Running from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th May 2011, this year’s 14 films selected to represent the best in current Asian Cinema:
Opening Film: The Lost Bladesman (UK Premiere) – dir. Alan Mak and Felix Chong (co-writers, Infernal Affairs), China. Donnie Yen (Ip Man) as the legendary historical Three Kingdoms figure, Guan Yu.
Hotel Black Cat (European Premiere) – dir. Herb Hsu (debut), Taiwan. Past traumas still linger with the eclectic residents at Hotel Black Cat.
The Tiger Factory (UK Premiere) – dir. Woo Ming Jin (The Elephant and the Sea), Malaysia. Would you sell your baby for a better life abroad?
Revenge: A Love Story (International Premiere) – dir. Wong Ching Po (Jiang Hu), Hong Kong. A serial killer targeting pregnant women is on the loose.
Man of Vendetta (UK Premiere) – dir. Woo Min-ho (debut), S.Korea. Eight years after his daughter has been kidnapped, a father gets a call from the kidnapper.
Helldriver (UK Premiere) – dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police), Japan. Eihi Shiina (the eerie psycho in Audition). Welcome to Zombie World!
Petty Romance (UK Premiere) – dir. Kim Jeong-hun (debut), S.Korea. A comic artist teams with an unlikely writer to try for lucrative adult comic prize, bringing out their respective wildest fantasies.
Choy Lee Fut (European Premiere) – dir. Tommy Law Wai Tak (Wife from Hell), Sam Wong Ming-Sing (debut), China. Two best friends head from Europe to China to learn Choy Lee Fut and get more than they bargained for.
Yakuza Weapon (European Premiere) – dir. Tak Sakaguchi (Mutant Girls Squad), Yudai Yamaguchi (Meatball Machine), Japan. Part man, part machine, ALL Yakuza. Presented by Sci-Fi-London.Q&A with Tak Sakaguchi.Masterclass with Tak Sakaguchi: "Acting & Directing Action Films".
Child’s Eye (UK Premiere) – dir. Pang Brothers (The Eye), Hong Kong. Six stranded tourists are caught up in a haunted Bangkok guesthouse.
Red Light Revolution (European Premiere) – dir. Sam Voutas (debut). China’s first Sex Shop Comedy! Q&A with Sam Voutas. Masterclass with Sam Voutas.
Karate Girl (International Premiere) – dir. Yoshikatsu Kimura (Hige Clothing), Japan. Presented by Hyper Japan. Two sisters from a Karate dynasty, separated when young, now find themselves on opposing sides.Q&A with Rina Takeda.
Gallants (UK Premiere) – dir. Clement Cheng (debut), Hong Kong. From zero to hero, via old skool kung-fu.Q&A with Clement Cheng.Masterclass with Clement Cheng.
Closing Film: Milocrorze, A Love Story (UK Premiere) – dir. Yoshimasa Ishibashi (Colour of Life), Japan. Hyper colourful multi-segmented film about obsessive love.
Guests travel courtesy of Terracotta Festival 2011 Official Airline KLM.
Tickets on sale now via Prince Charles Cinema website:http://www.princecharlescinema.com/
Ticket prices £8.50 or (£7.50 for PCC Members)Festival Pass: £70 (£58 for PCC Members) access all films with reserved seating For more info: www.TerracottaFestival.com
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02.05.2011 | The Terracotta Festival's blog
Cat. : Acting & Directing Action Films Alan Mak Artist Asian cinema Asian Cinema Bangkok Cai Li Fo cannes festival China Chinese Film Clement Cheng Clement Cheng Contact Details Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Eihi Shiina Europe Felix Chong film festival Gallants Herb Hsu Hong Kong film Horror film Hotel Black Cat http://www.princecharlescinema.com Japan japanese film Kim Jeong-hun korean film Lee Fut London Malaysia Malaysian film Martial Arts PCC Prince Prince Charles Cinema Rina Takeda Romantic Comedy Sam Voutas Sam Wong sammo hung Sci-fi-london South Korea Taiwan Taiwanese Film Tak Sakaguchi Technology Technology The Tiger Factory thriller Tokyo Tommy Law Wai Udine Far East Film Festival Vengeance Woo Min-ho Woo Ming Jin writer www.terracottafestival.com Yoshihiro Nishimura Yoshimasa Ishibashi