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OSAKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2012
SPECIAL SCREENINGS

Opening & Closing films have been confirmed!

The opening film will be the world premiere of "TAKUMI: The Man Beyond Borders", which portrays the life of Takumi Asakawa, a connoisseur of Korean art and crafts as well as the first Japanese "Hallyu" (Korean wave) fan. For the closing, "Wu Xia," an exciting mix of great Kung-fu action & suspense drama, which garnered much attention at Cannes and Busan International Film Festivals, will have its Japan premiere!

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TAKUMI: The Man Beyond Borders

(C)2012「道〜白磁の人〜」フィルムパートナーズ

World Premiere

OPENING

TAKUMI: The Man Beyond Borders

2012/Japan/119min.
Distributor in Japan: T-JOY
Director: Banmei Takahashi

- GUEST: Director/ Banmei Takahashi, Cast/ Hisashi Yoshizawa


Wu Xia

(C)2011 We Pictures Ltd. Stellar Mega Films Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Japan Premiere

CLOSING (Hong Kong Film Festival)

Wu Xia

2011/Hong Kong, China/115min.
Distributor in Japan: Broadmedia Studios
Provided by Culture Publishers

Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan

- GUEST: Director/ Peter Ho-Sun Chan


About the Pink Sky

(C)michaelgion

Kansai Premiere

About the Pink Sky

2011/Japan/113min.

Director: Keiichi Kobayashi

- GUEST: Director/ Keiichi Kobayashi

*With English subtitles


Flower by the Wayside
Kansai Premiere

Flower by the Wayside

2010/Nepal/137min.

Director: Suraj Subba

- GUEST: Director/ Suraj Subba, Cast/ Yash Kumar


Hindsight

(C)2011 CJ E&M CORPORATION, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Japan Premiere

Hindsight

2011/Korea/122min.
Distributor in Japan: CJ Entertainment Japan Inc.

Director: Lee Hyeon-Seung

- GUEST: Director/ Lee Hyeon-Seung


LOVE
Japan Premiere

LOVE

2012/China, Taiwan/128min.

Director: Niu Chen-Zer

*With English subtitles


Operation Tatar (Tatar Ajillagaa)
Kansai Premiere

Surprise Screening

Operation Tatar (Tatar Ajillagaa)

Mongolia/2010/90min.

Director: Baatar Bat-Ulzii

*With English subtitles


Red Vacance Egg Tray
World Premiere

Red Vacance Egg Tray

2011-12/Korea, Japan/80min.

Director: Kim Tai-sik, Yuri Kanchiku

- GUEST: Director/ Kim Tai-sik, Yuri Kanchiku, Cast/ Lee Jin-joo, Choo So-young

*With English subtitles


The Sound of Light

(C)陽光プロ

Kansai Premiere

The Sound of Light

2011/Japan/89min.

Director: Juichiro Yamasaki

- GUEST: Director/ Juichiro Yamasaki

*With English subtitles


Starry Starry Night
Japan Premiere

Starry Starry Night

2011/China, Taiwan, Hong Kong/98min.

Director: Tom Lin

- GUEST: Director/ Tom Lin

*With English subtitles


Sunny

(C)2011 CJ E&M CORPORATION, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Japan Premiere

Sunny

2011/Korea/124min.
Distributor in Japan: CJ Entertainment Japan Inc.

Director: Kang Hyeong-chul


Trespassers
Kansai Premiere

Trespassers

2011/The Philippines/86min.

Director: Jeffery Jeturian

- GUEST: Director/ Jeffery Jeturian

*With English subtitles


Tokyo Newcomer

(C)2012 同方联合影业集团公司/北京新表现影视文化传播有限公司/株式会社ウィルコ

World Premiere

Surprise Screening

Tokyo Newcomer

Japan, China/2011/99min.

Director: Jiang Qinmin

- GUEST: Director/ Jiang Qinmin

*With English subtitles


Two Rabbits in Osaka

(C)'Film Bee' all rights reserved.

Kansai Premiere

Two Rabbits in Osaka

2011/Korea, Japan/70min.
Distributor in Japan: Wa Entertainment, Inc.

Director: Lim Tai-hyung

- GUEST: Director/ Lim Tai-hyung, Cast/ Kiki Sugino, Min Jun-ho

*With English subtitles


Warriors of the Rainbow I: Sun Flag
Japan Premiere

Warriors of the Rainbow I : Sun Flag

2011/Taiwan/143min.

Director: Wei Te-Sheng

- GUEST: Director/ Wei Te-Sheng

*With English subtitles


Warriors of the Rainbow II: Rainbow Bridge
Japan Premiere

Warriors of the Rainbow II : Rainbow Bridge

2011/Taiwan/131min.

Director: Wei Te-Sheng

- GUEST: Director/ Wei Te-Sheng

*With English subtitles


The Woman in the Septic Tank
Kansai Premiere

The Woman in the Septic Tank

2011/The Philippines/87min.

Director: Marlon N. Rivera

*With English subtitles


Women on the Edge

(C)2011 モンキータウンプロダクション/映画「ギリギリの女たち」製作委員会

Kansai Premiere

Women on the Edge

2011/Japan/101min.
Distributor in Japan: Brownie

Director: Masahiro Kobayashi

- GUEST: Director/ Masahiro Kobayashi

*With English subtitles


Asian Next-Generation Short Films

March 10 (Sat) 20:50 at Cine Nouveau

- GUEST: "Domestic Violence" Director/ Min Sung-Hyun

- GUEST: "Paramedic" Director/ Keihiro Kanyama, Producer/ Hyoe Yamamoto

 

March 11 (Sun) 12:45 at Cine Nouveau

- GUEST: "Domestic Violence" Director/ Min Sung-Hyun

- GUEST: "Paramedic" Director/ Keihiro Kanyama, Producer/ Hyoe Yamamoto

 

March 12 (Mon) 20:50 at Cine Nouveau

- GUEST: "Domestic Violence" Director/ Min Sung-Hyun

- GUEST: "Paramedic" Director/ Keihiro Kanyama

Domestic Violence
World Premiere

Domestic Violence

2012/Korea/29min.

Director: Min Sung-hyun

Cast: Han Ki-joong, Park Ki-san, Jo Jun-hee, Lee Seung-woo, Min Jun-ho

We are surrounded by violence... A sensational debut by director Min Sung-hyun!

- GUEST: Director/ Min Sung-Hyun


Scumbag, Pervert, and the Girl in Between

(C)"Scumbag, Pervert, and the Girl in Between." all rights reserved by Bruce Hwang Chen

Kansai Premiere

Scumbag, Pervert, and the Girl in Between

2011/Taiwan, U.S.A/15min.

Director: Bruce Hwang Chen

Cast: Wang Bo-Chieh, Cindy Song, Michio Hayashida

A high school outcast tries to retrieve his sweetheart's gym shorts from a town pervert…

*With English subtitles


Paramedic

(C)Go-allプロジェクト/埼玉県

Kansai Premiere

Paramedic

2011/Japan/20min.

Director: Keihiro Kanyama

Cast: Kanji Tsuda, Hiroyuki Onoue, Kyoko Matsunaga, Momoko Sekiya, Kenny, Ichiro Nakayama

The latest short by Keihiro Kanyama of "seesaw" (screened at OAFF2011). Starring Kanji Tsuda.

- GUEST: Director/ Keihiro Kanyama, Producer/ Hyoe Yamamoto

*With English subtitles