Asian films in Rotterdam 2

[Stephen Cremin]

And of course CHICKEN RICE WAR isn't a European premiere having received 
it's international premiere at Udine in Italy last April.  And ONE FINE 
SPRING DAY was in competition in Tokyo so that isn't an international 
premiere.  And before anybody wastes any euro, I have to warn that 
competition film WEEKEND PLOT gets the medal for my worst film of 2001.  
The marketing concept behind it is that it's the first mainland film in 
which the actors wear swimming costumes for the entire length of the 
film.  Finally, any truth to the rumour that Yukisada Isao's TORCH SONG 
was rejected by Rotterdam because of its lesbian content?!

Stephen

On Monday, January 7, 2002, at 11:15  pm, Stephen Cremin wrote:

> List at bottom is from SCREEN INTERNATIONAL website:
> http://www.screendaily.com/index.pl?6909
>
> SUICIDE CLUB (aka SUICIDE CIRCLE) is not a world premiere 
> incidentally.  It played in the Fantastic Film Section of the Tokyo IFF 
> but I couldn't get a ticket for the screening.  Cast includes Ishibashi 
> Ryo, Nagase Masatoshi, Hosho Mai, Kikuchi Mika and Sato Tamao.  
> AGITATOR and KATAKURI also played Tokyo IFF.  Mark gave a good review 
> of NAMI in the Japan Times months back for those who weren't put off by 
> TIMELESS MELODY.  ZIPPER AND TITS didn't get a great review in Variety 
> after premiering in Vancouver.
>
> Elsewhere it was announced that Kim Ki-duk's BAD GUY and Zhang Yimou's 
> HAPPY TIME(S) would play Berlin, but no news yet of any Japanese 
> entries.  Unless someone here has some gossip...
>
> Stephen
>
>
> European Premieres:
> Whispering Sands (Pasir berbisik): Nan Achnas/Indonesia/Japan
> Chicken Rice War: K. Chee/ Singapore
> Zipper And Tits (Fastener & Chibusa): Koji Shirakawa/Japan
> Weekend Plot (Mi Yu Shi Ki Xiao Shi): Zhang Ming/China
>
> International Premieres:
> One Fine Spring Day (Bomnaleun Kanda): Jin-Ho Hur/South Korea/Hong Kong
> Take Care Of My Cat (Go-Yang-I-Rul Boo-Tak-Hae): Jae-Eun Jeong/South 
> Korea
> The Happiness Of The Katakuris (Katakuri-Ke No Koufuku): Takashi, 
> Miike/Japan
> Agitator (Araburu Tamashii Tachi): Takashi Miike/Japan
> Wave (Nami): Hiroshi, Okuhara/Japan
> One Take Only: Oxide Pang/Thailand
> Camel(s) (Nakta(deul)): Park Kiyong /South Korea
>
> World Premieres:
> Suicide Club (Jisatsu Circle): Sono Sion/Japan
>