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plenty of good movies from the far east coming soon

 

looking forward to:

 

'The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game',

 

a new psychological thriller from director Hideo Nakata ('Ring'). Based on a novel by Honobu Yonezawa

 

The film centres around ten people who are lured to the mysterious “Anki Mansion†by a help wanted ad.

 

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Ten people are lured to the mysterious “Anki Mansion†by help wanted ads offering 112,000 yen per hour (about $1,200 USD). Participants are informed that they’ll be recorded 24 hours a day and are given two ominous rules: first, each of them must return to their private room by 10pm each night; and second, the experiment would continue either for 7 days or until there are only two survivors left. If all went according to plan, the participants would go home after 7 days, earning a total of 18 million yen. However, on the second day, one of them is shot to death.

 

'The Incite Mill' stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Haruka Ayase, Satomi Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Abe, Shinji Takeda, Aya Hirayama and Masanori Ishii. (It is set to open across Japan on the 16th October 2010.)

 

 

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I can't wait for Ip Man 2. I'm a big fan of Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, I hear they have quite a good fight in it.

 

Just saw the DVD of it is on preorder on Play now.

 

There is also Kyofu, the (unofficial) 6th and final J-horror Theatre release that is coming soon.

 

I do quite like the sound of Hideo Nakatas new one though, i'd read the name of it on his filmography a week or so ago but wasn't sure what it was about. Hopefully it'll get a DVD release over here

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I can't wait for Ip Man 2. I'm a big fan of Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, I hear they have quite a good fight in it.

 

Just saw the DVD of it is on preorder on Play now.

 

There is also Kyofu, the (unofficial) 6th and final J-horror Theatre release that is coming soon.

 

I do quite like the sound of Hideo Nakatas new one though, i'd read the name of it on his filmography a week or so ago but wasn't sure what it was about. Hopefully it'll get a DVD release over here

 

Sammo Hung is in IP man 2? I was keen to see this film as the first was excellent... Now I'm gonna make it a point- Gotta love a bit of Sammo.

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'Curse Of The Deserted'

 

a new horror film from director Law Chi-Leung ('Koma'). The film centres around a writer who pens a thriller for a magazine, only to become entangled in horrible real-life events much more frightening than those in his story.

 

Synopsis

Young writer Guo (Shawn Yue) wrote about a titular curse in his book, "The Deserted Village". It began 500 years ago in the Ming Dynasty, when one of the villagers died of terminal illness. The widow Yanzi vowed to stay with her husband forever but when the man suddenly returned to life. The horrified neighbours believed that he was a monster. They burned him to death and torched his mansion. The devastated Yanzi upheld her vow and threw herself into the fire. Since then, the village was cursed and the mansion subsequent inhabitant dies mysteriously. Some say only couples who share true love can survive in that village. Those who are unfaithful will come to their demise. To the world, the book was pure fiction. Only Guo and his ex-girlfriend Zhi (Kitty Zhang) had lived through the horror to know its existence. When four college students decided to explore the village themselves, the trip led them to an ancient well in Yanzi's mansion, where the curse was unleashed once again.

 

'Curse Of The Deserted' opens across China on the 13th August, 2010.

 

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'Let The Bullets Fly'

 

 

A new gangster flick directed by Jiang Wen, central to the film is a notorious bandit chief who poses as the major of a remote provincial town. stars Chow Yun Fat

 

Synopsis

 

Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues.

 

'Let The Bullets Fly' is released in China on the 01.10.10

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'Space Battleship Yamato'

 

just watched a trailer for "Space Battleship Yamato', looks good - it is a live-action adaptation of the space opera anime classic. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film stars Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshiro Yanagiba and Naoto Ogata.

 

Synopsis

In the distant future, the war between the human race and the Gamilon has taken its toll on the planet Earth. Constant bombardment of radioactive asteroids has rendered the planet's atmosphere uninhabitable. As a means of relief aid, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutalize the radiation off the planet. For this task, the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. However, the crew of the Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will come to an end.

 

'Space Battleship Yamato' is out in Japan in December 2010.

 

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'Outrage'

 

 

the great Takeshi Kitano returns to the Japanese yakuza flicks. As well as starring, he wrote and directed the movie, which depicts the power struggles among Tokyo gangsters.

 

Synopsis

 

The story begins with Sekiuchi (Soichiro Kitamura), boss of the Sannokai, a huge organised crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato (Tomokazu Miura) and right-hand man Ikemoto (Jun Kunimura), head of the Ikemoto-gumi. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo (Takeshi Kitano), who runs his own crew. The tricky jobs that no-one wants to do always end up in Otomo’s lap…

 

'Outrage' opened in Japanese theatres on June 12, 2010 and appeared at the cannes film festival - very much looking forward to this movie. :wub:

 

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'I Saw the Devil'

 

seen a teaser trailer for 'I Saw the Devil', a new crime thriller from director Kim Ji-Woon ('The Good, The Bad, The Weird'). about a secret agent (Lee Byung-Hun - GI Joe and JSA) who is willing to sacrifice anything to capture the psychopath (Choi Min-Sik) responsible for killing his fiance.

 

Synopsis

 

Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. The police have pursued him for a long time, but have been unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and she is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance, Dae-hoon, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this inhumane killer.

 

due to be released in Korea August/September

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I loved Lee Byung-Hun in the good, the bad and the weird :uhoh: - this latest movie sounds very good, very dark and different to GBW

 

lee Byung hun was great is the good, the bad and the weird as well as JSA and a bittersweet life - great actor

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Momentum Pictures have confirmed that the UK DVD release of 'Goemon' will be on the 16th August, 2010.

 

saw this advertised when i was in Tokyo last year - looks visually awesome

 

Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya ('Casshern'), the film is a spectacular period, fantasy action-adventure that is based on the life of legendary 16th century ninja bandit hero Ishikawa Goemon.

 

will get my copy when it comes out :D

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'Troubleshooter'

 

seen a teaser trailer for 'Troubleshooter', a new South Korean action thriller directed by Kwon Hyuk-jae. The film stars Sol Kyung-Gu ('No Mercy') as a private investigator who, after accepting a job to look into a serial murder case, suddenly finds himself named as the prime suspect.

 

Synopsis

 

Ex-detective turned private eye Kang Tae-Sik (Sol Kyung-Gu) is called in to investigate a serial murder case. However, things take a turn for the worse when he unexpectedly becomes the prime suspect. Tae-Sik must then attempt to clear his name with the help of Ku Bon-Chi (Park Yeong-Seo), a young man highly skilled with computers, cellphones, and wire tapping. Meanwhile, a mysterious troubleshooter (Lee Jeong-Jin) attempts to manipulate Tae-Sik.

 

'Troubleshooter' is due for release across Korea in September, 2010.

 

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Cine Asia will release on UK DVD and Blu-Ray 'Invisible Target' on the 2nd August, 2010. Directed by Benny Chan ('New Police Story'), the film is action-thriller which apparently "showcases the formidable talents of the next generation of martial arts superstars"

 

seen the trailers looks goods - very action packed

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'Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame',

 

just watched the trailer for 'Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame', looks very good- it is the new Wuxia adventure, about a real life Tang Dynasty detective, played by the amazing Andy Lau, who is summoned by Empress Wu to solve a series of unexplained deaths.

 

Synopsis

 

The story takes place in 690AD, during the time when Empress Wu Ze Tian was preparing to ascend the throne. Everything was the ready and people of the Chang-An city are holding celebrations every night to commemorate the big day. Just when nothing could possibly go wrong, a series of unexplainable deaths begin to occur, creating panic within the city.

 

Devastated, Empress Wu calls upon the only person she knows who can solve the crimes - the infamous Detective Dee, whom she sent on exile for defying her. Dee returns to Her Majesty’s service and as he sets out to unveil the truth, he is confronted with further danger and bizarre events...

 

'Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame' also stars Carina Lau, Tony Leung Kar Fei and Zhou Xun. due for release in China on the 23rd September, 2010.

 

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MOSS

 

Moss looks goods, a movie remade from a popular internet cartoon.

 

The story of the small village with a strange group of locals, and a man who comes to the village for his father's funeral who tries to figure out the mystery of his father's death, but the villagers watch his every move.

 

topped the Korean box office in it opening weekend a few weeks ago ($14 millon so far at South Korean cinemas)

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'The Red Eagle'

 

a recent teaser trailer for 'The Red Eagle', the superhero flick from director Wisit Sasanatieng ('Tears of the Black Tiger'). The movie is based on a series of Thai films from the 1960s which starred Mitr Chaibancha, popular actor who tragically died whilst performing a stunt on the last Red Eagle.

 

Synopsis

 

A nuclear power plant is about to be commissioned upon the signing of corrupt and power hungry politicians. The citizens are in frenzy, as they oppose this plan but they cannot do a thing about it. And so, a hero was born, chasing down the criminals and the corrupt, killing of whatever threatens the city's well being. He leaves a card with his name simply as "THE RED EAGLE". However, the hero becomes the hunted, when the politicians send out their best defense, known as "THE BLACK DEMON".

 

'The Red Eagle' is expected to be release in October 2010.

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'Invincible'

 

 

The trailer has recently been released for 'Invincible', Korean remake of John Woo's 1986 classic Hong Kong gangster flick, 'A Better Tomorrow'.

 

Directed by Song Hae-Sung, the film stars Song Seung-heon ('Destiny'), Ju Jin-mo ('A Frozen Flower'), Kim Kang-woo ('Marine Boy') and Jo Han-seon ('Lost and Found').

 

Song Seung-heon and Ju Jin-mo playgangsters involved in the black market arms trade, while Kim Kang-woo is the detective pursuing them.

 

'Invincible' is due to be released across Korea in September, 2010.

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'Nanase Once More'

 

 

just watched the trailer for 'Nanase Once More' the live-action movie adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's sci-fi novel. Directed by Kazuya Konaka ('Tokyo Girl'), the story centres around a young woman who has the ability to read the thoughts of the people around her.

 

Synopsis

Nanase was born with the supernatural ability to read people’s minds. Although most people would consider this a blessing, the power actually makes her feel like an outcast and she struggles to make friends. When she learns that there are other people with similar powers, she seeks them out and finally finds a group that she can relate to. Unfortunately, there is an evil organisation looking to wipe out their kind, so Nanase must team up with her new friends to fight for their lives.

 

'Nanase Once More' stars Sei Ashina, Eriko Sato, Kei Tanaka, Ai Maeda, Dante Carver, Yuki Imai, Masahiko Kawahara, Narushi Ikeda, Ren Osugi, Sei Hiraizumi and Eisaku Yoshida. It is scheduled for release in Japan on the 2nd October, 2010.

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Midnight FM'

 

a new Korean thriller from director Kim Sang-man, The film stars Soo-ae as a late night Radio DJ who has the length of her show to try and save her family from a mysterious caller threatening to kill them.

 

Synopsis

 

Sun-young is a popular radio DJ with a big fan base for a cinema music midnight program that is aired live. She is a perfectionist who has built a successful career for the past 7 years, but when her daughter is in need of an operation overseas, she decides to quit. She prepares for her final show from song selections and comments down to the smallest details. During the show, she receives a call from a listener named Dong-soo. He tells her that she must follow his orders while she hosts her live radio show, or her family’s lives are at stake, and threatens that she can’t tell anyone. Without knowing what he wants and why this is happening to her, she continues her 2 hour radio program to save her family as they get killed one by one.

 

'Midnight FM' is scheduled for release in korea during October 2010.

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Dude, would you have any idea where to get a hold of the new Tales of Terror episodes with english subs?

 

I'd heard that in addition to the 33 episodes released on UK DVD, and the 2 further volumes released in America(as well as the movies), there are a a further 33 episodes taking the total to 99, but not sure if these are available translated yet. Any ideas?

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Dude, would you have any idea where to get a hold of the new Tales of Terror episodes with english subs?

 

I'd heard that in addition to the 33 episodes released on UK DVD, and the 2 further volumes released in America(as well as the movies), there are a a further 33 episodes taking the total to 99, but not sure if these are available translated yet. Any ideas?

 

not seen the any news on the latest release

 

currently there are volumes 1, 2 and 3 available - as well as the 4 disc 60 episode "Tales of Terror from Tokyo - Collection - DVD BOXSET" - along with the movies - all available from shopzilla, ebay or Amazon US

 

i will let you know if i hear more

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13 Assassins

 

A samurai period film for Takashi Miike (ichi the killer/Audition) a remake of Eiichi Kudo’s 1963 film,

 

about 13 samurais sent by the government to kill secretly the brother’s shogun, because of his crazy behavior.

 

The film has been described as a “samura-era Dirty Dozenâ€

 

Release Date: Sept 25, 2010 (Japan)

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'Reign Of Assassins'

 

'Reign Of Assassins' is a upcoming swordplay epic from director Su Chao Bin, The film, which is being produced by John Woo, stars Michelle Yeoh as an assassin who inherits the sacred remains of a legendary martial artist.

 

Synopsis

Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk. As a mark of respect, Jing begins a quest to return the remains to their rightful resting place at Yunhe Temple. However, her task will not be a simple one as a team of deadly assassins are in hot pursuit, desperate to possess the remains which are said to wield an ancient and powerful secret.

 

'Reign Of Assassins' is due for release in the far east during September 2010.

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