As we have mentioned many times before, and particularly after the restrictions placed in the movie industry internationally due to Covid, short filmmaking has been experiencing a surge in all aspects, with the quantity increasing as much as the quality, to the point that, now, these films can actually be better than their feature counterparts. In Asia in particular, the 2023 has been utterly impressive in that regard, with the short titles of intense quality coming one after the other. 25 of those we collected in this particular list, which we feel is one of the most competitive and overall impressive among the plethora we publish every year.
Without further ado, here are the best Asian Short Films of 2023, in reverse order, although the order, particularly in the first 10, could easily be completely different. Some may have may have premiered in 2022, but since they mostly circulated in 2023, we decided to include them.
Without further ado, here are the best Asian Short Films of 2023, in reverse order, although the order, particularly in the first 10, could easily be completely different. Some may have may have premiered in 2022, but since they mostly circulated in 2023, we decided to include them.
- 1/11/2024
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Barron Leung, Kiyoshi Shishido, Matthew Mitchell Espinosa, Thaddeus Newman, Andrew Hayden Kang | Written by Jasper Chen | Directed by Taka Tsubota
Forced to stay inside a cabin, Alan (Barron Leung) finds himself victimised by the other boys also there. Despite the horrific atmosphere within, there appears to be no other option when an apocalyptic landscape of monsters lies outside the door. It leaves Alan to question which monsters he would rather face.
A flashback shows how instantly the bullying begins before Alan is defended by his cousin, George (Kiyoshi Shishido), although that help is notably missing from the present-day scenes. As the cousin ventured outside in search of help, Alan is left with visible wounds on him. Despite trying to hold onto his humanity, he is outnumbered by others who have embraced barbarity.
Director Taka Tsubota uses the 18-minute runtime to capture the cabin’s suffocating nature, courtesy of the...
Forced to stay inside a cabin, Alan (Barron Leung) finds himself victimised by the other boys also there. Despite the horrific atmosphere within, there appears to be no other option when an apocalyptic landscape of monsters lies outside the door. It leaves Alan to question which monsters he would rather face.
A flashback shows how instantly the bullying begins before Alan is defended by his cousin, George (Kiyoshi Shishido), although that help is notably missing from the present-day scenes. As the cousin ventured outside in search of help, Alan is left with visible wounds on him. Despite trying to hold onto his humanity, he is outnumbered by others who have embraced barbarity.
Director Taka Tsubota uses the 18-minute runtime to capture the cabin’s suffocating nature, courtesy of the...
- 6/28/2023
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
Taka Tsubota is a Los Angeles-based film director/writer/editor and a former staff writer at Walt Disney Imagineering. Born and raised in Niigata, Japan, he moved to the United States in high school and graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 2018 with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies. Taka has worked as a virtual reality designer at a Tokyo-based computer graphics company for 2 years, creating VR projects for Square Enix and H.I.S. while writing and directing his debut film, “Stolen”. Taka is also a professional Japanese writer/translator/cultural consultant currently working on 2 unannounced Amazon Prime Original projects as a staff writer. His latest short, “Canary” is a post-apocalyptic thriller.
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The story revolves around five youths, who, as we learn from flashbacks, drove to a cabin owned by George's father, in order to spend their vacation there.
“Canary” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
The story revolves around five youths, who, as we learn from flashbacks, drove to a cabin owned by George's father, in order to spend their vacation there.
- 6/4/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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