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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...
| 이화정
[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.
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[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

[Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker] Watching “Marty Supreme,” Recalling Yoon Nam-gyu’s Penholder Table Tennis Racket

I get hooked on objects shown in movies. I can’t help but wonder why the director, the cinematographer, the production designer—or even the actor—put that item in front of the camera. “Joo Sung-cheol’s Locker” is a record of the movie objects that landed softly in my eyes.
〈Marty Supreme〉 is a table tennis movie. For Korean film fans, the Sharpdy brothers are well known for 〈Heaven Knows What〉(2014), 〈Good Time〉(2017), and 〈Uncut Gems〉(2019), but 〈Marty Supreme〉 is a feature film that older brother Josh Safdie directed on his own for the first time in nearly 10 years.
| Joo Seong-cheol
BTS “Dynamite” music video surpasses 2.1 billion views…sets its own all-time best record

BTS “Dynamite” music video surpasses 2.1 billion views…sets its own all-time best record

Adds another 100 million views in 9 months to break its own record…keeping its reign in the Billboard No. 1 fairytale
A burst that reshaped pop history—2. 1 billion flashes that won’t cool offBTS’ masterpiece, “Dynamite”, which has redrawn the map of the global pop scene, has shaken up the YouTube ecosystem once again. At 8 a. m. on the 24th, the music video surpassed the previously uncharted milestone of 2.
| James choi
[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...
| Joo Seong-cheol
[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

[BIFAN 2026] Enjoy Bucheon 30 Years 100 Times ③ Lee Choon-yeon Film Award returns, new International Federation of Film Critics prize, and the July Carnival

Kim Se-hoon and Gu Jeong-a will receive the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award,” and a “FIPRESCI Award for International Film Critics” will also be introduced (FIPRESCI Award).
Two awards will be newly introduced. The 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (executive committee chair Shin Cheol, BIFAN) will bring back the “Lee Choon-yeon Film Award” this year and also introduce the “International Federation of Film Critics Award” .
| Joo Seong-cheol
[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.
| Joo Seong-cheol
K- ZOMBIES THAT TAKE OVER NEW YORK SCREENS AND A HEAVY SENSE OF THE TIMES: 25th New York Asian Film Festival Special Program on Korean Films

K- ZOMBIES THAT TAKE OVER NEW YORK SCREENS AND A HEAVY SENSE OF THE TIMES: 25th New York Asian Film Festival Special Program on Korean Films

A total of 23 films are set to screen in a special showcase, including "Gunchae," a new zombie film starring and featuring Jeon Ji-hyun and directed by Yeon Sang-ho
The unstoppable rush of K-movies cuts straight through the heart of New York. The New York Korean Cultural Center, in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and others, will stage an unprecedented showing of 'The 25th New York Asian Film Festival: Special Program on Korean Films' from Oct.
| James choi
Kanye West Faces Expulsion Again, This Time in the U.S. After Nazi Praise Backlash

Kanye West Faces Expulsion Again, This Time in the U.S. After Nazi Praise Backlash

After Ye’s European tour collapsed over hate speech, the rapper is meeting strong pushback in U.S. politics—putting his domestic gigs at risk too.
The Hip-Hop Titan’s Fall Sets Off a New Crisis in the U. S. , Too, With a Stage Banishment ThreatYe (also known as Kanye West), a rapper who crossed an unforgivable line with antisemitic remarks and praise of the Nazis, has been thrown into an unprecedented state of isolation.
| James choi
[World Cup Star] 'Messi' scores multi-goal again in the second match, breaks the all-time record with 18 World Cup goals…tops the list for most goals in history!

[World Cup Star] 'Messi' scores multi-goal again in the second match, breaks the all-time record with 18 World Cup goals…tops the list for most goals in history!

Amid controversy over a false report about the death of his father, Messi wrote an unprecedented milestone, weeping after scoring the opening goal.
Beyond legend, into myth: a new horizon in soccer history launched by his 18th goalA living legend, 'Lionel Messi' (38, Inter Miami) has finally completely reshaped the solid history of world soccer. The 2026 international football tournament organized by FIFA in North and Central America was a...
| James choi