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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • L’escale

    Two members of the Collectif Faire-Part are illegally held at a detention centre while transiting from Kinshasa to Frankfurt.
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  • A Weapon in My Heart

    An archetypal action movie with surreal touches and cinematic references, from the director of Eureka.
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  • Tuff: Part 1

    A violent, surreal gangland tale of a hitman’s rise, from the director of Kamikaze Taxi.
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  • Suit Yourself or Shoot Yourself!! VI: The Hero

    A yakuza comedy with a sting in its tail, from one of Japanese cinema’s contemporary masters.
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  • Scary True Stories: Second Night

    This omnibus of ghost stories was hugely influential on the formation of J-horror.
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  • Psychic Vision: Jaganrei

    This found-footage investigation into a haunted pop song is the earliest example of the J-horror genre.
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  • The King of Minami

    This tale of a loan shark helping small business owners became the quintessential V-Cinema series.
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  • Fudoh: The New Generation

    Underage assassins take on the yakuza in Miike Takashi’s gleeful celebration of excess.
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