Directed by Ann Hui and written by Ivy Ho, who actually won a number of awards for her work, “July Rhapsody” presents a portrait of middle life crisis, by additionally including a rather interesting back story that finds its parallels in the present.
July Rhapsody will be screening in Canada and the US starting May 11th, while it will be coming out on home video in September, courtesy of Cheng Cheng Films
Lam and Ching have been married for 20 years and have two sons. While their relationship is smooth, Lam feels that his friends, who have found financial success in the entertainment and business sectors, are more accomplished than him, and their belittling every time they meet does not help. Lam is a teacher of classic Chinese literature at an elite school, and is happy with his job actually, but there is an issue there too. A rather beautiful, smart,...
July Rhapsody will be screening in Canada and the US starting May 11th, while it will be coming out on home video in September, courtesy of Cheng Cheng Films
Lam and Ching have been married for 20 years and have two sons. While their relationship is smooth, Lam feels that his friends, who have found financial success in the entertainment and business sectors, are more accomplished than him, and their belittling every time they meet does not help. Lam is a teacher of classic Chinese literature at an elite school, and is happy with his job actually, but there is an issue there too. A rather beautiful, smart,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Despite having directed some excellent films, as in the case of “Dog Bite Dog” and “Love Battlefield” and a masterpiece in “Limbo”, Soi Cheang's filmography is actually filled with titles of questionable quality, to say the least. “Shamo” which is based on the homonymous manga written by Izo Hashimoto and illustrated by Akio Tanaka definitely lies in the second category.
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In an expectedly failed effort to fit 34 volumes of a manga into a 105 minutes movie, the script revolves around Ryo Narushima, a young man who ended up in prison for killing his parents. While inside, he is being tortured and abused, with the permission of the notorious warden, Principal Saeki, who seems at least as sinister as the convicts. Just before he commits suicide, though, Ryo is saved by Kenji, a karate master who is in prison for killing the Japanese Prime minister,...
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In an expectedly failed effort to fit 34 volumes of a manga into a 105 minutes movie, the script revolves around Ryo Narushima, a young man who ended up in prison for killing his parents. While inside, he is being tortured and abused, with the permission of the notorious warden, Principal Saeki, who seems at least as sinister as the convicts. Just before he commits suicide, though, Ryo is saved by Kenji, a karate master who is in prison for killing the Japanese Prime minister,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Second and final part of Ann Hui's Tin Shu Wai series, after the rather different “The Way We Are”, “Night and Fog” focuses on a murder suicide in the area in 2004, involving a mainland immigrant, her Hong Kong husband, and their two children. Hui researched the actual event thoroughly, having multiple interviews with survivors of the real-life tragedy, and some of the film's locations are the actual ones.
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Wong Hiu-Ling is a mainland immigrant from Sichuan, who lives with her older husband Lee Sum, and their two daughters, in an apartment in Hong Kong. However, they face financial issues, since Sum lives off government benefits, which is why the woman decides to take a job as a waitress at a local diner, something that enrages her husband however. His toxic personality is revealed quite early in that regard,...
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Wong Hiu-Ling is a mainland immigrant from Sichuan, who lives with her older husband Lee Sum, and their two daughters, in an apartment in Hong Kong. However, they face financial issues, since Sum lives off government benefits, which is why the woman decides to take a job as a waitress at a local diner, something that enrages her husband however. His toxic personality is revealed quite early in that regard,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Winner of Best Picture at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 36th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, among others, “Ordinary Heroes” has Ann Hui focusing on another type of boat people, this time the Yau Ma Tei, people who ended up living on their boats for a variety of reasons. As their living circumstances deteriorated at the end of the 70s, a number of protests, both by them and by activists, took place, against the fact that the government had never carried out a tenancy registration for them, which made it very difficul for them to resettle on land. One of the key figures in their fight was Father Franco Mella, who referred cases to volunteers and social workers, bringing more and more NGOs, such as the Society of Community Organization and Kwun Tong Inquiry Service, into the issue, while also helping with their education. The film focuses...
- 7/30/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yaro Abe’s celebrated manga series “Shin’ya Shokudo” had already been adapted into a Japanese television drama, two live-action films, a Korean and a Chinese TV series, before it also became a Chinese movie in 2019. Marking the directorial debut of Tony Leung Ka Fai, this time, the setting is placed in Shanghai, in another small, counter-only diner, which operates from midnight to 7 am.
The owner is a mysterious individual with a scar on his face, who runs his establishment without a set menu, but is always able to make any dish both regulars and passing customers desire. At the same time, Uncle, as everyone is calling the chef, is also eager to hear their stories and help them with their issues, occasionally even when his customers do not demand him to do so.
In that fashion, the movie presents the “adventures” of a number of individuals, and...
The owner is a mysterious individual with a scar on his face, who runs his establishment without a set menu, but is always able to make any dish both regulars and passing customers desire. At the same time, Uncle, as everyone is calling the chef, is also eager to hear their stories and help them with their issues, occasionally even when his customers do not demand him to do so.
In that fashion, the movie presents the “adventures” of a number of individuals, and...
- 8/1/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards is expected to be a hell of a show with some great films going head to head. Leading the way with nominations is The Grand Master with 14, followed by Unbeatable (Dante Lam).
There were complaints last year, that the show didn’t live up to expectations, mainly due to the fact the movie Cold Wars, won nearly every award. Best actor award see the likes of these guys going head to head, Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Louis Koo (The White Storm) and also Anthony Wong (Ip Man: The Final Fight).
Take a look at the list and comment who you think will win. The winners will be announced on April 13.
Best Film:
- The Grandmaster
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
- The Way We Dance
- The White Storm
- Unbeatable
Best Director:
- Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster)
- Johnnie To...
There were complaints last year, that the show didn’t live up to expectations, mainly due to the fact the movie Cold Wars, won nearly every award. Best actor award see the likes of these guys going head to head, Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Louis Koo (The White Storm) and also Anthony Wong (Ip Man: The Final Fight).
Take a look at the list and comment who you think will win. The winners will be announced on April 13.
Best Film:
- The Grandmaster
- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
- The Way We Dance
- The White Storm
- Unbeatable
Best Director:
- Wong Kar Wai (The Grandmaster)
- Johnnie To...
- 2/7/2014
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Cold War, one of Hong Kong's best crime thrillers in recent years, has dominated this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, winning a total of 9 awards: Best Film, Best Director (Longman Leung, Sunny Luk Kim Ching), Best Screenplay (Longman Leung, Sunny Luk Kim Ching), Best Actor (Tony Leung Ka Fai), Best New Performer (Alex Tsui), Best Film Editing (Kong Chi Leung & Wong Hoi), Best Original Film Score (Peter Kam Pui Tat), Best Sound Design (Kinson Tsang) and Best Visual Effects (Cecil Cheng). It is worth a special mention that Tony Leung Ka Fai's win this year is his fourth Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He previously won for his performances in Reign Behind the Curtain (in 1984), 92 Legendary La Rose...
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- 4/13/2013
- Screen Anarchy
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