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“Star of Ulsan” ( 울산의 별) – 2022 Busan Film Review
30 November 2022 6:26 AM | No Comments"Star of Ulsan" shows the unraveling underbelly of a struggling family trying to figure out how to make it to the next day.
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Photos: G-Star Raw x Stephen Jones 2022 denim headwear collection
25 November 2022 5:32 AM | No CommentsThe result is a capsule collection that defies convention, with couture hats doubling as capes.
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Backstage: Zang Toi Spring 2015 – New York Fashion Week
21 November 2022 4:30 AM | No CommentsZang Toi celebrated his 25th anniversary in New York with his Spring 2015 collection.
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Photos & Video: Timo Weiland Fall 2014 campaign
21 November 2022 12:25 AM | No CommentsA look back at the Timo Weiland men's and women's Fall 2014 campaign, which featured model Michael Bailey-Gates among others.
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Backstage: Lacoste Spring 2015 – New York Fashion Week
20 November 2022 10:45 PM | No CommentsThe Lacoste Spring/Summer 2015 runway show took place at The Theatre at Lincoln Center on Sep. 6, 2014.
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Japan Archive
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“Amiko” – 2018 Hong Kong International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 28, 2018 | No CommentsFollowing Amiko through her angst-driven journey to get over her so-called lost love is equivalent to a Japanese adolescent's realization of a Taylor Swift music video. -
“Memoirs of a Murderer” – 2017 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 3, 2017 | No Comments"Memoirs of a Murderer" - Yu Irie's adaptation of a 2012 South Korean film - is a grittier, grimier and grimmer version of its predecessor. -
Sabu’s “Mr. Long” – 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 10, 2017 | No CommentsIn "Mr. Long," a Japanese cult director has matured into the mainstream while retaining the signature storytelling traits of his past repertoire. -
Film Review: “Tatara Samurai” (たたら侍)
Rex BaylonPosted on June 1, 2017 | No CommentsYoshinari Nishikori’s "Tatara Samurai" skirts around the delights of a good gonzo violent chambara movie in favor of a meditative drama. -
“Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48” – 2016 HKIFF press conference
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 27, 2016 | No CommentsDirector Atsushi Funahashi, and NMB48 members Sayaka Yamamoto and Fuuko Yagara promoted "Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48" in Hong Kong. -
Film Review: “Tamako in Moratorium”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 13, 2016 | No CommentsYet another addition to the NEET character genre in Japanese film, Nobuhiro Yamashita's "Tamako in Moratorium" (もらとりあむタマ子) is an artsy work full of unrealized potential. -
Yoshihiro Nakamura’s “The Inerasable” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2016 | No CommentsIn "The Inerasable," two-dimensional characters unpack a history of cursed real estate that does too little, too late to make the plot interesting. -
“The Projects” (“Danchi”) – 2016 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 17, 2016 | No CommentsAn elderly couple learns that the residents of a nondescript public housing complex are not what they seem in this offbeat gem directed and written by Junji Sakamoto. -
“Twisted Justice” (日本で一番悪い奴ら) – 2016 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 20, 2016 | No Comments“Twisted Justice” comes across as a parody rather than an observation of a man’s professional and personal descent as a pawn of a corrupt system. -
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Creepy” (クリーピー) – 2016 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 20, 2016 | No CommentsAlthough some have hailed "Creepy" as a return to form for horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa, his latest still falls short of the brilliance of his past works.