By 2011 looks like being an exceptional year for Asian cinema, with new films incoming from many of the continent’s greatest directors. Wildgrounds has helpfully assembled a list of the biggest releases on the way, which include contributions from old hand Johnnie To of Hong Kong, Kim Ji-woon of South Korea, Japan’s Shion Sono (the man behind the spectacular Cold Fish) and Wong Kar Wai with The Grand Masters, which Flixist covered earlier in the year.
It’s a testament to how packed the list is with talent that even those prestigious names aren’t the most exciting there. Of primary geek interest will be Outrage 2 from the great Takeshi Kitano, a sequel to the 2010 film that marked his return to the yakuza genre he had left behind after a difficult attempt to break into the American market a decade earlier with Brothers. Elsewhere, South Korean director Kim Ji-hoon helms a 3D monster movie set on an oil rig that has reportedly taken inspiration from the Alien franchise, Goro Miyazaki adapts a script from his legendary father Hayao Miyazaki for the animated From Kokuriko Hill, John Woo’s WW2 air-aces film Flying Tigersmarks the director’s first…
2011 looks like being an exceptional year for Asian cinema, with new films incoming from many of the continent's greatest directors. Wildgrounds has helpfully assembled a list of the biggest releases on the way, which include contributions from old hand Johnnie To of Hong Kong, Kim Ji-woon of South Korea, Japan's Shion Sono (the man behind the spectacular Cold Fish) and Wong Kar Wai with The Grand Masters, which Flixist covered earlier in the year.
It's a testament to how packed the list is with talent that even those prestigious names aren't the most exciting there. Of primary geek interest will be Outrage 2 from the great Takeshi Kitano, a sequel to the 2010 film that marked his return to the yakuza genre he had left behind after a difficult attempt to break into the American market a decade earlier with Brothers. Elsewhere, South Korean director Kim Ji-hoon helms a 3D monster movie set on an oil rig that has reportedly taken inspiration from the Alien franchise, Goro Miyazaki adapts a script from his legendary father Hayao Miyazaki for the animated From Kokuriko Hill, John Woo's WW2 air-aces film Flying Tigers marks the director's first incursion into IMAX technology, Takashi Miike brings some depth to his trademark splatter with the fabulous sounding Harakiri 3D, while Jackie Chan reaches his hundredth film with 1911, a period epic about the revolution which brought down Imperial rule in China.
Be sure to head to Wildgrounds to check out the full list, which contains four pages of utter joy for anyone with even a passing interest in cinema from the Orient – and if you're visiting Flixist, that should be the lot of you.