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[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

[Interview] “It’s a bigger sin not to release this video.” How should it have been handled? Director Tomoaki Fujino ①

When it was released in Japan, the film posed pointed questions about families with disabled relatives and issues of caregiving, and interest continues as it opened in South Korea on the 29th of last month.
There’s a film that has sparked buzz on every front, from the source material—an older sister’s schizophrenia and the parents’ confinement of her—to the production of a private documentary recorded by the family, and to the theater release format despite the absence of IPTV, VOD, OTT, and other...
| 이화정
[Chu A-young's Music Box] How Don Hertzfeldt's 'It's Such a Beautiful Day' and Smetana's 'Vltava' Capture Life's Beauty

[Chu A-young's Music Box] How Don Hertzfeldt's 'It's Such a Beautiful Day' and Smetana's 'Vltava' Capture Life's Beauty

I am drawn to music in films. Music often conveys a character's intimate emotions in ways images and dialogue cannot, and it can open a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding a film's music has been one way into the film itself.
| Chua-young
How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

How Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ Maps Korea’s Paranoid Beliefs, Part 2

▶〈Hope〉: this piece continues Part 1. Director Na Hong-jin deliberately disorients the audience by showing Beom-seok misidentify the alien's location. Beom-seok and Jong-gu are both police officers, but they are timid and incompetent.
| Chua-young
‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

‘Hope’ Finally Meets Moviegoers. Here’s How Cineplay’s Critics Rated It

Advance bookings alone topped 600,000. That opening-day figure shows that 〈Hope〉 has become a national talking point, not just a movie-industry event. 〈Hope〉 is the new film from director Na Hong-jin, known for the tense, audacious intensity of 〈The Chaser〉, 〈The Yellow Sea〉 and 〈The Wailing〉.
| Joo Seong-cheol
'Kim Bu-jang' Fever: Analysis of How the Show Captures Home and Global Audiences at Once

'Kim Bu-jang' Fever: Analysis of How the Show Captures Home and Global Audiences at Once

SBS' 'Kim Bu-jang,' which seized the ratings lead and Netflix No. 1, hits the living-room dramas with So Ji-sub's overpowering action and OTT-level intensity
The syndrome sparked by 'Father's Wrath'—grabs both local living-room audiences and the worldSBS weekend-and-holiday drama 'Kim Bu-jang' is unleashing an unprecedented surge by devouring not only the local living-room drama scene but also the global OTT ecosystem.
| James choi
Na Hong-jin: 〈Hope〉 explores how a small incident can spiral out of control

Na Hong-jin: 〈Hope〉 explores how a small incident can spiral out of control

Interview on the release of the film 〈Hope〉
Director Na Hong-jin said he turned to aliens in 〈Hope〉 after exploring supernatural beings in 〈The Wailing〉 (2016). Speaking with Cineplay in Jongno District, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 7th, director Na Hong-jin discussed the release of 〈Hope〉 and the story behind the film.
| Kim Ji-yeon
Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

Choo Ah-young's Music Box: How 'Marty Supreme' and 1980s New Wave Lay Bare Capitalism's Script

I'm drawn to film music. Sometimes music communicates a character's intimate emotions that images and dialogue alone cannot convey. It can become a window onto a creator's hidden intent. For me, understanding film music has been one way into a movie.
| Chua-young
[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
Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Hong Kong Retro Movie Tour ③ ‘Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories’ — The Kowloon Walled City Park Set That Revives Memories of Hong Kong Cinema

Erased in 1993, the Kowloon Walled City — left behind as “Kowloon Walled City Park” — was a bleak illegal residential zone where no sliver of sunlight ever reached.
When director Jingle Bao-rui’s 〈Kowloon Walled City: The Untold Stories〉 (hereinafter 〈Kowloon Walled City〉, 2024) hit theaters in Hong Kong in 2024, it set a record for the biggest box-office success in Hong Kong history.
| Joo Seong-cheol
How Jim O'Rourke's 'Eureka' Set Aoyama Shinji's 〈Eureka〉 in Motion

How Jim O'Rourke's 'Eureka' Set Aoyama Shinji's 〈Eureka〉 in Motion

I am drawn to music in film. At times, music reveals a character's private emotions in ways images and dialogue cannot. It can also open a window into a creator’s hidden intent. For me, understanding film music was one way into the film itself. "Chu A-young's Music Box" listens closely to a film’s voice through its music. (P.S. I hope you listen to the music while you read.)
Director Aoyama Shinji's film 〈Eureka〉 is a road movie about wounded people who travel an endless road in search of the possibility of healing and renewal. The characters, survivors of a terror that shattered ordinary life, set out on a trip to escape the trauma of the incident.
| Chua-young