http://asiafan.org asian movies and music Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:09:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This page is under construction :)  I'm too busy writing in Hungarian... Also check out the fansite a made about a Korean movie director. http://asiafan.org/2007/08/16/info/ The Tai-Chi Master (aka Twin Warriors) soundtrack is a rare gem, and it's quite surprising that it's still available at yesasia (or at least it was recently), since this classic kung fu flick starring Jet Li was made in 1993. The composer is Wu Wai-lap (William Wu). A video: http://www.crunchyroll.com/media-277310/OST-The-Master-of-Tai-Chi.html The ... http://asiafan.org/2008/06/15/tai-chi-master-ost/ Kuro Obi (2007), Japan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084019 http://kuro-obi.cinemacafe.net/ (official site) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2uDBttbuGg (trailer) http://peevee.tv/v?1pil3 (making of) http://blog.livedoor.jp/kuro_obi (blog) The movie tagline: "Real Fight, Real Karate, Real Japan" just says it all. Nothing to add, so my review can only be a variation of the same statement. I waited much to see this. There is no English subtitled edition yet, ... http://asiafan.org/2008/05/27/black-belt/ A couple of weeks ago I found and interesting Bhutanase blog on the Internet and sent them some questions about the movie industry. Norbu from the site "Kuzu" (Bhutan Weblog: www.kuzuzangpo.com) was kind enough to answer them, so here's an interview with him about Bhutanese cinema: asiafan: - Imdb lists 10 movies ... http://asiafan.org/2008/03/10/bhutanese-cinema/ http://www.milarepafilm.com/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499238 Bhutanese movie from 2006 in Tibetan language. Premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director: Neten Chokling Rinpoche. Lead actor: Gimyan Lodro. The Bhutanese film industry seems to bloom, I already need both of my hands to count the movies made in the Himalayan kingdom. :) I found this movie because of a ... http://asiafan.org/2008/01/12/milarepa/ http://asiafan.org/2007/12/14/best-of-2007-vote/ The soundtrack of the Hong Kong blockbuster Infernal Affairs I-III. movies were all written by Chan Kwong-Wing (aka Comfort Chan), and they have been released separately in 2002-2003 (some of them are OOP) and later as a "Trilogy" 3 CD pack, which can be purchased here. Chan was born in 1967 in ... http://asiafan.org/2007/10/26/infernal-affairs-trilogy-ost/  I just found a real rarity, that I didn't even know it existed. I think movie soundtracks are less likely to get released in Hong Kong compared to Korea or Japan, many of them never get on a CD. That's why I was surprised to see that a movie from ... http://asiafan.org/2007/04/29/ballistic-kiss-soundtrack/ Gackt's 23rd single, Redemption was released in January. The two songs on it are from the PS2 game, Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus. Tracklist: 1. Redemption 2. Longing 3. Redemption instru. 4. Longing instru. The album consists of two song, Redemption, Longin and their instrumental / karaoke versions. Thefirst, Redemption is a simple, catchy rock ... http://asiafan.org/2006/07/31/gackt-redemption/   The Wire Magazine's electronica album of the year 2000. Susumu Yokota is one of Japan's biggest house/techno DJs, but this album is more about the soft, ambient tunes. Tracklist: 1. Saku 2. Tobiume 3. Uchu Tanjyo 4. Hagoromo 5. Genshi 6. Gekkoh 7. Hisen 8. Azukiiro No Kaori 9. Kodomotachi 10. Naminote 11. Shinsen 12. Kirakiraboshi The album is full of dreamy, catchy, loop-based ... http://asiafan.org/2006/07/03/susumu-yokota-sakura/