Movies & TV: Asian Movies
Gohatto (Taboo) Japanese Samurai Movie 
Taboo / Gohatto
Widely known as the greatest living Japanese director as well as one of the film world's pre-eminent hierophantes of transgression, Nagisa Oshima returned in 1999 from a yearlong gap with Gohatto, a film worthy of his reputation. Like the most of Oshima's films, Taboo is visually hypnotic and beautifully filmed. In this thrilling drama Japan's strict samurai code is threatened by the emotional whirlwinds of passion and desire. Quiet and nearly plaintive, the movie gently recreates the epoch w...
Taboo / Gohatto
Widely known as the greatest living Japanese director as well as one of the film world's pre-eminent hierophantes of transgression, Nagisa Oshima returned in 1999 from a yearlong gap with Gohatto, a film worthy of his reputation. Like the most of Oshima's films, Taboo is visually hypnotic and beautifully filmed. In this thrilling drama Japan's strict samurai code is threatened by the emotional whirlwinds of passion and desire. Quiet and nearly plaintive, the movie gently recreates the epoch w...
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Sukiyaki Western Django
Japanese remake of Sergio Corbucci's Django
Legendary japanese director Takashi Miike presents his remake of classic Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western Django (1966). A crazy offering even by Miike standards, the deliriously entertaining Sukiyaki Western - Django had camp cult classic stamped all over it from day one, and the cast and crew deliver with straight-faced, winking exuberance. The film is set amidst a fusion mishmash of dusty hills and painted backdrops, cowboy hats and Japanese period costume, providing an appropriate envi...
Japanese remake of Sergio Corbucci's Django
Legendary japanese director Takashi Miike presents his remake of classic Sergio Corbucci's spaghetti western Django (1966). A crazy offering even by Miike standards, the deliriously entertaining Sukiyaki Western - Django had camp cult classic stamped all over it from day one, and the cast and crew deliver with straight-faced, winking exuberance. The film is set amidst a fusion mishmash of dusty hills and painted backdrops, cowboy hats and Japanese period costume, providing an appropriate envi...
Gwoemul (The Host) Korean Monster Movie
Gwoemul | The Host
The Host (Gwoemul - "Monster"), South Korean monster film - the talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, The host has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects, courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), The host is both a creat...
Gwoemul | The Host
The Host (Gwoemul - "Monster"), South Korean monster film - the talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director Bong Joon-ho, The host has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects, courtesy of a creative partnership between Weta Workshop (King Kong, The Lord of the Rings) and The Orphanage (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sin City), The host is both a creat...
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird"Never be sure who's Good, Bad or Weird in 1930's Manchuria."
Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon has created box office hits in Asia with The Foul King (2000), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005). This time he would take on the challenge of a new genre: an "Oriental Western". Inspired by Segio Leone's 1966 spaghetti-western "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", set in Manchuria in 1930s, the story deals with three Korean men and their entanglement with the Japanese army, Chinese and Russian bandits, accompanied with many exciting action s...
The Good, the Bad, and the Weird"Never be sure who's Good, Bad or Weird in 1930's Manchuria."
Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon has created box office hits in Asia with The Foul King (2000), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) and A Bittersweet Life (2005). This time he would take on the challenge of a new genre: an "Oriental Western". Inspired by Segio Leone's 1966 spaghetti-western "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", set in Manchuria in 1930s, the story deals with three Korean men and their entanglement with the Japanese army, Chinese and Russian bandits, accompanied with many exciting action s...
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Asian Cinema Lens
Here you'll find my favourite asian movies, actors and actresses, directors and everything related.
Asian Cinema Lens
Here you'll find my favourite asian movies, actors and actresses, directors and everything related.
Crows Zero movie
Crows Zero "Birds of a feather fight each other"
Crows Zero, the third picture by prolific Japanese maverick Takashi Miike, hit the fest circuit in as many months, following "Like a Dragon" and "Sukiyaki Western Django". Based on Takahashi Hiroshi's bestselling manga Crows, Crows Zero takes Miike to familiar territory - high school gang violence - and he cuts through the subject matter at high-octane speed for a stylized, action-packed, and entertaining schoolyard brawl of a movie.
Crows Zero "Birds of a feather fight each other"
Crows Zero, the third picture by prolific Japanese maverick Takashi Miike, hit the fest circuit in as many months, following "Like a Dragon" and "Sukiyaki Western Django". Based on Takahashi Hiroshi's bestselling manga Crows, Crows Zero takes Miike to familiar territory - high school gang violence - and he cuts through the subject matter at high-octane speed for a stylized, action-packed, and entertaining schoolyard brawl of a movie.
CJ7 movie
State of art comedy by Stephen Chow
From Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy, the director and star of Kung Fu Hustle, comes CJ7, a new sci-fi fantasy tale featuring Chow's trademark slapstick antics and state of art visual effects. Swept into theaters across Asia in February, CJ7 topped the box office with record numbers and is quickly making its way up the rankings.
State of art comedy by Stephen Chow
From Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy, the director and star of Kung Fu Hustle, comes CJ7, a new sci-fi fantasy tale featuring Chow's trademark slapstick antics and state of art visual effects. Swept into theaters across Asia in February, CJ7 topped the box office with record numbers and is quickly making its way up the rankings.
Dororo (2007) Japanese Movie
Dororo
Adapted from Tezuka Osamu's popular manga, Dororo is a rollicking period adventure for all ages. A blockbuster success in Japan, with not just one but two sequels already in the works, Dororo features the idol pairing of Tsumabuki Satoshi and Shibasaki Kou as storied demon hunters Hyakkimaru and Dororo. This unabashedly fun comic book actioner may seem like an unlikely entry from acclaimed indie director Shiota Akihiko, but the film also touches on serious themes of family, war, and redemptio...
Dororo
Adapted from Tezuka Osamu's popular manga, Dororo is a rollicking period adventure for all ages. A blockbuster success in Japan, with not just one but two sequels already in the works, Dororo features the idol pairing of Tsumabuki Satoshi and Shibasaki Kou as storied demon hunters Hyakkimaru and Dororo. This unabashedly fun comic book actioner may seem like an unlikely entry from acclaimed indie director Shiota Akihiko, but the film also touches on serious themes of family, war, and redemptio...
Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) movie by Yamada Yoji
A new wave of samurai movies
The first film in Yamada Yoji's acclaimed samurai trilogy, The Twilight Samurai presents a touching cinematic masterpiece about love and agony starring Sanada Hiroyuki (The Last Samurai) and Miyazawa Rie. Yamada Yoji has made every effort to display the complexities of the ancient Japanese culture and the art of sword fighting, which becomes obvious in this monumental movie whose plot is based on three short stories from popular novelist Fujisawa Shuhei.
A new wave of samurai movies
The first film in Yamada Yoji's acclaimed samurai trilogy, The Twilight Samurai presents a touching cinematic masterpiece about love and agony starring Sanada Hiroyuki (The Last Samurai) and Miyazawa Rie. Yamada Yoji has made every effort to display the complexities of the ancient Japanese culture and the art of sword fighting, which becomes obvious in this monumental movie whose plot is based on three short stories from popular novelist Fujisawa Shuhei.
Sakuran - Japanese Movie
Sakuran"You make your own life flower"
Sakuran is impressive Japanese movie with Anna Tsuchiya in leading role. Modern, beautiful, easy on the eyes, passionate, and very stimulating it is drawn in bright colors to express the passion and sexuality of the women. Swayed by passion, choosing love: a young women set on living life her own way.
Sakuran"You make your own life flower"
Sakuran is impressive Japanese movie with Anna Tsuchiya in leading role. Modern, beautiful, easy on the eyes, passionate, and very stimulating it is drawn in bright colors to express the passion and sexuality of the women. Swayed by passion, choosing love: a young women set on living life her own way.
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2008-10-04 09:00:02
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