New Director’s From Japan: Takashi Ono Four tales of obession: baseball, fashion, martial arts for love and trash picking

"...at its best shows real talent and skill; it illustrates a delicious sense of the absurd and the ability to charm"

Richard finds obsession within the films of New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono from @thirdwindowfilms.com

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#Film #AsianCinema #TakashiOno

Excited to announce the launch of Asian Cinema and Screen, a new book series published by De Gruyter Brill

Exploring film, TV, and digital media across Asia and the Sinosphere.

🔗 www.brill.com/ACS

#AsianCinema #FilmStudies #MediaStudies

Level Up Your Game: A Nerd’s Guide to Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2026 The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival returns for 2026 with a lineup full of intriguing discoveries. From animated shorts to offbeat late-night programming, here are some standout picks worth seeking out at this year’s event.

The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is back, and I’ve rounded up some standout picks from this year’s lineup, from animation to late-night oddities. #LAAPFF #FilmFestival #Animation #AsianCinema

Backdrop for 'Sword of the Stranger' (ストレンジア). Against a deep red background, three characters are arranged dynamically - a ronin with a sword, a young boy, and a dog amid the ruins of a building. The title appears on the right in Japanese in white katakana and red kanji letters with the English subtitle in small white lettering beneath. The overall tone is intense and action-driven.

Now watching:

'Sword of the Stranger' (ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚)

- directed by Masahiro Andō
- written by Fumihiko Takayama
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#swordofthestranger #sutorenjia - #masahiroando - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #anime #animesky - #cinema #asiancinema #cinesky #filmsky #moviessky - #letterboxd #trakt

Hard Boiled finally gets the hi-def, re-subtitled edition fans have been clamouring for, but how does the film hold up for a modern audience? Richard locks and loads to find out if Arrow's release comes out all guns blazing:

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#HardBoiled #JonWoo #AsianCinema #Film

A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Directed by #JohnWoo
Starring: #TiLung #LeslieCheung #ChowYunfat #EmilyChuWaiseLee #KennethTsang

Cinematography by #WingHangWong
Music by #JosephKoo
Production Design by #ChiLeungLui

#ABetterTomorrow #1980s #80scinema #80sfilms #asianfilm #Asiancinema #crimefilm

Cinema as White Noise: An Essay on April Story Life Before Filters April Story and the Melancholy, Love, and Fear of Newness What is "white noise" in cinema? "White noise" is a concept ...

I hope u missed me, I watched somethings along the way but yk, u have to feel to make it good!!!

#AprilStory
#ShunjiIwai
#JapaneseCinema
#AsianCinema
#WhiteNoise

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Now watching:

'Green Snake' (青蛇)

- written and directed by Tsui Hark
- Lilian Lee (Novel)
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- with Maggie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Hsing-kuo.......
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#greensnake #chingse - #tsuihark - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #hkcinema #asiancinema #cinesky #filmsky #moviessky - #letterboxd #trakt

Film: I Am What I Am (2021)
Director: Sun Haipeng

This is a must watch animation from China. Its a story focused on Lion dancing. Go watch it NOW!

#IAmWhatIAm #ChineseCinema #AsianCinema #FilmTwitter #FilmLovers

Film: Striking Rescue (2024)
Director: Cheng Siyi

Tony Jaa exploding back into action!

#TonyJaa #StrikingRescue #ThaiCinema #AsianCinema #FilmTwitter #FilmLovers

River (2023)

Has anyone seen River (2023)? It's a Japanese indie time-loop comedy that could fit the "cozy" label, I guess. It's a really cool little film and great fun from start to finish. I watched it a couple of years ago and still randomly think about it sometimes.

#Filmsky #Moviesky #AsianCinema 📽️

Silent Rain or It Stopped Raining (2019) - Ryûtarô Nakagawa | In the Dark, in the Midst of Vastness In the dark, in the midst of vastness, all that remains is to search for your face... An Immersion into Melancholy Silent Rain, or It Stop...

new essay! A hidden gem

#SilentRain #ItStoppedRaining #RyutaroNakagawa #FilmReview #MovieReview #Cinema #FilmBlog #MovieBlog #JapaneseCinema #AsianCinema #Melodrama #RomanceFilm #ArtHouse #ArtHouseCinema #SlowCinema #IndieFilm #WorldCinema

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The man who kick started it all. Get seminal Bruce Lee films restored for 4K UHD and packed with extras on the #terracottastore

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#brucelee #moviecollector #film #asiancinema #bluray #4kuhd

Third Window to release You Are The Film Reality meets fiction in Makoto Ueda's directorial debut

Third Window Films will release You Are The Film, the directorial debut of Makoto Ueda - details and trailer here:

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#YouAreTheFilm #Film #AsianCinema #FilmNews

The Hotel of My Dream A literary comedy of a writer's drive to succeed powered by a standout performance by Non

"A literary comedy of a writer's drive to succeed powered by a standout performance"

Richard cures his writer's block with Hotel of My Dream, part of the Japan Foundation's Touring Film Programme.

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#Film #AsianCinema #Cmedy #HotelOfMyDream

Sham Miike's real-life 'homicidal teacher' tale shows us how the truth is twisted and we must not hand our agency over to others

"Miike directs the film effortlessly as you would expect, but it’s our two main performers that keep the film moving."

Richard is intrigued by Takashi Miike's Sham, showing as part of the Japanese Foundation's Touring Film event:

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#TakashiMiike #Asiancinema #Film

March Movie Round Up (2026) The latest Asian Film News

Richard rounds up the latest Asian film news for March:

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#AsianCinema #Film #Anime

March new releases out over the next few weeks. Preorder yours on the #terracottastore

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#asianmovies #arrowvideo #eurekaentertainment #88films #radiancefilms #bluraycollection #4kcollector #physicalmediaforever #asiancinema #hongkong #japan #movies

Korean police crime thriller DIRTY MONEY (2024) individually numbered slipcase Blu-ray with collector art cards just added to #terracottastore. Have a browse of all the recently added films to our store:
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#bluraycollection #koreanmovies #asiancinema

Macai (2025) Shanjhey Kumar Perumal
#AsianCinema #Malaysia

Name an iconic East Asian actress in an iconic role of an iconic film.

#internationalwomensday2026 #asianactress #cinephilecommunity #asiancinema #terracottastore

Samurai on Screen at Japan House London Free tickets available

Free tickets available for Samurai film screenings at Japan House in March:

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#JapanHouse #Film #AsianCinema #Samurai #Freetickets

Ghost Killer Streaming from 6th April Possessed with a will to kill!

Kensuke Sonomura's Ghost Killer will be streaming on a range of platforms from April 6th. Full details, link to our review and trailer here:

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#Film #AsianCinema #Thriller #Supernatural

The Man Who Failed to Die A tale told with dry humour and ultimately a story about men finding a reason to live.

"...its humour and humanity shone through."

Richard follows the tale of The Man Who Failed to Die as part of the Japan Foundations touring Film Festival:

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#TheManWhoFailedToDie #Film #AsianCinema #FilmReview

Playful White Fingers A strangely relaxed non-judgemental crime drama with only the occasional Roman Porno trapping.

"...more engaging and intriguing than you have a right to expect."

Richard discovers that Playful White Fingers defies the expectations of its genre to deliver an enjoyable crime thriller, courtesy of @88films.bsky.social

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#PlayfulWhiteFingers #Film #AsianCinema

The Angel Guts Collection 4 - Angel Guts: Red Vertigo Red Vertigo takes us into obsession and desperation, then examines the consequences

"...the Angel Guts films should be in your collection. "

Richard finds the last of the Angel Guts collection rounds out a challenging and evocative set of films from @thirdwindowfilms.com

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#Film #AsianCinema #AngelGuts

Chungking Express (1994)

Directed by #WongKarwai
Starring #BrigitteLin #TakeshiKaneshiro #TonyLeung #FayeWong

Cinematography #ChristopherDoyle
Music by #FrankieChan #RoelAGarcia

#ChungkingExpress #1990s #90sfilms #90smovies #CultFilms #CultMovies #90sfashion #asianfilm #Asiancinema #neonoir

A Second February 2026 Film News Miscellany Baseball, horror and rare Korean thrillers!

Richard rounds up even more February Asian film news, featuring baseball, horror and the chance to watch a rare Korean thriller courtesy of Arrow Streaming:

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#Film #AsianCinema

I Am Baseball (2023) and Other Showa-Inspired Stories From Takashi Ono Coming to Blu-ray via Third Window Films Third Window Films is releasing a limited edition Blu-ray collecting four films by Takashi Ono, including the rongu-ran hit I Am Baseball (2023), in April 2026.

I Am Baseball (2023) became a rongu-ran hit at Tokyo's Cinema Rosa. @thirdwindowfilms.com is releasing it alongside three more Takashi Ono films in a limited edition Blu-ray as part of its New Directors From Japan series.
#physicalmedia #boutiqubluray #bluray #asiancinema #japanesecinema #takashiono

A February 2026 Film News Miscellany Yakuza, silence and nuns

Richard rounds up February's Asian Cinema news:

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#Film #AsianCinema #Movies