All kinds of Japanese words for parts of the body have kanji with the “meat-moon” radical, including the brain (脳), shoulders (肩), knees (膝), and arms (腕 ...

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In the shadows of Tokyo’s relentless redevelopment, rising filmmaker Yuiga Danzuka found both the canvas and the subject for his Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection “Brand New Landscape.” ...

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Hajime (Ken’ichi Endô) often clashes with his wife Yumiko (Haruka Igawa) over his persistent absence in the family. He’s barely around with their kids, the 12-year-old son Ren and 18-year-old ...

Japan’s “Brand New Landscape” (Yuiga Danzuka), fresh off its Cannes debut, and Turkey’s “Grace for Sale” (Gözde Yetişkin, Emre Sert) and “Kanto” (Ensar Altay) round out the ...

Aside from just being an amusing moment, this little detour with a character whose name we never learn within the main body of the film expands an overriding theme of writer-director Yuiga Danzuka ...

But viewers who enjoy Cobra Kai's angsty high school melodrama and bullying themes may embrace Tenjou Tenge's similarly over-the-top yet engaging storyline. Part of what makes Cobra Kai so binge ...

As China's only A-list film festival, SIFF has long served as a major platform for Chinese-language cinema and emerging talents across Asia. Guided by the principles of "Asian, Chinese Film, and ...