“Dying isn’t simple, is it?” That question is asked at three separate points in “I Was a Simple Man,” and with each repetition, it sounds slightly less rhetorical, less worldly-wise, more loaded with ...

Christopher Makoto Yogi's masterful second feature churns "Uncle Boonmee" and Yasujiro Ozu into a unique meditation on death. “Dying isn’t simple, is it?” Those words repeat through Christopher Makoto ...

Christopher Makato Yogi's second feature, 'I Was a Simple Man,' is a gentle reflection on memory and death, featuring Constance Wu as the ghost of a woman who returns to comfort her Japanese Hawaiian ...

Christopher Yogi hopes to introduce audiences to a different Hawaii than the one they have grown accustomed to seeing onscreen. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter Christopher Yogi hopes to ...

The "Crazy Rich Asians" star joins an ensemble of Asian American and Native Hawaiian actors. Christopher Makoto Yogi’s second feature “I Was a Simple Man” was one of the best films to world-premiere ...

From I Was a Simple Man (2021), dir. Christopher Makoto Yogi (image courtesy BAM) Mortality has been front of mind for many over the past year and a half. A beautiful, contemplative film, I Was a ...

"Dying isn't simple, is it?" Strand Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an acclaimed indie film titled I Was A Simple Man, which originally premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival ...

A Hawaiian man’s memories catch up with him as he nears death in Christopher Makoto Yogi’s spiritually infused twilight drama. By Nicolas Rapold In Christopher Makoto Yogi’s Hawaii-set drama “I Was a ...

Constance Wu brings star power to Christopher Makoto Yogi's gentle study of aging, estrangement and mortality, but it's a humble, determinedly low-key affair. “Dying isn’t simple, is it?” That ...