This past decade, Southeast Asian cinema (especially from Japan, Korea, and Thailand) became famous for creepy psychological horror. But Malaysia …
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JAPAN TAKES THAILAND’S CULT THRILLER ‘GIRL FROM NOWHERE’ AND MAKES IT ITS OWN
by Ken Watanabeby Ken WatanabeJust days ago, on April 24, 2026, Fuji Television’s on-demand platform FOD quietly dropped one of the most intriguing cross-border …
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Believe it or not, you haven’t seen the best Asian drama and movies yet. We are here to do something …
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DON’T MISS THESE WILD & MOVING FILMS AT SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2026
by Ken Watanabeby Ken WatanabeFilm lovers, mark your calendars and clear your evenings — the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) is back on April 18, and it’s serving up the exact kind of …
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Film/TVReview & Analysis
THE TAIWANESE FILM YI YI THAT FEELS LIKE REAL LIFE—HERE’S WHY IT’S ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER MADE
by Ken Watanabeby Ken WatanabeEdward Yang’s Yi Yi (sometimes called A One and a Two…) has this habit of showing up on every serious “greatest films ever” list, and for good reason. If you’ve …
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Netflix’s At the Moment is quietly doing something most modern shows avoid: telling simple, emotionally grounded love stories without overcomplicating them. Structured as an anthology, each episode explores a different …