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Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 to Screen An Elephant Sitting Still, Radiance

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radianceThe Edinburgh International Film Festival returns for 2018 bringing with it an impressive selection of recent East Asian cinema:

China

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  • An Elephant Sitting Still – The first and only feature film from the late Hu Bo, An Elephant Sitting Still is a story of stagnation and the dream of escape.
  • Girls Always Happy – A mother and daughter lead frustratingly interdependent lives in Yang Mingming’s drama.

Hong Kong

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  • No. 1 Chung Ying Street – drama contrasting 1967 pro-China demonstrations against the British Government, and the Umbrella democratisation movement in present day Hong Kong.

Japan

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  • Party ‘Round the Globe – Hirobumi Watanabe returns with another deadpan classic in which he stars as a lonely man on a roadtrip with a neighbour.
  • Radiance – The latest from Naomi Kawase, Radiance stars Masatoshi Nagase as a photographer slowly losing his sight.

Taiwan

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  • The Great Buddha+ – an extension to director Huang Hsin-Yao’s 2014 short, The Great Buddha+ follows two security guards as they spy on their womanising boss for kicks but find out something they were not supposed to know.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from 20th June to 1st July. You can find the complete details for all the films, as well as screening times and ticketing information on the official website and you can also keep up with all the latest festival news via the official Twitter account, Facebook page, Instagram, and YouTube channels.

Rage, Snow Woman Join Okja at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

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Rage StillThe Edinburgh International Film Festival has a long and proud history of showcasing East Asian cinema and this year is no different with several high profile movies making their UK premieres in the Scottish capital.

Scroll down for a handy list and ticket links:

in this corner of the world horizontalSunao Katabuchi’s award winning animation In This Corner of the World receives its UK premiere at Edinburgh ahead of a domestic release from Animatsu. A moving historical drama, the animated feature examines the life of a woman in Hiroshima towards the end of the second world war.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ-B2B1Nm8Q

Godspeed stillTaiwanese dark comedy crime thriller Godspeed follows the adventures of a hapless drug dealer whose plans are derailed by an encounter with a strange taxi driver.

OKJA 013 - 60.arwNeeding little introduction, Okja is the latest film from Bong Joon-ho and the story of a little girl and her strange animal friend which has been kidnapped by a shady international organisation.

rage still 2Lee Sang-il reunites with Unforgiven’s Ken Watanabe and enlists an all star cast including, Kenichi Matsuyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Go Ayano, Mirai Moriyama, and Suzu Hirose for Rage – another exploration of human darkness based on a novel by Villain’s  Shuichi Yoshida. Review.

Snow WomanKiki Sugino brings a modern twist to the classic tale of the Snow Woman who steals the breath of mortal men daring to spend a night in her forests only to find her icy heart melting and ultimately broken by the cruelty of human frailty.

Tokyo Idols stillKyoko Miyake’s documentary Tokyo Idols takes a look at the idol phenomenon as it operates within modern pop culture.

mole song stillTakashi Miike never stops! Mole Song: Hong Capriccio is a sequel to the original Mole Song in which undercover cop Reiji gets himself mixed up with a yakuza and his unusual daughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOxw-vF-jE

operation mekong bannerPlaying in the Night Moves section, Dante Lam’s Operation Mekong stars Eddie Peng in an action packed crime adventure in which Chinese special forces make a daring raid into Thailand in search of a drug syndicate.

vampire cleanup department stillA return to the classic Hong Kong horror comedies of the past, Vampire Cleanup Department is the story of a young man who discovers he comes from a long line of vampire hunters only to fall for a rare “human type” vampire.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from 21st June to 2nd July 2017, and you can find all the latest details on the festival’s official website, or follow the official Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram, and YouTube channel.

At a glance – full list of Asian films playing at the festival: