Tatsumi 2011

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: It's potent stuff, delving into pornography, incest, murder and mutilation in the company of alienated men and unhappy, sometimes cruel women. Read more

Geoff Pevere, Globe and Mail: Western viewers might liken it to Disney meets The Dark Knight. Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: Singaporean director Eric Khoo's stylishly impressive homage to the mangaka, converting his memoir, A Drifting Life, into a cinematic work employing animation that is true to Tatsumi's original work. Read more

Trevor Johnston, Time Out: If Khoo's film doesn't amount to more than its parts, more often than not those parts are vivid and arresting. Read more

Leslie Felperin, Variety: Read more

Michelle Orange, Village Voice: If the structure sometimes disrupts the story of his life, the strong lines and melancholy sensibility of the illustration form an anchor that keep the power of Tatsumi's work firmly in view. Read more