With ‘Renoir’ Chie Hayakawa Wanted to “Focus on Themes That Were Difficult to Explain”
"With 'Renoir,' I wanted to focus more on themes that were ineffable and difficult to explain or put into words."
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Where Words Fail, ‘Two Seasons, Two Strangers’ Connects
Two Seasons, Two Strangers is less concerned with structure than with embracing moments.
The Asian Cut’s Favourite Movies of 2025
The Asian Cut's editors and contributors share their favourite films (and first watches) of 2025.
A Tonal Labyrinth and the Freedom of the Absurd in ‘The Red Spectacles’
The final droplet that is wrung out from a drying cloth, and captures many of the through-lines that define the ...
‘Akashi’ Picks Up Canadian & Japanese Distribution Out of EFM
Out of the European Film Market in Berlin, Mayumi Yoshida's debut feature Akashi has found Canadian and Japanese distribution. Rabbit ...
‘Happyend’ Glorifies and Grieves That Final Year of High School
Neo Sora’s Happyend blends seemingly disparate genres to form an affecting tale of friendship and love.
TIFF 2025: ‘Renoir’ Examines a Coming of Age in the Shadow of Grief
Renoir’s thematic through-line is death, though refracted this time through the eyes of a child who refuses to confront it ...
Watch the Trailer for HIKARI’s ‘Rental Family’
Following the announcement from the Toronto International Film Festival that Japanese filmmaker HIKARI will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award, ...
HIKARI and Lee Byung Hun to be Honoured at TIFF50
A little over a month ahead of the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF ...
The Soft Power of Quiet Films: How Silence Speaks in Asian Storytelling
These are the quiet films, stories told not through spectacle or speed, but through silences, stillness, and what’s left unsaid.
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