Tag: Satoshi Tsumabuki

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...

2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 9: Does Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Killer Instinct Found in “The Assassin”

Taking a page from WKW, Taiwanese master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien took a full eight years working on martial arts film, The Assassin. He first...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #23. Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin

The Assassin Director(s): Hou Hsiao-Hsien // Writer(s): Hou Hsiao-Hsien T’ien-wen Chu Chinese auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien has been steadily working since the early 1980’s, coming to great...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #27. Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin

The Assassin Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien Writer: T'ien-wen Chu Producer: Wen-Ying Huang U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ethan Ruan and Nikki Hsieh, with Ni...

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2026 TIFF: Yung Chang, Shaunak Sen & Zarrar Kahn in Short Cuts Competition

Leaning heavily on world premieres, TIFF's 2026 Short Cuts...