Heidi Lee
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Heidi Lee returns with a review of Left-Handed Girl, a Sean Baker-produced Taiwanese film directed by Shih-Ching Tsou that offers "a penetrative character study of girlhood in Chinese cultures."
“Left-Handed Girl” review
The adult world glimpsed through—or better yet, juxtaposed with—children’s eyes is brutally honest. What is it about grandparent-grandchild relationships? They might be affectionate together but barel...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Heidi Lee returns with a review of Left-Handed Girl, a Sean Baker-produced Taiwanese film directed by Shih-Ching Tsou that offers "a penetrative character study of girlhood in Chinese cultures."
Reposted by Heidi Lee
Important piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee about Itō Shiori’s recent documentary Black Box Diaries. I have more to add to this story myself at some point because Itō’s assaulter, Yamaguchi Noriyuki, is frequently invited on Sanseitō and Kamiya Sōhei’s YouTube channel. www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/movi...
“Black Box Diaries” review
Itō Shiori, the Japanese #MeToo trailblazer who regrettably never was A conspiracy-thriller-adjacent documentary of her 8-year journey as a sexual assault survivor, Itō Shiori’s Black Box Diaries (202...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Important piece by Heidi Ka-Sin Lee about Itō Shiori’s recent documentary Black Box Diaries. I have more to add to this story myself at some point because Itō’s assaulter, Yamaguchi Noriyuki, is frequently invited on Sanseitō and Kamiya Sōhei’s YouTube channel. www.tokyoreview.net/2025/11/movi...
Reposted by Heidi Lee
Part of what I'm planning for Tokyo Review is to increase coverage of media. This comparative review by @heidilee95.bsky.social of the film "Bring Him Down to a Portable Size" is a great example in that it treats a Japanese film not as some window into "Japan," but as a film
“Bring Him Down to a Portable Size” review
The question of ego might be best answered in the portrayal of one’s (imaginary) nemesis. During their stage greeting at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, director Nakano Ryōta lauded actor ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Part of what I'm planning for Tokyo Review is to increase coverage of media. This comparative review by @heidilee95.bsky.social of the film "Bring Him Down to a Portable Size" is a great example in that it treats a Japanese film not as some window into "Japan," but as a film