Good cinema cures all in Hideo Jojo’s charming comedy drama.
Category: Drama
Hoarder on the Border
In Takayuki Kayano’s ode to cleanliness, our sense of self can get lost amid the trash.
The Boy and the Heron
A young boy goes through the looking glass and ruffles more than a few feathers in Hayao Miyazaki’s probably-not-final feature.
It All Began When I Met You
Ten people look for love, a home and the perfect DVD in Katsuhide Motoki’s celebration of Tokyo Station.
Rohan at the Louvre
A mangaka faces the dark, dark past in Kazutaka Watanabe's adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's one-shot comic.
Our Body
In Han Ka-ram’s quiet drama, a little self-love goes a long way.
Hail to Hell
In Im Oh-Jeong’s comedy-drama, the best revenge is living free.
A Normal Family
Right and wrong collide violently in Hur Jin-ho’s thrilling drama.
Concrete Utopia
Um Tae-hwa’s dystopian disaster film is Mad Max, but for rations and shelter,
Hopeless
A young man struggles to break free from his wretched life in Kim Chang-hoon’s directorial debut.
Snow Leopard
In Pema Tseden’s drama, protected status as an endangered being only gets you so far.
Ah Fei
Family can be both a blessing and a curse in Jen Wan’s classic drama.
The Asian Cinema Critic 