Our mark is 銀幕, ginmaku — the silver screen, and the same two characters in Japanese, Chinese and Korean.

I came to Tokyo at twenty-three for a summer job at a Shibuya mini-theatre and the job never quite ended. Fifteen years of festivals later I still think the only review that counts is the one the room gives you: where the laugh lands, the moment three hundred people stop moving at once, whether anybody stays for the credits.

Cinepuuulse follows Asian cinema — Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand — across about a hundred and twenty sources. A good number of them are Spanish, French and Portuguese, because those countries programme this work seriously and write about it better than most of the English-language trade. Genre and art-house get the same seat here. I am not ranking them, and nothing is scored out of ten.

Each story is a headline, a short excerpt, one still and a link to the outlet that did the reporting. We never republish the piece, and the still belongs to its studio or its photographer. A Korean trade paper appears in Korean, a French review in French. We point at the work; we do not put words in anyone's mouth.

— Daren Wise, Tokyo

← Cinepuuulse Archive

SoompiKorea

Kim Da Mi And Jo Bo Ah’s New Drama Confirms Cast Lineup And Broadcast Plans

10.29

Kim Da Mi, Jo Bo Ah, Jo Aram, Kim Jae Wook, and Nam Yoon Su will be joining forces for a new drama! On October 29, TVING announced the casting lineup for its upcoming drama “The Obedient Killer”…

Read at Soompi ↗

One letter a week, starting soon.

Latest

Kim Da Mi And Jo Bo Ah’s New Drama Confirms Cast Lineup And Broadcast Plans

More from Soompi on Cinepuuulse

KoreaWatch: Yook Sungjae Slips Into The Life Of Workaholic Park Min Young In New Drama “Nine To Six” Teaser Soompi

KoreaOctober Drama Brand Reputation Rankings Announced Soompi

KoreaWatch: Kim Hyun Jin Makes A Secret Deal With Vampire Han Su A In Trailer For “Francesca Next Door” Soompi

KoreaCNBLUE’s Lee Jung Shin And Oh Se Young’s Relationship Begins With A Misunderstanding In “What A Boss Wants” Soompi

KoreaOctober Movie Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced Soompi

Korea“Sword & Silence” Director Praises Lee Hyun Wook, Jang Hyuk, And More For Their Outstanding Performances Soompi