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David Shrigley: “Untitled” (2025) – Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
13 June 2025 8:43 PM | No CommentsWhat if, in fact, the inner thoughts and mere existences of animals really were as simplistic, yet hilariously blunt, as one imagined?
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Akita City “Kanto Matsuri” performance – 2024 Honolulu Festival
19 April 2025 7:57 AM | No CommentsThe Akita City Kanto Festival Executive Committee performed at the 2024 Honolulu Festival, showcasing music and pole-balancing stunts from its annual Kanto Matsuri.
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Petit Bateau Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
19 April 2025 5:39 AM | No CommentsWhy did a 132-year-old French casualwear brand, mostly focusing on children's fashion, decide to show at the Tokyo Fall/Winter 2025 collections?
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tiit tokyo Fall 2025 – Tokyo Fashion Week
18 April 2025 9:30 PM | No CommentsAccording to the Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO show notes, for the Fall/Winter 2025 season, the designers were "inspired by the Danish film "When Animals Dream.""
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Sumo: 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji retires, leaves lasting legacy
10 April 2025 11:57 AM | No CommentsThe Mongolian's calm, regal presence in the dohyo will certainly be missed, but there is no rest for the weary.
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Film Archive
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“One Second Ahead, One Second Behind” – 2023 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 7, 2024 | No CommentsWith a sprinkling of sentiment and science fiction, it is a joy to witness how all the pieces fit together in this adaptation of the 2020 Taiwanese film "My Missing Valentine." -
Anthony Pun’s “One More Chance” – 2023 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 12, 2023 | No CommentsIf “One More Chance” is, indeed, Chow Yun Fat’s final film – as he suggested (joked?) during his brief appearance in Busan – then what a swansong it is. -
Giovanni Fumu’s “Abroad” – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 7, 2023 | No CommentsAs soon as “Abroad” opens, it’s clear that something is amiss as a Korean couple arrives at a nearly empty airport in the American Midwest. -
“Killing Romance” (킬링 로맨스) – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 16, 2023 | No CommentsIt’s a comedy. It’s a drama. It’s a musical. “Killing Romance” is all of these things, and also none of them, at the same time. -
“Enter the Clones of Bruce” – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 7, 2023 | No CommentsThe documentary explores the “Bruce-ploitation” film genre, which sought to capitalize on the demand for martial arts films following the death of Bruce Lee. -
Yudai Yamaguchi’s “ONE-PERCENTER” – 2023 BIFAN Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 2, 2023 | No CommentsA longtime Yamaguchi collaborator, Tak Sakaguchi brings his no-frills, gimmick eschewing fighting style to the director’s first feature film in six years. -
Busan 2022: Tony Leung Chiu-wai discusses “2046,” Wong Kar-wai
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 4, 2023 | No Comments"2046" was one of six films the actor chose for his In the Mood for Tony Leung retrospective at the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. -
Busan 2022: Tony Leung Chiu-wai talks about his career – and the future roles he wants
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 3, 2023 | No CommentsLeung was undisputedly the star in Busan, celebrated as the Festival's Asian Filmmaker of the Year and through a six-film retrospective. -
Busan 2022: IU “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 18, 2023 | No CommentsActress Lee Ji-eun (better known as IU) appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of “Broker” as well as "Open Talk" session the next day in Busan. -
Busan 2022: Hirokazu Kore-eda “Broker” Q&A and Open Talk photos
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 18, 2023 | No CommentsDirector Hirokazu Kore-eda (송강호) appeared at the Oct. 7 screening of “Broker” as well as an "Open Talk" session the next day in Busan.