new asian cinema, what do you reccommend?

amber

amber

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i'm especially liking korean cinema like

"Oasis" - one of the most perfect films i've ever seen, very real, touching, and magical. some of the best acting ever.

"Old Boy"

"woman is the future of man" with an ending like that it should have
been dissatisfying rather than resonant and meaningful.

taiwan

"Cafe Lumiere" - had amazing set ups, and was especially interesting when focused
on the female protaganist.

"what time is it over there" - just alright

japanese films


"Bright Future " - for gorgeous lush cinematography in

"after life" - for me to watch anything more than once is a big deal
i've seen after life 3 times.

"Kamikaze Girls" - great story and production values

so what am i missing? thanks much!
 
If you liked those try, 3 IRON it's right up your alley.
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Chi-Hwa-seon:painted fire
Nobody Knows
The Demon (1978)
A Tale of Two Sisters
 
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3 iron

3 iron

thanks movie stunts,
i've been meaning to see 3 iron
thanks for the reminder!
also painted fire sounds good.
aren't the others very sad subjects?
 
amber said:
aren't the others very sad subjects?
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I'm sorry I must have missed what you were saying. What do you mean by sad? From the movies you listed above, they all have somewhat sad subjects, and are all compelling drama's. Please explain?
 
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Takashi Miike!!!!!!

"Happiness of the Katakuris" is a wonderful musical... except its by the guy who made Audition!!
 
PK Gillock said:
The Korean flick, The Host, is really good. And, if you like action, maybe try the Thai film, Ong Bak. Oh, and the Chinese film, Hero, is incredible.
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I must say, "Hero" has some of the best cinematagraphy I've ever seen in a film... and not to mention everything else about it was great...
 
i mean

i mean

hey movie stunts,
good question.
is the sisters film a horror film?
it looks like it from the cover,
i've got a hang-up against horror,,,
and the movie with the kids in it,
nobody knows
seems like a very well made film,
but i'm afraid to watch it because it
sounds so emotionally difficult to watch.
i mean its one thing watching grown ups
facing difficulties, but kids?

so i'm sure your pics are super good,
they just seem out of my comfort zone...
 
True they are hard to watch but therein the beauty of them lies, kids are not fragile, they are survivors and these are done so remarkably well that all the sadness turns to inspiration. As for The tale of two sisters I only mentioned it because of your Oldboy interest, it has horror elements so you may not like it but I would not call it a horror movie.
 
If you liked Cafe Lumiere, check out Hou Hsiao Hsien's other recent films... Three Times and Millenium Mambo.
 
Hans Moleman said:
i liked fulltime killer. there, i said it.
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a friend of mine wrote that. Joey was the biggest John Woo / HK Action fanboy I'd ever met and thru an amazing set of circumstances he found himself talking to the right people and getting the opportunity to write a script for Johnny To. a dream come true for him. i'm embarrased to say i've never seen it.
 
when did this thread start and i didnt say anything?

Korean

My sassy girl
Oldboy
Sympathy for mr vengeance
Lady vengeance
The Host
A Bittersweet Life
Crying Fist
Tai Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Musa
JSA
A Tale of two sisters
3-Iron
Die Bad
Friend
Il Mare
Memories of Murder
Oasis
Phone
The Quiet Family
Public Enemy
Save the Green Planet
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring
Three...Extreme

Japan

All about Lily Chou Chou (first movie made with the panasonic 24p technology)
Auditon
Battle Royale
Bayside Shakedown
Bird People In China
Blind Beast
Blue Spring
City of Lost Souls
Brother
High and Low
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
The Hidden Fortress
The Lower Depths
Ran
Rashamon
Drunken Angel
Ikiru
Izo
Ichi the Killer
Ju-on
KamiKaze Girls
Lady Snowblood
The Lone Wolf and Cub Series
Sword of doom
Samurai 1
Samurai 2
Samurai 3
Samurai Fiction
Shogun Assassin
Shougun Samurai
Stereo Future
Testsuo
Testsuo II: The Body Hammer
Tokyo Fist
Tokyo Drifter
Versus
Godzilla
Godzilla: Final Wars
Woman in the Dunes
When the Last sword is drawn
Wild Zero
Zatoichi
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo

China/ Hong Kong

2046
8 diagram pole fighter
36th chamber of the shaolin
as tears go by
the banquet
a better tomorrow
a better tomorrow 2
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Curse of the golden flower
devils in the door steps
drunken master
drunken master 2
dirty ho
dragon inn
dumplings
eat drink man woman
fallen angels
farewell my concubine
fearless
five venoms
fong sai yuk
fong sai yuk 2
fulltime killer
hard boiled
Hero
In the mood for Love
infernal affairs 1 -3
kung fu hustle
plice story
once upon a time in china1 -3
princess D
project A

all I could find right now in my collect...
 
A good comedy pic is, My Wife Is A Gangster. I have only seen the first two but I believe it is a trilogy now.
Also along the same lines as the movies you may like would be, Restless, it is a new korean love story first and an action movie second.
Three great newer Japanese love story/ action drama's are Twilight Samurai, When The Last Sword Is Drawn, and The Hidden Blade. I would reccomend those to anyone, Very powerful stories.
 
MOVIE STUNTS said:
A good comedy pic is, My Wife Is A Gangster. I have only seen the first two but I believe it is a trilogy now.
Also along the same lines as the movies you may like would be, Restless, it is a new korean love story first and an action movie second.
Three great newer Japanese love story/ action drama's are Twilight Samurai, When The Last Sword Is Drawn, and The Hidden Blade. I would reccomend those to anyone, Very powerful stories.
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I forgot all those in my collection lol thank you and yes they are great film.
 
Anyone seen -The quiet family
its a great korean movie. About a family owned hotel. They get stuck with a dead body.....
Theyres one korean japanese collaboration i like, its called -Asako in ruby shoes.
Another mainstream korean movie was called the -Untold scandale. Its an historic drama.

Theyre was a great vietnamese movie a few years back.
- The vertical ray of the sun.

Im trying to think about films that were not mentionned before.
 
Pierre Petit said:
Anyone seen -The quiet family
its a great korean movie. About a family owned hotel. They get stuck with a dead body.....
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The Quiet Family really was great comedy.

I would also recommend the Marrying the Mafia trilogy. First two films are absolutely hilarious, the third one wanders a bit but still decent overall.

Pierre Petit said:
theyre was a great vietnamese movie a few years back.
- The vertical ray of the sun.

Im trying to think about films that were not mentionned before.
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Also Journey from the Fall about the exodus from Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, absolutely amazing.
 
thank you everyone,
i'm carrying a list in my wallet now,
with these reccomendations!

god wish we could all go out for
tea and talk film together!!
 
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