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David Chute

David Chute is a Los Angeles-based writer with a special interest in Asian popular culture.

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Story of a Prostitute

Seijun Suzuki’s drama sees sexuality as a potent anarchic force that, in its implacable selfishness, brushes aside any sort of order or discipline.

By David Chute

The Killer

Borrowing inspiration from doom-laden French crime movies like Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le samouraï and ancient Chinese chronicles of patriotic assassins, John Woo’s film is a passionate cinematic upheaval.

By David Chute