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Dec 23, 2021 · 2021 has proven to be a banner year for Asian cinema.The continent offered a myriad of thoughtful movies tackling topics such as classism, sexism, loneliness, grief, culture clash, healthcare and ...
Dec 27, 2021 · Melbourne’s Chinatown Cinema shuttered in May 2021. As I sit here writing at the end of the year, there seems to be more Asian content arriving than ever. You can currently see Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam’s The Battle at Lake Changjin — the most expensive Chinese film ever made — in local cinemas.
The 25 Best Asian Films of 2021 18 of the contributors of Asian Movie Pulse from America, Oceania, Europe and Asia have voted the 25 Best Films of 2021, resulting in what we consider a great selection, particularly since the offer of titles this year was much wider, as the industry started to recover from the disaster that was 2020, particularly during the second semester.
- Drive My Car. Japanese title: ドライブ・マイ・カー | Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima | Genre: Drama. Topping off our list of 2021’s best Japanese movies is Drive My Car.
- Belle. Japanese title: 竜とそばかすの姫 | Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Starring: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani | Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi. Mamoru Hosoda is one of Japan’s most critically acclaimed animators, and he returned in 2021 with Belle.
- Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy. Japanese title: 偶然と想像 | Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Starring: Kotone Furukawa, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Fusako Urabe | Genre: Drama, Romance.
- Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle. Japanese title: ONODA 一万夜を越えて | Director: Arthur Harari | Starring: Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura | Genre: War, Drama, History.
- Escape from Mogadishu. Korean title: 모가디슈 | Director: Ryoo Seung-wan | Starring: Kim Yoon-seok, Jo In-sung, Heo Joon-ho, Kim So-jin | Genre: Action, War.
- Book of Fish. Korean title: 자산어보 | Director: Lee Joon-ik | Starring: Sol Kyung-gu, Byun Yo-han, Lee Jung-eun, Jung Jin-young | Genre: Drama. Director Lee Joon-ik has a knack for Joseon-era movies, for example The King and the Clown and The Throne.
- Miracle: Letters to the President. Korean title: 기적 | Director: Lee Jang-hoon | Starring: Park Jeong-min, Im Yoon-ah (Yoona), Lee Sung-min | Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance.
- Night in Paradise. Korean title: 낙원의 밤 | Director: Park Hoon-jung | Starring: Uhm Tae-goo, Jeon Yeo-been, Cha Seung-won | Genre: Action, Revenge. Park Hoon-jung is most known for directing 2013 gangster-themed hit New World and writing 2010’s renowned action thriller I Saw the Devil.
Cinemas and Amazon Prime Video, January 23 This immersive and intimate documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the first outbreak of COVID-19 in ...
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Dec 28, 2021 · Published: 6:45pm, 28 Dec 2021Updated: 5:39pm, 29 Dec 2021 While the coronavirus pandemic has done its damnedest to hamper film production, festival screenings and release schedules, the industry ...
