Same . It's not being received that well by us in Asia either .
My problem with Asian movies is that they are either slow and boring (especially Japanese dramas) or over the top and simplistic, but not fun like old HK action movies.
I also came to hate that unnatural, uber expressive Japanese acting. Is that some sort of remnant of the kabuki theater? So annoying.
Maybe I should stop focusing on Japanese cinema. Thank you for the recommendations.
When three rebellious students leave their hometown to pursue their lifelong dreams in the big city, their relationships start to face the pressures of real life as the 1980s Taiwanese socio-political reformation movement unfolds in the background.
So Korea is ripping off Kerberos/Jin-Roh now?
It's based on Jin-Roh apparently.
Our Little Sister is probably my fav of his. Like Father Like Son is great too. I recommend Still Walking too.Hi everyone
So Iast week, I saw Koreeda's "Our Little Sister" and "Like Father, Like Son" from our library's DVD collection, and ended up loving both. One thing that really impressed me about both these films is the cinematography, and how the look of 35mm film was integral to the feel of the story. I really want to watch them again in HD, but it's really stupid how they release these new movies on DVD for North America with no bluray release! It's a shame, considering how beautiful these films are.
Just venting here a little sorry.
Renowned cult Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tokyo Fist) is prepping his latest project, Zan (translates to Kill), a samurai film that stars Yu Aoi (Rurouni Kenshin) and Sosuke Ikematsu (Mozu: The Movie).
The LGBTQ-themed movie "Kalanchoe No Hana", starring Mio Imada, have won thirteen awards at the Japanese domestic film festivals already. Shun Nakagawa was acknowledged as an independent film directer and was given several awards at the independent film festivals with his previous work "Totoku Ogosokana Shi", which focused on the theme of death and dignity. Here he talks about the process of the making of "Kalanchoe No Hana" and his thoughts on the next work.
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Here is a good starting point https://letterboxd.com/xelume/list/the-criterion-collection-east-asian-edition/
That's cool. And a reminder that Dragon Inn (1967) is getting a Criterion release next week. As with A Touch of Zen, the cover art is by Greg Ruth. Quite a few more Chinese and Korean movies deserve a Criterion treatment, it's a shame they lost the rights to some of the more important HK movies.
It's probably that foreign movies are already niche enough for the west, and consolidating the output to a common banner makes it more digestible than splitting hairs about regional differences (which would require some prior experience to begin with).Do folks really feel there are enough similarities in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese movies to lump them all into an "Asian films" category?
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Last few films I've watched are mostly Takeshi Kitano movies:
I'm still waiting to get my hands on Outrage Coda, but I personally loved Outrage 1 & 2. Very entertaining movies.
If this was a film forum maybe they'd warrant separate threads but basically as a way to encourage more than the bare minimum of post frequency, grouping them is OK. For a western audience as well there probably is a lot of overlap between the audiences.Do folks really feel there are enough similarities in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese movies to lump them all into an "Asian films" category?
Don't forget South Asian films too!Do folks really feel there are enough similarities in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese movies to lump them all into an "Asian films" category?
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Last few films I've watched are mostly Takeshi Kitano movies:
I'm still waiting to get my hands on Outrage Coda, but I personally loved Outrage 1 & 2. Very entertaining movies.
Big Yu Aoi fan, pretty much watch anything starring her. Hopefully this one will be good. My vacation starts soon so maybe I'll have chanche to watch some of my backlog, too many asian films to watch... Or I try to continue my Tora-san marathon.
I have been meaning to watch this for ages. Taiyō Matsumoto's original manga is one of my favorite works in the medium but for some reason I haven't mustered energy to watch it.