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- ↑ "Johnny Depp's 'Modi' & Robbie Williams Biopic 'Better Man' Head To Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Fest With Karim Shenawy's 'The Tale Of Daye's Family' Set As Opener". Deadline.
- ↑ "'Ravens' Review: 'Shogun' Star Tadanobu Asano Plays Celebrated Photographer Masahisa Fukase in a Fascinating Biopic". Variety.
- ↑ "A Raven in Tokyo: How Mark Gill Captured the Troubled Genius of Masahisa Fukase". Indie Cinema Magazine.