Creative Spotlight: Episode #74 – Togo Igawa
The Creative Spotlight is proud to host another actor! Togo Igawa was born in Tokyo and is a Japanese actor who works primarily in British films and television. In recent years he has had roles in major motion pictures such as Memoirs of a Geisha, The Last Samurai, and Sunshine. You can see him next year in the new film 47 Ronin! Click to read the full interview...
The Front Line – Review
Towards the end of the Korean War an uneasy ceasefire is ordered, but out on the Eastern front line of the Aerok Hills fierce fighting continues. A race to capture a strategic point to determine a new border between the two Koreas is the ultimate prize. Click to read the full review...
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review
Detective Dee runs on its genre engine well enough, and although it doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, it is definitely something different. Sammo Hung's choreography doesn't miss a beat and the action is quite spectacular. Shot in China for a reported $13 million, click to see if this movie was worth every penny in the full review...
Black River – Review
The story is set around an American Air Force base which has attracted bars and brothels and the native Japanese who need this sordid world to scape by and make money to just barely survive. A love triangle develops among the dwellers of a falling down apartment building and a local gangster called Killer Joe. Click for the full review...
Cosplay Corner Episode #17: Lillyxandra
JoEllen Elam (a.k.a Lillyxandra) a costume designer living in Southern California. She specializes in fantasy themed costumes, and her wardrobe collection is growing all the time. Click to read the full cosplay interview...
Hal’s Flute – Review
"Hal's Flute," a 48-minute short directed by Hiroshi Kawamata, follows a raccoon dog that finds and raises a human baby who eventually becomes a musician. It was produced by the anime studio TMS Entertainment Ltd., and features the voice actresses Keiko Toda and Masako Nozawa. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #73 – Collin Chou
Collin Chou is a force to be reckoned with. In Asian cinema, he has worked in several films with Jet Li and Sammo Hung, including the 2006 martial-arts epic, Fearless. He squared off against Donnie Yen in Flash Point, and starred alongside Jet Li and Jackie Chan together for the first time in The Forbidden Kingdom. Also a little film called The Matrix Reloaded. Click for the full interview...
Baton – Review
Baton is a 50-minute animation sci-fi fantasy story rotoscope/2D/3D hybrid animation set in a future where space travel and migration between planets is possible. On Planet Abel, humans and robots co-exist. Click for the full anime film review...
Gohatto – Review
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. Click for the full review...
Naruto Shippuuden: Invasion of Pain Arc – Review
In this special feature on the site we take a look at one of the most groundbreaking and anticipated fights in an anime series in the last three years. As the leader of Akatsuki, and one of the two sides of the Amegakure civil war, Nagato was an extraordinarily powerful shinobi, and recognized as the most powerful member of Akatsuki. He goes toe to toe with Naruto and we break it down for you. Click for the full article...
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