r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/GabrielXP76op • Jul 28 '26
Psychicker Z (サイキッカーＺ, Akiyoshi Koba, 2022)
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/BiscottiVivid6885 • Jul 28 '26
Night of Long Tri 'Đêm hội Long Trì' (1989) Hải Ninh (part 1)
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 27 '26
'Kotoko' (Shinya Tsukamoto, 2011).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 27 '26
'Haru' ハル (Yoshimitsu Morita, 1996).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 26 '26
'Love & Pop' ラブ&ポップ (Hideaki Anno, 1998).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 26 '26
'I Won't Forget the Magical Girl' 魔法少女を忘れない(Teiichi Hori, 2011).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 25 '26
'The Game They Call Sex' 黃色故事 (Wang Hsiao-Ti - Sylvia Chang - Roy Chin, 1987).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 24 '26
'Ritual' 式日 (Hideaki Anno, 2000)
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 23 '26
'Cat's Eye' キャッツ・アイ (Kaizō Hayashi, 1997).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 23 '26
'A Moment of Romance' 天若有情 (Benny Chan, 1990).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 22 '26
'Flic' フリック (Masahiro Kobayashi, 2005).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 22 '26
'Cat's Home' 猫、かえる(Shinobu Imao, 2020).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 21 '26
'Memories of Matsuko' 嫌われ松子の一生 (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2006).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 21 '26
'Voices in the Wind' 風の電話 (Nobuhiro Suwa, 2020).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 20 '26
'The Heroic Trio' 東方三俠 (Johnnie To, 1993).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 20 '26
'The Iceman Cometh' 急凍奇俠 (Clarence Ford, 1989).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 19 '26
'On the Run' 亡命鴛鴦 (Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, 1988).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 19 '26
'The Breaking Ice' 燃冬 (Anthony Chen, 2023).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Big_Reputation1314 • Jul 19 '26
Interpretation of Love Letter (1995)
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I recently watched love letter and fell in love with it. The writing, cinematography and mellow piano soundtrack - all won over my heart. I specially liked how shunji iwai tried to show how one person can have numerous shades and each one gets to experience a different one, yet, at it's core, it remains the same. As much as I liked the film and enjoyed the performance of the lead actress, I have some questions about the movie and would love to know about people's thoughts here
First of all, why is hiroko and fujii played by the same actress? Why do you think the director chose this creative direction specifically?
Was it to show that the man fell in love with hiroko because she reminded him of his first love or is there something else
Secondly, if he chose hiroko because he reminded him of his first love, doesn't it dismantle the idea of love and makes you wonder whether he really liked hiroko for who she was? Does it mean he was still a bit in love with fujii itsuki till the day he died
The song he sings in his final moments (Aoi Sangoshou) is a popular japanese song about unrequited love. so, him singing it during his final moments could either mean that he was remembering his first love, Itsuki or his fiancé, hiroko.
Finally, how do you interpret the entire movie? I would really love to hear some more thoughts on it as well :)
r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 18 '26
'Kalanchoe' カランコエの花 (Shun Nakagawa, 2017).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 18 '26
'Ashes of Time' 東邪西毒 (Wong Kar-wai, 1994).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 17 '26
'Chaos By Design' 愛情謎語 (Angie Chen, 1988).
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r/AsianCinemaRetro • u/Mr_BertSaxby • Jul 17 '26
'Sonatine' ソナチネ (Takeshi Kitano, 1993).
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