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Based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka, the Japanese folk tales follow the adventures of an unlikely pair
Based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka, the Japanese folk tales follow the adventures of an unlikely pair
Starring Xu Kaicheng and Simona Wang, the 20-part first season treads a familiar, tear-jerking path.
Starring Xu Kaicheng and Simona Wang, the 20-part first season treads a familiar, tear-jerking path.
The 12-part Netflix series explores obsessions often characteristic of Hong Kong life: status, wealth, love, lust and loneliness.
The 12-part Netflix series explores obsessions often characteristic of Hong Kong life: status, wealth, love, lust and loneliness.
Designer’s Gardening Will Save the World concept shows off space-maximising technology to bring food growing to people without gardens; intended for sale at Ikea, modular system of growing trays needs no soil or watering.
Designer’s Gardening Will Save the World concept shows off space-maximising technology to bring food growing to people without gardens; intended for sale at Ikea, modular system of growing trays needs no soil or watering.
Fast and Furious director Justin Lin makes Lee’s TV proposal for a series about a martial artist wandering frontier America a reality.
Fast and Furious director Justin Lin makes Lee’s TV proposal for a series about a martial artist wandering frontier America a reality.
Built in 1924, the vessel also goes by the name Lady Hutton, after the Woolworth heiress who received it from her father as a gift on her 18th birthday.
Built in 1924, the vessel also goes by the name Lady Hutton, after the Woolworth heiress who received it from her father as a gift on her 18th birthday.
Lee Ji-eun stars in all four instalments of the miniseries, each of which is directed by a different acclaimed South Korean filmmaker.
Lee Ji-eun stars in all four instalments of the miniseries, each of which is directed by a different acclaimed South Korean filmmaker.
The nine-part series looks at the culinary traditions of Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines.
The nine-part series looks at the culinary traditions of Thailand, Japan, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines.
Tradition and modernity come to frequent blows in the bold drama, which lifts the veil on ostentatious nuptials.
Tradition and modernity come to frequent blows in the bold drama, which lifts the veil on ostentatious nuptials.
With real money on its way out, do the risks of using credit cards – scams, debts and identity theft – outweigh the benefits?
With real money on its way out, do the risks of using credit cards – scams, debts and identity theft – outweigh the benefits?
Pair a dishevelled detective and a sultry psychic, and what to you get? An unlikely crime-busting duo fighting to save mankind from one particularly wicked soul.
Pair a dishevelled detective and a sultry psychic, and what to you get? An unlikely crime-busting duo fighting to save mankind from one particularly wicked soul.
The seven-part miniseries recreates the ensuing investigation, allying the audience perhaps too closely with the police officers
The seven-part miniseries recreates the ensuing investigation, allying the audience perhaps too closely with the police officers
The entire archive of influential British architecture collective Archigram has been acquired by Hong Kong’s M+ museum, containing futuristic, yet prophetic, designs that envisaged living in adaptable dwellings and walking cities.
The entire archive of influential British architecture collective Archigram has been acquired by Hong Kong’s M+ museum, containing futuristic, yet prophetic, designs that envisaged living in adaptable dwellings and walking cities.
Plus, Game of Thrones is back for its eighth and final series, who will sit upon the Iron Throne?
Plus, Game of Thrones is back for its eighth and final series, who will sit upon the Iron Throne?
The 10-part Netflix series, adapted from an autographical novel and then manga, is surprisingly sensitive
The 10-part Netflix series, adapted from an autographical novel and then manga, is surprisingly sensitive
Plus, contract killer with a conscience comedy-drama Barry returns to HBO, and Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians offers an access-all-areas look at India’s favourite sport
Plus, contract killer with a conscience comedy-drama Barry returns to HBO, and Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians offers an access-all-areas look at India’s favourite sport
The inventive and emotional show follows the lives of the killer, the victims, their families, the media and the defence forces
The inventive and emotional show follows the lives of the killer, the victims, their families, the media and the defence forces
Plus, go behind the scenes of adrenaline-fuelled world of car racing in new Netflix documentary, Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Plus, go behind the scenes of adrenaline-fuelled world of car racing in new Netflix documentary, Formula 1: Drive to Survive
In the Amazon Prime Video show, a small-town girl is drawn to the bright lights of Japan’s capital, where she must navigate neighbourhoods and social cliques in search of her own values
In the Amazon Prime Video show, a small-town girl is drawn to the bright lights of Japan’s capital, where she must navigate neighbourhoods and social cliques in search of her own values
- First released in 2017 but new to Amazon Prime, the film looks into the bank’s role in major monetary scandals and attacks the Chinese economy, which it calls ‘the black hole of black holes within the global financial system’
- First released in 2017 but new to Amazon Prime, the film looks into the bank’s role in major monetary scandals and attacks the Chinese economy, which it calls ‘the black hole of black holes within the global financial system’
- Shot in Malaysia, the London-based actor found the heat and the humidity, as well as the physical and mental demands of the action-packed show, ‘relentless’, but praised his ‘impressive’ cast members and the warm welcome they received from Malaysian people
- Shot in Malaysia, the London-based actor found the heat and the humidity, as well as the physical and mental demands of the action-packed show, ‘relentless’, but praised his ‘impressive’ cast members and the warm welcome they received from Malaysian people
Documentary lovingly explores the unique tastes and techniques behind the culinary customs of eastern Guangdong, in China, and elevates television food shows to new heights
Documentary lovingly explores the unique tastes and techniques behind the culinary customs of eastern Guangdong, in China, and elevates television food shows to new heights
Plus, new sci-fi series Nightflyers hits Netflix, from the mind of George R.R. Martin
Plus, new sci-fi series Nightflyers hits Netflix, from the mind of George R.R. Martin
Directed by Byun Hyuk, the slick flick explores the darker side of power in Seoul’s Gangnam district
Directed by Byun Hyuk, the slick flick explores the darker side of power in Seoul’s Gangnam district
Starring Ju Ji-hoon and Ryu Seung-ryong, all six episodes of season one are now available, with season two in the works, promising blood, gore and more
Starring Ju Ji-hoon and Ryu Seung-ryong, all six episodes of season one are now available, with season two in the works, promising blood, gore and more
A new exhibition at London’s Design Museum includes designs that may not have taken off, but paved the way for today’s interiors and furnishings.
A new exhibition at London’s Design Museum includes designs that may not have taken off, but paved the way for today’s interiors and furnishings.
Plus, BBC-Netflix co-production Black Earth Rising provides a timely riposte to rising populist sentiments
Plus, BBC-Netflix co-production Black Earth Rising provides a timely riposte to rising populist sentiments
- As the acclaimed genre-bending series reaches its finale, what is in store for its ‘real’ and ‘alternative’ worlds?
- As the acclaimed genre-bending series reaches its finale, what is in store for its ‘real’ and ‘alternative’ worlds?
- Sticking six strangers in a house and watching them interact is nothing new, but the Japanese cast of housemates and narrators elevate the viewing experience
- Sticking six strangers in a house and watching them interact is nothing new, but the Japanese cast of housemates and narrators elevate the viewing experience
From ‘system generated’ emails to finding ‘a glitch in the system’, a nebulous set of principles and procedures has pervaded modern life – and this writer isn’t happy about it
From ‘system generated’ emails to finding ‘a glitch in the system’, a nebulous set of principles and procedures has pervaded modern life – and this writer isn’t happy about it