Bong Joon-ho’s Political Cinema: Challenging the Mainstream
East Asian cinema has a strange reputation in the West. Directors like Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, and Takeshi Kitano are known for their more extreme
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East Asian cinema has a strange reputation in the West. Directors like Park Chan-wook, Takashi Miike, and Takeshi Kitano are known for their more extreme
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