'Beat' Takeshi overthrows Takeshi Kitano in this baffling sex comedy.
Getting Any? (1994)
Sonatine (1993)
Takeshi Kitano playing with fire.
Every 14 Days…(67)
First person Singular (Haruki Murakami) Recently, I’ve been a little underwhelmed by the output of Murakami. A statement I could have probably made for the last two decades. Recently reading an interview from 1995 with Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, he said he liked Murakami, until his preoccupation with political movements took over. And much … Continue reading Every 14 Days…(67)
Like Father and Son (2020)
Zhiqiang Bai' road movie travels down many paths.
Blue (2021)
Keisuke Yoshida's portrait of three of boxing's losers, but all for different reasons.
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
Takeshi Kitano's lightest film is an important one in his evolution as a director.
A Dedicated Life (1994)
My review of Kazuo Hara's "A Dedicated Life" for Asian Movie Pulse.
Violent Cop (1989)
Takeshi Kitano's directorial debut shows a man of violence, but in his own unique way.
A Garden of Camellias (2020)
My review of Yoshihiko Ueda's "A Garden of Camellias" for Asian Movie Pulse.
Boiling Point (1990)
Takeshi Kitano meets "Beat" Takeshi in the director's true debut.
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