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Falling in Love Like in Movies (Jatuh Cinta Seperti Di Film-Film, Yandy Laurens, 2023)
A diffident writer pens a screenplay as confession of love, or does or he in Yandy Laurens witty meta rom-com.
The Young Hoodlum (壞男孩, Yu Jhi-Han, 2023)
The friendship between a group of self-sufficient teens is disrupted by the arrival of a wealthy influencer in Yu Jhi-Han’s bleak friendship drama.
The Lost World of Sinbad: Samurai Pirate (大盗賊, Senkichi Taniguchi, 1963)
Toshiro Mifune stars as a cynical merchant turned tyrant in Senkichi Taniguchi’s fantasy-themed adventure movie.
Cat Kiss (고양이 키스, Hwang Soo-bin, 2022)
A widowed single father’s life is suddenly thrown into disarray when his son’s decision to take in a local stray cat forces him to confront the trauma of…
A Song Sung Blue (小白船, Geng Zihan, 2023)
A lonely teenage girl discovers another side to life while drawn to a flightly older friend in Geng Zihan’s melancholy drama.
Old Fox (老狐狸 , Hsiao Ya-chuan, 2023)
A young boy begins to absorb all the wrong lessons while drawn to his enigmatic landlord in Hsiao Ya-chuan’s 80-set coming-of-age drama.
OUT (Hiroshi Shinagawa, 2023)
Delinquent dramas have been having a bit of a moment over the last few years and like many Hiroshi Shinagawa’s manga adaptation OUT is a comic retro throwback…
My Favorite Love Story (어쩌면 해피엔딩, Lee Won-hoi, 2023)
Abandoned romance find love while travelling through a world of indifference in Lee Won-hoi’s quirky sci-fi romance.
Legend of the Cat Monster (麗猫伝説, Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1983)
A young writer falls prey to the dream of cinema while tasked with convincing a reclusive actress to return to the silver screen in Obayashi’s gothic tale of…
Takano Tofu (高野豆腐店の春, Mitsuhiro Mihara, 2023)
A sudden brush with mortality convinces an ageing tofu maker to marry off his middle-aged daughter in Mitsuhiro Mihara’s charming dramedy.
Exhuma (파묘, Jang Jae-hyun, 2024)
The vengeful ghost of Japanese imperialism rises to take its revenge on its forgetful children in Jang Jae-hyun’s eerie supernatural horror.
Drifting Flowers, Flowing Days (この日々が凪いだら, Yutaka Tsunemachi, 2023)
Two young people experience a crisis of youth after discovering their apartment block is to be torn down in Yutaka Tsunemachi’s indie drama.
Good Autumn, Mommy (尋她, Chen Shizhong, 2023)
A woman living in a rural village is confronted by the oppressively patriarchal social codes of her society when her newborn baby goes missing in Chen Shizhong’s pointed…
365 Nights (三百六十五夜, Kon Ichikawa, 1948)
A noble architect’s life is ruined by an obsessive stalker in Kon Ichikawa’s stylish though improbably post-war melodrama.
Faraway Family (彼方の家族, Taro Kawasaki & Eisuke Sakauchi, 2023)
A teenage boy struggling with grief and loneliness gains a new perspective after bonding with another lonely young man in Taro Kawasaki & Eisuke Sakauchi’s indie drama.
Lee Jang-ho’s Baseball Team (이장호의 외인구단, Lee Jang-ho, 1986)
A young man dreaming of baseball glory is forced on a bizarre desert island training mission by his insane mentor in Lee Jang-ho’s incredibly strange sports movie.
Polar Rescue (搜救, Lo Chi-leung, 2022)
Donnie Yen stars as a frantic father in search of his missing son in Lo Chi-leung’s icy thriller.
The Kamikaze Guy (カミカゼ野郎 真昼の決斗, Kinji Fukasaku, 1966)
A bumbling pilot becomes embroiled in a conspiracy after an encounter on a ski slope in a goodnatured action comedy starring a young Sonny Chiba.
WE 12 (12怪盜, Berry Ho Kwok-man, 2023)
Phenomenally popular Cantopop boyband Mirror have been dominating the Hong Kong box office lately with several of the guys playing regular roles in movies not particularly designed as…
Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2023)
A glamping invasion threatens the equilibrium of a small rural town in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s haunting drama.
Heavy Snow (폭설, Yun Su-ik, 2023)
The frustrated connection between two women is further strained by their artistic ambition in Yun Su-ik’s mystical drama.
Tokarev (トカレフ, Junji Sakamoto, 1994)
The discovery of a pistol concealed under a vending machine provokes a prolonged crisis of power and masculinity in Junji Sakamoto’s tense psychological drama.
Performing Kaoru’s Funeral (カオルの葬式, Noriko Yuasa, 2024)
According to an undertaker in Noriko Yuasa’s darkly drama Performing Kaoru’s Funeral (カオルの葬式, Kaoru no Ososhiki) death is a kind of natural disaster. Despite the sometimes farcical goin…
Yakuza Hooligans (893 愚連隊, Sadao Nakajima, 1966)
A gang of petty criminals get in over their heads while working with the yakuza in Sadao Nakajima’s ironic crime movie.
The Soul (緝魂, Cheng Wei-Hao, 2021)
“Affection is the greatest obstacle on the path to success” according to the villain at the centre of Cheng Wei-Hao’s philosophical mystery, The Soul (緝魂, Jī Hún). Adapted…
Tsujiura Renbo (辻占恋慕, Daisuke Ono, 2021)
A struggling singer songwriter and manager ponder calling it quits in actor/director Daisuke Ono’s musical drama.
A Bloodthirsty Killer (殺人魔 / 살인마, Lee Yong-min, 1965)
A hapless middle-aged man finds himself haunted by the spectre of wronged femininity in Lee Yong-min’s eerie gothic chiller.
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius (サトラレ, Katsuyuki Motohiro, 2001)
A young man who unwittingly broadcasts his thoughts unknowingly lives a micromanaged existence in Katsuyuki Motohiro’s adaptation of the manga.
Postman (邮差, He Jianjun, 1995)
An alienated young man working as a postman transgressively begins reading the letters he is supposed to deliver in He Jianjun haunting drama.
Push Pause (ココでのはなし, Ryoma Kosasa, 2023)
A small hotel becomes a refuge for those “struggling with the everyday” in Ryoma Kosasa’s heartwarming drama
Female Slave Ship (女奴隷船, Yoshiki Onoda, 1960)
An earnest young soldier temporarily shelves his mission to save 12 captive women while battling pirates in Yoshiki Onoda’s pulpy drama.
The 8th Night (제8일의 밤, Kim Tae-hyoung, 2021)
Hell is a place on Earth in Kim Tae-hyoung’s eerie supernatural thriller.
The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw, Carl Joseph E. Papa, 2023)
Plagued by a mysterious alien a young man without a mouth must stare down childhood trauma in Carl Joseph E. Papa’s meta animation.
Volunteering for Villainy (悪人志願, Tsutomu Tamura, 1960)
A petty would-be dictator rides roughshod over a moribund quarry town in Tsutomu Tamura’s primal masculinity drama.
City of Wind (Сэр сэр салхи, Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, 2023)
A young man finds himself torn between past and future while continuing his shamanic legacy in Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s Mongolian drama.
Not Friends (เพื่อน (ไม่) สนิท, Atta Hemwadee, 2023)
A self-interested teen learns a few lessons in friendship while making a film about a late classmate in Atta Hemwadee’s quirky dramedy.
Three Women of the North (北の三人, Kiyoshi Saeki, 1945)
Three female radio operators become the backbone of a moribund war effort in the last propaganda film produced before the war’s end.
The Clinic (ဆေးခန်း, Midi Z, 2023)
Two doctors attempt to stave off the darkness around them in Midi Z’s hypnotic documentary.
Trouble Girl (小曉, Chin Chia-hua, 2023)
A little girl finds herself caught in the middle when her mother has an affair with her teacher in Chin Chia-hua’s empathetic drama.
All the Songs We Never Sang (Chris Rudz, 2023)
A young woman finds herself diving into the past after receiving a less than enthusiastic welcome on visiting her mother’s island home in Chris Rudz’s gentle indie drama.
Mimang (미망, Kim Tae-yang, 2023)
A man and woman wander without direction in a confusing city in Kim Tae-yang’s meandering drama.
Monster (怪物, Hirokazu Koreeda, 2023)
Gossip and petty prejudice give rise to a series of “misunderstandings” in Koreeda’s probing drama.
BFI Flare Confirms Complete Programme for 2024
Runs at BFI Southbank 13th to 24th March.
A Weather Report (胴鳴り, Yu Kajino, 2024)
A successful television writer is confronted with the mistakes of his past when the teenage daughter he abandoned before birth suddenly tracks him down in Yu Kajino’s indie…
Swimming in a Sand Pool (水深ゼロメートルから, Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2024)
A group of high school girls ponder the role of gender in their lives while shovelling the sand in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s charming teen comedy.
Wash Away (うぉっしゅ, Ikunosuke Okazaki, 2024)
A disconnected young woman begins to rediscover herself while caring for her ageing grandmother in Ikunosuke Okazaki’s lighthearted indie drama.
13 Bombs (13 Bom di Jakarta, Angga Dwimas Sasongko, 2023)
The authorities find themselves in a race against time when terrorists place a series of bombs across the city in Angga Dwimas Sasongko’s intense action drama.
Japan Academy Film Prize Announces Winners for 47th Edition
Godzilla Minus One takes Best Picture while Sakura Ando picks up both leading and supporting actress.
Sumiko 22 (スミコ22, Sawako Fukuoka, 2024)
A young woman fears she’s losing her sense of self but begins to regain an interest in the world through a series os surreal encounters in Sawako Fukuoka’s…
Amalock (あまろっく, Kazuhiro Nakamura, 2024)
A resentful middle-aged woman’s perspective begins to change when her father suddenly marries a much younger woman in Kazuhiro Nakamura’s lighthearted dramedy.