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For "Black Ox" director Tetsuichiro Tsuta, his black-and-white art film rooted in Zen philosophy is the story of a man who has “lost his connection with nature.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/23/film/black-ox-tetsuichiro-tsuta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #tetsuichirotsuta #buddhism #leekangsheng

Tetsuichiro Tsuta's 'Black Ox' rewards patience with daring cinema

For director Tetsuichiro Tsuta, the Zen parable turned luminous mood piece is the story of a man who has “lost his connection with nature.”

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jan 22

Lee Kang-sheng gives a raw performance in “Black Ox,” Tetsuichiro Tsuta’s hypnotic mood piece based on a Buddhist parable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/22/film/black-ox/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #tetsuichirotsuta #leekangsheng

‘Black Ox’: A Zen riddle beautifully depicted in 10 chapters

Shot in black and white, Tetsuichiro Tsuta’s hypnotic mood piece turns Buddhist philosophy into striking cinema.

The Japan Times

Variety Jan 12

Lim Shi An, Akira Huang, Lee Kang-sheng Board Nelson Yeo’s Sci-Fi Fantasy ‘The House on the Moon’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #LeeKangsheng #MomoFilmCo #NelsonYeo #TheHouseontheMoon

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/lim-shi-an-lee-kang-sheng-nelson-yeo-house-on-the-moon-1236628261/

Lim Shi An, Lee Kang-sheng Board Nelson Yeo's 'The House on the Moon'

Singapore filmmaker Nelson Yeo has assembled his principal cast for genre-blending feature 'The House on the Moon.'

Variety

IndieWire Apr 22, 2025

‘Blue Sun Palace’ Review: Lee Kang-sheng Leads a Touching Immigrant Drama Set in a New York City Massage Parlor
#IndieWire #Criticism #Movies #BlueSunPalace #Film #LeeKangsheng #Reviews

https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/blue-sun-palace-review-lee-kang-sheng-1235117524/

'Blue Sun Palace' Review: Lee Kang-sheng Leads Tender Immigrant Drama

Constance Tsang's debut feature 'Blue Sun Palace' evokes Tsai Ming-liang in its slow but sensitive portrait of vulnerability in all its forms.

IndieWire

Variety Mar 16, 2025

Lee Kang-sheng Stars in Qiu Jiongjiong’s ‘Fuxi: Joy in Four Chapters,’ Selected for Hong Kong Project Market
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #Haf #HongKongFilmart #LeeKangsheng #QiuJiongjiong

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lee-kang-sheng-qiu-jiongjiong-fuxi-hong-kong-project-market-1236338570/

Lee Kang-sheng's 'Fuxi' Heads to Hong Kong Project Market

Qiu Jiongjiong's 'Fuxi: Joy in Four Chapters,' starring Lee Kang-sheng, has been selected for the Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum.

Variety

Variety Mar 15, 2025

Lee Kang-sheng Sets Two More Installments of Tsai Ming-liang’s ‘Walker’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Awards #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #AsianFilmAwards #HongKongFilmart #LeeKangsheng #TsaiMingliang

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lee-kang-sheng-tsai-ming-liang-walker-series-1236338261/

Lee Kang-sheng Sets Two More in Tsai Ming-liang's 'Walker' Series

Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng is set to reprise his role in the next two films of auteur Tsai Ming-liang's celebrated 'Walker' series.

Variety

Variety Feb 10, 2025

Fan Bingbing, Lee Kang-Sheng Star as Hong Kong’s HAF Unveils 15 Work-in-Progress Projects, Alumni Head to Berlin
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #FanBingbing #Haf #HongKong #LeeKangsheng

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/fan-bingbing-lee-kang-sheng-haf-15-work-in-progress-projects-2025-1236302277/

HAF Unveils 15 WIP Projects as Four Asian Alums Head to Berlin

Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum unveils 15 work-in-progress features from Asian filmmakers, as four alumni projects make European festival debuts.

Variety

Variety Nov 10, 2024

Taipei Takeaways: Collaboration, Coproduction and Cultural Diversity Shape the Taiwan Creative Content Fest
#Variety #Asia #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #LeeKangsheng #TAICCA #TaiwanCreativeContentFest #WuKexi

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/taiwan-tccf-collaboration-coproduction-cultural-diversity-1236204640/

TCCF: Climate of Creativity and Coproduction

The fifth edition of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest reaffirmed its role as a platform for the creative industry on the island and in Southeast Asia.

Variety

Variety Nov 1, 2024

Tsai Ming-Liang Talks Beauty of Slow Cinema and Teases New Feature Film With Regular Actor Lee Kang-Sheng: ‘I Just Want to Look at Him Again’
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #DocumentariestoWatch #JihlavaDocumentaryFilmFestival #LeeKangsheng #TsaiMingliang

https://variety.com/2024/film/asia/tsai-ming-liang-lee-kang-sheng-jihlava-1236197537/