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‘Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation’ Kicks Off at emu Artspace on June 26

‘Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation’ Kicks Off at emu Artspace on June 26

Opening lineup includes 〈Someone Like Me〉, followed by 〈A Better Tomorrow〉 〈Rouge〉 〈Once a Thief〉 〈In Broad Daylight〉, among others, with 10 Hong Kong films screened.
The Asian Film Awards Academy said it will host 〈Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation〉 at emu Artspace, Seoul’s leading arts venue, for 10 days from June 26 to July 5. Carrying forward the academy’s mission of cultural exchange through Asian film, the event features movie screenings, a themed...
Addictive ‘Same-Old Flavor’ Star-Crossed Romance! Netflix Series “Our Sticky Love” Wraps Production-Launch Event

Addictive ‘Same-Old Flavor’ Star-Crossed Romance! Netflix Series “Our Sticky Love” Wraps Production-Launch Event

A romantic comedy that follows Go Eun-sae (Ha-young), a prosecutor with amnesia, and Jang Tae-ha (Jeong Hae-in), a boxing coach who insists he is her boyfriend, as they move in and live together.
A romantic comedy depicting the thrilling, stick-to-your-soul cohabitation of prosecutor Go Eun-sae (Ha-young), who is suffering from amnesia, and boxing coach Jang Tae-ha (Jeong Hae-in), who claims—on his own—that he is her boyfriend, has held a successful production-launch event today (the 5th).
[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

[Interview] “Not releasing this video is a bigger sin.” What should we have done? Director Tomoaki Fujino ②

When her older sister develops symptoms of schizophrenia, her parents choose to put a lock on the front door instead of taking her to a hospital. Unable to look away, the younger brother picks up a camera and steps into that silence.
Because they could not obtain the family’s consent, ethical questions about the film’s release inevitably follow. ​You asked a really important question. There are ethical issues, of course. In fact, we released it without getting permission or even understanding from any member of the family.
[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...
“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

“Were the parents too harsh?” The behind-the-scenes story from director Tomoaki Fujino about a sister who spent 25 years locked away

The film ‘What Should We Have Done?’ opens… It portrays the realities of psychiatric medicine in the 1980s and a family’s anguish, setting a record of 55 straight sellouts in Japan
“What Should We Have Done?” 25 years of seclusion… A painful choice by doctor parentsA hot-ticket release in Japan with 55 consecutive sellouts, shining a light on psychiatric medical realities of the 1980s and the family’s dilemmaBeyond one slice of tragedy: reflection on the other side of the...
[Photos &] Seo In-guk on why he really chose three consecutive office dramas: “Not even a bit like me”

[Photos &] Seo In-guk on why he really chose three consecutive office dramas: “Not even a bit like me”

Praise for his role as Kang Si-woo in tvN’s “Work Tomorrow!”… Behind the ending ad-lib and his laid-back mindset after 15 years since debut
Actor Seo In-guk proved his seasoned depth from his 15th year since debut by fully bringing to life the workaholic Gang Si-woo in tvN “Work Tomorrow. ”, which recently wrapped, a character that stands in stark contrast to his true self.
[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

〈/LANGLE_BRACKET/〉The worries of the girls in “Please, My Cat”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 and the adventures of the boys on the road in “Stand by Me”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 come together as a homegrown coming-of-age film.
In Hye is an earnest kid who pours her heart into caring for poultry even as the CSAT approaches. Park Hye-jin Actually, I’m not the kind of person who studies that hard either, so her actions really resonated with me. Honestly, because it’s the CSAT, does everyone just study.
[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

With the college entrance exam days away, the four girls—In-hye (Park Hye-jin), Seo-hee (Lee Seung-yeon), Jeong-ae (Park Hyo-eun), and Su-min (Choi Soo-in)—are shaken by news that the animals at the school’s animal-keeping facility will be euthanized.
In 2001, what were the girls from 〈Please Take Care of My Cat〉 doing about now? Maybe they’ve already grown up by now. Somewhere, they’re surely doing well. Even so, the descendants of the daydreamer Tae-hee (Bae Doo-na), who kept caring for strays, are being born again—and growing up—somewhere, as...
[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

[Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker] See ‘Hope’ Again Through the Driver-Grade Cap Joo Seong-cheol Wears While Racing Across Seong-gi Bridge in ‘The Yellow Sea’ and ‘Goksung’

I get hooked on the objects in the movies. I end up deep in thought about why the director—whether it was the director, the cinematographer, the production designer, or even an actor—put that particular item in front of the camera. ‘Joo Seong-cheol’s Locker’ is a record of the objects in films that delicately landed on my eyes.
Park Chan-wook’s 〈The Handmaiden〉 and Na Hong-jin’s 〈Goksung〉 were released in 2016, on June 1 and May 12, respectively, in the same year. Coincidentally, both films were invited to the Cannes Film Festival that year—Park Chan-wook’s to the competition section and Na Hong-jin’s to the...
Orfeo Hannam: Tony Leung Special Exhibition] Tony Leung’s Version of ‘Color, Cain’ That’s Almost Nothing Like the Original ①

Orfeo Hannam: Tony Leung Special Exhibition] Tony Leung’s Version of ‘Color, Cain’ That’s Almost Nothing Like the Original ①

Orfeo Hannam’s ‘Tony Leung Special Exhibition’ wraps up with a screening of 〈Color, Cain〉 on Aug. 1.
This spring, Tony Leung visited South Korea. After all this time, it’s been 18 years since the first European foray of Leung—who is now past his 60th birthday—came to Seoul to promote director Ildikó Enyedi’s 〈〈Friend of Silence〉〉, the director’s first film in which Leung stars, and to promote his...