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[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

With a production budget of 3 million yen (about 28.5 million won), the film pulled in a staggering 3 billion yen (about 28.4 billion won) at the box office, rewriting Japanese film history.
Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.
Young Breakout Directors Who Injected New Blood Into Hollywood in 2026

Young Breakout Directors Who Injected New Blood Into Hollywood in 2026

Hollywood is changing — and getting younger. Three directors behind some of 2026's biggest horror stories, from 〈Backrooms〉 to 〈Obsession〉 and 〈Iron Lung〉, are helping redraw the industry's map.Kane Parsons〈Backrooms〉 $10 million =〉 $270 millionAmong the many gifted figures in Hollywood, the most...
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoying Bucheon 30 Years in 100 Times ② Bucheon Is AI! AI Content Summit & Beyond Reality

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoying Bucheon 30 Years in 100 Times ② Bucheon Is AI! AI Content Summit & Beyond Reality

AI films are Bucheon’s main focus. For the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, hereinafter BIFAN), “Bucheon AI Contents Summit” (Bucheon AI Contents Summit) will be introduced for the first time this July, positioning itself as a venue for...
[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

[BIFAN 2026] How to Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years, 100 Times Over ① Bucheon Is a Genre! 99 Asian Genre Films, 11 Genre Films Directed by Women

On the occasion of its 30th edition, the festival announced the start of its three-year project, “Asian Genre Films 99” (Asian Genre Films 99).
Above all, it’s a genre festival. For its 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Chairman Shin Chul, hereafter BIFAN), the festival screens 321 films from 50 countries (170 feature films, 85 short films, 38 AI titles, and 28 XR titles), and of these 93 are world premieres.
Chef Goes to Prison: Casting Confirmed for Lee Sun-bin, Park Ji-hwan and Bae Hyun-sung for “Prison Food!”

Chef Goes to Prison: Casting Confirmed for Lee Sun-bin, Park Ji-hwan and Bae Hyun-sung for “Prison Food!”

With major casting including Lee Sun-bin, Park Ji-hwan and Bae Hyun-sung confirmed, the film “Prison Food” is set to begin filming in July.
A feel-good foodie rehab story about a star chef who suddenly falls from grace and goes to work in a prison kitchen, and inmates who awaken their souls with food they make using recipes and ingredients they never could have imagined—film “Prison Food” has confirmed the appearances of standout...
Review: 'Supergirl' Offers Space Adventure, a Coming-of-Age Arc and a Superman Companion Piece, but Lacks a Big Punch

Review: 'Supergirl' Offers Space Adventure, a Coming-of-Age Arc and a Superman Companion Piece, but Lacks a Big Punch

Opening June 24, 〈Supergirl〉 is the second theatrical outing in James Gunn's DC Universe and a loose follow-up to 2025's 〈Superman〉. With the DCU's No. 2 batter stepping up to the plate, the film poses the question of whether it can properly continue the DCU's momentum.
'97% of Seat Occupancy' Takes 3 Grand Prizes at Mise-en-Scene Short Film Festival…Netflix Reveals the Winners

'97% of Seat Occupancy' Takes 3 Grand Prizes at Mise-en-Scene Short Film Festival…Netflix Reveals the Winners

With a 97% seat-occupancy success story, the festival ends on the 23rd—there is no grand prize work; every screening title is released on Netflix and CHZZK.
'97% Seat Occupancy', Opening the Prelude to a Renaissance of Short FilmsKorea’s film world’s keenest perspective, 'the 22nd Mise-en-Scene Short Film Festival', has wrapped up with the astonishing record of 97% seat occupancy.
[Interview] Pyo Jihoon on 〈Chamgyoyuk〉, Part 2: ‘〈Chamgyoyuk〉 gave me the courage to believe my sincerity can reach viewers’

[Interview] Pyo Jihoon on 〈Chamgyoyuk〉, Part 2: ‘〈Chamgyoyuk〉 gave me the courage to believe my sincerity can reach viewers’

▶ [Interview] Pyo Jihoon on 〈Chamgyoyuk〉, Part 2 — continues from Part 1. There’s also a romantic thread between Bong Geundae and Im Hanlim. At first there wasn’t any obvious romantic tension, but it intensifies in the back half of the series.
Namkoong Min and Jin Areum Become Parents Four Years After Marriage, Expecting Their First Child

Namkoong Min and Jin Areum Become Parents Four Years After Marriage, Expecting Their First Child

The Namkoong Min and Jin Areum couple tied the knot in 2022 after seven years of dating
Life blossoming beyond the frame, the couple’s most dazzling mise-en-scèneA new universe has opened for actor “Namkoong Min” (48) and “Jin Areum” (37), as the couple has reached its fourth year of marriage. The pregnancy news, delivered through their agency 935 Entertainment, goes beyond simple...
[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...