A highly anticipated film for this year’s Japan Cuts, Kako: My Sullen Past isn’t an easy film to describe, in this story about a whimsy teen, Kako (Fumi Nikaidou), during her summer break in... Read more
Surrealism is at its most extreme in this drama about an ageing writer who strikes up a relationship with his shape-shifting goldfish. Something that’s akin to Ruby Sparks, but with mu... Read more
The plot sounds a little bland, the opening few minutes suggests a potentially dull, dreary story that will plod along at an unbearably slow rate, but then somehow The Projects turns around... Read more
I’m a big fan of Yoshihiro Nakamura. Ever since I saw his masterpiece Fish Story years ago I’ve made it a point to see his new films whenever they become available. Thankfully, the Japan Cut... Read more
Originally released in 2015 back in Japan, Sion Sono’s fantastical dramedy Love & Peace has finally made its way to NYC thanks to the Japan Cuts festival. This genre mash-up is part mus... Read more
With Japan Cuts officially underway, it’s time to visit the first film I screener for this year’s festival, Nobuhiro Doi’s dramedy, Flying Colors. Based on a true story, Flying Colors stars... Read more
You know summer is here when a swarm of Asian films are being reviewed on Movie Buzzers thanks to the New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts festival being held back to back. With NYAF... Read more
Opening this years Japan Cuts 2016 is the quirky dramedy about a metal-rocker returning home to introduce his fiancé to his dysfunctional family. Eikichi (Ryuhei Matsuda) is the frontman of... Read more
Looking at Keeper of Darkness on paper, you’d be thrown off by how much fun this film really is. You read the premise, you see the style and you watch the opening few minutes and you’re sett... Read more
The closing night film for this year’s NYAFF is Adam Tsuei’s dark comedy The Tenants Downstairs. This new Taiwanese feature follows a Landlord (Simon Yam) who runs an apartment building full... Read more
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