FILM: Sion Sono's - Tokyo Tribe (特報)

New Japanese movies I want to see in 2014:

Tokyo Tribe (特報)  -  FB

   Why I want 2 C it: I am a Sion Sono fan, but he isn't a god in my eyes. He takes HUGE risks making movies that no one else could make or even conceive. Sometimes the results are brilliant a la Noriko's Dinner Table which is his best so far. Love Exposure had its moments, but needed an editor to hack about 1 hr out. I couldn't finish Guilty of Romance it was so pointless.

   Tokyo Tribe looks way, way over the top, cartoon yakuza in an alternate universe. Like Sono saw the end of Miike Takashi's Dead or Alive 1 & said "the whole film should B this crazy".

   This has the potential to be his most accessible & entertaining film to date, of course it could also end up being one strange pile of dog shit. One thing's guaranteed, the movie will be filled w/ guttural yakuza cries of "EeeRRRLLAAAaaaa!" & that's good enough for me :)  

Trailers via: CinemaToday

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Directed by Sion Sono (園子温)

Starring: Ryohei Suzuki (鈴木亮平), Young Dais (ヤング ダイス), Nana Seino (清野菜名)

   Yakuza gangs on the rampage in the streets of Tokyo in the near future!

   Release Date (劇場公開日): 2014年8月30日

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FILM: Pirates - 해적: 바다로 간 산적

New Korean movies I want to see in 2014:

Pirates (해적: 바다로 간 산적)

Why I want to see it: It looks like they tried to recreate the silly swashbuckling energy of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. The plot will be completely irrelevant, so everything hinges on the quality of the comedy & action sequences. If they pulled it off, it will be a fun forgettable summer flick.

Trailers via: Thirtytoes   -   YT

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감독(Director): 이석훈 (Lee Seok-hoon)

출연(Cast): 김남길 (Kim Nam-gil), 손예진 (Son Ye-jin)

   Based in the start of the Chosun times, this movie is about a whale that swallows a valuable royal stamp; pirates and bandits then go searching after it.)

장르(Genre) : 시대극, 액션(Historical, Action)
개봉일(Released Date) : 2014년 8월 6일 (06/08/2014)

FILM: Kundo: Age of the Rampant 군도: 민란의 시대 캐릭터 예고편

New Korean movies I want to see in 2014:

Kundo: Age of the Rampant 
군도: 민란의 시대 캐릭터 예고편

Trailers via: Thirtytoes   -   YT

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감독(Director): 윤종빈(Yoon Jong-bin)

출연(Cast): 하정우(Ha Jeong-woo), 강동원(Kang Dong-won)

   The year is 1859, feudal Choseon is plagued with numerous natural disasters, poor harvest, poverty. hunger and death. But the rich nobles are only concerned with their own wealth and continue to exploit and persecute the poor. In this dark period, KUNDO was a single shred of hope for the poor, an entity which can be the subject of fear to unjust nobles.

장르(Genre) : 시대극, 액션(Historical, Action)
개봉일(Release Date) : 2014년 7월 23일(2014/07/23)

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FILM: The Divine Move - 신의 한 수

New Korean movies I want to see in 2014:

The Divine Move - 신의 한 수

Why I want to see it: I think Korea is the only country that could produce an action film about underground baduk (바둑 aka 囲碁 - go in China & Japan) gambling. There are baduk academies in every neighborhood & at least two 24hr cable channels dedicated to the game. It's not that I'm a huge fan of the game, but with a premise, so ridiculously original I just have to see how they pull it off. It looks like it could be lots of fun.

Trailers via: Thirtytoes   -   YT

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  감독(Director): 조범구 (Jo Beom-goo)

출연(Cast) : 정우성(Jung Woo-sung), 이범수(Lee Beom-su), 안성기(Ahn Seong-gi)

   Professional baduk (바둑) player Tae-seok loses a high-stakes game to infamous underground gambler Sal-soo, and ends up framed for the murder of his own brother and locked up in prison. After serving his seven-year sentence, he gets in touch with his brother's former associate "Tricks," hermit and blind master player "The Lord," and skillful junkyard owner Mok-su; together. Tae-seok slowly penetrates Sal-soo's gambling joint, and eliminates Sal-soo's men one by one. But Sal-soo discovers Tae-seok's true identity and engages him in one final game that will seal the fates of the two men involved.

장르(Genre): 범죄, 액션(Crime, Action)
개봉일(Released Date): 2014년 7월 3일(07/03/2014)

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FILM: The Break-up Guru (分手大师)

New Chinese movies I want to see in 2014:

The Break-up Guru (分手大师)

   Why I want 2 C it: Comedy rarely travels well because humor is so culturally specific, but Break-up Guru looks just bizarre enough that it would have lots of WTF laughs. The kind of outrageous gags that made 'The Hangover' such a huge success. Now what the average Chinese person finds outrageous might be quite different.
   I'm interested to see it because I found Stephen Chow's 'King of Comedy' (targeted @ a Chinese audience) much funnier than his post-Shaolin Soccer attempts, when he was more aware of his international audience.

Trailers via: Enlight Pictures - Youtube

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FILM: The Legend of Qin (秦时明月)

New Chinese movies I want to see in 2014:

The Legend of Qin (秦时明月) 

Trailers via: Enlight Pictures - Youtube

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   From the creator of Qin's Moon TV series, An unlikely quartet - a boy, the kingdom's greatest warrior, the descendent of a reviled war criminal and a descendent of the Divine Dragon - cross the desert to find the hidden kingdom of Loulan so as to prevent Emperor Qin from awakening an ancient weapon that will return China to war.

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FILM: Gone with the Bullets (一步之遙)

New Chinese movies I want to see in 2014:

Gone w/ the Bullets (一步之遙)

Why I want 2 C it: I did not see Let the Bullets Fly, but this has the look of a 40s musical w/ most of the scenes shot on a big sound stage. It definitely has the potential to be a giant hot mess. But films that take big risks are also the most interesting (see Jodorowsky's Dune). These trailers remind me of the Chinese musical, Perhaps Love (2005), which was a wonderful experience.

Trailers via: Emperor Motion Pictures - YT - FB

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Director: Jiang Wen   

Cast: Jiang Wen, Ge You, Zhou Yun, Shu Qi, Wen Zhang 

   The second film in he Bullets Trilogy. Set in 1920s Shanghai, the film is based on a true story. Ma Zouri (Jiang Wen) and Xiang Feitian (Ge You) establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend this gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.
   Release Date: 18 December 2014

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