For Day 22 I watched the 1989 Hong Kong film Miracles: The Canton Godfather (奇蹟) directed by Jackie Chan. The version of the film I watched is the original Hong Kong version, also known as Mr. Canton and Lady Rose. This movie was a lot more entertaining than I had anticipated. It's not violent like the others which honestly worried me, but in return it had a great story and the performances were really good. Pacing was spot on for a 2 hour film and while I have some issues with the whole antagonist aspect for select characters, overall it was a solid film.
4/5
Miracles: The Canton Godfather is available on Blu-ray from distributor 88 Films.
Watched:
Coming Soon:
Note: The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice, Funeral Parade of Roses, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo won't be watched during the Asian Cinema Watch Phase 2 line-up.
| Day | # | Localised Name | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Crime Story | Kirk Wong | Hong Kong |
| 02 | 02 | Pluto | Shin Su-won | South Korea |
| 03 | 03 | Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wasteland | Atsushi Yamatoya | Japan |
| 04 | 04 | The Adventures of Denchu-kozo | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| 04 | 05 | Haze | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| 05 | 06 | Killing | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| 06 | 07 | Spiral | George Lida | Japan |
| 07 | 08 | Dragons Forever | Sammo Hung | Hong Kong |
| 08 | 09 | Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute | Masao Adachi | Japan |
| 09 | 10 | Cold Fish | Sion Sono | Japan |
| 10 | 11 | Confessions | Tetsuya Nakashima | Japan |
| 11 | 12 | Pornostar | Toshiaki Toyoda | Japan |
| 12 | 13 | Unchain | Toshiaki Toyoda | Japan |
| 13 | 14 | 9 Souls | Toshiaki Toyoda | Japan |
| 14 | 15 | Heart of Dragon | Sammo Hung | Hong Kong |
| 15 | 16 | Hana-bi | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| 16 | 17 | Top Knot Detective | Dominic Pearce, Aaron McCann | Australia + Japan |
| 16 | 18 | The Protector | James Glickenhaus | United States + Hong Kong |
| 17 | 19 | Antiporno | Sion Sono | Japan |
| 18 | 20 | Ring 0: Birthday | Norio Tsuruta | Japan |
| 19 | 21 | Kotoko | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| 20 | 22 | Vulgaria | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong |
| 21 | 23 | Kamikaze Girls | Tetsuya Nakashima | Japan |
| 22 | 24 | Miracles: The Canton Godfather | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
Coming Soon:
Note: The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice, Funeral Parade of Roses, The Hidden Fortress, Sanjuro, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo won't be watched during the Asian Cinema Watch Phase 2 line-up.
| Localised Name | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|
| For Love's Sake | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Han Gong-Ju | Lee Su-jin | South Korea |
| Lowlife Love | Eiji Uchida | Japan |
| Memories of Matsuko | Tetsuya Nakashima | Japan |
| Tokyo Sonata | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Tokyo Tribe | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Localised Name | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Assassins | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| After the Storm | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Audition | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku | Japan |
| Before We Vanish | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Black Butler | Kentarō Ōtani, Keiichi Satō | Japan |
| Blade of the Immortal | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Blue Spring | Toshiaki Toyoda | Japan |
| Burning | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea |
| Dangan Runner | Sabu | Japan |
| Dark Water | Hideo Nakata | Japan |
| Dead or Alive | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Dead or Alive 2: Birds | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Dead or Alive: Final | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Departures | Yōjirō Takita | Japan |
| Dreams | Akira Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Forest of Love | Sion Sono | Japan |
| The Handmaiden | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| The Happiness of the Katakuris | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Hero | Zhang Yimou | China |
| The Host | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| House | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Japan |
| The Human Condition Part I: No Greater Love | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan |
| The Human Condition Part II: Road to Eternity | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan |
| The Human Condition Part III: A Soldier's Prayer | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan |
| I Saw The Devil | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea |
| Infernal Affairs | Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Hong Kong |
| Infernal Affairs II | Andrew Lau, Alan Mak | Hong Kong |
| Lady Snowblood | Toshiya Fujita | Japan |
| Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance | Toshiya Fujita | Japan |
| Lady Vengeance | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| The Legend of the Stardust Brothers | Macoto Tezka | Japan |
| Lesson of Evil | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Ley Lines | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Love Exposure | Sion Sono | Japan |
| The Mermaid | Stephen Chow | China |
| Mother | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| Oldboy | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| One Cut of the Dead | Shinichiro Ueda | Japan |
| Orgies of Edo | Teruo Ishii | Japan |
| Parasite | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| Police Story | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
| Police Story 2 | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
| Project A | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
| Project A Part II | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong |
| Pulse | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| The Raid | Gareth Evans | Indonesia |
| The Raid 2: Berandal | Gareth Evans | Indonesia |
| Rainy Dog | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Retaliation | Yasuharu Hasebe | Japan |
| Ring | Hideo Nakata | Japan |
| Ring 2 | Hideo Nakata | Japan |
| Rurouni Kenshin | Keishi Ōtomo | Japan |
| Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno | Keishi Ōtomo | Japan |
| Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends | Keishi Ōtomo | Japan |
| Shadow | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Shin Godzilla | Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Japan |
| Shinjuku Triad Society: China Mafia War | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Shoplifters | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| The Story of Yonosuke | Shūichi Okita | Japan |
| Street Mobster | Kinji Fukasaku | Japan |
| Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Tag | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Tale of Cinema | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| A Tale of Two Sisters | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea |
| Terra Formars | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Tetsuo: The Iron Man | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Tetsuo II: Body Hammer | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| The Third Murder | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan |
| Thirst | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Train to Busan | Yeon Sang-ho | South Korea |
| The Villainess | Jung Byung-gil | South Korea |
| The Woodsman and the Rain | Shūichi Okita | Japan |
| Unforgiven | Lee Sang-il | Japan |
| Wolf Guy: Enraged Lycanthrope | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Japan |
| Woman is the Future of Man | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Yakuza Law | Teruo Ishii | Japan |
