Director – Fruit Chan – 1997 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 – 108m **** A teenager struggles to survive in Hong Kong around 1997 – plays Focus Hong Kong 2023 on Saturday, June 24th at 6pm This picked up prizes at film festivals in the Far East and elsewhere. Director Fruit Chan assembled an excellent […]
Director – Sadao Yamanaka –1935 – Japan – 92m (longest available version) ***1/2 Period drama in which various characters palm a worthless pot off on others only to later discover it’s extremely valuable – plays UK cinemas in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023 between Friday, 3rd February and Friday, 31st March A gorgeous […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 1991 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 – 135m ****1/2 Groundbreaking, period martial arts epic features some of the most spectacular stunt sequences ever filmed, spawned five sequels and made Jet Li a star – online in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2021 Easter from Wednesday, March […]