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Interesting news this week from KOFIC about the state of cinema ticket sales. Whilst the first half of 2010 has seen a decrease in audience attendance, the total ticket sales...
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I’ve been waiting for news on this project since February’s Berlin Film Festival. Well, here’s a little teaser for the up coming movie Reign of Assassins directed by Su Caho-Bin...
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Based on the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple, Zhang Yimou‘s (House of Flying Daggers, Hero) A Simple Noodle Story – being released as A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop...
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Further to my post back in February, SHOCHIKU have released another trailer for the Beck movie. This time accompanied by a Red Hot Chili Peppers tune, the trailer shows a...
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I found this one over at Han Cinema and couldn’t resist the share… You can’t go wrong with Zombie flicks, and this one has a different take on the formula:...
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Directed by Choi Dong-hoon (최동훈) •Action •Comedy 136min | Release date in South Korea : 2009/12/23 Written and Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard takes...
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Mix some dire dialogue and some awful over acting and you get? Actually you get an hour and a half of no-brainer enjoyment. Note: May contain spoilers! This low budget...
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ZOMG! Muties doing Kung-Fu – how awesome is that!! I grabbed this trailer over at Twitch and just had to post it here. If you like your trailers with a...
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What could be better than a period action flick with Andy Lau in the lead role? How about you add Tsui Hark at the helm and Sammo Hung to direct...
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To celebrate the upcoming release of the Tetsuya Nakashima film “Kokuhaku,” starring Takako Matsu, a movie festival was held this week to screen Nakashima’s other works. On hand were actresses...
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Just uploaded this to YouTube, thought you might like to take a gander. This short film directed by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Avalon, The Sky Crawlers) is...
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Takeshi Kitano’s OUTRAGE was shown at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday and the Actor/Director received a standing ovation when the film finished. On leaving Japan for France, Kitano was quoted...
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Todanobu Asano is laying in wait, peeping through that little hole in the floor … just waiting to take revenge… Ranbou to Taiki is the new film based on a...
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I’m pretty picky when it comes to the music I listen to, but when I started to become interested in all things Japan my music tastes become somewhat eclectic. At...
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Jackie Chan is back and in top form in his latest flick – Little Big Soldier. This period action/comedy/drama is set during the feudal of ancient China and sees Chan...
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This year’s Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back on in London. The main venue will be the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, which will also be holding parties...
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Nozomi (Bae Du Na) is an inflatable air doll, nothing more than a sex object for her lonely, doting owner Hideo (Itao Itsuji), but she gradually develops self-awareness. One day,...
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In the final years of Ming dynasty, the Jinyiwei has come under the control of power-hungry eunuch Jia Jingzhong. Secretly conspiring with an exiled prince (Sammu Hung) to rebel against...
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Every now and then, YesAsia gets a good promotion on and offers some great titles at fantastic prices. Today is one of those occasions and the two DVD’s on offer...
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Over the years this blog has changed course a few times, but it will always remain true to it’s roots when it comes to stuff like this… This trailer has...