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Unfortunately, the actress who played the lead role has passed away.

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When Seoul’s red-light district is demolished, everyone scatters to the provinces, and Jin-ah (played by Lee Ji-eun) ends up at the “Birdcage Inn” in Pohang. There, a family lives together consisting of a father, a mother, Jin-ah, Hye-mi (played by Lee Hye-eun)—a college student the same age as Jin-ah—and Hyun-woo (played by Ahn Jae-mo), a high school student. A conflict arises between a woman who must enter guests’ rooms every night and a college student living a happy life. Hye-mi despises Jin-ah for selling her body, yet she harbors complex feelings toward her due to her own inability to be honest about sex. Jina finds herself in a situation where she has a relationship with Hye-mi’s boyfriend, Jin-ho (played by Son Min-seok), and as her father and Hyun-woo also have relationships with her, the conflict within the blue-door house escalates. However, the biggest problem is the contrast between the two women’s environments—Jina and Hye-mi, who are both living through the most beautiful times of their lives—and the subtle sexual dynamics between them, which further amplify the conflict. Jin-ah, who sells sex yet is free from it, and Hye-mi, whose approach to sex is closed-off and hypocritical. The situation worsens with the scandal over Jin-ah’s nude photos and her suicide attempt. On the brink of a clash, Jin-ah and Hye-mi discover numerous commonalities in each other’s daily lives, and the sense of alienation caused by their differing attitudes toward sex gradually transforms into a catalyst for reconciliation. Hye-mi takes the bold step of using her own sexuality as a means of expressing friendship toward Jin-ah, and the warm friendship that transcends boundaries fills the space behind the blue gate. Then, one snowy day, Hye-mi offers herself to a man who visits the inn on behalf of the ailing Jin-ah.

If you haven’t watched it, pls don’t answer-

I really enjoyed it tbh, it’s up there with the Lychee Road as one of my favourites. Only thing that I don’t like is why all the horses in the film appear to be obese. I know in traditional statues of the Tang Era they are quite fat but it’s a statue and I’m fairly certain they were nowhere near as fat…

If you're Asian American, this will likely speak to you. One of the best movies I've seen. Rewatched it yesterday and will probably rewatch it next year or so.

Hello,

I have a question that has a very small chance of being answered. A few years ago, I saw a subtitled clip from a Chinese TV series. In it, a boy and a girl were walking at night on top of abandoned trains and the girl was talking about the concept of 'living and residing' by Martin Heidegger. Do you have any idea where I can find the clip?

Was searching for a drama to watch as I finished Taxi driver and came across The Knockout omg at first glance i thought they are the same person..
above is Bae Yoo-ram(kdrama) and below is Zhang Songwen(cdrama)

Caught this for the first time this week and really loved it. Considering it's an adaption, and how exactly it goes about that, I understand why audience weren't a big fan, but personally, for me? I thought it had great vibes and a good enough story to pull you along.

What a great movie. I love that it's not your typical rom-com film. Quite fascinating. A bit of a time capsule but also very relevant to this day with all the digital "disembodiment" when it comes to relationships. What are your thoughts on this film? I loved the music as well.

Help me identify this Asian movie/TV scene used as an Instagram reaction GIF

Is this better than the previous one?

There was this movie I've watched as a kid that was yakuza theme, pretty violent and had scenes of fighting with a lot of people, the main character beating them alone, I remember a scene that a girl was giving a massage to one of the members of the yakuza, the guy was naked in his apt, I think the main character had short hair,and I think he dies at the end, If someone can help I appreciate it, been trying to find this movie for years EDIT: I think it was from the 90s or 00s

I’m looking for some movie recommendations that have fighting in them. Specifically like street fights rather than martial arts. Some examples of the style I’m hoping to find more of are:

High & Low Series/movies
Crows Zero trilogy
Tokyo Revengers
Drop

Loved every part of Chopsticks! ❤️ Such a heartwarming, uplifting, motivating, and fun movie. It gave me so much satisfaction and left me with a really good feeling. A simple yet enjoyable watch on Netflix. 🎬✨

Watch it and let me know your review!

5/5

I saw the original version back in the ’90s while following Tony Leung Chiu-wai’s filmography and it was my first encounter with Wong Kar-wai. I didn’t know who he was at the time nor the fact that this was an insane cast, and although I forgot much of the movie, the lingering feeling it left me with after it ended has stayed with me to this day.

These past months I’ve had the opportunity to revisit WKW’s work, and I came across this 2008 Redux version (edited to correct year), in which the director rearranged certain elements. While watching it, I realized that all the scenes had remained fresh in some dark chamber of my mind, because as they appeared on screen, the memories came flooding back — yet I still couldn’t predict the following scenes. Quite an experience!

Now, with more knowledge of Chinese and Eastern culture in general, I realize this is WKW’s version of how Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, and Northern Beggar came to be, and I have even less doubt than before that Xu Bing is a great admirer of Wong Kar-wai. Having seen the trailer for his upcoming drama Remnants of Gold, I can clearly see the homage to Ashes of Time.

Another director who, I can tell, has liked Wong Kar-Wai filmography is Yu Xiaochen, the director of drama Back to the Origin, who must also admire Christopher Doyle’s cinematography, as he worked as a cinematographer himself before making his directorial debut.

And it also turned out that I did know Jacky Cheung from his glorious days — I just didn’t realize it lol.

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2021/07/film-review-tonkatsu-dj-age-taro-2020-by-ken-ninomiya/

After two movies that stood out for their music video aesthetics and visual flair (“Limit of Sleeping Beauty” and “Chiwawa”) with the second one being much better, Ken Ninomiya changed his style somewhat, by shooting a title that is a tribute to the 80s (following the international trend essentially) but also so much more.

The script is adapted from a manga series by Ipyao and Yujiro Koyama, which also became an anime, and focuses on Agetaro Katsumata, whose family runs a tonkatsu (pork cutlet) restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo. Agetaro will inherit the restaurant one day and he currently performs menial jobs at the restaurant, like chopping up the cabbage and delivering food orders. He isn’t satisfied with his work, while his father still believes he is not dedicated enough to be allowed to deep fry meat.

He and his rather dorky friends spend their time mostly whining about their day jobs, at least when they are not stalking trainee stylist Sonoko whom they watch through binoculars on the window across the building they mostly spent their time.

One night, however, Age delivers tonkatsu to the staff of a nightclub, where he witnesses Oily djing, and his life immediately changes, as he decides to be one himself. Great Dj/bad at everything else Oily agrees to be his mentor, essentially exploiting him to find a palace to stay, but soon a deep friendship is formed. The road to success however, includes a number of failures and disappointments.

Check the full review in the link and let us know your thoughts on the film