Genkina Hito
映画男！！！
For fans of Far Eastern cinema I have some exciting news as our friends organising the Terracotta Far East Festival have announced they are back for a third year and with an impressive line-up of 14 titles from the region including many European premieres.
Highlights are many as you will see with the following trailers but the list of titles includes some of the most recent and exciting films to come out of Japan, Hong Kong, China and South Korea including <strong>Karate Girl</strong>, <strong>Yakuza Weapon</strong> and <strong>Gallants</strong>. Terracotta Festival will also screen the live-action version of <strong>Gantz</strong> at Sci-Fi London in April.
The news gets more exciting when you consider some of the stars of some of those films will be attending the screenings including <strong>Rina Takeda</strong> (the eponymous Karate Girl) and <strong>Tak Sakaguchi</strong> (director of Yakuza Weapon).
The festival runs from Thursday 5th to the 8th of May and tickets go on sale from the 1st of April via Prince Charles Cinema website (or by phone or in person at Prince Charles Cinema).
Here’s the press release for the festival with more information and trailers:
<a title="TerracottaFilFestivalLogo by Mercury Rex, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/genkinahito/5578941629/"></a>
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<strong>3rd ANNUAL TERRACOTTA FESTIVAL</strong>
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<strong>5th – 8th May 2011</strong>
<strong>Prince Charles Cinema, London</strong>
Premiere Asian movie festival in the UK, the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back in London to present its third roundup of choice hand-picked films from the Far East.
Running from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th May 2011, this year’s 14 film line-up includes:
o<strong>Karate Girl</strong> (European Premiere) – starring Rina Takeda, real teenage Karate Champion (star of High Kick Girl!), Japan
o<strong>Petty Romance</strong> (UK Premiere) – starring Lee Sun-kyun (Oki’s Movie), Choi Kang-hee, directed by Kim Joung-hoon, South Korea.
o<strong>Revenge: A Love Story</strong> (UK Premiere) – starring and written by Juno Mak, directed Wong Ching Po (Jiang Hu) and co-starring Sola Aoi (Big Tits Zombie), Hong Kong.
o<strong>Gallants</strong> (UK Premiere) – directed by Clement Cheng, Hong Kong.
o<strong>Yakuza Weapon</strong> (European Premiere) – directed by Tak Sakaguchi., Japan.
o<strong>Lost Bladesman</strong> (European Premiere) – starring Donnie Yen (Ip Man), directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong (Infernal Affairs), China.
This year’s guests confirmed already includes: Rina Takeda, Clement Cheng and Tak Sakaguchi, who travel courtesy of Terracotta Festival 2011 Official Airline KLM.
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Terracotta Festival are delighted to announce a tie up with the heavyweight SCI-FI-LONDON, a festival of sci-fi, manga, anime and genre/ fanboy films. Terracotta Festival will present “Gantz” (based on a smash hit Manga) at SCI-FI-LONDON in April, and to reciprocate, SCI-FI-LONDON will present “Yakuza Weapon” at Terracotta Festival in May. Further announcement to follow. <a href="http://www.sci-fi-london.com/">http://www.sci-fi-london.com/</a>
Full line up and more guests from Asia announced 1st week of April.
Tickets on sale from 1st April via Prince Charles Cinema <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/index.php">website</a> (or by phone or in person at Prince Charles Cinema). Ticket prices (which compare favourably with other film festivals and West End venues), are as follows:
oEarly Bird BEFORE 15th April: £7.50 or (£6.00 for PCC Members)
oFROM 16th onwards: £8.50 or (£7.50 for PCC Members)
oFestival Pass*: £70 (entry to all films with reserved seating)
*one price only for Festival Pass
Highlights are many as you will see with the following trailers but the list of titles includes some of the most recent and exciting films to come out of Japan, Hong Kong, China and South Korea including <strong>Karate Girl</strong>, <strong>Yakuza Weapon</strong> and <strong>Gallants</strong>. Terracotta Festival will also screen the live-action version of <strong>Gantz</strong> at Sci-Fi London in April.
The news gets more exciting when you consider some of the stars of some of those films will be attending the screenings including <strong>Rina Takeda</strong> (the eponymous Karate Girl) and <strong>Tak Sakaguchi</strong> (director of Yakuza Weapon).
The festival runs from Thursday 5th to the 8th of May and tickets go on sale from the 1st of April via Prince Charles Cinema website (or by phone or in person at Prince Charles Cinema).
Here’s the press release for the festival with more information and trailers:
<a title="TerracottaFilFestivalLogo by Mercury Rex, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/genkinahito/5578941629/"></a>
<strong> </strong>
<strong>3rd ANNUAL TERRACOTTA FESTIVAL</strong>
<strong> </strong>
<strong>5th – 8th May 2011</strong>
<strong>Prince Charles Cinema, London</strong>
Premiere Asian movie festival in the UK, the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back in London to present its third roundup of choice hand-picked films from the Far East.
Running from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th May 2011, this year’s 14 film line-up includes:
o<strong>Karate Girl</strong> (European Premiere) – starring Rina Takeda, real teenage Karate Champion (star of High Kick Girl!), Japan
o<strong>Petty Romance</strong> (UK Premiere) – starring Lee Sun-kyun (Oki’s Movie), Choi Kang-hee, directed by Kim Joung-hoon, South Korea.
o<strong>Revenge: A Love Story</strong> (UK Premiere) – starring and written by Juno Mak, directed Wong Ching Po (Jiang Hu) and co-starring Sola Aoi (Big Tits Zombie), Hong Kong.
o<strong>Gallants</strong> (UK Premiere) – directed by Clement Cheng, Hong Kong.
o<strong>Yakuza Weapon</strong> (European Premiere) – directed by Tak Sakaguchi., Japan.
o<strong>Lost Bladesman</strong> (European Premiere) – starring Donnie Yen (Ip Man), directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong (Infernal Affairs), China.
This year’s guests confirmed already includes: Rina Takeda, Clement Cheng and Tak Sakaguchi, who travel courtesy of Terracotta Festival 2011 Official Airline KLM.
<strong> </strong>
Terracotta Festival are delighted to announce a tie up with the heavyweight SCI-FI-LONDON, a festival of sci-fi, manga, anime and genre/ fanboy films. Terracotta Festival will present “Gantz” (based on a smash hit Manga) at SCI-FI-LONDON in April, and to reciprocate, SCI-FI-LONDON will present “Yakuza Weapon” at Terracotta Festival in May. Further announcement to follow. <a href="http://www.sci-fi-london.com/">http://www.sci-fi-london.com/</a>
Full line up and more guests from Asia announced 1st week of April.
Tickets on sale from 1st April via Prince Charles Cinema <a href="http://www.princecharlescinema.com/index.php">website</a> (or by phone or in person at Prince Charles Cinema). Ticket prices (which compare favourably with other film festivals and West End venues), are as follows:
oEarly Bird BEFORE 15th April: £7.50 or (£6.00 for PCC Members)
oFROM 16th onwards: £8.50 or (£7.50 for PCC Members)
oFestival Pass*: £70 (entry to all films with reserved seating)
*one price only for Festival Pass