Tag Archives: Lou Ye

Tokyo Filmex 2024

Posted on December 3, 2024 by philipbrasor

I hadn’t been to Filmex since 2015, owing mainly to the fact that for a while after co-founder Shozo Ichiyama resumed his role of chief programmer at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the two events overlapped to a certain extent. … Continue reading →

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Review: Saturday Fiction

Posted on November 3, 2023 by philipbrasor

This is the second feature from Chinese director Lou Ye to open theatrically in Japan this year. The previous movie, The Shadow Play, was a cynical comment on the effects of the postmillennial Chinese real estate boom. Saturday Fiction could … Continue reading →

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December 2013 movies

Posted on November 25, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo today. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is the perfect public figure for the social media … Continue reading →

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