Four Trails

Eighteen hikers face Hong Kong’s most excruciating ultra marathon in Robin Lee’s documentary

A Journey in Spring

Change comes with much difficulty into the life of a jaded elderly man, in this quite domestic drama.

A farming family struggles to keep itself together in Ryo Ushimaru’s domestic dramedy.

A samurai adjusts shockingly well to a life in the film industry, in Yasuda Junichi’s time travel comedy-drama.

To a young girl, your own family can sometimes be as alien as strangers, in Jue Li’s domestic drama.

Michihito Fujii’s remake is stressful, while eschewing much that might make it engaging.

An imaginary friend faces a very real threat in Yoshiyuki Momose’s animated fantasy.

A mystical steel mill traps a town in an endless winter, and that’s the least weird thing about Mari Okada’s fantasy romantic drama.

A by-the-numbers rom com is saved by its charismatic leads, and some choice haircuts.

Ann Hui shows that poetry is alive and as fascinating as ever in her calm, thoughtful documentary.

Lee Thongkham’s assassin action film isn’t a bad origin story – but to what exactly?

Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.