If you’re a fan of Japanese cinema, you’re bound to have come across Midnight Eye at some point. Every year the editors of the site put together a list of what they consider to be the best films of the year, I tend to use this as a guideline of films to try and watch.
It’s that time of year again when the Japan Foundation get together to bring together a common theme for their annual Film Festival. This years theme looks at ‘women‘, specifically contemporary Japanese cinema by, about, and for women.
I’m a little late to the party but starting last week, Film4 have been showcasing a season called ‘New Asian Cinema‘ which ends later this week.
For those who might be interested, Sheffield sees its annual Doc/Fest event starting today and finishing on the 8th of November with screenings at the Showroom Cinema.
One of the most frustrating things about not being in London at this time of year is that I miss out on things like the Raindance Film Festival. As is customary they promote Japanese films in what they call ‘Way Out East‘ section. If you do happen to be around town, you have one more [...]
