I had never heard of the Chinese city of Nanking until I watched this film last night, and was entirely unaware of the brutal, tragic massacre that took place there in 1937. Having since briefly resea...
Talking about Fabrizio Federico’s film Black Biscuit is quite a difficult thing to do, largely due to the fact that, despite having just watched it, I can’t be certain that I have the right idea as to...
Korea is home to some of the finest films of our generation. Often beautiful, powerful and unashamedly graphic, movies from this particular part of the Far East offer a compelling riposte to the safe ...
Julian Richards’ movie Darklands was first released in the UK already in 1997 and has since then been shown at many festivals around Europe and won quite a few prizes prizes, including Grand Prize of ...
During an attempted coup d’etat on the emperor’s palace samurai Moritoh (Kazuo Hasegawa) rescues court lady Kesa (Machiko Kyo). During the short time that he watches over her Moritoh falls...