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Sunday, January 21, 2018
30 ASIAN FILMS TO WATCH FOR IN 2019
FROM SOUTH KOREA
English Titles | Native Titles | Genre | Directors | Actors |
The Swordsman | 검객 | Action, Period | Choi Jae-hoon | Jang Hyuk, Jung Man-sik, Joe Taslim, Kim Hyun-soo |
EXIT | 엑시트 | Disaster, Action | Lee Sang-geun | Jo Jung-suk, Yoona |
The Battle of Jangsari | 장사리 9.15 | War, Drama | Kwak Kyung-taek, Kim Tae-hoon | Kim Myung-min, Megan Fox, Kim In-kwon, Choi Min-ho |
Heads of Namsan | 남산의 부장들 | Drama, Action | Woo Min-ho | Lee Byung-hun, Lee Sung-min, Kwak Do-won, Lee Hee-joon |
The Divine Fury | 사자 | Action, Horror | Kim Joo-hwan | Park Seo-joon, Ahn Sung-ki, Woo Do-hwan |
Okay Madam! (literal title) | 오케이! 마담 | Action, Comedy | Lee Cheol-ha | Park Sung-woong, Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Sang-yoon, Lee Sun-bin, Bae Jeong-nam |
Blackout | 암전 | Mystery, Horror | Kim Jin-won | Seo Ye-ji, Jin Seon-kyu |
Money | 돈 | Crime, Action | Park Noo-ri | Ryu Jun-yeol, Yoo Ji-tae, Jo Woo-jin |
Hunting Time | 사냥의 시간 | Sci-fi, Thriller | Yoon Sung-hyun | Lee Je-hoon, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn Jae-hong, Park Jung-min, Park Hae-soo |
The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale | 기묘한 가족 | Comedy | Lee Min-jae | Jung Jae-young, Kim Nam-gil, Uhm Ji-won |
FROM JAPAN
Titles | Directors | Cast | Genre | Production Notes | ||
| Kenji Kodama | Akira Kamiya, Kazue Ikura, Yōko Asagami, Tesshō Genda, Mami Koyama | Drama, Action, Comedy, Spy, Sci-fi, Superheroes | Based on a manga series, This is a Valentine's Day (Chinese New Year, National Foundation Day) film. | ||
| Naoyoshi Shiotani | Ayane Sakura, Kenji Nojima, Hiroki Tōchi, Kinryū Arimoto, Akira Ishida, Tomokazu Seki | Drama, Action, Crime, Spy, Sci-fi | Based on a manga series, This is a Valentine's Day (Chinese New Year, National Foundation Day) film. | ||
| Issei Shibata, Cédric Jimenez | Nanami Abe, Midori Nagatsuki, Wakana Majima, Rio Kiyohara, Benoît Magimel, Olga Kurylenko | Horror, Drama, Action, Monster, Thriller, Youth | A live-action film, based on a manga series, part of the sixth Asian Dark Universe, This is a New Year's Eve (Coming of Age Day) film. | ||
BUILD NEW WORLD Kamen Rider Cross | Kyōhei Yamaguchi | Kyōhei Yamaguchi | Tokusatsur ( live-action), Action, Sci-fi | Based on Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, This is a Valentine's Day (Chinese New Year, National Foundation Day) film | ||
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | Gorō Taniguchi | Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Fumiko Orikasa | Fantasy, Sci-fi, Action, Mecha, Supernatural | Based on the Code Geass anime and manga, This is a Valentine's Day (Chinese New Year, National Foundation Day) film. | ||
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Series |
| Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomoaki Maeno, Toshiki Masuda, Junta Terashima, Sōma Saitō, Tasuku Hatanaka | Drama, Romance, Musical, Sports (Figure skating), Idol, Youth | Based on a video game series, This is the International Women's Day (Hinamatsuri, Commonwealth Day) and Saint Patrick's Day film. | ||
Dragon Quest and Kingdom Crossover | Shinsuke Sato, Christophe Gans | Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Takeru Satoh, Hayden Christensen | Historical, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Spy, Superheroes | Based on a manga series, This is an Easter Day (Earth Day, April Fools' Day) film. | ||
Inemuri Iwane X Assassin's Creed | Katsuhide Motoki | Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kyoko Yoshine, Tasuku Emoto, Yosuke Sugino, Kuranosuke Sasaki | Historical, Fantasy, Drama, Action | Based on a children's novel, This is a Golden Week (Europe Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day) and May Day film. | ||
| Kunihiko Yuyama, Motonori Sakakibara |
| Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Action, Children's, Youth | Based on a video game series, This is a Marine Day and Mediterranean Stanza Heroes' Day (Bastille Day, Tanabata) film. | ||
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| Masataka Kubota, Maika Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada, Yū Aoi, Yo Oizumi | Horror, Dark fantasy, Supernatural horror, Action, Monster, Superheroes | A live-action film, based on the Tokyo Ghoul anime and manga series, part of the prequel of Spider-Man: Far From Home. |
From China
Titles | Directors | Cast | Genre | Production Notes |
Air Strike | Xiao Feng | Bruce Willis, Liu Ye, Nicholas Tse, William Chan, Song Seung-heon | War / Drama | Mainland-United States co-production |
Empires of the Deep |
| Olga Kurylenko | Sci-fi | Mainland-United States co-production |
The Great Detective | Roy Chow | Han Geng, Yin Zheng, Zhang Huiwen | Comedy / Action / Suspense / Crime |
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L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | Guo Jingming | Fan Bingbing, Kris Wu, Chen Xuedong | Animation / Fantasy |
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Out of Control | Axel Sand | T.O.P, Cecilia Cheung, Michael Trevino | Action | Mainland-Germany-South Korea co-production |
The Three-Body Problem | Panpan Zhang | Zhang Jingchu, Feng Shaofeng | Science fiction |
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The Wonder | Norman Stone | Archie Kao, Karl Urban, Willow Shields, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Leo Wu, Christy Chung, Joe Chen | Fantasy | China-New Zealand-United Kingdom co-production |
The Forest Monster |
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A Rain Cloud in the Sky | Lou Ye | Jing Boran, Song Jia, Sandra Ma, Zhang Songwen, Michelle Chen, Qin Hao | Crime / Suspense |
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2019 Asian Television Dramas
South Korea | Japan | China |
Absolute Boyfriend (South Korean TV series) Asadal Chronicles Beautiful World (TV series) Because It's My First Love Best Chicken Big Issue (TV series) Different Dream Doctor Prisoner The Fiery Priest Haechi (TV series) He Is Psychometric Kingdom (South Korean TV series) Left-Handed Wife Legal High (South Korean TV series) Live or Die (TV series) Love Alarm Love at First Sight (TV series) My Fellow Citizens My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2 Romance Is a Bonus Book So I Married an Anti-fan (TV series) Spring Turns to Spring Touch Your Heart Trap (TV series) Vagabond (TV series) Voice 3 | Ace of Diamond Ao-chan Can't Study! Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
B-Project Boogiepop and Others
Carole & Tuesday The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II A Certain Scientific Accelerator A Certain Scientific Railgun Chihayafuru Circlet Princess Colorful Pastrale Cop Craft
Date A Live Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Dimension High School Domestic Girlfriend Dororo Dr. Stone Dumbbell Nan-Kilo Moteru?
Endro! Ensemble Stars!
Fate/Grand Order Fire Force Fruits Basket
Girly Air Force Grimms Notes Gunjō no Magmell
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu Hoshiai no Sora Hulaing Babies
I'm From Japan Isekai Quartet Idaten (TV series)
Joshi Kausei
Kabukichō Sherlock Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko Kemurikusa Kenja no Mago Kono Oto Tomare! Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
Magia Record Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka Magical Sempai The Magnificent Kotobuki Manaria Friends Maō-sama, Retry! Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Meiji Tokyo Renka Mix (manga) My Roommate is a Cat
Nobunaga Sensei no Osanazuma
Over Drive Girl 1/6
Pastel Memories Pet (manga) Pretty Rhythm The Price of Smiles The Promised Neverland
The Quintessential Quintuplets
Rainy Cocoa Re:Stage! Revisions (TV series) The Rising of the Shield Hero
Sarazanmai Senryū Shōjo Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Shōmetsu Toshi Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Star Twinkle PreCure Superbook Super Sentai Strongest Battle Symphogear
Ueno-san wa Bukiyō Ultraman New Generation Chronicle
Vinland Saga (manga)
W'z Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me We Never Learn
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
Z/X
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Beautiful Reborn Flower
Cry Me a Sad River
Dancing in the Storm (TV series)
Empress of the Ming
The Fated General
God of Lost Fantasy The Gods (TV series) The Golden Eyes
Held in the Lonely Castle
Idol Producer (season 2) In Youth
The King's Avatar
The Legend of Ba Qing The Legend of Haolan The Legends of Monkey King The Love of Hypnosis
New Dragon Gate Inn (TV series) New Horizon (TV series)
Peace in Palace, Peace in Chang'an
Queen Dugu (TV series)
See You Again (TV series) Sword Dynasty
Tears in Heaven (TV series) Ten Years Late
The Wolf (TV series)
Zhaoge (TV series) |
