Asian Movie Pulse

“The Lower Depths” is another, alongside “The Idiot” (1951), adaptation of Russian work by Akira Kurosawa, although this one is a bit less pessimistic. Based on a 1902 play by Maxim Gorky, the film was awarded a few times, including for Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours, and was ranked number 36 on the list of the greatest Japanese pictures of all time by the m...

Herman Yau is one of Hong Kong’s most experienced and successful directors of recent decades, a filmmaker whose productivity has long been matched by his willingness to move across genres, budgets, tones, and industries. Born in 1961 in China’s Guangdong province, he has directed no fewer than 86 films in the past 39 years, with two more currently in production. Moreover, the...

Five Flavours is entering a new chapter as it prepares to celebrate its 20th edition, marking an important milestone for the festival and for the Arteria Foundation, the organisation behind it. Alongside the anniversary, the Foundation has announced a series of team updates that will shape both the upcoming jubilee edition and the festival’s future development.

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Award-winning documentary “The Gas Station Attendant”, directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Karla Murthy, will open theatrically in New York on June 12, 2026, at DCTV Firehouse Cinema, followed by a national theatrical release.

A deeply personal documentary about immigration, family, labor, and memory, “The Gas Station Attendant” follows H.N. Shantha Murthy, who ran...

Produced by Gendai Eigasha and distributed by the Art Theatre Guild, “Confessions Among Actresses” featured three major names of Japanese cinema, Ruriko Asaoka, Mariko Okada, and Ineko Arima, essentially exploring the concept of the actress in cinema through a rather unusual narrative approach.