Kate (2021)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Starring: Jun Kunimura | Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Michiel Huisman | Miku Patricia Martineau | Miyavi | Tadanobu Asano | Woody Harrelson
Minamata (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Andrew Levitas
Starring: Bill Nighy | Hiroyuki Sanada | Johnny Depp | Jun Kunimura | Katherine Jenkins | Lily Robinson | Masayoshi Haneda | Tadanobu Asano
The Outsider (2019)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Martin Zandvliet
Starring: Jared Leto | Kippei Shîna | Shioli Kutsuna | Tadanobu Asano
Sad Vacation (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Shinji Aoyama
Starring: Eri Ishida | Ken Mitsuishi | Kengo Kora | Tadanobu Asano | Yuka Itaya | Yusuke Kawazu
Michael says: “Despite an intriguing, adept cast, and some skillful camerawork, Shinji Aoyama’s SAD VACATION has a little too much plot to be entirely successful. In fact, more than once I wondered if this film was a sequel and I
Read the review...Hana (2006)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Starring: Junichi Okada | Rie Miyazawa | Tadanobu Asano
Beth says: “Kore-eda’s newest. He was there, and spoke eloquently before the film (I couldn’t stay for the Q&A). He basically said, ‘this is my first period piece, I wanted to do a samurai film that sort of felt the
Read the review...Café Lumière (2005)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Starring: Masato Hagiwara | Tadanobu Asano | Yo Hitoto
Bruce says: “CAFÉ LUMIÈRE is Hou Hsaio-hsien’s tribute to Yasujiro Ozu, the Japanese master whose films are noted for their breathtaking beauty and their gentle narrative of everyday life. Ozu’s great attentions to the details of the environment his characters
Read the review...The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2004)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Beat Takeshi | Gadarukanaru Taka | Michiyo Ookusu | Michiyo Yasuda | Tadanobu Asano
Diane says: “Samurai spaghetti western with a heavy dose of MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. While samurai gangs destroy each other, Kitano shows what’s happening to the disenfranchised regular folks. Beat Takeshi, playing the lead role of THE BLIND
Read the review...Last Life in the Universe (2004)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Laila Boonyasak | Sinitta Boonyasak | Tadanobu Asano | Takashi Miike
Chris says: “Still piecing together this puzzling film, but that alone doesn’t frustrate me. I was so delighted by what perplexed me that I can imagine re-watching it as I did with MULHOLLAND DR., discovering more clues each time out
Read the review...Taboo (2001)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Starring: Ryuhei Matsuda | Shinji Takeda | Tadanobu Asano | Takeshi Kitano
Marc says: “I would strongly suggest missing TABOO. Saw it yesterday and it lacked intellectual challenge, stunning visuals, and narrative coherence. I imagine that culture differences play some part to not understanding this film. Impenetrable may be the best discretion
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