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[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
'Oldboy' Gets Its First Official Publication: 'Park Chan-wook Screenplay Collection' Released

'Oldboy' Gets Its First Official Publication: 'Park Chan-wook Screenplay Collection' Released

'Oldboy,' 'JSA,' and other scripts are included in the first official print release—featuring nine representative works. A look at filmmaker Park Chan-wook's cinematic universe through text
Dissecting the skeleton of the screen in print: the master's mise-en-scène comes back to life as text"You know you're a good guy. So you understand why I'm going to kill you, right. " ('Vengeance Is Mine')"You take care of yourself.
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ② “Comedy King,” Stephen Chow’s Film Where You Never Get Tired of Just Staring at the Sea All Day at Sek O Beach

Among Hong Kong films, it seems there is none that so deeply absorbs the mood of a place as much as Comedy King. With the exception of the film sets and a nightclub or two, it was shot almost entirely at Sek O Beach, located at the far southeastern tip of Hong Kong Island.
[Interview] Park Ji-hoon, From Danjong to Kitchen Duty: Becoming an Actor Between Emerging and Established ①

[Interview] Park Ji-hoon, From Danjong to Kitchen Duty: Becoming an Actor Between Emerging and Established ①

It’s the first time a drama has leaned so fully into what the show dubs “chwiral” (a newly coined blend of "kitchen soldier" and "crazy"). After a single spoonful of seaweed soup, a sudden "god of seaweed" stages a mock "creation of heaven and earth," and after tasting a multicolored rice ball an...
Interview: Gu Kyo-hwan Says ‘I Want to Beat Up Seo Yeong-cheol’ Is the Highest Praise for ‘Colony’

Interview: Gu Kyo-hwan Says ‘I Want to Beat Up Seo Yeong-cheol’ Is the Highest Praise for ‘Colony’

It’s fair to call this "Gu Kyo-hwan’s year. " From 《If We》, which helped spark a melodrama boom, to the recently ended series 《Everyone Is Fighting Their Own Sense of Worthlessness》 (hereafter 《Mojamussa》), and the film 《Colony》, released on May 21 and which has surpassed about 2.
[Interview] How model-student actor Park Eun-bin became the 'official troublemaker' of 《The WONDERfools》①

[Interview] How model-student actor Park Eun-bin became the 'official troublemaker' of 《The WONDERfools》①

Park Eun-bin arrived for the interview dressed like Chaeni, the fiery heroine she plays in 〈The WONDERfools〉. In a yellow knit hood and an oversized shirt that summoned late-1990s style, she said she had worn the same outfit to the show's first script reading to recapture that initial resolve.
[Photo &] Breaks Cannes’ selfie ban… Meta AI smart glasses create a stir as the Meta House fills up with visitors

[Photo &] Breaks Cannes’ selfie ban… Meta AI smart glasses create a stir as the Meta House fills up with visitors

Shoot the red carpet in a first-person POV without a smartphone… Crowds of viewers pack the “Meta House” experience, complete with real-time translation.
Cannes has, since 2018, banned all selfie (self-camera) photography on the red carpet. It’s because such behavior undermines the dignity and order of the process of heading to the Lumière Grand Theatre.At the time, Thierry Frémaux, the executive director, sharply criticized selfie shooting as...
Yeon Sang-ho-Style Zombie Film Makes Another Leap, ‘Colony’ — Brief Review and What They Had to Say (feat. Koo Kyo-hwan's Zombie Greeting)

Yeon Sang-ho-Style Zombie Film Makes Another Leap, ‘Colony’ — Brief Review and What They Had to Say (feat. Koo Kyo-hwan's Zombie Greeting)

Yeon Sang-ho has once again led the evolution of zombie cinema. The film 〈Colony〉 finished its screening at the recent Cannes Film Festival and met with Korean reporters on May 20 ahead of its May 21 release. 〈Colony〉, which depicts events after biologist Seo Young-cheol injects himself with a...
[Interview] The Most Brilliant Finale to a Long Journey Is Complete! 'Yumi's Cells 3' Kim Jae-won②

[Interview] The Most Brilliant Finale to a Long Journey Is Complete! 'Yumi's Cells 3' Kim Jae-won②

▶〈Yumi's Cells 3〉 actor Kim Jae-won interview continues from Part 1.In this project, the chemistry with actress Kim Go-eun is very strong, and many viewers say it makes their hearts flutter. As the younger boyfriend Sun-rok on set, was there any particular point you focused on to build rapport with...
[Interview] Completing the Most Brilliant Finale of a Long Journey! 'Yumi's Cells 3' Kim Jae-won ①

[Interview] Completing the Most Brilliant Finale of a Long Journey! 'Yumi's Cells 3' Kim Jae-won ①

In the Sun-rok Cell Village, a solid "Pillar of Principles" stands tall and straight. Small yet weighty rules like "wash your hair first when you shower" and "limit hobby spending to a maximum of 500,000 won per month" form the foundation of Sun-rok Cell Village and are what keep its peace intact.