The New York Asian Film Festival is back like a bad dream, ready to cleanse the dirt from your soul with a barrage of sparkling, super-powered movies straight out of Asia. It’s a seventeen day orgy of new films from Miike Takashi, Johnnie To, Hur Jin-Ho, Wakamatsu Koji and Aoyama Shinji. Plus, our first-ever documentary ("Yasukini") and our first movies from Indonesia ("Kala") and Vietnam ("The Rebel").
Screenings were held from June 20 – July 6, 2008 at the IFC Center and Japan Society.
Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director | Premiere Status |
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2007 | Accuracy of Death | 死神の精度 (Sweet Rain) | Japan | Masaya Kakei | New York |
2008 | Action Boys | 우린 액션배우다 | South Korea | Jung Byung-gil | International |
2007 | Adrift in Tokyo | 転々 | Japan | Satoshi Miki | North American |
2005 | Always: Sunset on Third Street | ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 | Japan | Takashi Yamazaki | |
2007 | Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日 | Japan | Takashi Yamazaki | New York |
2007 | Assembly | 集結號 | China | Feng Xiaogang | North American |
2006 | ARCH ANGELS | 笑う大天使(ミカエル) | Japan | Issei Oda | New York |
2004 | The Bodyguard | บอดี้การ์ดหน้าเหลี่ยม | Thailand | Panna Rittikrai; Mum Jokmok | New York |
2007 | The Bodyguard 2 | บอดี้การ์ดหน้าเหลี่ยม 2 | Thailand | Panna Rittikrai; Mum Jokmok | North American |
2007 | The Butcher | 도살자 | South Korea | Kim Jin-won | International |
2008 | OneChanbara | お姉チャンバラ The Movie | Japan | Yohei Fukuda | International |
2007 | Dainipponjin | 大日本人 (Big Man Japan) | Japan | Hitoshi Matsumoto | New York |
2007 | Dog In A Sidecar | サイドカーに犬 | Japan | Kichitaro Negishi | North American |
2007 | Dororo | どろろ | Japan | Akihiko Shiota | North American |
2007 | Fine, Totally Fine | 全然大丈夫 | Japan | Yosuke Fujita | North American |
2007 | Happiness | 행복 | South Korea | Hur Jin-ho | US |
2007 | Kala | Indonesia | Joko Anwar | US | |
2007 | King Naresuan | Thailand | Chatrichalerm Yukol | US | |
2007 | King Naresuan 2 | Thailand | Chatrichalerm Yukol | New York | |
2007 | L: Change the World | Lの本当の秘密 | Japan | Hideo Nakata | North American |
2007 | Like a Dragon | 龍が如く 劇場版 | Japan | Takashi Miike | |
2006 | Love On Sunday | 恋する日曜日 | Japan | Ryūichi Hiroki | North American |
2007 | Love On Sunday 2: Last Words | 恋する日曜日 私。恋した | Japan | Ryūichi Hiroki | North American |
2007 | M | South Korea | Lee Myung-se | US | |
2007 | Mad Detective | 神探 | Hong Kong | Johnnie To; Wai Ka-fai | New York |
2008 | The Most Beautiful Night In The World | 世界で一番美しい夜 | Japan | Daisuke Tengan | International |
2008 | Public Enemy Returns | 강철중: 공공의 적 1-1 | South Korea | Kang Woo-suk | International |
2007 | The Rebel | Vietnam | Charlie Nguyen | New York | |
2003 | Retro Game Master: Ghosts & Goblins | ゲームセンターCX | Japan | ||
2003 | Retro Game Master: Mystery of Atlantis | ゲームセンターCX | Japan | ||
2007 | Sad Vacation | サッド ヴァケイション | Japan | Shinji Aoyama | US |
2008 | Sasori | さそり | Hong Kong Japan | Joe Ma | North American |
2007 | The Shadow Spirit | 魍魎の匣 | Japan | Masato Harada | North American |
2007 | Shadows in the Palace | 궁녀 | South Korea | Kim Mee-jeung | New York |
2008 | Shamo | 军鸡 | Hong Kong | Cheang Pou-soi | North American |
2008 | Sparrow | 文雀 | Hong Kong | Johnnie To; Wai Ka-fai | New York |
2006 | Strawberry Shortcakes | ストロベリーショートケイクス | Japan | Hitoshi Yazaki | New York |
2007 | Sukiyaki Western Django | キヤキ・ウエスタン ジャンゴ | Japan | Takashi Miike | New York |
2008 | Tamami: The Baby's Curse | 赤んぼ少女 | Japan | Yūdai Yamaguchi | International |
2008 | Then Summer Came | たみおのしあわせ | Japan | Ryo Iwamatsu | World |
2007 | The World Of Ours | 俺たちの世界 | Japan | Ryo Nakajima | New York |
2008 | Tokyo Gore Police | 東京残酷警察 | Japan | Yoshihiro Nishimura | North American |
2007 | United Red Army | 実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程(みち) | Japan | Kōji Wakamatsu | North American |
2007 | X-Cross | エクスクロス 魔境伝説 | Japan | Kenta Fukasaku | New York |
2008 | Yasukuni | 靖国 | Japan China | Li Ying | New York |
The 8th New York Asian Film Festival presented the following films from the 6th Mise-en-scène Short Film Festival:
Year | Title | Original Title | Country | Director |
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2006 | Son's | 아들의 것 | South Korea | Lee Su-jin |
2006 | Art of War | 단편 손자병법 | South Korea | Kwon Hyeok-Jae |
2007 | Sam Peckinpah: A Retrospective | 샘 퍼킨파 회고전 | South Korea | Chun Nam-Suk |
2007 | How To Make A Motion Picture | South Korea | Lim Sung-Hyun | |
2007 | Everyone, Shut Up! | 수다쟁이들 | South Korea | Ko Tae-Jeong |
2007 | The French Lieutenant's Wife | 프랑스 중위의 여자 | South Korea | Baek Seung-Bin |
2007 | Watermellon Chicken | 수박 병아리 | South Korea | Won Jong-Shik |
2007 | A Puppy, Our Family | 가족 같은 개, 개 같은 가족 | South Korea | Park Soo-Young & Park Jae-Young |