The Asian Academy Creative Awards is one of the most prestigious award shows in the world of cinema, particularly in Asia. On Thursday, December 8, early in the morning, a panel discussion took place with the national winners from different Asian countries. Representing Bangladesh in that panel, was Redoan Rony, popular director and Chief Operating Officer of Chorki. Rony was
There are two ways of getting to know this man as Beat Takeshi the comedian, or Kitano Takeshi, the acclaimed filmmaker and favorite among arthouse film aficionados. One knows him as a comedian, a part of two-man team doing “manzai,” a kind of stand-up funny man show composed of one doing…
3/5 stars The early days of comedian and filmmaker “Beat” Takeshi Kitano’s career are chronicled in Gekidan Hitori’s affectionate drama Asakusa Kid, which is adapted for the screen from Kitano’s own 1988 memoir of the same name. Yuya Yagira gives a transformative performance as Kitano, who started out working in a struggling Tokyo strip club. The film is equally devoted.