Tag: tadanobuasano
Review: MORTAL KOMBAT, Reborn Franchise Delivers Fan-Friendly Fatalities, Gore, and Thrills
Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson star in an action-adventure for adults, directed by Simon McQuoid, now in theaters worldwide and streaming on HBO Max.
Fantasia 2019 Review: CHIWAWA Warms Up An Old Formula With Mediocre Results
A tale as old as time, director Ninomiya Ken attempts to revitalize the story of a woman driven into the arms of madness in the search for acceptance in Chiwawa, his follow up to the festival hit, The Limit of...
Fantasia 2018 Review: KASANE Explores The Tyranny Of Appearances
Based on the popular manga by Matsuura Dasuma, Kasane - Beauty and Fate - is a film that dissects tyranny of good looks through a horror lens. Habuta (Asano Tadanobu) is a talent agent looking for his next big star...
Watch: Exclusive Interview with Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on Martin Scorsese's SILENCE
After more than 25 years, Martin Scorsese finally completed Silence last year, his adaptation of the homonymous Japanese novel written by Endo Shusaku and a real passion project for the master filmmaker behind other religious films such as The Last...
Scorsese Answers our Prayers with Astonishing First SILENCE Trailer
Martin Scorsese leaps right into this year's Oscar race with Silence, his epic new adaptation of Shûsaku Endô's novel. Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver star as Portuguese Jesuit missionaries sent to Japan in the 17th Century. Their mission is to track...
SHINJUKU SWAN 2: New Trailers Give First Look At Asano's Villain
While it's a bit tough to pick either side of a film pitting rival recruiters for the adult entertainment industry and label that one side as the villain of the piece, it seems fair at least to say that iconic...
Kôji Fukada's HARMONIUM Coming to UK Cinemas - Watch the Trailer
Eureka Entertainment has announced plans to release Kôji Fukada’s Harmonium in UK cinemas on 5 May 2017, following a string of festival engagements beginning with its UK premiere at the first London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) on 24 October...
THE ASSASSIN Leads Asian Film Awards With 9 Nominations
Nominations for the 10th Asian Film Awards were announced today in Hong Kong, and Hou Hsiao Hsien's wuxia drama The Assassin unsurprisingly leads the pack with 9 nominations. Appearing in the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting...
Adam Wong And Nick Cheung Bookend Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2015
One of the biggest events on Hong Kong's film festival calendar - the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - has revealed its full line-up, which will open on 28 October with She Remembers, He Forgets, the new film from Adam...
Toronto 2015 Preview: TIFF Docs & Contemporary World Cinema
Welcome back for another round of ScreenAnarchy previews ahead of the Toronto International Film Fest 2015 preview series. So far we've talked Special Presentations and Galas and Midnighters and Vanguard. Now we turn our attention to the gigantic sections of...
China Lion Bringing ONLY YOU, THE WASTED TIMES And MR. SIX To N.America & Australia
Great news for fans of mainstream cinema from the Chinese mainland, as China Lion Film Distribution has announced the acquisition of a trio of upcoming films featuring a host of A-list talent. Tang Wei (Lust, Caution, Blackhat) and Liao Fan (Silver...
THE WASTED TIMES: Er Cheng Offers Up A Trippy Noir Gallery Of Stars In Trailer For His Next
Mainland Chinese director Er Cheng offers up what looks to be a super stylish and deliberately off kilter take on classic film noir with his upcoming effort The Wasted Times, a period set offering that boasts a who's who of...
Doyle, Asano And Khavn Collide In The RUINED HEART Trailer
What happens when you take one of the most punk rock filmmakers on the planet in Khavn de la Cruz - a Filipino lofi maestro who elevates 'shambolic' to an art form - and put him together with acclaimed cinematographer...
Kurosawa And Asano Reunite For JOURNEY TO THE SHORE
After some false starts it appears Japanese auteur Kurosawa Kiyoshi has himself a new project and he's bringing a familiar face with him.Film Biz Asia reports that Kurosawa's Bright Future star Asano Tadanobu will take the male lead opposite Fukatsu...
Watch The Teaser For Kitamura's Live Action LUPIN III
It was back on Tuesday that we ran the first footage from Kitamura Ryuhei's upcoming live action adaptation of popular manga and anime series Lupin III in the form of a teaser aired on Japanese television. The footage itself looked...
Review: SURVIVE STYLE 5+ (Personal Favorites #52)
Dear mister Gen Sekiguchi, where the hell did you disappear to? More than 8 years ago you gave us a film that ranks as one of the best Japanese comedies ever produced. Not only that, it's also one of the...
Review: RAMPO JIGOKU (Personal Favorites #61)
Back when the Japanese horror scene was dominated by black-haired, female ghosts draped in long white gowns, ever fueling the regressing less is more aesthetic, there was one project that rose from the stale ashes left by hundreds of rip-offs...
DEAD END RUN (Personal Favorites) Review
By now you probably should've realized Sogo Ishii (August In The Water, Electric Dragon 80.000V, Kyoshin) is set firmly on my shortlist of favorite directors. I appreciate his punk approach to cinema, but he also has a softer side he's...
Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review
It's been a couple of days since I checked out the Masanori Tominaga-directed oddball comedy Vengeance Can Wait, and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. It features a quartet of characters, each of who with wildly varying...
