Articles in the Asian Cinema Category
Asian Cinema, Classics, Featured »
Asian Cinema, Talks & Interviews »
Summer Wars is the story is about a young high school student, Kenji Koiso, a math genius who has just started his summer break and is asked by his secret crush, and older student, Natsuki Shinohara, to go with her to her family home for a summer job, he agrees to it immediately, only finding out later that his “summer job” requires him to pretend to be Natsuki’s fiancée. As Kenji tried his best to keep up with Natsuki’s back stories of himself, he receives a strange message on his “keitai” (which are mobile phones of Japan) asking him to solve a ridiculously long mathematical problem and of course, being a math genius, he cannot resist solving it. In doing so, he unleashes something terrible in the Internet world of OZ.
Asian Cinema »
Asian Cinema »
Asian Cinema »
The works of the 5th generation of film makers have received so much critical acclaim worldwide – and at home. This essay will point out some factors why the films of the younger generation, the 6th generation, might find it tough trying to make a mark. Will Li Yang achieve the same success as Zhang Yimou has? Certain factors are crucial in determining the chances, for example, Film Style, Time, and Money.



