From: NO TOP TEN CENTRAL Newsgroups: alt.asian-movies,soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (January 4 2024) Organization: Chaffing Heart Club (TM) The following publication contains material that might be objectionable to some readers. Parental guidance and reader discretion are advised. [FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao 1. THIS TOP 10 IS DEDICATED TO A. Sammo Hung Kam Bo who celebrates his birthday on January 7th B. Ruco Chan Jin Pang who celebrates his birthday on January 4th 2. MISCELLANEOUS * (2024/01/10) Best Actor Nick Cheung Ka Fai and William Chan Wai Ting have built chemistry and friendship from working on their Emperor Motion Picture BURSTING POINT (BAU LIT DIM), which made almost 100 million yuan at the mainland box office. During the shoot they often supported each other. When Ka Fai was injured, Wai Ting did not hesitate to console him and recommend doctors. Aside from action scenes, they in the film also had a warm birthday celebration scene. Ka Fai did not forget his comedic nature as he and Wai Ting played the Boy Love card. Wai Ting joked that he had no difficulty from working on the "ambiguous scene" with Ka Fai. "Everyone is his fan, I have always liked him very much so it wasn't hard at all." * (2024/01/09) Best Actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai recently has been busy with promoting his film THE GOLDFINGER (GUM SAU JI). Recently during an interview he mentioned that the first director he came in contact with was Stephen Chow Sing Chi. They pointed out that before they got into the business, Chow Sing Chi once wrote, directed and starred in the short film BRUCE LEE KILLS THE BAD GUY. Wai Jai once asked him the whereabouts of the film, but even Chow was not sure. Wai Jai recalled that back then they applied for the artist training class together. The final around was a tragedy performance. He pointed out that although Chow was serious, he turned the tragedy performance into a comedy. Chow Sing Chi at the time still confidently said to him, "I definitely have no problem, you probably failed." In the end only Wai Jai was accepted. * (2024/01/09) The Andy Lau Tak Wa produced and starred with Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan and Cya Liu film I DID IT MY WAY (CHIM HUNG) would open Thursday (the 11th). The film would have its share of exciting and stimulating action scenes. One of the major gun fight scenes would take place at the leads Wa Jai and Cya Liu's romantic small island wedding. They were holding their wedding on Tioman Island, Malaysia, but the enemy's mercenary army arrived. As his life and death colleague Lam Ka Tung tried to stop them. With the gun fights, the team spent a lot of manpower and material to build the romantic wedding into battlefield. This gun fight scene shot for 12 nights straight, even against the challenge of a red rainstorm warning, and completely relied on the team's demonstration of Hong Kong filmmakers' spirit! Also the producer, Wa Jai was very anxious about this major scene, personally studied in detail every shot with action director Chin Kar Lok, every actor's movement; every detail down to how each stunt coordinated with the dialogue, Wa Jai gave suggestions to. After each shot Wa Jai with Ka Tung would watch the playback with the director and study it. The team was very cautious and serious about the production, just an explosion scene took three to four hours to shoot. Once after Wa Jai accepted a take, Ka Tung jokingly cut in. "I have protected you!" Ka Tung after each gun fight could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, he was animated from the elation. "Gun fight scenes required a lot of coordination, the wire team, the explosions, the set, arrangement of the stun team on how to handle them, how actors would coordinate, but the film was worth all the effort. Without movies around this budget, I wouldn't have the chance to be an action actor." Ka Tung also said that luckily this time the shoot took place on the beach, which was open and cool by comparison. If it was on the streets it definitely would be even tougher. Without a gun to strike back with, Cya Liu still had to accept physical challenges. In the film she was pregnant when she went to get married. Escaping the rain of bullets while pregnant, she had to appear to remain calm despite the danger. She also had to interpret the character's worry for her husband's and the child in her belly's safety, which was quite a challenge to her physical and acting abilities. In one scene she and Wa Jai went to the beach and were preparing to leave on a speedboat. They had to lie down on the beach that was just rained on to act. Wearing a fake belly and a wedding gown, Cya had to roll around in the wet sand. The wedding gun fight that took 12 nights to shoot faced bad weather almost every night. On many days the team encountered strong wind and rain, even the red rain storm warning. During the rain, Wa Jai would discuss strategies with Kar Lok and the crew. Luckily each time they took their marks, the sky suddenly cleared up. Rain and wind stopped for the team to smoothly complete the shoot in one take. Kar Lok was particularly grateful to the entire team's contributions. "On the week of the shoot rain came down sideways, but our team has been great. Under the work environment of rain and lightning the team would work very hard and demonstrate our Hong Kong filmmakers' spirit." The team grasped every second of every minute, worked all night until early morning, all for the best result. Wa Jai was also very pleased. After the shoot he even screamed "Good morning!" repeatedly to everyone. * (2024/01/08) Simon Yam Tat Wa, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, Anna Ng Yuen Yee, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Justin Cheung Kin Sing and others yesterday attended their film DELIVERANCE (YUEN SUN JUI)'s premiere. The actors even wrote postcards to their families. Yam Tat Wa admitted playing mother and son with Ng Ka Lai tested their acting, and revealed that he still would write letters and draw pictures to his daughter even now. Yam Tat Wa and Ng Cheuk Hei said that in the film they had a lot of scenes together. Both their characters would be able to "go very far" to protect their families. The family man Yam Tat Wa even added that in people should have a sense of responsibility, not only to family but also to society. In particular the elderly contributed a lot in the 50s and the 60s. Everyone should cherish the elderly and friends. Despite technological advances, everyone could try to write letters to communicate with family. He revealed that even now he would still write his daughter letters and draw pictures. For Yam Tat Wa, the most memorable part of the film was turning from playing a couple with Ng Ka Lai in the past to mother and son this time. Even he as a Best Actor proclaimed it was a challenge to his acting. He said, "Ng Ka Lai is irreplaceable as a sexy goddess. I never would have guessed that she would play my Ma. When I look into her eyes, I would be reminded of playing a couple with her in POLICE CADET 2. Now I don't know how to play the role; I have to let go of a lot of baggage, treat myself like a newcomer, and use another type of love for the family. Actually it was very hard. Everyone in the film would discover her god class acting, which could truly be placed in textbooks." Ng Cheuk Hei earlier attended his niece's wedding in Zhongshan. He said that he still had connection to his family now, so he did not mind taking around a dozen hours of car ride to attend. However when asked when it would be his turn, he laughed it off. "I would try my best." He originally was scheduled with Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Jordan Chan Siu Chun, Raymond Lam Fung and others to attend a mainland countdown event and played in a New Year soccer game, but he revealed that the events had to be postponed to maybe March or May. As for the endless jobs for CALL ME BY FIRE 2, he pointed out that he had to thank the television station for giving him the opportunity to promote the Greater Bay Area. In addition, Cheung Kin Sing recently fell for 24 year old Miss Exhibition Angel Tsang Ka Ching. Was he close to tying the knot? He stated that at age 40 he has thought about life events and whether at 50 he would still have enough energy to raise children. In addition earlier for movies he had to gain and lose weight multiple times, which he worried would affect his health; but he still had to build a good career foundation. When both love and work would be stable and he would have the ability to take care of his wife and child, then he would get married. He did not want to get married for the sake of getting married. With a 16 year age difference, he also joked that it was a "May December" romance and his girlfriend could still wait at her age. He also felt that gender, race and age should not affect a relationship. The most important was the feeling, as long as they did not violate any law they were fine. * (2024/01/08) The Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau Tak Wa and Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin starred film THE GOLDFINGER (GUM SAU JI) after the simultaneous global release has already exceeded HK$ 23 million after a week at the Hong Kong box office and became the 2023 Christmas and New Year opening box office champion; the mainland also had an enthusiastic response, as its box office surpassed 300 million yuan RMB; Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia already brought good news, as the film has become the Hong Kong film opening box office champion there. THE GOLDFINGER assembled many Hong Kong Film Award winners. In the film Philip Keung Ho Man played a bank vice president and had many scenes with three master class Best Actors Wai Jai, Wa Jai and Simon Yam Tat Wa and spark off a lot of spark. Brother Hak for his prison negotiation scene with Wa jai even changed his look completely and grew out 20 some days of facial hair. In the film the Brother Hak played banker became of the financial backer of Ka Man Group founder and chair Ching Yat Yin (Leung Chiu Wai played). First they had a conversation at a travel agency, then Brother Wa joined them in another. In the film Ching and the banker put on an act in order to con the Brother Wa played partner Tsang Kim Kiu. Later because he had an important evidence on Ching, the always merciless Ching thoroughly sold him out and even put his life in danger. He helplessly ran to England and went to prison. Brother Hak pointed out that the character had big mood swings and required numerous layers of emotional changes in the performance. The role was very difficult, luckily he and Wa Jai have worked together many times. With Director Chong's guidance and suggestion of many performance methods, he and Wa Jai coordinated the ideas in the film. "A lot of the speech tone, emotions, Mr. Lau and the director have been great help to me." The film span over 15 years. Brother Hak appeared in costumes of many different eras, from the bank vice president to the unlucky prisoner. Aside from relying on the team's costume designs, Brother Hak himself also put in a lot of thought. He said, "This character early on would stand closer, and look like an intellectual. Once in prison I had to grow out my facial hair. I didn't shave for 20 some days, which I have never done in my film career. In the past it was mostly glued on. This time growing it out felt very interesting. Maybe because I wasn't used to it it felt itchy all day. During shower I would apply some conditioner, which actually was able to make the facial hair softer and more comfortable, haha." * (2024/01/06) The Lunar New Year film TABLE FOR SIX 2 (FAN HEI GUNG SUM 2)'s actors Ivana Wong Yuen Chi and Gardner Tse Kwan Ho recently performed in the play SKYLIGHT. Continuing the "TABLE" traditional of supporting each other, their film co-stars Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Peter Chan Charm Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun and others all visited them together. They prepared the signature dish of the Ivana played "Fiery Kitchen God" in the film, "Magic Crane Needle" to congratulate them. Actually the 'Magic Crane Needle" was a mock squab cake. When everyone presented the cake to Ivana, she was obviously extra happy. She also repeated her classic line from the film. "The ingredients are the truth, the taste is an image. Cooking is a cake that pretends to be soy sauce chicken." She also thanked the Table team for the support. Jeffrey recently won the "Ultimate Rookie Male Singer" gold prize and received everyone's congratulation. Ivana asked him who wrote one of his songs on the chart. He smartly answered, "Ivana composed the music of MY WORLD MAP, very great to listen to." * (2024/01/06) Andy Lau Tak Wa and Gordon Lam Ka Tung after 10 years reunited for a film, their chemistry was even better than before. Ka Tung even revealed that as a producer as well Wa Jai after his shoot was reluctant to leave, which terrified the team; however at the same time, he and Wa Jai's on screen wife Cya Liu both praised this producer for fitting the role. The actor turned producer Wa Jai even revealed that he hoped within two years he would head to directing as well. Concerned for the film industry, Ka Tung and Wa Jai even studied together whether AI would threaten the future development of film actors. Wa Jai produced and starred with Gordon Lam Ka Tung and Cya Liu in the crime action film I DID IT MY WAY (CHIM HUNG) made over 235 million yuan RMB in 5 days in its mainland release and received raves from the audience; in Hong Kong the film has been slated for an opening next Thursday (the 11th). The three leads recently promoted the film heavily. This time was Wa Jai and Ka Tung's 17th collaboration. Even though their previous one was 10 years ago, their chemistry increased instead. The bridge scene in which they went back and forth was full of tension. Ka Tung admitted that before working together he had pressure. He kept saying to himself, 10 years have passed. Working with Wa Jai he could not be worse than before, so he must perform even better; Wa Jai also praised Ka Tung's performance as much more mature, with layers that had more variety. Working with Wa Jai for the second time, Cya Liu this time has been promoted to play Wa Jai's "wife". She declared, "it was the most relaxing and happiest time in my film career." Wa Ja also appreciated Cya Liu in the wedding gun fight and the tense hospital scenes for using a very light performance method. He sensed that this "wife" was able to grasp the fate of his life, but also able to choose the journey with the best environment for him so he would not need to worry. Cya Liu also commended Wa Jai, "Aside from acting, he is also the most well rounded producer I have seen. He was able to keep an eye on every detail." The funny part was that after just exchanging compliments, Ka Tung suddenly joked with Wa Jai, "I spent 10 years just to see how you would produce this time." He also revealed that Wa Jai each time after the shoot would be reluctant to leave. When he removed his costumes to be the producer, he would seem like another Lau Tak Wa again. Everyone would think "crap, more over time". The director and others would immediately say turn around and run! Ka Tung explained further, "Actually Wa Jai and I have both been producers, so I understand that this time is very large scale and has a lot to take care of. In addition this time had almost 100 units, Wa Jai was still able to handle them very well." Wa Jai also admitted that as a producer he would be very mean, but argued that with him there he could reduce overtime. Because also with additional shoots the shoots reached over 90 units, he admitted that he also had to watch the budget. He hoped to be able to complete the film within control. "This time didn't go over budget, we actually had some left. However after the additional shoots it was pretty close." Ka Tung even joked that Wa Jai's acting hindered his producing; Wa Jai cracked up and revealed that he had another dream. "Clint Eastwood is still a great producer, director and actor. I hope to be able to that too. As early as the film DANCE OF A DREAM (OI GUAN YU MUNG) (22 years ago) I already really wanted to direct, but before 2026 I probably wouldn't be able to do it. Because I have already been dragged down by my own delay disorder for many years, I don't want to postpone any longer." Wa Jai said that actually he already had three scripts on hand, a small budget social issue film, a big budget epic, and the one he would most like to direct was RETURN OF THE CONDOR HEROES (SUN DIU HUP LUI). Just from the first film he invested in, SAVIOR OF THE SOUL (91 SUN DIU HUP LUI), anyone could tell that he had an emotional connection to this subject. As for the actor position, Wa Jai also continued to look for breakthrough. This time in the film he played the villain drug lord, which flashed the rare vicious look. He said that he has already "pocketed" this look from working on RUNNING OUT OF TIME (UM JIN), but at the time (Johnnie) To Kei Fung did not feel it was time yet. Thus this time he considered making a small attempt and hoped that in the future he would be able to play a good guy or a bad guy who could go to the extremes. In order to play the character well, Wa Jai went to get an understanding of crypto currency. He joked that he used to be a "caveman". He did not know how to go online, play with social media, because he felt the internet problems were everywhere. Personal privacy leaks have been severe. Everyone in the internet world seemed to be naked and had no sense of security. Ka Tung not only agreed but also revealed that someone opened an account to pretend to be him and his friend lost 1,400 Canadian dollars. Speaking of how realistic the AI generated baby was in the film, it was also the most expensive part of the entire film production. Would AI technology become more and more common in future film development? Wa Jai felt that it would, especially in terms of data collection like for film genre and budget. Perhaps it would be able to shorten the time in pre production work, but it still needed to be amended. AI had no way to replace human in story structure, character and other creative level. Speaking of Wa Jai having suffered to play characters like a fat guy and an elderly man, would AI help with that? Wa Jai stated that indeed it would be able to help a lot, for example playing bald would no longer need a skull cap. He also said, "On the other hand, in the future whether we would want real human or AI, it would depend on what would be needed. If a 90 year old Lau Tak Wa would be needed, then I would still be working at 90. I believed the human parts would definitely be there, the difference would be the ratio between human and I. Ultimately it is a society of choices." Ka Tung felt that although AI singers have already appeared, they seemed to be all virtual and not at all physical. * (2024/01/06) The romantic film LOVE AT FIRST LIE (BUT SI NEI BUT OI NEI) would open on January 18th. Earlier at Christmas and New Year holidays many advanced screenings were held and received enthusiastic response. Playing the cute girl who fell for the male lead Edward Chen, Hazel Lam Hei Tung made her big screen debut. Making the jump from modeling to film after just turning 20, Hazel admitted that she did all her homework before hand. She said, "In the film I played a girl who really likes to sing, only 17 years old. She is very close to me in age, I watched a lot of movies before hand for research." However at the official shoot, nervousness was inevitable. "This time I gave up many of my first times. Aside from my first movie, I also sang for the first time, hit someone for the first time, I gave my first on screen kiss to Edward Chen. At the time it was only our second meeting, but it was the first scene of my first day at work. I was very nervous. I even had to profess my love to him, then kiss his cheek." Hazel also had to slap her romantic rival Helen (Tam Hoi Lun) in the film. Before the shoot she had the stunt team's guidance on how to slap someone, but actually it was not easy. "I slapped many times. Although Helen wasn't hurt, each time after hitting her I had to hold her. I was very guilty." Then they shot a struggle scene, for realism she asked her to grab her hard. In the end many bruises were left on her arms. In addition, Hazel also sang for the first time in the film. Recalling when she entered the recording studio she still felt excited. * (2024/01/05) The Andy Lau Tak Wa produced and starred I DID IT MY WAY (CHIM HUNG) invited stunt people he has known over many years, including "Brother Condor" from the TVB series RETURN OF CONDOR HEROES 40 years old Ma Dai, from the 1994 film THREE SWORDSMEN (DOH GIM SIU) Ah Choi and from working on commercials Cheung Wa. When the three worked on I DID IT MY WAY, Wa Jai did not have any scene but came to the set to cheer them on. When he introduced the stunt team and action actors he said, "No matter what I have to come over to see my colleagues, they are still just as young." Ma Dai recalled working with Wa Jai on RETURN OF CONDOR HEROES. "At the time he wasn't famous yet. When we were working we would eat together by the roadside. I remember working on RETURN OF CONDOR HEROES at the television station the most. I played the Condor. In the day I worked on location, fighting our share on the wires. At night we worked in the studio together on dramatic scenes." Ah Choi joked that he has not worked with Wa Jai for too long, and did not understand why he constantly took a beating from Wa Jai in movies. The most memorable was the THREE SWORDSMEN production being the most difficult and the toughest. He also praised Wa Jai's good memory. He would remember 90% of the action. Cheung Wa talked about Wa Jai's wire work while working on commercials. "While working on commercials he had to be on the wire. On the set were the director and the wire director. I remember Mr. Lau said to me, 'If you don't understanding anything just tell me'. I was very embarrassed because my boss was there. I couldn't say anything out of turn, so I didn't answer him. Very regrettable." * (2024/01/05) Comedy stars of two generations Michael Hui Koon Man and Dayo Wong Tze Wa starred in the film POR DEI YUK (BREAKING HELL), which held a production start ceremony yesterday. At the worship ceremony, aside from them were also actors Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Chu Pak Hong, Paul Chun Pui, Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling) and Emperor boss Albert Yeung Sau Sing. Hui Koo Man and Wong Tze Wa teamed up again 32 years after the film THE MAGIC TOUCH (SUN SUEN), which Tze Wa felt was a miracle and even believed that Hui Koo Man would be able to reach new heights. Hui Koon Man revealed since WHERE THE WIND BLOWS (FUNG JOI HEI SI) he has not made a movie in over 4 years, until he ran into this "unrivaled" POR DEI YUK script. In addition he and Tze Wa have always had chemistry, finally 32 years since THE MAGIC TOUCH (SUN SUEN) they have reunited. "We actually wanted to make a movie together as soon as possible, but we are after perfection. Waiting for the right script has been very hard." Tze Wa complimented Hui Koon Man. "After last year's peak, when I presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to him, this time would be another peak." Tze Wa stated that he never thought over 30 years ago Hui Koon Man would personally call him. At the time he has considered that it might have been a scam, until today they were able to act together gain. He felt like it was a miracle. Hui Koon Man explained that back then he squeezed every last drop of himself onto THE MAGIC TOUCH script and almost wanted to kill himself, then he heard people say that Wong Tze Wa's stand up comedy was powerful and had a lot of ideas. So he called him. Tze Wa said, "Fortunately my heart was healthy, anyone who wants to find me can ask something to call me!" Hui Koon Man answered, "I respect stand up comedy, so I took my kids and the whole family. I even told them to remember to laugh louder. I didn't expect that at the opening when he tossed a stack of paper it would already be very funny. At the time I didn't know he wanted to be a star, otherwise he wouldn't have been just coming up with ideas. I wouldn't have asked (Leon) Lai Ming to star!" Tze Wa also joked, "So I spent 30 years to tell you I am vain." Would they participate in creating the script together this time? Tze Wa said that surprisingly someone has already written a very exciting script that had to be able to coax him as well as Hui Koon Man. Hui Koon Man admitted, "This film had many funny scenes, but it is about life and death. Now Hong Kong viewers are very smart. You can't just make them laugh, they are also after the feeling. This time Tze Wa was in the wedding business, but under the pandemic he had no business. I was in the funeral business and had the best business." Tze Wa pointed out that Hong Kong directors and screenwriters over the years have wanted to make the subject of the Hong Kong funeral industry. He said that he has seen a funeral on the holy river of India. He has also seen an aerial funeral that fed the eagles, but Hong Kong funeral would be no less exciting. Within it "Breaking Hell" was like a crazy party. "The feeling was solemn yet crazy, the subject was authentic yet cosmic." Hui Koon Man also agreed that "Breaking Hell" belonged to a Taoist ceremony, from which extended to an originally created story about life and death. The entire world would get it too, so it was both domestic and global. Tze Wa even felt that "Breaking Hell" could be said as one of Hong Kong's intellectual property, privilege, this time they won the jackpot. This time was also the first time funeral parlor and coffin home were open to Hong Kong film for location shoot. "One day while shooting at the funeral parlor, I realized that the visual and the scenery have never been seen in other films!" Returning to work after 4 years, Hui Koon Man joked that he was also very used to be an actor but he wanted to challenge his own physical abilities. "Working several dozen hours a day, I am pretty fit. I am fine, I am tough!" Tze Wa joked, "I kind of can't take it, but he still can!" The 81 year old Hui Koon Man said, "I am a senior and I still can, no one can do anything but risk their live because I am the oldest. However maybe (Patrick) Tse Yin is older than me, but he isn't coming to make movies." Michelle Wai Sze Nga and Catherine Chau Ka Yi yesterday participated in the film POR DEI YUK's opening ceremony. In the film Wai Sze Nga cut her hair short to play Hui Koon Man's explosive daughter. Everyday she would have to get upset and yell at people. After the shoot the next day she would always find micro blood vessel bursts on her face. In addition in the film she was responsible for the Taoist ceremony "Breaking Hell" at funerals. Before her performance she spent half a year to learn, but in reality no woman has done the "breaking Hell" job. She wanted to thank the director for giving her the opportunity to learn. In the future she could rely on this skill to make extra money. "However the learning process was very hard, I had to set off spark with the sword, and fire had to be on the sword. I also had to keep spinning. Even my instructor has burnt his arm. At home when I practiced the sword tossing I almost stabbed my face. Luckily I blocked it with my arm in time. My arm was bleeding, otherwise I would have a scar on my face." In addition, Wai Sze Nga in the film had to perform without make up, but many times the director said that she still had make up on her face. She could only tell him that she was just as pretty without make up. In the end she had to have darker eye circles to make her look a little uglier. Chau Ka Yi after THE GRAND GRAND MASTER (MUK DOI JUNG SI) again played the girlfriend who lived and ate at the expense of Wong Tze Wa, thus working together she was not nervous at all. In addition the team before the production began arranged for a dinner for everyone to get familiar first. Ka Yi praised Tze Wa and Hui Koon Man as friendly and funny, but would she be afraid that they would improvise on the spot during the shoot? Ka Yi said, "No, before the shoot we have rehearsed the scenes and made room, we would discuss how to shoot the scene in advance." * (2024/01/04) Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan, Lam Suet and others yesterday attended their Lunar New Year film ROB N ROLL (LUM SI GIP ONG)'s press conference. The trio filled this movie with dark humor and shared the "pain of men". Playing a bucktooth robber, Sing Sing was said to resemble an "alien" according to Ka Tung. Sing Sing, Siu Chai, Ka Tung, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan and others yesterday attended an event at a Tseung Kwan O school. Playing a taxi driver in the film, Ka Tung even personally drove a taxi and picked up the robber Sing Sing, the nursing home director Siu Chai and with a golden gun and golden wrench protected Fu Ka Chun who was dressed as the Fortune God. Director Mak Kai Kwong, Sun Kai Kwan, Lam Suet, Mike Tsang Pei Tat, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, ANSONBEAN and Wong Chung Yan joined them later as they played games and gave away New Year presents to the elderly from the senior center and secondary school students. Playing a bucktooth armed robber with cauliflower ears, Sing Sing admitted that actors needed to give and try completely without any idol baggage. "Acting with false teeth would have pronunciation problems, for longer shoots it would also be very tiring." Ka Tung joked, "You have played the handsome guy for too long!" However Ka Tung and Siu Chai revealed that Sing Sing while delivering his lines often spat on them. Ka Tung even joked, "Have you seen the movie ALIEN? The alien's dripping drool, Sing Sing during the shoot would be like this." Siu Chai said, "Ka Tung and I had it the worst, because when we act opposite Sing Sing, he would spray all over our faces." The trio talked about the "pain of men" scene. Ka Tung said that the three character talked about how men faced the prostate issue, accepted mother and wife disputes, parents' argument. Was he able to relate in real life? He said, "My prostate is fine, but I had a girlfriend who asked for a world of two and might not be willing to live with her future mother in law. (So you dumped her?) Don't say that, maybe because of this I got dumped." He immediately "passed the ball" to his two co-stars and jokingly said about the life of their lives. "Sing Sing is like the character, a lot of what he does is for a better future for his family." Sing Sing said, "In reality we have different stages. Since becoming Papa I have to accommodate my daughters, sometimes children throw tantrum and don't listen. Coaxing them doesn't work either, which is maddeningly frustrating but I still have to accept it. It is a type of training." When asked whether being handsome could be considered a "pain of men" too, Sing Sing said, "I am happy about being complimented, but I have to give to keep that condition. I have to make a lot of preparation." Siu Chai revealed that his character was like his song "Heart Too Soft", taking responsibility for anything and everything. Would the real him be the same way? He joked, "I am not too soft. I am very hard in places where men should be hard, just not the liver." He mentioned that the production was a lot of fun. His two co-stars would call early in the morning and the middle of the night to discuss the script. Everyone was very passionate about their performance. Siu Chi last year performed a 43 show concert tour. Recently he distributed 1 million between the staff as encouragement. Ka Tung pretended to be jealous and said, "What use is that, we don't get any." Dubbed "the last good boss" Siu Chai said, "I normally am very stingy with them, so this time is a comparison. In addition we had a very rough time, let them have a proper meal." Also on tour recently Sing Sing was interested in following Siu Chai's footstep. He revealed, "In the past we had lucky cash drawings, phones, wine, we haven't drawn for cars yet." Playing the female taxi driver, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan was robbed by Sing Sing in the film. However she joked that she wanted for him to tie her up and take her home. She also revealed that in order to play the role well, she went to ask friends who drove taxi for advice. Actually female taxi drivers would have a fanny pack, tied up their hair and wear a windbreaker. She also revealed that because her character was rich and had several vehicles. She also praised the script went from robbery to human nature with some satire and dark humor. In addition she has not participated in a Lunar New Year films in a very long time, the feeling was like childhood memory. "I used to watch Sing Yeh (Stephen Chow Sing Chi)'s Lunar New Year films, in recent years I watched (Dayo Wong) Tze Wa more. However this year I would watch all the Lunar New Year films and support everyone." * (2024/01/04) The film I DID IT MY WAY (CHIM HUNG) would open on January 1st in Hong Kong. Three leads Andy Lau Tak Wa, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, and Cya Liu spoke with Carol Cheng Yui Ling on her radio program. Wa Jai and Ka Tung even revealed the first time they worked together. I DID IT MY WAY would open in Hong Kong and the mainland. Its mainland box office in 5 days has already exceeded 235 million RMB and received good word of mouth. Viewers praised the story's examination of human nature's complexity and conflicts. Sister Do in the interview also expressed that the story was very interesting. Wa Jai said that the film was not the usual action crime film. "Actually at the center of the story is the relationship and love between people, as well as friendship and very heavy romance." Sister Do was interested in Wa Jai and Ka Tung teaming up for 17 times. Did they know each other from television? Ka Tung said that while in the training class, he played an extra in the 1992 film CASINO TYCOON (DOH SING DAI HUNG JI SUN GOR JUEN KEI). It was the firs time he worked with Wa Jai. He still remembered what happened 30 years ago like it was yesterday. Ka Tung said, "On the set I saw Lau Tak Wa from afar, the whole training class including (Kenny) Wong Tak Bun was there. Lau Tak Wa was running. Actually it was the first time I saw Wa Jai with my own eyes." Sister Do has always directly asked guests daring questions. "It's written here so I have to ask, in recent years have you held back and fought less?" Ka Tung pointed out that Wa Jai this time very rarely used a stunt double. As the producer as well he performed his own stunts, whether in gun fights or fight scenes with Ka Tung. Sister Do also asked Wa Jai whether he would consider directing. Wa Jai said, "I have always want to have the opportunity to direct, but as I kept working I would think why would the director shoot it so well. Yikes, I have to learn more and more and then absorb again. Actually every year I would have the impulse to direct, but in the end I would change my mind." Sister Do asked whether directing would be one of his resolutions in 2024. Wa Jai gave a surprise answer to everyone. "2025, because 2024 I would have concerts so 2025, hahaha!" Sister Do instantly praised Wa Jai for indeed being the hardest working person. For days, Wa Jai continuously promoted I DID IT MY WAY nonstop. Earlier he with Cya Lu and Kevin Chu Kam Yin went to the final stop of the national tour in Shenzhen and removed the black framed glasses that have by his side at the premiere and on the tour. "Today I am not wearing glasses. Now I am Lau Tak Wa, not the villain in the film Lam Chun On. I am relaxed, I am finally done with the bad guy." Wa Jai at the invitation of the audience performed PRACTICE, TODAY, GUNG HEI FAT CHOY and LOVE YOU TEN THOUSAND YEARS. Amidst the cheer the tour became a concert. * (2024/01/04) Edward Chen earlier came to Hong Kong to promote the romance LOVE AT FIRST LIE (BUT SI NEI BUT OI NEI). In his first Hong Kong film, he and female lead "Ah Bo" Mandy Tam Man Huen had a romance that tugs at the heart strings and he even took her first on screen kiss. However when speaking of the 6 minute long kiss scene, Edward declared that he wanted to grab the director to "eliminate the witness". He said, "We kept kissing, but the director never yelled cut. We then kept changing the kissing angles. Because both of our noses are very big, our noses kept running into each other." However the most upsetting for him was that the scene in the end was cut down to one second. Edward joked, "I really want to grab a knife and stab the director to death!" Edward Chen said that recently he learned about Mandy's new romance and could only say sorry to Mandy's boyfriend. In the past he kissed guys in movies. What was the difference? He said that the feeling was the same, both were warm and he would still get shy. After the kiss scene with Mandy though, he did not feel awkward when they saw each other again because they were s close as siblings. Coming to work on a movie in Hong Kong for the first time, Edward said that it felt like a dream. He felt that the film rhythm was very different from Taiwan films. Hong Kong film's pace was fast. When he watched the movie again he could not follow all of it. Edward Chen revealed that the production process only took half a month. Because in the film he only had a few lines of Putonghua and almost all of them were in Cantonese, everyday he practiced with his driver in very rotten Cantonese. "However some pronunciations are very hard to read, like Leung Chung Hang's name in the film 'Keung Gor'. Every time when I had to call him it was very difficult, but actually using foul language was easy. The staff taught some very long dirty terms!" In the future Edward Chen would like to come to Hong Kong to make movies again, especially crime films. He even hoped to have the opportunity to work with his idol Tony Leung Chiu Wai in the future. He said, "I can work on any movie with him. (If you have to take off your clothes?) That's not good, I am better off doing the acting part well." Edward Chen in the film had to play a patient in a part of the film. Thus before his performance he asked the director for time for him to lose weight. He chose to fast for ten days and lose around 10 pounds before performing. [ In Production Now/Soon ] ALL SHALL BE WELL Can : Chung Gum Yi Hau Lit : From Now On d. Ray Yeung Yiu Hoi Patra Au Ga Man, Maggie Li Lin Lin, Tai Bo, Leung Chung Hang, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Hui So Ying, Na Mei Kwan, Lee Lai Ha, Yu Yuk Wa, Lai Chai Ming Site : https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202402642.html [ 2024 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] When her partner Pat unexpectedly dies, Angie is left to worry about the flat in which the couple lived together for over 30 years. Supported by her chosen family, Angie begins a later-life journey into emancipation. THE UNLEASHED BLAZE Can : No For Man Yin Lit : Raging Fire Spreads d. Derek Kwok Chi Kin Andy Lau Tak Wa, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Michael Hui Koon Man, Chan Kwok Bong, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Fong Ping, Ci Sha, Xie Miao, German Cheung Man Kit, Chaney Lin Qiunan (Lam Chau Nam), Bruce Tong Kwan Chi, Andrew Pong King Fung, Kevin Tong Ka Lun Can : JOOK DIN Lit : ELECTROCUTED d. Leung Kwok Fai Andrew Lam Man Chung, Christine Ng Wing Mei, Will Or Wai Lam, Yanny Chan Wing Yan, Ng Siu Hin, Law Mong, Fung So Bo, Amy Lo WaiMan, Ansonbean Chan Ngai Sun, Ken Law Ho Ming, Jessica Chan Yee Chun Can : MEI CHUI Lit : PIGGYBACKING d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun, Chow Man Yu Louis Koo Tin Lok, Liu Kuan Ting (Lau Koon Ting), Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Eddie Cheung Su Fai, Yumi Wong Sze Kei, Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi (Kwan Tak Fai), Phei Yong (Pui Wing) POSSESSION STREET Can : Cheh Mall Lit : Malicious Mall d. Jack Lai Chun Lung Philip Keung Ho Man, Candy Wong Ka Ching@COLLAR, Yeung Wai Lun TRIER OF FACT Can : Sau Kyut Jeh Lit : Watchtower Guard d. Tong Wai Hon Louis Koo Tin Lok, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Philip Keung Ho Man, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Amy Lo Wai Man, Raymond Lam Fung, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Michael Wong Man Tak, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Law Ho Ming [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Police inspector Ben is tasked to enter the Narcotics Bureau to collect evidence against Car, an inspector who's suspected of working with the triads. However, the two men bond over their belief in justice while working together. On the surface, it appears that Car used criminals to bring down a drug kingpin, but Ben discovers that Car actually used the mission to save his mentor from being blackmailed. Even though everything Car has done has been in the name of protecting members of Hong Kong's Disciplined Services, Ben must also stay true to the word of law and procedure. A showdown between two methods of justice is about to begin. SMASHING FRANK Can : DOH POR FAT LAN HAK d. Trevor Choi Hong Ying Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Hnery Chan Hin Lok, Terry Zou (Chow Man Ching), Kaying Wong, Kun Nam Gor, Samuel Yau Man Shing Can : Ngor Ya Si Lit : Me Too d. Leung Hung Wa, Chan Tung Ming Lam Yiu Sing, Zoe Yu Kit Ying, Sam Lee Chan Sam, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, Hebe Chan Yuen Ting LOVE LIES Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi d. Ho Miu Kei Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu Can : Tam Poon Juen Ga Lit : Negotiation Expert d. Herman Yau Lai To Sean Lau Ching Wan, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Ken Low Wai Kwong, Michael Miu Kiu wai Can : Ba Ba d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong Sean Lau Ching Wan THE WONDER d. Riley Yip Marf Yau@COLLAR, Sheena Chan Shu Yan [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected attention. STUNTMAN Can : Mo Tai Jeh d. Albert Leung Koon Hiu, Herbert Leung Koon Shun Stephen Tung Wai, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, Philip Ng Won Lun, Max Cheung Tat Lun, Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung Yung Ting [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] An once-famous stunt director pursues a comeback but disrupts the relationship with his daughter in the process. ULTIMATE REVENGE Can : Chung Fung d. Terry Ng Ka Wai Alex Fong Chung Shun, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Chan Kwok Bong, German Cheung Man Kit, Macy Ma Sihui, Chin Kar Lok, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Ching Hor Wai, Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Max Cheung Tat Lun, Justin Chu Tin, Ken Law Ho Ming, Kumer So, Eric Cheng Kai Tai, Stephen Ho Kai Nam Teaser : https://vimeo.com/810391849/12ca144ae3?share=copy [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Three years ago, Ben led a botched raid that killed his undercover agent Bong. Now the sergeant of a patrol car, Ben insists on doing everything by the book. When Bong's younger brother Wallace joins Ben's unit, the two men clash over their methods. Meanwhile, the robbers that killed Bong lurk in the shadows, waiting to avenge their dead brother. MY FIRST OF MAY Can : MO MING JI Lit : no name finger (ring finger) d. James Hung Ling Jing Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yun Yi), Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Kenji Fan Lun Chi [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] Heartfelt family drama about a father who gives up his squash career to take care of his terminally ill daughter when his wife cannot handle the responsibility and walks out of their lives. PEG O' MY HEART AKA :THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION Can : Shook Mung d. Nick Cheung Ka Fai Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Fala Chen, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Yem Yuen Yee Man, Brian Lee Hoi Yin@24 Herbs Lauria Wu Ga Ying, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Can : Kui Mor Lung Jook Ma Siu Ling Lit : Demon Slaying Dragon Clan Ma Siu Ling AKA : MY DATE WITH A VAMPIRE AKA : Ngor Wor Geung Si Yau Gor Yeuk Wui d. Robert Chan Sap Sam Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Jacky Cai Jie, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, Cecilia So Lai Shan, Tse Suet Sum, Kaki Sham, Phoebus Ng Kai Yeung, Wong Chi Lok, THE GAMESTER Can : Chin Fong Man Gai Lit : Thousand Lies Ten Thousand Schemes d. Toni Shum Shek Yin Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Wiyona Yeung Chi Ching, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Lam Suet, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Kaki Sham FIGHT FOR TOMORROW Can : Ping Ming Sam Long d. Chan Tai Lee Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ying Chi Yiu, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sherming Yiu Lok Yi THE REMNANT Can : Ngok Yun Don Doh Lit : Mean People In Charge d. Mandrew Kwan Man Hin Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Ling Man Lung, Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, IMPRISONED: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE AKA : PRISON ON FIRE AKA : Gam Yuk Fung Won 2023 AKA : IMPRISONED II: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE AKA: Yut Yuk Yi: Gip So Lan Toh Can : Gip So Lan Toh d. Christopher Sun Lap Kei Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Babyjohn Choi, Wong Kwong Leung, Lam Suet, Terry Zou, Rating : IIB Length : 85 mins. Opening December 14 2023 in Malaysia Opening January 25 2024 TRIAD 3 Can : Jat Jik 3 d. Ng Ka Wai Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Michael Tao Dai Yu UNDER CURRENT Can : Noi Mok Lit : Inside Information d. Alan Mak Siu Fai Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Niki Chow Lai Kei, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yee), Gladys Lee Ching Kwan, Chan Kwok Bong, Lok Ying Kwan, Geng Changjun, Max Cheung Tat Lun [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] A foundation's chief financial officer is hang to his death on the stage during the annual charity party. As suspicions surround his death, rumors of a missing $200 million charitable donation begin to run rampant, attracting the attention of the masses... CUSTOMS FRONTLINE Can : Hoi Guan Jin Sin Lit : Customs Front Line d. Herman Yau Lai To Jacky Cheung Hok Yau, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Karena Lam Ka Yan, Cya Liu, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Kenny Kwan Chi Bun, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Shek Sau, Amanda S., Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Melvin Wong Kam Sun, Brahim Chab Opening 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/JtVM_VgfYE8 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department officers Chow Ching-lai and Cheung Wan-nam share a close mentor-student relationship. On a case involving seized smuggled arms, Ching-lai is sent to take part in a joint operation with Interpol to capture a reclusive arms dealer. However, Wan-nam makes a drastic decision that complicates the case even further. TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN AKA : KOWLOON WALLED CITY (Working title) Can : Gau Lung Sing Jai Wai Sing d. Soi Cheang Po Soi Louis Koo Tin Lok, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Raymond Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Philip Ng Won Lung, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, German Cheung Man Kit, Max Zhang Jin Length : 100 mins. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Set in the eighties inside the dangerous and enigmatic Kowloon Walled City, which was a de jure Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In follows troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun as he accidentally enters the Walled City, discovers the order amidst its chaos, and learns important life lessons along the way. In the Walled City, he becomes close friends with Shin, Twelfth Master and AV. Under the leadership of Tornado, they resist against the invasion of villain Mr. Big in a series of fierce battles. Together, they vow to protect the safe haven that is Kowloon Walled City. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Adapted from the award-winning Hong Kong cult manga series "City of Darkness", this action thriller is set in the eighties inside the dangerous and enigmatic Kowloon Walled City which was a de jure Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong. The walled city is populated by people in the lowest strata of society, among whom are various colorful and kung-fu savvy characters: e.g. a Vietnamese immigrant biding time for revenge, an ex-boxer on the lookout for his kidnapped girlfriend, a katana wielding martial arts boy wonder from Temple Street, as well as a local gang leader and his loyal friend. When the British Hong Kong government tries to demolish the Walled City once and for all with the help of a Triad kingpin and his ruffian underlings, they gather all the residents in the enclave behind them to fight against the invaders and protect their homes and properties. INEXTERNAL Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, Ng Wai Nam, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Zhang Na, Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Candy Yu On On, Can : Fun Sau Juen Ga Lit : Break Up Expert d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Tsang Lok Tung, Lai Chun, Macy Ma Sihui, Chung Ching, Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Master Seven (Chut Sin Yu) REMEMBER ME, REMEMBER LOVE Can : Oi Wan Gei Dut Lit : Love Still Remembers d. Ho Fung Penny Chan Kwok Fung, Snow Suen Man Suet, Wong Man Piu, Snowy Bai Yun, Tony Wong Wai Tung, Clorinda Chan Wing Lan, Lucas Chui Ho Dik, Meka (O Mai Ka Yi), Natalie Chan Bui Yi, Winnie So Yat Chi, Kelly Lin Kai Lai, Ho Pui Lam, Tsang Wing Kei, Kam Sun Fung, Moonna Tam Mung Na, Lai Chun Tat MAN ON THE EDGE Can : Bin Yuen Hung Jeh Lit : Edge Walker d. Sam Wong Ming Sing Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Alex Fong Chung Shun, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Jerry Lamb Hiu Fung, Karena Lam Ka Yun Opening April 15 2022 in Mainland China --- [ NOW SHOWING ] I DID IT MY WAY Can : Chim Hung Lit : Undercover Walk d. Jason Kwan Chi Yiu Andy Lau Tak Wa, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Cya Liu, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Kent Cheng Juk Si, Philip Keung Ho Man, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Lam Suet, Rating : IIB Opening December 29 2023 in mainland China Opening January 11 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/yr_9PmIX-MA [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In the new century, the fight against drugs faces an unprecedented and difficult challenge! Under the deep and complex dark network, an invisible war is being waged in Hong Kong...... Typhoon signal was hoisted in Hong Kong. Under the cover of the fierce wind, four tons of methamphetamine were entering Hong Kong, pending to be sold on the dark network. A cyber revelry of druggies was about to be unveiled, and a storm was brewing in the quiet Victoria Harbour. Police had to arrest the "boss" behind the scenes and nip the "drug network" in the bud in no time, that pushed their undercover intelligence to the narrow road. In the center of the storm, undercover agents, police officers, drug lords, black, white, and gray entangled. THE INVISIBLE GUEST d. Chen Zhuo Kara Wai Ying, Janine Chang, Greg Hsu Kuang-Han Rating : IIB Length : 106 mins. Opening January 11 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/z7WulGvBe58 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Young and beautiful entrepreneur Joanna is accused of being the culprit in a locked-room murder case, where the victim is her lover Minghao, during a time when her life and career are flourishing. In order to clear her name, she slowly gathers clues with the police officer Zheng Wei. As they investigate the case together, they discover another murder case that Joanna and Minghao had committed together. The truth gradually comes to light... THE EX-FILES 4: MARRIAGE PLAN d. Tian Yusheng Kelly Yu, Cya Liu, Han Geng, Zheng Kai, Zheng Mengxue Length : 129 mins. Opening January 11 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/RKBtYdDff1I [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] The immensely popular EX-FILE franchise now comes to its fourth sequel in which we see buddies Meng Yun and Yu Fei are coming to an age to settle down. Faced with pressure from families, Meng Yun, who is still dealing with the "aftermath of a breakup," begins to search for true love with the question "Why get married?" lingering on his mind. On the other hand, in order to get ready for married life, Yu Fei and his girlfriend Ding Dian create a marriage cooling-off period to experience the trouble they may encounter after marriage. The ups and downs of marriage indeed become challenging for their relationship. One is getting lost on the path to find true love, while the other has to deal with new drama after a taste of "the married life". The two brothers are now confronted with new emotional dilemmas... RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF A KNAPSACK KID d. Soichi Masui Japanese Animation Opening January 11 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] March begins, and there is only one month left in the third term. Sakuta Azusagawa is about to celebrate the graduation of his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima. As he waits for Mai at Shichirigahama beach, an elementary school-aged girl who looks like Mai did when she was a child actress appears in front of him. "Who are you, old man?" she asks. Is this a dream or an illusion? As he thinks about this mysterious experience, his father calls him. "It's about your mother. She says she wants to see Kaede," he says. Sakuta and Kaede's mother never came to terms with what happened to Kaede. Having been hospitalized for so long, their mother finally wants to see her daughter. To fulfill their mother's wish, Sakuta makes the difficult decision to meet face-to-face — something they haven't done in a long time. He's unable to hide his nervousness about all this. Never-before-seen scars begin to appear on Sakuta's body. Could these be warning signs of a new type of puberty syndrome? RIPPLES OF LIFE d. Wei Shujun Yang Zishan, Huang Miyi, Liu Yang, Kang Chunlei Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening January 4 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] "Nothing ever happens in Yong'an." But never say never. A film crew comes to the tranquil small town, Yong'an, to shoot a film. The town then becomes the breeding ground of three stories: local restaurant hostess starts to envision life outside the town; home returning actress hopes to reunite with old friends out of nostalgia; the director and screenwriter have a serious disagreement regarding the film. Rising Chinese director Wei Shujun shows his shrewd observation on human relationships and in-depth reflection on filmmaking in his third Cannes-selected film. LIVE VIEWING TOUKEN RANBU: THE MUSICAL "SENGO MURAMASA TONBOKIRI DUO PERFORMANCE ~YOROZU NO HANA UTSUSU KAGAMI~" Length : 165 mins. Opening December 31 2023 THE GOLDFINGER AKA : ONCE UPON A TIME IN HONG KONG Can : Gum Sau Ji Lit : Gold Finger d. Felix Chong Man Keung Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Philip Keung Ho Man, Ken Hung Cheuk Lap, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Chin Ka Lok, Dee Ho Kai Wa Opening December 30 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/UDbHJ-f-mVk Trailer : https://youtu.be/x3VE106Srzs [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In the 1980's, a stock market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. Elite anti-corruption investigator Lau uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company founder Ching, who built the company from the ground up. Little does Lau know that he's about to meet his match in a HK$200 million investigation that will entangle him for years to come. [ SCREEN DAILY ] the film is set in Hong Kong in the 1980s when a stock-market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. An anticorruption investigator uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company's founder, and becomes entangled in a long-running investigation. CITY HUNTER THE MOVIE: ANGEL DUST d. Kenji Kodama Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 95 mins. Opening December 28 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] City Hunter returns to the cinemas with the final chapter, "City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust". The film is adapted from Tsukasa Hojo's manga masterpiece which has sold more than 50 million copies in the world and will again feature TM NETWORK's classic song "Get Wild". The film ranked at number one at the Japanese box office in its opening week. Ryo Saeba, a top -notch marksman who runs a private detective agency named “City Hunter” with his partner Kaori Makimura. They will receive requests when the secret code of "XYZ" is written on the message board at Shinjuku station. This time, City Hunter has taken a new mission to resolve the mystery around an invention from a biotech company called Angel Dust that can turn nanomachines into super soldiers. Meanwhile the dark past of Ryo Saeba is revealed, and he will need to face his fate ful enemy in the final chapter! ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS d. Wei Shujun Zhu Yilong, Chloe Zheng Mei Hui Zi, Hou Tianlai, Tong Linkai, Kang Chunlei Rating : IIA Length : 102 mins. Opening December 21 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The film, based on Yu Hua's novel Mistakes By The River, follows a chief of police as he investigates a series of murders in a riverside town in rural China in the 1990s. Though an arrest is made quickly, clues push the policeman to delve deeper into the hidden behaviour of the locals and piece together the truth. The film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section of 76th Cannes Film Festival. THE LYRICIST WANNABE AKA : A CANTOPOP LYRICIST TO-BE Can : Tin Chi Lun d. Norris Wong Yee Lam Chung Suet Ying, Eric Kot Man Fai, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Sabrina Ng Ping, Shannon Chan Shu Yan, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Henick Chou Han Ning, Luna Shaw (Siu Mei Kwan), Ernest Poon Chung Hau, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Yeung Wai Lun, Kayan9896 (Ng Ka Yan), Leung Chung Hang, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Chu Pak Hong, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jessey Tsang Tsui Shan, Oscar Chiu (Yau Chi Yu), Rating : IIB Length : 113 mins. Opening November 12 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening December 16 2023 (Christmas Party) [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyrics writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there's a will, but there's no way? The first major motion picture about Cantopop lyrics writing. Norris Wong's long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed debut My Prince Edward is an unsentimental autobiographical dramedy that reminds us no dream is guaranteed to come true. Ironically, the film's star, up-and-coming actress Chung Suet-ying, is actually a real-life Cantopop lyricist. PRISON ON FIRE Can : Gam Yuk Fung Won 2023 AKA : IMPRISONED II: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE AKA: Yut Yuk Yi: Gip So Lan Toh d. Christopher Sun Lap Kei Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Wong Kwong Leung, Babyjohn Choi, Terry Zou, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Lam Suet Rating : IIB Length : 79 mins. Opening December 14 2023 in Malaysia THE BOY AND THE HERON d. Hayao Miyazaki Japanese Animation Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening December 14 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Tokyo, near the end of World War II in the Pacific. 11 year old Mahito loses his mother in a fire, and takes refuge with his father in his mother's hometown. They move into an old mansion on a large estate, which also includes a secluded tower that has become a nesting spot for a gray heron. Mahito struggles with complex feelings toward his father, who runs a factory supplying the war effort, and his new stepmother Natsuko, who happens to be his mother's younger sister. To make matters worse, he becomes alienated at school. Mahito was told that the tower was built by his mother's granduncle, who eventually disappeared inside it, never to be seen again. One day, Natsuko suddenly goes missing, so Mahito ventures into the tower to look for her. Led by the gray heron, he unwittingly ends up embarking on an odyssey into another world. Mahito finds himself in a bizarre realm where the living and the dead exist side by side. As he encounters its astonishing inhabitants, he comes to learn of the secrets of the world. AFTER SCHOOL d. Blue Lan Zhan Huai-Yun, Bruce Chiu, Hou Yan-xi, Charlize Lamb, Wu Jian-He Rating : IIB Length : 124 mins. Opening December 14 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/n7q0GERpxzU [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Golden Bell Award Best Actor Blue Lan's second directorial effort is a moving autobiographical tribute to the friends he grew up with and his former cram school tutor, late documentary director Mickey Chen. The year is 1994. As the life-changing college examination looms on the horizon for Heng and his two best friends, they spend their days pulling pranks at their cram school, obsessing over sex and stressing over their uncertain futures. However, the cram school's new tutor, Teacher Chih, manages to tame the wild trio and helps them discover their true selves. TRENDNG TOPIC d. Xin Yukun Zhou Dongyu, Song Yang, Yuan Hong, Rating : IIA Length : 121 mins. Opening December 14 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/SBOCsm1gz-s [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] After Chen Miao, the editor-in-chief of the We Media, published an explosive article about a bully case happened in a high-school on social media, she unexpectedly receives a request for help from the parties involved, and a series of unexpected events happened. Chen Miao's partner He Yan and Capital Group President Yue Peng are all involved one after another. What is the truth and what are the secrets behind all these events? A war of justice which takes place on the social media has just begun. MOVIE PRETTY CURE ALL STARS F d. Yuta Tanaka Japanese Animation Length 73 mins. Opening December 14 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/m5rjpd5AUro [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] All Precure assemble in this 20th anniversary movie! When Sora wakes up, she finds that she is separated with Mashiro in a strange worldand attacked by a mysterious monster! Suddenly, two Precure, "Cure Precious" Yui and "Cure Summer" Manatsu, appear and fight with her together. They become friends and meet another Precure, "Cure Supreme" Preme, in the later journey. At the same time, Mashiro gets lost on a little island. She meets "Cure La Mer" Laura, "Cure Finale" Amane, and "Cure Grace" Madoka there. And they save Puca's life from monsters. Tsubasa and Ag eha also meet other Precure in different places. It seems that there are only Precure in this world! During the journey, they find that the clue to returning to the original world is in the castle. This winter, let's start an adventure with Precure! SNOWFIELD AND OUR WILL d. Tsutomu Mizushima Japanese Animation Length : 54 mins. Opening December 10 2023 BURSTING POINT Can : Bau Lit Dim Lit : Explosion Point d. Calvin Tong Wai Hon Nick Cheung Ka Fai, William Chan Wai Ting, Shaun Tam Chun Yin, Tony Yang, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Isabella Leong Lok Si, Wong Yau Nam, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Sunny Dai Yu Ming, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Jonathan Cheung Wing Hong, Aiden Hung Hung Jor Sing, Adrien Yau Tsz Him Natalie Hsu, Kenneth Lai Opening December 8 2023 in mainland China [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] This is the story of a chief inspector in the anti-narcotics unit who holds true to his beliefs as a police officer. He puts everything on the line to crack down on drugs and bring drug traffickers to justice. How will our hero resolve this "bursting point" crisis? ABANG ADIK Can : Fu Doh Ching Nin d. Lay Jin Ong Wu Kang-ren, Jack Tan, Serene Lim Shyi Yee, Tan Kim Wang Rating : III Length : 115 mins. Opening October 20 2023 (Preview) Opening December 7 2023 [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] Abang and Adi are undocumented orphans in Malaysia. While the older brother, a deaf mute, has resigned himself to a life of poverty, his younger sibling burns with indignation. A brutal accident upsets their relationship's fragile balance. TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS d. Ryusuke Hamaguchi Shota Sometani, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Hoshi Ishida Rating : IIB Length : 56 mins. Opening December 4 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Chihiro and his elder half-brother are at once close but distant. He practises a strange no-touch dance routine with his classmate Naoya, who is himself experiencing coldness in his relationship with his girlfriend. A prequel to an unmade feature, this short film uses the human body instead of words to convey the indifference and violence inherent in human relationships. [ COMING SOON ] SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT Can : Fung Lam For San Lit : Wind Forest Fire Mountain d. Juno Mak Chun Lung Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Gao Yuanyuan, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Lo Hoi Pang, Wilsom Lam Chun Yin Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Nikki Jiang Peiyao Opening December 2021 FIRST NIGHT NERVES Can: Bak Gor Nui Yun Yut Toi Hei Lit : Eight Women, One Stage of Play d. Stanley Kwan Kam Peng Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Fay Bai Baihe, Qi Xi, Angie Chiu Nga Chi, Kiki Sheung Tin Ngor, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Kandy Wong Shan Yee, Kam Kwok Leung Length : 100 mins. Opening at the Busan International Film Festival Opening December 20 2018 Opening January 10 2019 Opening March 27 2019 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening April 4 2019 in Malaysia Trailer : https://youtu.be/35eeazhLhk8 An actress past her prime attempts to make a comeback, only to discover that she is to be acting alongside her biggest rival. [ BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars in the play. Yuwen plans her theatrical debut through it. During the preparation of the play, such a drama unfolds at the backstage as much as on stage. With the opening night at Hong Kong's City Hall Theater just seven days away, tensions at rehearsal increase and tempers flare as actresses Xiuling and Yuwen's buried resentments rise to the surface. ATONEMENT AKA: IN TURMOIL Can : Ah Lung d. Mark Wu, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Fu Shun Ying, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Philip Keung Ho Man Length : 112 mins. Opening September 5 2019 in Malaysia (POSTPONED) [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Lung and his daughter Ying are each other's only dependence. Unfortunately, Ying is taken by the kidnap gang during their first trip to Thailand. Lung stays in Thailand only to revenge the murder of Ying. Lung sacrifices everything to turn himself into a bloody revenger. Endless hatred gradually turns him into a sinner...can he be salvaged at the end? INSANE Can : Gum Goo Ji Dei Lit : Place of Imprisonment AKA : Imprisonment d. Wu Qi Pakho Chau, Robert Knepper, Zhen Wang Zhener, Length : 95 mins. Opening April 2020 (POSTPONED) Trailer : https://vimeo.com/267746173 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Adapted by a Korean horror title "Insane", continuing its chilly and mystery. A famous TV show producer Yam Chi Ho gets a chance to return to his pinnacle by directing a new project in a burned-out mental hospital where he believes there is mysterious happenings related to horrible spirit. A diary was found in the ruins, which made Yam curious about the experience of the diary's owner as well as the only survivor in the fire accident, Ng Yeuk Yan. Yam requested to interview Yan for details. During their meetings, Yam finds lots of unreasonable happenings described by Yan. The whole story is about to emerge... THE DISHWASHER SQUAD Can : Sai Woon Tin Tuen Lit : Dish Washing Heavenly Team AKA : Dai Sun Yi Lit : Big Business AKA : Dai Project d. Toni Shum Shek Yin Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Poon Chan Leung, Will Lee Ho Hin, Wayi, Kenneth Cheung Moon Yuen, Buber Mak Wing Nam, Anita Chui Bik Ka, Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), Charmaine Lee Si Yan, Wong Jing Man, Length : 100 mins. Opening September 2023 Opening September 27 2012 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Opening October 28 2021 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/dishwasher Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2021/detail/60 [ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ] After seeing yet another of his ham-fisted start-ups go belly up, slacker-scion Kuen is lured by his best friend, Lun, to buy up a dishwashing business. When they realise the deal's a scam, they decide to pull a quick one too: they sign up mentally disabled people to the payroll to pocket subsidies from the government. But with the help of a tenacious social worker, this motley crew thrive thanks to their compassion and a lot of hard work. Scriptwriter Toni Shum Sek-yin's directorial debut is an inspiring fact-based tale about the importance of giving everyone a chance to be their best selves. Acting together for the first time, Cheng and Jen make a winning team in this breezy local comedy. [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA ] Chan Shi Kyun and Yu Chi Lun have been long time friends . They recklessly bought a dishwashing factory on the cheap but discover that the business is in a financial ruin and has no employees while existing contracts must be honored at the risk of financial penalty. To solve their problem, they decided to hire through a social worker so they will be eligible "special social enterprise" government subsidy in this crowd-pleasing comedy. (windowsonworlds.com) POKEMON THE MOVIE: KOKO d. Tetsuo Yajima Japanese Animation Rating : I Length : 100 mins. WE ARE FAMILY Can : Chook Jo Ga Yun Lit : Family For Rent d. Benny Lau Wai Hang Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, Tian Niu, Yeung Chin Yau, Shek Sau, Angela Hui Ching Wan, Alex Fong Lik Sun, Eugina Lau Mei Guen, Elly (Ai Nei), Leung Oi Opening July 16 2022 at the New York Asian Film Festival Opening 2024 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] "Rent-a-Family" specializes in offering family and friends for rent. The company consists of Carlos, the founder; Catherine, the drama coach; and Chi Kwong, the passionate small-time actor. Carlos and Catherine disapprove of Chi Kwong's overwhelming care for their clients, but they begin to rethink the meaning of "Rent-a-Family" when they see the results of Chi Kwong?s kindness... BLUE ISLAND Can : Yau Wat Ji Doh Lit : Depression Island d. Chan Tze-woon Length : 95 mins. Opening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam Bright Future Site : https://iffr.com/en/expanded/2022/films/blue-island [ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ] Although the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current state of desolate depression among the people of Hong Kong. "A desperate attempt to capture the final moments of a sinking island", as maker Chan Tze-woon himself puts it. In four chapters, Chan looks back at previous moments of resistance and revolution on the island: in 1967, 1973, and 1989. He shows how the activists of then are faring now. Some still burn with righteous fire, while others are disillusioned or have been bought off by the system. The past is presented in fictional scenes, with today's activists playing those of yesteryear. As one of the young demonstrators observes of her predecessor: "All the hardships he endured seem to be repeating in our generation." ONE WEEK FRIENDS d. Gavin Lin Shen Yue, Zhao Jinmai, Lin Yi, Wang Jia-Hui Opening August 11 2022 Trailer : https://youtu.be/YZzA65LK7GQ [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] New student Lin Xiangzhi transferred to ShengHua High School's repeating class. She is quiet and smart but always alone, without making friends with other students. However, she attracts the attention of Xu Youshu, who is not a good student in her class. In the process of trying to be friends with Lin Xiangzhi, he and another two students Song Xiaonan and Jiang Wu, found the secret of Lin Xiangzhi. In order to help this lonely girl, four of them formed a "doomsday survival" team to create surprises for her and their memories. Unbeknownst to them, there is an even sadder secret behind Lin Xiangzhi's illness ...... REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT Can : Chun Gaing Yung Yau Lit : Once Owned AKA : Din Ying Chi Lit : Film Crazed AKA : Din Ying Chi Hon Lit : Film Fanatic d. Keian Chui Tze Yiu Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Dada Chan Jing, Endy Chow Kwok Yin, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Kelly Chen Ka Lei Length : 84 mins. Opening October 9 2022 at the Asian Cinerama Hong Kong Focus in Malaysia Trailer : https://youtu.be/RG9WEI3IRFI [ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ] Everyone in the Hong Kong film industry knows Lil' Kim. He knows everything there is to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the set, at the movie premiere or at a press conference, he always shows up uninvited. Nobody knows where he comes from. Ginger Keung, a producer of a reality show, suspects that Kim is a film critic who pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies. She zeroes in on him as her next target and decides to dig into his elusive past. [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Anyone who has anything to do with the film industry in Hong Kong must have heard of a film buff called Lil' Kim. He knows everything there is to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the set, at the movie premiere or at a press conference, he always shows up uninvited. Nobody knows where he came from and why he showed up... Ginger Keung is the producer of a reality show who suspects Lil' Kim is in fact a film critic who pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies. She zeroes in on Lil' Kim as her next target and decides to dig into his elusive past... WINTER CHANTS d. Tsang Tsui Shan Documentary Length : 102 mins Opening March 31 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening January 27 2024 (Limited Release) [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Continuing her career-spanning contemplation of home and reunion, Tsang Tsui-shan (Flowing Stories, 38th) once again turns the camera on her home village of Ho Chung. This time, she documents her village's Tai Ping Ching Chiu Festival, a once-in-a-decade event that brings villagers back from all over the world to the village. But when the world is hit by a global pandemic, what will happen to this long-awaited reunion? Made amidst great change in Hong Kong and her own life, Tsang's latest love letter to her home is a melancholic and wistful affair. VITAL SIGN Can : Sung Yuen Toh Jung d. Cheuk Wan Chi Louis Koo Tin Lok, Yau Hawk Sau, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Poon Chan Leung Length : 100 mins. Opening April 4 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival Opening October 27 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC24 Trailer : https://youtu.be/uKnFrTeguZo [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] In one of his finest dramatic performances yet, Louis Koo stars as a veteran ambulanceman who simply wants to do his job without any interference from his boss. While he considers emigrating with his daughter, he clashes with his new partner, a young go-getter on the fast-track up the bureaucratic ladder. A mature directorial effort by Cheuk Wan-chi, this dramedy about Hong Kong's civil service culture and the latest emigration wave is a charming, yet sobering love letter to her city and its people, especially those who still remain. WISH COMES TRUE Can : BA HUNG FOOK LAI GUNG YUT DIM Lit : Pull Happiness A Little Closer AKA : Yuen Mong Nau Dan Gei Lit : Wish Claw Machine d. Ling Chi Man Ling Man Lung, Lin Minchen, Coffee Lam Chin Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Length : 94 mins. Opening September 17 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/wish-comes-true [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 17 ] Abandoned by her mother, Xiaofei, a positive and cheerful girl, encounters a "Wish Come True Machine" that can fulfil people's wishes, and forms a bond with a young man named Wai who suffers from a rare disease. While Xiaofei is finding the lost lover of Wai, they discover that the new medicine for treating his illness is ineffective. Though hit hard by fate, they hold on to the only things they can: hope and each other. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] A drama about a girl who helps a friend with a rare disease with a machine that can fulfil wishes ONCE IN A BLUE MOON Can : Mong Yuet Lit : Gaze at the Moon d. Andy Lo (Law Yiu Fai) Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Peter Chan Charm Man, Sumling Li Kyle Wong Kai Ho, Mathew Hung Cheuk Fai, Mung Kit Length : 104 mins. Opening November 6 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Writer-director Andy Lo's follow-up to his award-nominated drama Happiness is a delicate portrait of a family threatened by well-intentioned lies they tell each other. Mei-chen's family seems fine on the surface, but everyone is secretly struggling. Mei-chen is trapped in a dead-end job with a toxic boss; her brother won't tell his family that he has separated from his wife; and Mei-chen's mother is worried that her untold past may shatter her family. Compassionate and hilarious, this is a dramedy with a comforting message about learning to let go. FLY ME TO THE MOON Can : Dan Yuen Yun Cheung Gau d. Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan Wu Kang-Ren, Sasha Chuk Chi Ngan, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Tse Wing-yan, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) Rating : IIB Length : 114 mins. Opening October 23 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 12 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening December 28 2023 (Preview) Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3602ASF01 Trailer : https://youtu.be/uXqn9tCGx4c [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] In 1997, little sisters move to Hong Kong with their mother from Hunan to reunite with their father. However, what awaits them is not paradise, but poverty, identity crisis and a drug addicted father. To survive, they become pleasers. Entering teenage, the sisters start to resist, struggling between the family and their self-identity in development. Then as grown-ups, they realise how their childhood memories keep haunting their current lives. Produced by renowned director Stanley Kwan, Sasha Chuk's first feature tells a story of reconciliation with one's parents and oneself. [ 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] A family chronicle, spanning from 1997, the year of the handover of Hong Kong, to 2017, captures the life of a father and his daughter for 20 years. Produced by Stanley Kwan. LOVE AT FIRST LIE Can : But Si Nei But Oi Nei d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) Mandy Tam Man Huen, Edward Chen Leung Chung Hang, Anjaylia Chan Ka Bo, Hazel Lam Hei Tung Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Lam Kwok Bun, Karlie Chung Ching, Xenia Chong Wan Ching, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Henick Chou Hon Ning, Fung So Bo, Michelle Lee Chiu Nam Miko Wong Kit Kei, Angel Chiang Ka Man, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Joey Thye (Dai Cho Yee) Opening January 18 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/AF0EfWWNwQg Trailer : https://youtu.be/AnA7pkzkf1U [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] During that summer, Bo, a cheerful and kind-hearted girl who lives on Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, meets Edward, a wealthy young man with an estranged father, by chance. To retaliate against his father, Edward hires Bo and her friend Keung to ruin his father's wedding. Bo and Edward are increasingly drawn to each other and start dating. Falling head over heels in love, they think their love will last forever. Just as the couple think this is the love of a lifetime, life doesn’t always go the way they want...... DELIVERANCE Can : Yuen Sun Jui d. Kelvin Shum Ka Yin Simon Yam Tat Wa, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Anna Ng Yuen Yee, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Summer Chan Chi Huen, Tim Wong Tin Ngo@Dear Jane, Kaki Sham, Kyle Shum Sheung Chit, Brian Yuen Chung Yeung Ashina Kwok Yik Sum, Rating : IIB Length : 106 mins. facebook : https://www.facebook.com/deliverance.hk Opening October 29th 2022 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Chicago Opening January 18 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/BmUo-P0YGDY [ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 15 ] A fractured family of four brothers and one sister confront haunting memories of their mother's passing fifteen years ago. Fifteen years had passed, as Nicole returns home to Hong Kong to be reunited with her three brothers, clinging to the shattered memory from the night of her mother's passing. Through hypnosis sessions with her big brother Joseph, the trauma that the family sustained is unexpectedly reawakened when she desires to connect back with the memories. Then, the whole world around this family takes on a dark form and love becomes almost undefinable. ALL EARS d. Liu Jiayin Hu Ge, Leo Wu, Qi Xi, Bai Ke Rating : I Length : 119 mins. Opening January 18 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Liu Jiayin, who made her mark in modern Chinese cinema nearly two decades ago with the experimental Oxhide, returns with the most high-profile work of her career. All Ears boasts big stars, but like the writer-director's early indie films, it tells small stories of ordinary people and ordinary lives in a precise cinematic language. Hu Ge disappears into the role of an introspective screenwriter-turned-eulogy-writer who goes the extra mile to listen, understand and pen a final farewell that is true to the deceased. Encounters with various people carrying different memories and regrets form a journey of soul-searching and healing for the bereaved and for the lost writer seeking direction in life. OF COLOR AND INK d. Weimin Zhang Rating : I Length : 100 mins. Opening January 18 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Widely acclaimed as China's foremost 20th century painter, Chang Daichien (1899-1983) spent his last three decades living in self-imposed exile from his beloved homeland. A feature documentary film Of Color and Ink unravels the mystery and controversy of his creative and spiritual quest abroad and his journey East to West to become an artist of global significance. ANOTHER SIDE......JOEY. MY SECRET SIDE Joey Yung Cho Yi Length : 180 mins. Opening January 19 2024 IMPRISONED: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE AKA : PRISON ON FIRE AKA : Gam Yuk Fung Won 2023 AKA : IMPRISONED II: THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM FATE AKA: Yut Yuk Yi: Gip So Lan Toh Can : Gip So Lan Toh d. Christopher Sun Lap Kei Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Babyjohn Choi, Tommy Wong Kwong Leung, Lam Suet, Terry Zou, Rating : IIB Length : 85 mins. Opening December 14 2023 in Malaysia Opening January 25 2024 [ GOLDEN HARVEST CINEMAS ] Hong Kong businessman YU and his secretary go to country A for business meetings; however, his secretary is killed in the hotel. YU is arrested on spot. Even though Yu plead for not guilty, but he is eventually put in a mixed and multinational prison. The warden has enjoyed torturing the prisoners until they die cruelty. YU must escape from this dark prison for survival. How could he breakout this cage in final? CRYPTO STORM Can : Fan Tam Fung Bo ji Ga Muk Ngai Gei d. Ng Ka Wai Ron Ng Cheuk Hei, Edward Ma Chi Wai, Chloe So Ho Yi, Justin Cheung Kin Sing Rating : IIB Length : 101 mins. Opening January 25 2024 TROUBLE GIRL d. Chia-Hua Chin Ivy Chen Yi-Han, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Pin-Tung Lin Rating : IIA Length : 103 mins. Opening January 25 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Xiao Xiao has troubles at school; her teachers do not know how to deal with her, and her classmates bully her all the time. On the day before a typhoon comes, Xiao Xiao finds out that her mother is having a relationship with her homeroom teacher... MOSCOW MISSION d. Herman Yau Lai To Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Huang Xuan, Janice Man, Jason Gu Rating : IIB Length : 128 mins. Opening January 25 2023 Trailer : https://youtu.be/r0SD-GcDzuI [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] The film is based on a real historical event. In 1993, a series of violent armed robberies occurred on the K3/4 international train connecting Beijing and Moscow, the only land communication line between China and Europe back then. The Chinese police engaged in a cross-border investigation and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. Disguised as businessmen and undaunted by danger, a special operations team led by the Railway Police set off for this investigation in the unfamiliar territory of Moscow, with only one goal in mind: to arrest the criminals and successfully extradite them back to China. ROB N ROLL Can : Lum Si Gip Ong Lit : Temporary Robbery Case AKA : Lum Si Hai Gip Lit : Temporary Armed Robbery d. Albert Mak Kai Kwong Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Maggie Cheung Ho Yi, Lam Suet, Lo Hoi Pang, Leung Chung Hang, Nina Paw Hee Ching, Michael Wong Man Tak, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan, Mike Tsang Pei Tak, Calvert Fu Ka Tsun, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, John Chiang, Jr. (Chiang Cheuk Man), Ansonbean (Chan Ngai Sun), Kathy Wong Chung Yan, John Chiang Dai Wai, Nancy Wu Ting Yan, Rating : IIB Length : 98 mins. Opening January 19 2024 in mainland China Opening Februry 9 2024 Teaser : https://youtu.be/m5rjpd5AUro Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/movierobnroll/ [ CINEMA CITY ] A ruthless bandit Mui launches a "blitzkrieg"; armed robbery, which happens to stir up the spirit of two perplexed middle-aged men named Fai and Timid who are about to acquire a gun for robbing too. The characters of the three are widely different but they share the same "luck" and goal. Upon their alliance with Mui's unique slogan "Don't hurt innocent and brothers, we're civilized and polite!" Finally, both Fai and Timid became the real gangsters and all three are hunted by Police all along their escape. Their ad-hoc and dramatic robbery has started a war with the Police pursuit. PERFECT DAYS Can : Sun Woot Yut Seung d. Wim Wenders Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Tomokazu Miura Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening January 25 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Nearly four decades after the Yausjiro Ozu tribute documentary Tokyo-Ga, German auteur Wim Wenders returns to Japan and makes a glorious comeback to form this transcendent drama about the beauty of simplicity. In a sublime performance that earned him the Best Actor prize in Cannes, Koji Yakusho plays Hirayama, a public toilet cleaner who leads a quiet life that involves only work and enjoying his eclectic collection of music and books. Over a series of encounters, we slowly learn of Hirayama's previous life and why he chose his current lifestyle. ALIENOID: RETURN TO THE FUTURE d. Choi Dong-Hoon Jin Sun-Kyun, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Eui Sung, Ryu Jun-Yeol, Yum Jung-ah, Kim Tae-ri Opening January 25 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/DNpBCe8O14k WINTER CHANTS d. Tsang Tsui Shan Documentary Length : 102 mins Opening March 31 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening January 27 2024 (Limited Release) [ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Continuing her career-spanning contemplation of home and reunion, Tsang Tsui-shan (Flowing Stories, 38th) once again turns the camera on her home village of Ho Chung. This time, she documents her village's Tai Ping Ching Chiu Festival, a once-in-a-decade event that brings villagers back from all over the world to the village. But when the world is hit by a global pandemic, what will happen to this long-awaited reunion? Made amidst great change in Hong Kong and her own life, Tsang's latest love letter to her home is a melancholic and wistful affair. SPY X FAMILY CODE: WHITE d. Takashi Katagiri Japanese Animation Length : 110 mins. Opening February 1 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/xnBaH7Pj4so [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ] In the era of fierce intelligence wars, all nations in the world are in turmoil. A top spy, working for Westalis and spying in Ostania, "Twilight" disguises as Loid Forger, undergoing a mission, namely Operation Strix. But in the midst of the operation, he is replaced by an incapable man?! At the same time, Eden College is organizing a cooking internship program the winner of which will be rewarded with a "stella star". In order to proceed with Operation Strix, and to prove to WISE that he is up to the task of keeping the peace of the world, Loid proposes to Anya to make a traditional Frigis dessert called "Meremere" to win the principal's heart! In order to confirm the authentic taste of the dessert, the Forgers decides to take a trip to Frigis. But before their departure, Yor witnesses Loid meeting with a mysterious woman. After that Yor becomes uneasy about the "fake relationship" with Loid... On the train, Anya finds a strange suitcase with a chocolate in it. When the owner of the suitcase suddenly returns, while in panic, Anya swallows the chocolate by mistake. It is found out later that the chocolate is hiding a top secret that could shatter the peace of the world! Unexpected things happen one after another, crisis after crisis, thrill after thrill ...! The fate of the world has once again been entrusted to the Forgers! THE MOON THI4V3S Can : Doh Yuet Jeh Lit : Moon Thieves d. Steven Yuen Kim Wai Anson Lo Hon Ting, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Keung To Opening February 8th 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/px4IsWQeHyg TABLE FOR SIX 2 Can : Fan Hei Gung Sum 2 d. Sunny Chan Wing Sun Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Lin Minchen, Peter Chan Charm Man, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Wu Fung, Peter Lai Pei Tat, Ram Chiang Chi Kwong, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Helena Law Lan, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Ling Man Lung, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ng Wing Sze, Birdy Wong Ching Yan Opening Feburary 9 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/zZohTLGw2Yk [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] Belief in our own blessings can bring us good fortune, but what is true fortune? Fortune and misfortune, love and hate, what is their ultimate definitions? One family, three couples, three weddings. After they decided to move on, what further challenges await them? Marriage isn't just about two individuals; it involves a whole family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Sunny Chan, with his unique sense of humor, once again dives into the complex dynamics of modern society's men and women, families, and romance. AS IT BURNS Can : Bak Jau Yu Fun d. Lee Po Cheung Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jasper Liu (Lau Yi Ho), Ray Lui Leung Wai, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Rating : IIB Length : 102 mins. Opening October 22 2023 at the London East Asia Film Festival Opening November 30 2023 (Preview) Opening March 7 2024 Trailer https://youtu.be/gCFlsBcDdig [ 2023 LONDON EAST ASIA FILM FESTIVAL ] An explosion takes place in an apartment late at night, detective Ngai Wan arrives for the investigation and a charred woman body found on spot, her name is Yin Ching. Ching is getting married with Ng Lam who grew up in a wealthy family. Though it seems to be an accident, Wan feels that something is unusual. THE LYRICIST WANNABE AKA : A CANTOPOP LYRICIST TO-BE Can : Tin Chi Lun d. Norris Wong Yee Lam Chung Suet Ying, Eric Kot Man Fai, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Sabrina Ng Ping, Shannon Chan Shu Yan, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Henick Chou Han Ning, Luna Shaw (Siu Mei Kwan), Ernest Poon Chung Hau, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Yeung Wai Lun, Kayan9896 (Ng Ka Yan), Leung Chung Hang, Angel Lam Chin Ting, Chu Pak Hong, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jessey Tsang Tsui Shan, Oscar Chiu (Yau Chi Yu), Rating : IIB Length : 113 mins. Opening November 12 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening December 16 2023 (Christmas Party) Opening March 7 2024 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyrics writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there's a will, but there's no way? The first major motion picture about Cantopop lyrics writing. Norris Wong's long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed debut My Prince Edward is an unsentimental autobiographical dramedy that reminds us no dream is guaranteed to come true. Ironically, the film's star, up-and-coming actress Chung Suet-ying, is actually a real-life Cantopop lyricist. LOVE IS A GUN Rating : IIB Length : 82 mins. Opening March 7 2024 [ GOLDEN SCENE CINEMAS ] Since his release from prison, Sweet Potato has been content with running a small business by the sea and with the meager earnings, heedless of others' advice against it. He is pulled into the whirlpool of the past when the "boss" he has never met, his mother who thrusts all her debts upon him, and his buddy Maozi re-appear. One coming on the heels of another, they regain control of his life at present and in the future. Only Apple can assuage his anxieties ever so slightly. At the smoggy and oppressive seaside, Sweet Potato is finally granted a meeting with the "boss". He fires a few shots, with which he attempts to destroy everything that is his, disappear into the ocean, and flee to the opposite shore where Gueishan Island is.... DORAEMON THE MOVIE: NOBITA'S EARTH SYMPHONY d. Kazuaki Imai Japanese Animation Opening March 14 2024 WE 12 Can : 12 Gwai Doh Lit : 12 Strange Thieves d. Berry Ho Kwok Man Lokman Yeung, Anson Lo Hon Ting, Frankie Chan Sui Fai, Alton Wong Chi Tak, Stanley Yau Sze Chun, Anson Kong Ip Sang, Jer Lau Ying Ting, Ian Chan Cheuk Yin, Jeremy Lee Chun Kit, Edan Lui Cheuk On, Keung To, Tiger Yau Ngo Yin, Yeung Wai Lun, ERROR, Yoyo Kot Cheuk Yiu Rating : IIA Opening November 2023 (Experience Preview) Opening Easter 2024 Trailer : https://youtu.be/JvVkTYYjQaE --- [ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ] * 2024 THE YOUNG ME EMIL WAKIN CHAU CONCERT TOUR DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 20 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln CA TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/ * 2024 THE YOUNG ME EMIL WAKIN CHAU CONCERT TOUR DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 13 2024 Friday, April 12 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Las Vegas TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/ * LIZA WANG AND LAW KAR YING DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 13 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino TICKET OUTLET LOCATION: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/happy-family * 2024 THE YOUNG ME EMIL WAKIN CHAU CONCERT TOUR DATE AND TIME : Saturday, April 6 2024 VENUE LOCATION: Kings Theatre Brooklyn NY TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/ * LEO KU I REALLY LOVE TO SING DATE AND TIME: Saturday, March 30 2024 @ 8 PM VENUE LOCATION: Reno Events Center 400 N. 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The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong Erors : ye olde chaffing editor For the week ending Sunday January 7 2024 10 ABANG ADIK Can : Fu Doh Ching Nin d. Lay Jin Ong Wu Kang-ren, Jack Tan, Serene Lim Shyi Yee, Tan Kim Wang 9 IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Can : BAK YUN JI HA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Peter Chan Charm Man, Rachel Leung Yung Ting 8 NIGHT SWIM d. Bryce McGuire Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amelie Hoeferle 7 DREAM SCENARIO d. Kristoffer Borgli Nicolas Cage 6 TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa), Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Nancy Kwai (Gai Cheuk Hiu), Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Chan Yu Ting, Lee Ting Long, John Ho Kau 5 THE BOY AND THE HERON d. Hayao Miyazaki Japanese Animation 4 WISH d. Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn Disney Animation English Voices: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk 3 WONKA d. Paul King Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas , Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Murray McArthur 2 AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM d. James Wan Jason Mamoa, Patrick Wilson 1 THE GOLDFINGER Can : Gum Sau Ji Lit : Gold Finger d. Felix Chong Man Keung Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Alex Fong Chung Shun, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Philip Keung Ho Man, Ken Hung Cheuk Lap, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Chin Ka Lok, Dee Ho Kai Wa ------ Summaries for some of the films above. Some contain SPOILERS THE GOLDFINGER AKA : ONCE UPON A TIME IN HONG KONG Rating : IIA Length : 126 mins. Opening December 30 2023 Teaser : https://youtu.be/UDbHJ-f-mVk Trailer : https://youtu.be/x3VE106Srzs [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] In the 1980's, a stock market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. Elite anti-corruption investigator Lau uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company founder Ching, who built the company from the ground up. Little does Lau know that he's about to meet his match in a HK$200 million investigation that will entangle him for years to come. [ SCREEN DAILY ] the film is set in Hong Kong in the 1980s when a stock-market crash causes the sudden collapse of a multi-billion-dollar company. An anticorruption investigator uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving the company's founder, and becomes entangled in a long-running investigation. THE BOY AND THE HERON Rating : IIA Length : 124 mins. Opening December 14 2023 [ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] Tokyo, near the end of World War II in the Pacific. 11 year old Mahito loses his mother in a fire, and takes refuge with his father in his mother's hometown. They move into an old mansion on a large estate, which also includes a secluded tower that has become a nesting spot for a gray heron. Mahito struggles with complex feelings toward his father, who runs a factory supplying the war effort, and his new stepmother Natsuko, who happens to be his mother's younger sister. To make matters worse, he becomes alienated at school. Mahito was told that the tower was built by his mother's granduncle, who eventually disappeared inside it, never to be seen again. One day, Natsuko suddenly goes missing, so Mahito ventures into the tower to look for her. Led by the gray heron, he unwittingly ends up embarking on an odyssey into another world. Mahito finds himself in a bizarre realm where the living and the dead exist side by side. As he encounters its astonishing inhabitants, he comes to learn of the secrets of the world. BURSTING POINT Rating : III Length : 139 mins. Opening December 8 2023 [ THE FILM CATALOGUE ] This is the story of a chief inspector in the anti-narcotics unit who holds true to his beliefs as a police officer. He puts everything on the line to crack down on drugs and bring drug traffickers to justice. How will our hero resolve this "bursting point" crisis? TIME STILL TURNS THE PAGES Can : Nin Siu Yut Gei d. Nick Cheuk Yik Him Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Hanna Chan, Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sa), Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Curtis Ho Pak Lim, Yukki Tai (Dai Yuk Kei), Nancy Kwai (Gai Cheuk Hiu), Henick Chou Hon Ning, Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Chan Yu Ting, Lee Ting Long, John Ho Kau Rating : IIB Length : 95 mins. Opening October 13 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 28th 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival Opening November 16 2023 Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC23 Teaser: https://youtu.be/ShK5VPUro9w Trailer : https://youtu.be/0k8VPd1W5BQm [ HONG KONG MOVIE 6] High school teacher Cheng looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in the classroom. He strives hard to prevent another tragedy from happening, meanwhile facing a series of family problems, his wife is divorcing him, and his father is dying. [ THE 36TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ] Teacher Cheng uncovers repressed childhood memories via an anonymous suicide note in his classroom. He strives to prevent another tragedy. [ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ] This drama follows a high-school teacher who recalls his traumatic childhood after he finds an anonymous suicide note and must find the troubled student before tragedy strikes. IN BROAD DAYLIGHT Can : BAK YUN JI HA d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, John Chiang Dai Wai, Leung Chung Hang, Peter Chan Charm Man, Rachel Leung Yung Ting Rating : IIA Length : 106 mins. Opening July 22 2023 at the Asian Summer Film Festival Vic 2023 Opening September 16 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17 Opening October 13 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Opening October 25 2023 at the 36th Tokyo Internaitonal Film Festival Opening November 2 2023 Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/in-broad-daylight Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC22 Trailer : https://youtu.be/VCzA9iw2T94 [ ASIAN SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL VIC 2023 ] Based on true events, In Broad Daylight reveals a little-known truth about nursing homes that lies beneath the headlines. The investigative journalism unit of a news agency receives a tip about the mistreatment of residents at Rainbow Bridge Nursing Home. To expose wrongdoing at the home, reporter Kay goes undercover to expose the inhumanity inside, seeking the cruel truth in broad daylight. 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