theatrical screening)

8/10

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8/10

World of Kanako, The (Theatrical Screening)

8/10

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Yakuza Hunters / Yakuza Hunters 2

6/10

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