Tony Rayns Movies

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

Tragical lives of Qing Yu, a woman lives in late Qing Dynasty and Gui Hua, a woman lives in modern time.

Early film by Tony Rayns.

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

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...

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

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...

Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

Film critic Tony Rayns examines Taiwan's New Cinema movement, exploring its defining characteristics, major filmmakers, and historical significance....

In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character,...

An Interview With Critic And Hong Kong Film Expert Tony Rayns, About The Emergence, Key Players, And Success Of The Shaw Brothers Wuxia Film

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

Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will...

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 appreciation of the 1999 film 'Audition' by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns.

Interview with Tony Rayns on the history of early Chinese cinema and the 1931 silent film Love and Duty.