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Review: “Old Fox” Shines With Exemplary Acting and Nuanced Take on Inequality

By Brian Hioe

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Review: “The Asadas” Snaps a Heartfelt Portrait of a Japanese Photographer and His Family

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Starring Rinko Kikuchi, “Yoko” Explores Liminal Spaces and Lingering Family Traumas on a Hitchhike Across Japan

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: “During the Rains” Offers Character-Driven Look at Japanese Sex Workers Amidst COVID-19

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Japanese Movie “Dead Fishes” Depicts Generation Gaps and Poison Plots in a Tokyo Commuter Suburb

By Brian Hioe

Taiwan

Review: “In the Morning of La Petite Mort” Paints Beautiful but Uneven Narrative Evoking Tsai Ming-liang

By Brian Hioe

Japan

Review: Netflix’s “Yu Yu Hakusho” Struggles with Adapting the Original Story’s Expansive Universe

By Jianne Soriano

Taiwan

The 10 Best Taiwanese Movies of 2023

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South Korea

The 11 Best Korean Movies of 2023

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Japan

The 10 Best Japanese Movies of 2023

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