Vague Visages Is FilmStruck: David Pountain on Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Sonatine’
“From its hypnotic style to its pessimistic plot and languid pacing, ‘Sonatine’ is a mesmerizing manifestation of the troubling logic of Murakawa’s final decision.”
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Review: Tetsuya Nakashima’s ‘The World of Kanako’
“For all its frenetic editing, energetic performances and twisty narrative structure, there is sadly an elephant in the room, and that’s the film’s treatment (or mistreatment) of women.”