Taiwanese cinema has been present since 1901, when the Japanese introduced it to the country and thus initially, most of the country’s films were very similar to Japanese productions. However, since 1949, when many filmmakers moved to the island from the Chinese mainland, Taiwanese cinema has grown as an independent industry, with melodramas and kung […]
Author: Panos Kotzathanasis
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The 15 Greatest Japanese Cult Directors of All Time
When the majority of film fans refer to Japanese cinema, they tend to mention master filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Shohei Imamura. However, apart from the social and family dramas, and the historic films these directors shot, Japanese creators have been excelling in another mainly “underground” category, which in the last decades has […]
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The 15 Best Leslie Cheung Movie Performances
One of the most talented representatives of Hong Kong’s golden era (80s to 90s), Leslie Cheung was celebrated throughout the world both as an actor and a singer, and is considered one of the fathers of Cantopop. His prowess went beyond the borders of Hong Kong, capturing fans in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, […]
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The 30 Best Hong Kong Movies of All Time
Hong Kong cinema has been a dominant force in the world of movies since the 70s, and one of the first to transcend the boundaries of Asia, due to production companies like Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, which paved the way for international stars like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. The seeds planted in the […]
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The 15 Best Maggie Cheung Movie Performances
Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, as is her complete name, was born in Hong Kong by Shanghainese parents, who moved to the United Kingdom when she was eight. She returned to Hong Kong at the age of 18, and became a model. In the next year, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the […]
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The 20 Best Japanese Animated Movies of All Time
Japanese animated film, or “anime” as it is commonly known, has been part of the mainstream entertainment in Japan since the 80s, when they experienced a boom in production. In the following decades, anime became a global phenomenon, and currently over 430 production companies are involved in an industry that has a total market value […]