First "Japanese" Film in Korea Announced

[stephen cremin]

At the beginning of this week, the title of the first "Japanese" film to 
screen in Korea was announced following the relaxation of the 
regulations restricting Japanese cultural imports.  Directed by veteran 
director Kim Soo-Yong (who has directed over 100 feature films, many on 
location in Japan), "The Apocalypse of Love" (aka "Love Apocalypse") 
stars Japanese actress Ishida Eri (now best known for her role in the 
"Free and Easy" fishing comedy series, but who has also recently 
appeared in Nakajima Tetsuya's "HAPPY-GO-LUCKY") and is based on a 
script by Nakajima Takehiro (best known for directing "Remembrance" and 
"OKOGE", Nakajima also scripted several roman-porno in the 1970s and a 
Zatoichi film in 1967).  I think the money behind the film was Japanese.

I'll leave it up to the members of the mailing list to decide for 
themselves whether it's the first "Japanese" film under the new 
regulations, but at least its a welcome release.  Next film likely to 
pass will probably be Park Chul-Soo's "Kazoku Cinema" which has just 
completed post-production.  Park's most famous films internationally are 
"301 302" and "Push! Push!", the former having been distributed in 
Japan.  Filmed in Japan in Japanese with a wholly Japanese cast (if one 
counts Koreans born in Japan) it is based on an Akutagawa prize winning 
novel by Yu Miri of the same name.  Her sister, Yu Eri ("2/Duo"), has 
the leading role.  The crew is Korean.

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