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Tag: 2017

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Chapter 1 (Newbies)

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Chapter 1 (Newbies)

I look at Takashi Miike’s adaptation of the world-famous manga – for those who aren’t too familiar with it.

Posted on 4 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Anime, Japan, MangaTagged 2017, Alisa Mizuki, Jun Kunimura, Kento Yamazaki, Mackenyu, Masaki Okada, Nana Komatsu, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Takashi Miike, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya. 2 Comments

Cook Up a Storm

Cook Up a Storm

It’s tradition vs haute cuisine in Raymond Yip’s culinary comedy-drama.

Posted on 10 Sep 201911 Sep 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Comedy, Drama, Hong KongTagged 2017, Anthony Wong, Chua Lam, Du Haitao, Ge You, Janis Chan, Jasper Visaya, Jim Chim, Jung Yong-hwa, Lan Law, Li Xiaochuan, Michelle Bai, Nicholas Tse, Ocean Hai, Raymond Yip, Review, Terry Wang, Tiffany Tang. Leave a comment

The Villainess

The Villainess

The bodies hit the floor in Jung Byung-gil's action-thriller.

Posted on 9 Jul 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Korea, ThrillerTagged 2017, Jo Eun-ji, Jung Byung-gil, Jung Hae-kyun, Kim Hye-na, Kim Ok-bin, Kim Seo-hyung, Kim Yeon-woo, Lee Seung-joo, Min Ye-ji, Park Cheol-min, Review, Shin Ha-kyun, Son Min-ji, Sung Joon. 1 Comment

Night is Short, Walk on Girl

Night is Short, Walk on Girl

The night is young in Masaaki Yuasa’s fun, strange romantic fantasy.

Posted on 18 Jun 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Comedy, Fantasy, RomanticTagged 2017, Aoi Yuki, Hiroshi Kamiya, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Hoshino Gen, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Kazuya Nakai, Masaaki Yuasa, Mugihito, Noboyuki Hiyama, Review, Ryuji Akiyama, Seiko Niizuma. 2 Comments

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s kaiju opener is a tedious but promising start to a trilogy.

Posted on 26 Feb 201928 Jan 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Adventure, Animated, Japan, Kaiju, Sci FiTagged 2017, Aya Suzaki, Daisuke Ono, Hiroyuki Seshita, Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Kazuya Nakai, Kenta Miyake, Kenyu Horiuchi, Kobun Shizuno, Mamoru Miyano, Review, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yuki Kaji. 1 Comment

Hit the Night

Hit the Night

An interview turns deep in this sort-of romantic drama.

Posted on 8 Nov 201818 Nov 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 2017, Hyung Seul-woo, Jeong Ga-young, LKFF, Park Jong-hwan, Review. Leave a comment

Sen Sen

Sen Sen

Friendship arises from tragedy in Bon Am’s quaint drama.

Posted on 7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, TaiwanTagged 2017, Bon Am, LEAFF, Nina Paw, Review, Tsai Hsuan-yen, Wu Zhi-xuan, Yen Yi-wen. Leave a comment

Yocho

Yocho

Some good ideas are wasted in a perfectly serviceable but otherwise dull sci fi mystery.

Posted on 1 Nov 20188 Nov 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Japan, Mystery, Sci FiTagged 2017, Eriko Nakamura, Kaho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, LEAFF, Masahiro Higashide, Ren Osugi, Review, Shota Sometani, Yukino Kishii. Leave a comment

Shock Wave

Shock Wave

You might have already seen everything Herman Yau’s action thriller might have to offer before, but it still does a pretty good job.

Posted on 9 Oct 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Hong Kong, ThrillerTagged 2017, Andy Lau, Babyjohn Choi, Cheung Chun-kit, Dion Lam, Felix Lok, Felix Wong, Herman Yau, Jiang Wu, Joseph Lee, Ken Lo, Lee Yee-man, Leo Wang, Liu Kai-chi, Louis Cheung, Michael Tong, Philip Keung, Review, Ron Ng, Shek Sau, Song Jia, Tony Ho, Wan Yeung-ming. 1 Comment

Star Nextdoor

Star Nextdoor

Kim Sung-Wook’s comedy never really commits and as a result achieves nothing.

Posted on 2 Oct 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Drama, KoreaTagged 2017, Han Chae-Young, Im Seul-Ong, Jin Ji-Hee, Jung Do-Won, Jung In-Gi, Kim Bo-Mi, Kim Sung-Wook, Ko Myeong-Hwan, Lim Hyung-Joon, Review, Sol-Bi, Yoo Hae-Jung, Yoo Yeon-Mi. Leave a comment

A Tiger in Winter

A Tiger in Winter

Lee Kwang-Kuk’s romantic drama is a mellow reflection on success, failure and reconnection.

Posted on 18 Sep 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 2017, Go Hyun-Jung, Jung Eun-kyung, Jung Seung-kil, Kim Ye-eun, Lee Jin-Wook, Lee Kwang-Kuk, Lee Sang-Hee, LKFF, Moon Chang-kil, Nam Yeon-woo, Oh Chang-kyung, Review, Ryu Hyun-kyung, Seo Hyun-Jung, Seo Hyun-Woo, Yoon Yung-min. Leave a comment

Blade of the Immortal

Blade of the Immortal

There’s no rest for the wicked in Takashi Miike’s epic manga adaptation.

Posted on 21 Aug 201821 Aug 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Adventure, Chanbara, Japan, Manga, PeriodTagged 2017, Chiaki Kuriyama, Erika Toda, Hana Sugisaki, Hayato Ichihara, Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Kazuki Kitamura, Min Tanaka, Review, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Sota Fukushi, Takashi Miike, Takuya Kimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki. Leave a comment

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