Asian Cinema

ertmann|CPH · 22nd January 2004, 13:41

Recomend Asian movies (No Anime please - do another tread for that)

I'll start with 3, but ill probably post some more

JSA - Joint Security Area
Korea, 2001
Chan-Wook Park

This in a interresting story about friendship. The scene is set in the borderland between North and South Korea, called the "Joint Security Area", where a young swiss official is dispached to investigate an incident between North and South Korean border guards. It not really an action movie, but you're never left bored. And the story twists all the time, leaving you wondering exactly what the hell was happened there. Won the Golden Bear award in the Berlin Film Festval, and is the most expensive Korean Movie to date with a budget of 30 million dollars.

RAN
Japan. 1985
Akira Kurosawa

For outsiders, Akira Kurosawa's movies are really hard to swallow, but this i think is his most accessable film. partly because it's in colour, partly because it's essentially a refilming of Shakespears King Lair, but set in 16th century Japan. Very few instructors comes close to the visual genious of Kurosawa, and this film is not only an excellent film, but also a great gateway to his other works, like the seven Samurai, And Kagemusha - the shadow warrier.

Dark Water
Japan, 2001
Hideo Nakata

Hideo Nakata is the same instructor, that made the original version of "The Ring", unlike most hollywood directors, he understands how to make a movie scary without using massive amounts of fake blood, and computer effect's. sort of the subtle psycolical scare that made Hitchcock famous.
The movie is set in an old, worn down building, where a single mother lives with her child. she has a case running in the justice system with the daughter's father, over who should have custedy of the daughter (a really nice psycolical twist), so she can't tell anyone, when strange things start's to happen in the building, as she's affraid it will make people think she's crazy, leading to her loosing her child.

My friend i saw this movie with in the cinema, was affraid to turn on the water for a week after seing this movie. IMO one of the best horrer movies ever made

vince4953529 · 22nd January 2004, 16:22

Bunman- The Untold Story

Gory, hard to watch horror movie, and very realisitic. If you can get hold of it, watch it. It's quite a watch

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 26th January 2004, 19:55

First of all, thanks for starting a thread like that ertmann, I always wanted to get into Asian movies more but never really knew where to start...I'll look if I can rent the "dark Water" somewhere, sounds interesting (and I yet have to watch the Ring trilogy...).

The only Asian movie that I have seen and I can recall right now was
Brother
by Takeshi Kitano

Probably one of the most known Asian directors next to John Woo of course...I really liked the movie, shows the way of an ex-Yakuza member to get along in the states, a good balance between Western ways and Eastern traditions in my opinion, it is extremely violent though, just to warn you guys.

I want to find out more about him and I'm glad that there will be his new movie, Zaitoichi, coming out over here in February!

Mia

ertmann|CPH · 28th January 2004, 23:23

well, at your service Mia

Here's some more.... from China this time...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
China, 2000
Ang Lee

This is also an amazing movie, the visual style of Ang Lee is just well, mindblowing, loads of people didn't give it a chance because of the title, however it deserves one, think it has the best choreographed fighting scenes i've ever seen on television. The Landscapes are amazing and very visual, and it even has a good story to tell. I think it's mostly about freedom, and it does it in a way so everyone can somehow relate to it. Well, i need not say more, go to your local blockbuster and rent it.

Hero
China, 2002
Yimou Zhang

Well, this one is tricky, some say it's an amazing story, some say they figured out the plot in the first five minutes. However, both camps say it's one of the most beautiful films they've ever seen. The use of colours are just stunning, and every single movie sets just blows you away. It's sooooo pretty. And the fighting scenes are very well choreographed, This one i can highly recomend aswell.

Planning on see a Korean and a Japanese movie this weekend, so i'll write a short review when i've seen it.

Also ill try to find the movie you talked about Mia, just can't find it in Blockbuster

maybe someone from school has it though...

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 29th January 2004, 16:59

I have seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and I was sad that I didn't see in in the movie theaters, only on TV, it would have been so much better to see it on the big screen

It was a really impressing yet strange (as in foreign, the ways of how the people act are not usual to me) but a great movie altogether

I wanted to see hero as well but somehow I missed it too which is actually not possible since I go to the movies at least once a week but it could be that it came out when I was moving, the movies come out at different times in the French and German part of Switzerland

I'll get it on DVD as soon as it comes out though...

It's weird that they don't have Brother at Blockbuster, my boyfriend bought it in the DVD store right across the street from me - but then again, they have just about every DVD there is from a lot of countries (what do you think why I moved in here?)

When is Zaitoichi coming out in Denmark?

Mia

ertmann|CPH · 29th January 2004, 23:19

Not sure it is, usually we only get Scandinavian, British and American movies in the cinema in here....

but, well, they had both Dark Water and Spirited Away in the cinema last year, so maybe ill be luckly...

you seen Battle Royale? also made by Takeshi Kitano...

40 school kids are put on a remote island, only the last one alive get's back to the mainland...

some like it, some don't.... i liked it, but i wouldn't buy it or see it again...

Twilightseer · 4th February 2004, 14:41

Check out the "Sinnui yauman" trilogy (A Chinese Ghost Story is the international title) : it's a splendor in the Oriental Fantasy Action genre.

I also recommend :

- "In the Mood For Love" by Wong-Kar Wai (melodrama)
- "Da hong deng long gao gao gua " (Raise the Red Lantern) by Zhang Yimou (History/Drama)
- "Hana Bi" by Takeshi Kitano (Drama)
- "Flowers Of Shangai" and "Qianxi Manbo" by Hou-Hsiao Hsien (Historical drama - Modern Drama).
- John Woo movies especially my favourite one "Hard boiled" (action/gunfights)
- Bruce Lee movies (for fight scenes only).

ShyShy · 6th February 2004, 17:51

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, excellent film. I'm really interested in Hero now. That was a great review, ertman. Try to look it up here shortly.

22nd January 2004, 13:41	#1
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	Asian Cinema Recomend Asian movies (No Anime please - do another tread for that) I'll start with 3, but ill probably post some more JSA - Joint Security Area Korea, 2001 Chan-Wook Park This in a interresting story about friendship. The scene is set in the borderland between North and South Korea, called the "Joint Security Area", where a young swiss official is dispached to investigate an incident between North and South Korean border guards. It not really an action movie, but you're never left bored. And the story twists all the time, leaving you wondering exactly what the hell was happened there. Won the Golden Bear award in the Berlin Film Festval, and is the most expensive Korean Movie to date with a budget of 30 million dollars. RAN Japan. 1985 Akira Kurosawa For outsiders, Akira Kurosawa's movies are really hard to swallow, but this i think is his most accessable film. partly because it's in colour, partly because it's essentially a refilming of Shakespears King Lair, but set in 16th century Japan. Very few instructors comes close to the visual genious of Kurosawa, and this film is not only an excellent film, but also a great gateway to his other works, like the seven Samurai, And Kagemusha - the shadow warrier. Dark Water Japan, 2001 Hideo Nakata Hideo Nakata is the same instructor, that made the original version of "The Ring", unlike most hollywood directors, he understands how to make a movie scary without using massive amounts of fake blood, and computer effect's. sort of the subtle psycolical scare that made Hitchcock famous. The movie is set in an old, worn down building, where a single mother lives with her child. she has a case running in the justice system with the daughter's father, over who should have custedy of the daughter (a really nice psycolical twist), so she can't tell anyone, when strange things start's to happen in the building, as she's affraid it will make people think she's crazy, leading to her loosing her child. My friend i saw this movie with in the cinema, was affraid to turn on the water for a week after seing this movie. IMO one of the best horrer movies ever made

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22nd January 2004, 16:22	#2
vince4953529 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5	Bunman- The Untold Story Gory, hard to watch horror movie, and very realisitic. If you can get hold of it, watch it. It's quite a watch

26th January 2004, 19:55	#3
Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	First of all, thanks for starting a thread like that ertmann, I always wanted to get into Asian movies more but never really knew where to start...I'll look if I can rent the "dark Water" somewhere, sounds interesting (and I yet have to watch the Ring trilogy...). The only Asian movie that I have seen and I can recall right now was Brother by Takeshi Kitano Probably one of the most known Asian directors next to John Woo of course...I really liked the movie, shows the way of an ex-Yakuza member to get along in the states, a good balance between Western ways and Eastern traditions in my opinion, it is extremely violent though, just to warn you guys. I want to find out more about him and I'm glad that there will be his new movie, Zaitoichi, coming out over here in February! Mia

28th January 2004, 23:23	#4
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	well, at your service Mia Here's some more.... from China this time... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon China, 2000 Ang Lee This is also an amazing movie, the visual style of Ang Lee is just well, mindblowing, loads of people didn't give it a chance because of the title, however it deserves one, think it has the best choreographed fighting scenes i've ever seen on television. The Landscapes are amazing and very visual, and it even has a good story to tell. I think it's mostly about freedom, and it does it in a way so everyone can somehow relate to it. Well, i need not say more, go to your local blockbuster and rent it. Hero China, 2002 Yimou Zhang Well, this one is tricky, some say it's an amazing story, some say they figured out the plot in the first five minutes. However, both camps say it's one of the most beautiful films they've ever seen. The use of colours are just stunning, and every single movie sets just blows you away. It's sooooo pretty. And the fighting scenes are very well choreographed, This one i can highly recomend aswell. Planning on see a Korean and a Japanese movie this weekend, so i'll write a short review when i've seen it. Also ill try to find the movie you talked about Mia, just can't find it in Blockbuster maybe someone from school has it though...

29th January 2004, 16:59	#5
Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	I have seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and I was sad that I didn't see in in the movie theaters, only on TV, it would have been so much better to see it on the big screen It was a really impressing yet strange (as in foreign, the ways of how the people act are not usual to me) but a great movie altogether I wanted to see hero as well but somehow I missed it too which is actually not possible since I go to the movies at least once a week but it could be that it came out when I was moving, the movies come out at different times in the French and German part of Switzerland I'll get it on DVD as soon as it comes out though... It's weird that they don't have Brother at Blockbuster, my boyfriend bought it in the DVD store right across the street from me - but then again, they have just about every DVD there is from a lot of countries (what do you think why I moved in here?) When is Zaitoichi coming out in Denmark? Mia

29th January 2004, 23:19	#6
ertmann\|CPH Forum Viking (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The North Posts: 3,541	Not sure it is, usually we only get Scandinavian, British and American movies in the cinema in here.... but, well, they had both Dark Water and Spirited Away in the cinema last year, so maybe ill be luckly... you seen Battle Royale? also made by Takeshi Kitano... 40 school kids are put on a remote island, only the last one alive get's back to the mainland... some like it, some don't.... i liked it, but i wouldn't buy it or see it again...

4th February 2004, 14:41	#7
Twilightseer Le Poison dans la Bouteille [Moderator] Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3ï¿½ porte ï¿½ droite Posts: 6,296	Check out the "Sinnui yauman" trilogy (A Chinese Ghost Story is the international title) : it's a splendor in the Oriental Fantasy Action genre. I also recommend : - "In the Mood For Love" by Wong-Kar Wai (melodrama) - "Da hong deng long gao gao gua " (Raise the Red Lantern) by Zhang Yimou (History/Drama) - "Hana Bi" by Takeshi Kitano (Drama) - "Flowers Of Shangai" and "Qianxi Manbo" by Hou-Hsiao Hsien (Historical drama - Modern Drama). - John Woo movies especially my favourite one "Hard boiled" (action/gunfights) - Bruce Lee movies (for fight scenes only).

6th February 2004, 17:51	#8
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,018	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, excellent film. I'm really interested in Hero now. That was a great review, ertman. Try to look it up here shortly.