Tag: Sakura Ando

Monster | Review

The Children’s Hour: Kore-eda Crafts a Melodramatic Puzzle Returning to his native Japan after venturing out to France and South Korea with his last two...

Kore-eda Hirokazu’s Monster – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 1

We begin the competition with one of many Palme d'Or winners who are looking to possibly add a second or in the case of...

A Man (Aru Otoko) | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

The Good Thief: Ishikawa Explores the Tenuous Reality of Identity As its elemental title suggests, Kei Ishikawa’s fourth film, A Man, asserts we can only...

Penance | Review

Till I Can Get My Satisfaction: Kurosawa’s Striking Psychosexual Marathon Past traumas hopelessly infecting the present factor significantly in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s monolithic psychosexual thriller, Penance,...

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The Scary House | 2025 Udine Far East Film Festival Review

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