BFI Japan 2020’s Classics Collection – 5 Must-See Movies
BFI Player is currently playing host to the excellent Japan 2020 season. Its Japanese Classics collection showcases great movies from the Golden Ages of the 1930s and 1950s, the post-war…
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DVD Review: New Battles Without Honor and Humanity Trilogy
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writers: Fumio Konami, Misao Arai (New Battles Without Honor and Humanity), Susumu Saji, Yozo Tanaka, Kôji Takada, (New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss’s Head), Kôji…
Blu-Ray Review: Tampopo
Director: Jûzô Itami Writer: Jûzô Itami Cast: Tsutomo Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Kinzô Sakura, Rikiya Yasuoka, Yoshi Katô Cert: 15 Running time: 114 minutes Year: 1985 Film:…
15 Five Star Movies You May Have Forgotten
One of the nicer problems for the first world film fan is not only making time to watch all the movies now available, but also remembering them. With all year…
Tokyo Tribe
Director: Sion Sono Writer: Sion Sono (script) Santa Inoue (manga) Cast: Young Dais, Ryouhei Suzuki, Nana Seino, Shota Sometani, Riki Takeuchi Cert: 18 Running time: 117mins Year: 2014 The…
The Raid 2: Berandal
Director: Gareth Evans Writer: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusodewo, Alex Abbad, Ken’ichi Endô, Julie Estelle, Very Tri Yulisman, Cecep Arif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian Cert: 18 Running…
The Wolverine
Director: James Mangold Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hal Yamanouchi, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee Cert: 12A Running time: 126mins Year: 2013 The lowdown: The…