Tony Rayns Movies

Asian cinema expert Tony Ryans discusses Kurosawa’s career and influence.

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a...

Divided into chapters, the documentary examines Jang's career and films from many different angles and includes the voices not only of those who have...

History of filmmaking in China from its beginnings in the 1920s to 1982, featuring Shanghai cinema of 1930s; the progressive filmmakers; the...

A personal consideration of the Korean cinema by director Jang Sun-Woo, looking at it’s history of outside influence and censorship.

Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.

Shot in 1983, edited for the VISIONS: CINEMA programme in 1985, a short documentary about Shanghai Animation Studio.

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his...

A documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece.

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the...

In this short documentary, film critic Tony Rayns discusses director King Hu and A Touch of Zen.

Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock...

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out."

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".