Film / Reviews Jul 8, 2021
‘The Asian Angel’: A road movie with a touch of the divine
by James Hadfield
Two dysfunctional families from Japan and South Korea take a cross-country road trip in Yuya Ishii’s “The Asian Angel.”
Film / Reviews May 20, 2021
'A Madder Red': Yuya Ishii's pandemic drama is scattershot but soulful
by James Hadfield
Social realism rubs up against melodrama in the film "A Madder Red," which focuses on a single mother dealing with economic challenges during the pandemic.
Film / Reviews Sep 30, 2020
‘All the Things We Never Said’: Life is bleak, so find a friend to lean on
by James Hadfield
Yuya Ishii draws some raw performances from his cast in a low-budget, self-produced drama about alienation and unraveling relationships.
Film / Reviews May 10, 2017
A love story that's overly dense with prose
by Mark Schilling
These days, Japanese films are based on everything from novels to game apps, but Yuya Ishii's "The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue," which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival this year, is a rare feature inspired by a book ...
Film / Reviews Jan 1, 2015
The Vancouver Asahi: Angels are not in the outfield for immigrants
by Mark Schilling
Of making baseball films there is no end. The sport provides an endless supply of ready-made narratives: from a fight to win the pennant ("Damn Yankees") or to simply win ("Major League"), to a player's struggle with illness ("Pride of the Yankees"), or an ...