Paintings about films from Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand

A painting series accompanied by foreign film analysis, designed to expose us to different cultures through film. The paintings use bold imagery to give a kick in the teeth to get us past the barrier of subtitles and onto the path of gaining a new perspective of the world.

A digital painting of a girl with long, flowing hair operating a rusty, old film projector while sitting on a blue blanket with bare legs.

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Fumiko's Legs

(2018, Atsushi Ueda)

Ants, honey, obsession, and Fumiko's legs


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Tomie

(1998, Ataru Oikawa)

The appearance of Tomie drives the men around her crazy and chaos ensues

Kakera - A Piece of Our Life

(2010, Momoko Ando)

Haru floats between two relationships in a way she can’t seem to control

100 Yen Love

(2014, Masaharu Take)

A barely functional discount convenience store worker transforms into a punching maniac

The Shoplifters

(2018, Hirokazu Koreeda)

A family surviving on shoplifting, low-wage labor and various kinds of exploitation

Laundry

(2002, Junichi Mori)

A mentally disabled laundromat worker and kleptomaniac on an aimless journey together

Samaritan Girl

(2004, Kim Ki-duk)

A morally ambiguous tale of two girls whose travel aspirations leading to vengeance

Girl Boss Guerilla

(1972, Norifumi Suzuki)

A classic pinku violence film featuring pioneer actrors in the genre

I Am Not Pan Jinlian

(2016, Feng Xiaogang)

A "fake" divorce backfires and the new divorcée takes her crusade on the way to the top

Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

(1972, Shunya Itō)

Tricked by a crooked cop, Nami's thirst for revenge lands her a worse fate in prison