Asian Women's Film Festival 2007

Just got back from a weeks holiday in Berlin. Checked out the Film Museum while I was there. Its a great place and a must visit for any film fan. The museum also has a cinema; Kino Arsenal which screens all manner of interesting movies. What caught my wandering eye was a rather attractive looking flyer announcing the 2007 Asian Women's Film Festival. It features movies from Taiwan, Vietnam, Malasia, Hong Kong, China, Korea and Japan.

The Japanese offerings are: Faces Of A Fig Tree by Kaori Momoi, Dear Pyoungyang by Yong-hi Yang and Shara by Naoimi Kawase.

The Festival runs from the 19th - 23rd of September. If your in Berlin on these dates head straight for the Sony Center in Potsdamer Platz, you wont be disappointed!

Further Information

New York Asian Film Festival 2007

Featuring new films by Takashi Miike, Sion Sono and Kiyoshi Kurosawa; this festival is shaping up to be one of the most exciting events on the Japanese cinema calender. The premiere of Miike's Big Bang Love, Juvenile A is easily the most eagerly awaited screening. These movies will be shown as a part of the Japan Cuts-Festival of New Japanese Films presentation. This section of the festival runs from July 5th - 15th. Sion Sono will also be making a guest appearance at the festival. For those of you luck enough to attend I hope you enjoy the festival and look forward to hearing reports on these new movies.

Official Festival Site
Japan Cuts

Noriko for New York

Released in Japan in October 2006, Noriko's Dinner Table is a prequel to Sion Sono's wonderfully disturbing Suicide Club (Jisatsu Sakuru). The good news for fans in the U.S is Noriko's Dinner Table finally goes on limited release across North America on the 13th of June. A special screening is available for those in Los Angeles at the Regent Showcase Theater on the 6th of June before hitting the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in New York on the 13th.

Reviews so far have been very positive and I highly anticipate seeing this movie. It's not clear when or if this film will get a European release, fingers crossed!

For those with multi region players you can order the DVD here .

Moe? Hai Moe!

Ok so this is Maku-Moe, a glimpse into the wonderful world of Japanese cinema. Features over the coming weeks will include: Directors and Actors profiles, History of Japanese Cinema, J-Horror, Anime, Movie reviews, New Movies and any other related news or thoughts.

A little translation is in order i presume...

Maku is the Japanese word for Film.
Moe is a slang term which refers to a loving feeling for something or someone which hails from the obsessive world of the Otaku and their passion for Anime, Manga and Video games.
Check out this link for a little more background on the word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_%28slang%29

pi-su
平和