Ian Haydn Smith Talks Kurosawa at the BFI
Film fans rejoice. In January and February, the BFI Southbank presents Kurosawa: A Complete Film Season. All thirty solo directorial films are showing, often with introductions from experts on the…
Tag: japanese
Living (2022)
Director: Oliver Hermanus Writers: Ishiguro Kazuo (screenplay), Kurosawa Akira, Hashimoto Shinobu, Oguni Hideo (Ikiru screenplay) Cast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Tom…
Final Cut (2022)
Director: Michel HazanaviciusWriter: Michel Hazanavicius (screenplay), Shinichiro Ueda (original story), Royichi Wada (original story)Cast: Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Simone HazanaviciusProducers: Brahim Chioua, Alain de la Mata,…
Bullet Train (2022)
Director: David LeitchWriter: Zak Olkewicz (screenplay), Isaka Kotaro (novel)Cast: Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Sanada Hiroyuki, Logan LermanProducers: Antoine Fuqua, David Leitch, Kelly McCormickMusic:…
EIFF’s Kristy Matheson on Kinuyo Tanaka: A Life in Film
Other than when referring to the name of the BFI season or the Kinuyo Tanaka Award, Japanese names are presented in the traditional format of family name first, followed by…
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Director: Sion Sono Writers: Aaron Hendry (written by), Reza Sixo Safai (screenplay) Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley, Nick Cassavetes, Tak Sakaguchi Producers: Nate Bolotin, Michael Mendelsohn, Ko Mori,…
Get animated with BFI Player’s Japan 2020 Anime Collection
Note: this feature presents Japanese names in the traditional fashion of family name first, followed by given name. One sparkling ray of light in this dismal year has been BFI…
The Eyes Have It: The Vengeance Cinema of Kaji Meiko
Note: this feature presents Japanese names in the traditional fashion of family name first, followed by given name. Japanese language film titles and genres are presented in italics for ease…
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…
Yasujiro Ozu & BFI Japan 2020 (feat. Alexander Jacoby) – The Movie Robcast
Welcome to this bonus episode of The Movie Robcast. The BFI Player Japan 2020 season continues in June with a collection dedicated to Yasujiro Ozu, joining fantastic collections on Akira…
