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By A Man’s Face You Shall Know Him

By A Man’s Face You Shall Know Him explores post-war tensions in a small community in Tokyo as The Nine Heavens Gang (made up of Korean nationals) terrorise local residents and plan to takeover their market and turn it into an entertainment district. 

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GO (2001) review by Asian Movie Pulse

With the forthcoming Third Window Films blu ray release of GO (2001) directed by Isao Yukisada, Panos Kotzathanasis from Asian Movie Pulse reviews this Japanese delinquents high-school drama.

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Punk Samurai in the Telegraph

Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (ex Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously “unfilmable” Ko Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.

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Toxic Masculinity in East Asian Cinema

Criticism of toxic masculinity has permeated throughout world cinema over the past decade. In Indonesia, writer-director Edwin’s Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a recent example of a film that challenges gender stereotypes and traditional male values. 

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The Place for All Your Asian Cinema Needs!

Hong-Kong BluRays is a channel that exists to give Hong Kong movie lovers a place to see reviews of Hong Kong movies released on the Bluray format. Reviews will be short and sweet, spoiler free and will cover the quality of the disc release itself.

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