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Asian Films To Watch in 2006


It's been a great year for movies in 2005. Now, LoveAsianFilm.com is looking ahead for more great films in 2006. We will cover the most anticipated Asian films from Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Thailand, etc in 2006. This section will be updated from time to time as we add more films. So, now lets check out the list :
 
    HONG KONG / CHINA
 


ROB-B-HOOD
- A Benny Chan Film
Release Date : 29 September 2006
Link : Here | Official Site : Here
 


RE-CYCLE
- Pang Brothers Film
Release Date : Summer 2006
Link : Here | Official Site : Here

After drafting the first chapter of her new novel, Ghost’s Land, successful author Chu Xun stops writing and even deletes the file which contains the draft from her computer. Later she begins to see things, including a woman who appears repeatedly, which cannot be explained. Starring Lee Sin Jie.
 


ELECTION 2
- A Johnnie To Film
Release Date : April 2006
Link :
Here
 


BATTLE OF WITS (CN)
A Jacob Cheung Film
Release Date : Late 2006

This movie is based on the blue print of Mozi Strategy which is the war stories during the Qin dynasty. Starring Andy Lau.
 


ISABELLA - A Edmond Pang Film
Release Date : April 2006
Link : Here | Official Site : Here

On the eve of Macau’s handover to China, police officer SHING (Chapman To) shaving the worst time of his life. Suspended for suspected corruption, he tries to find solace with an elfin creature by the name of YAN (Isabella Leong) whom he just picks up. As he tries to smooth-talk her to bed, she suddenly snaps back with the biggest turn-off imaginable: that she is the daughter he never knew existed! 

 
 


THE BANQUET (CN) -
A Feng Xiaogang Film
Release Date : Late 2006
Feature
: Here

A Chinese remake of HAMLET, starring Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Zhou Xun and Daniel Wu. Choreography by Yuen Woo Ping.
 


EXILED
- A Johnnie To Film
Release Date : Late 2006
Link :
Here

Claimed to be the sequel of Johnnie To's
The Mission, Exiled is a story of two gunmen from Hong Kong who are sent to execute a renegade member trying to turn over a new leaf in Macau. They are thrown into a dilemma when two of their former comrades also show up, intent on thwarting their mission.
 

 
 


FEARLESS
- A Ronny Yu Film
Release Date : Jan 2006
Official Site :
Here

Based on the life of Martial Arts master Huo Yuanjia (1868-1910), this biopic is set during the late 1800's to early 1900's, a pivotal period in China's history, when the whole country is shrouded under increasing internal turmoil and the imminent threat of foreign invasion.
 


CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER

A Zhang Yimou Film
Release Date : December 2006
Teaser : Here
 


FATAL CONTACT

Release Date : October 2006
Official Site : Here
 
 
 
      KOREA / JAPAN
 


THE HOST (KR)
- A Bong Joon-ho Film
Release Date : July 2006
Feature
: Here | Official Site : Here

Directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Memories of Murder), The Host tells of a mutant rising from the Han River in Seoul.

 


DAISY (KR) - A Andrew Lau Film
Release Date : May 2006
Official Site : Here

Directed by acclaimed Hong Kong director - Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs). Starring Jeon Ji Hyun (My Sassy Girl), Joo Wu-Sung (Moment To Remember) and Lee Sung Jae.
 


SSUNDAY SEOUL (KR)
A Park Sung-hoon Film

Release Date : Feb 2006
Official Site :
Here

Sunday Seoul is a mixed genre of sci-fi, melodrama, horror, and martial arts. The stories include one about an ostracized student who suddenly has super powers; an eccentric family; and a girl with passion and talent in martial arts.
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TYPHOON (KR)
- A Kwak Kyung-taek Film
Release Date : Dec 2006 / Early 2006
Link : Here

Sin" (Jang Dong-gun) who leads a band of highly-trained outlaws has major issues with both North and South Korea, and he plans to resolve them with a catastrophic terrorist attack on the entire peninsula. Meanwhile, South Korea catches wind of the plot and sends a star navy lieutenant (Lee Jung-jae) to intercept Sin.
 


YAMATO (JP)
- A Junta Sayo Film
Release Date : Dec 2005 / Early 2006
Site : Here

"Yamato: The Last Battle," Junya Sato's epic about a doomed Japanese battleship in the closing days of WWII, recorded its 1 millionth admission on its 12th day of release -- the quickest any film released by Toei has reached that milestone in the studio's 58-year history.
 


D-WAR (KR)
- A Hyung Rae Shim Film
Release Date : Late 2006
Official Site : Here
 
 
 
 
  THAI / MALAYSIA / OTHERS
 


COLIC (THAI)

Release Date : Late 2006
Official Site :
Here



DUKUN (MALAYSIA)

Release Date : December 2006
Official Site :
Here
 
 


NEPHESH SEED (MALAYSIA)
Release Date : Late 2006
Official Site :
Here
 


CHERMIN (MALAYSIA)
A Zarina Abdullah Film
Release Date : Late 2006
Official Site :
Here
 
 
 
 

 

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