Director – Kim Yong-hoon – 2020 – South Korea – Cert. 15 – 108m **** A number of individuals in dire financial straits do whatever they can to get hold of a bag of money – on Arrow Channel from Friday, March 7th 2025 Seemingly disparate plot strands suggest a group of separate stories about […]
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 – Masaaki Kudo – 2022 – Japan – 128m **** An underage Okinawa bar hostess attempts to raise her small son while worsening circumstances conspire against her – world premiere in the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) 2022 which runs from Friday, July 1st to Saturday, July 9th A man in Okinawa club […]