Last Life in the Universe (2003)

Pen-ek Ratanaruang's Asian fusion gets the balance just right.

Bright Future (2002)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's youth see some brightness in the gloom.

Kore-eda's "Distance" explores the unanswered questions for those left behind.

Christopher Doyle's directorial debut looks good, but what does it all mean?

Shunji Iwai is here for the scenery.

Koji Fukada's "Harmonium" is a film of two halves about a man with two sides.

Nagisa Oshima's swan song is a tale of samurai love and dishonour.

Takashi Miike's "Ichi the Killer" has more to it than blood and gore, though there is still plenty of that.

Khavn delivers a 70 minute music video, but little more.

Gen Sekiguchi's sole feature is heavy on the style, though a little less so in functionality.