Zijian Cai

Zijian Cai

Favorite films

  • Memories of Matsuko
  • Come and See
  • Farewell My Concubine
  • Fallen Angels

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  • The First One

    ★★★★

  • Margin Call

    ★★★★

  • Kamikaze Girls

    ★★★★½

  • The World of Kanako

    ★★★★½

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  • Kamikaze Girls

    Kamikaze Girls

    ★★★★½

    One of the great Lesbian love stories that still remain in the closet.

    A charming fairy tale of a pair of unlikely duos (a cutesy Lolita Girl and a tough Biker Chick) embarking on a journey to discover what is truly important to them from each other.

    Whilst the film doesn't have the most exciting story, this film absolutely excels in its vivid presentation; which is, as expected for a Nakashima film. The charming relationship between the odd couple and…

  • The World of Kanako

    The World of Kanako

    ★★★★½

    It's Old Boy cross with Heat told in the iconic Nakashima style.

    A tale of a sinful father chasing down his missing psychopath daughter in a suicidal mission to absolve himself.

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  • Confessions

    Confessions

    ★★★★★

    This film blew my mind, how is it possible a film can be so good. How can Nakashima keep making perfect movies, I don't understand? Every element in this film is the definition of perfection? I was literally freaking out during the movie because of how unbelievably good the image I was looking at was!

    This film is nothing less than flawless...

  • Vortex

    Vortex

    ★★★★

    The most mature Gaspar Noe film to date. A lovely contained story cleverly shot in the classic Noe-style wondering camera yet more carefully restrained than his previous films. His intelligent use of split-screen square frames tells a sentimental story of the struggles of an old couple towards the end of their journey in life...

    ... not sure how I feel about the ending though...

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