As a rule of thumb, comedy in Chinese and Hong Kong cinema tends to have a light touch. Instead of anything akin to the more raunchy Western stylings, Chinese territories typically favour slapstick and mischievous puns, a playful sense of humour at large. To that end, Sam Voutas’ 2010 film […]
Third Window Films
The Woodsman & The Rain: Enter Shuichi Okita, the new king of Gentle Japan (Review)
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (Review)
Director Yoshihiro Nakamura came to prominence with his 2009 with Fish Story, since then the prolific director has gone on to direct a further 4 features, with 3 more projects in the post-production phase. Back in 2007, the director adapted Kotaro Isaka’s novel, the unwieldy piece entitled [the] foreign duck, […]
Isn’t Anyone Alive?: Anarchic Japanese Punk and his Comedy Apocalypse on Campus (Review)
Kotoko (2011) Tsukamoto shocker with added emotional substance (Review)
Kotoko is the latest film from Japanese auteur and master of intimidation – Shinya Tsukamoto. Japanese folk musician Cocco stars as the titular character unable to tell the difference between the imaginary and the real due to disturbing mental neuroses. Tsukamoto’s depiction of mental illness collects leading lady Cocco’s own […]