@@thaiboypsp3000 I loved it it reminded me of the old days in school and the way they all act it feels like they are all really in high school it was really brilliant
This is a superb video essay. I have been sold on foreign language film for the past 20-30 years, and regularly find my yearly Top 10 Lists half filled with gems from Korea, Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark etc. Asian films are especially excellent. I can't tell you how many times I have had a conversation with someone fed up with the quality of movies "these days". My answer is always the same... If you want to see twice as many great films -- watch more foreign films. I would argue you might have as much as three times as many great films. Great work. Subscribed!
@@O1OO1O1 Start with the ones in *IMDb Top 250* - _Amélie_ , _Wild Tales_ , _The Secret in their Eyes_ , _The Lives of Others_ , _Oldboy_ , _Memories of Murder_ etc. After that u can head over to *Letterboxd Top 250* which has got more arthouse films, if u r into that.
3:26 Korea: A tale of two sisters 8:34 Japan: Linda linda linda 11:50 Japan: Swing girls 13:55 Thailand: Bad genius I loved Ikiru from Kurosawa, it made me cry a lot
@@turtleandbear1179No...it's a different movie. A tale of two sisters is a horror movie. While the handmaiden is....well...I'm not sure what its genre is, but I can tell you it's really worth to watch!
@@abdulchoir81 Suspense, crime, romance? I watched handmaiden in a theater. Then, it became my favorite film from Chan-wook Park's. Absolutely worth to watch.
Transcribed list of all the movies mentioned: Antiporno April story Audition A tale of two sisters Bad genius Battle royale Burning Hard boiled Hero Hibiki House of flying daggers House of hummingbird Hula girls Il mare Ip man In the mood for love Ju-on: The grudge Killing Late spring Linda Linda Linda New world Nobody Knows Oldboy One cut of the dead Our little sister Parasite Project A Rashomon Ring Seven Samurai Shall we dance Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring Squid game Swing girls Tag The farewell The grandmaster The great passage The handmaiden The happiness of the katakuris The host The housemaid The machine girl The raid The villainess The wailing The world of us Tokyo gore police Train to Busan
ASIA has a lot more to offer. There are hidden gems waiting to be discovered. I'm asian, and am happy that Asian movies and series (the subtitled world cinema) are getting the recognition it deserves.
The writing and editing here are consistently some of the finest I've experienced - Joe O'Connel, I salute you, kind sir! Your affection and erudition are infectious, and your voice brings me the kind of sublime comfort that very few voices do.
You got me with the clip at 12:20. Completely unexpected but absolutely hilarious. It's a shame when people fear they won't understand foreign comedies when there are definite examples of things such as this that can surpass the language barrier or showcase that other countries don't need to rely on overtly crude humor. Love this video, makes me want to explore a lot of the foreign media I've been missing out on!
Great vid! A few picks I would add: Oldboy Ikiru Memories of murder A brighter summer day Yi Yi When a woman ascends the stairs Raise the red lantern Tampopo Rashomon Woman in the dunes
I remember seeing Hero in a mostly empty theater, and being absolutely floored by the visual spectacle on display. Glad you slipped a brief clip of it in there at the end. I'll see if I can find any of these recommendations.
@@smguy7 Didn't catch it in theaters, but I definitely saw that one. The use of colors was great, and it seemed oddly individualistic for a Chinese production. Very good, though.
Happy to see someone talk about the importance of how being able to read subtitles opens up so much media. It sucks to some extent that it took Parasite to really open it up to the mainstream. I feel before it you had to already enjoy anime and or have been shown subtitled films from friends who speak more then one language to find some them. I know i was lucky to check out subtitled anime really early on, early Jackie Chan/Jet Li films combined with a family member needed subtitles because of their hearing that made watching something with subtitles just normal for me. Also color me surprised that the "The Great Passage" also got a live action series (noticed it at the end), for a series about dictionaries it was a wonderful drama.
As someone who is a huge fan of Foreign Cinema, I want to say that this is a beautiful done video essay on Foreign films. Ever since I watched movies from different countries in Asia such as Battle Royale and A Tale of Two Sisters; it's really great that Foreign cinema is taken more seriously thanks to the success of "Parasite". It shows that not only filmmakers from different cultural backgrounds are given opportunities to tell their stories but also film fans can have a chance to expand their tastes in film. Also thanks for mentioning "The Handmaiden" and "Swing Girls". Those were such great movies in general.
Exellent put, as usual. I am long time subriber, first time commenting. I am based in Scandinavia and have worked hard to showcase the Asian Aesthetics through coordinating music stage performances, cultural festivals, video games to cinema since the 90s. I don't have much time to spare for self indulgent activites due to my profession. But I alwawys find your video essays enjoyable and relaxing to watch, even more so when you started to expand the scope to include live action films from asia. Thank you for your work! Silwer
a bit late watchin this but i would absolutely LOVE to see a part two for this video. While some of the series and movies ya shown here i did know about like Old Boy and Battle Royal, i also found some great movies that i didn't know even existed
you know what i like most about your videos? that i always feel right at home, im imagining myself a little boy again, sitting by a fireside getting stories told by granddad your voice, your pacing, everything, its very beautiful and so calming in this fast paced world so thank you for consitently giving not just great reviews and recommendations, but also a warm, second home all the love to you, you deserve it
Honestly, thank you so much for doing this. I love your contextualization for how Asian cinema has been going. Truly, I hope more audience choose risk a little moving out their comfort zone because there really is a wealth of media outside of just the West. Even as just an anime fan, branching out really helps you have a greater appreciation of the medium whil connecting you to a history of culture. It's wonderful.
Thanks for the constant shots of Nobody Knows. Even among Koreeda, very few recognize it since it's been out-of-print for years. No film has made me cry harder than that movie.
Thank for covering Thai films, it is really rare to see a TH-camr speak about Thai films in depth. Even in Thai films community itself. As a Thai moviegoers, I recommend if you want to watch more Thai movie that can or in the same league as Bad Genius I will recommend 3 that I think you can easily find: 1. The Tin mine, it is a flop at first but slowly it become regarded as one of the best. 2. Where we belong, For me this films speak for my generation of Thai with a message hidden inside and last shot that sink into my memory to this day. 3. Happy old years, directed by a well known indie director. This is more direct speaking than the last but it an experience of emotion to watch it nonetheless. I really appreciate your work. This is a very nice video.
One of if not the greatest channel I've come across I've been interested in foreign films mostly Korean thrillers but you've open my eyes more, keep up with the good work wish you more success in life
I wish more people got into world cinema aswell and I hope people that are interested in it but don't know where to start can find their ways to this video.
I watched The Handmaiden in the cinema, also knowing nothing about it. It was amazing but I had some incredibly British awkward glances with the older gentleman sat next to me
This video is a stroke of genius as a love letter to any kind of love & appreciation to foreign media works imo. I really believe the majority of the world pretty much already breaking that subtitles barriers, but it's indeed something else when it comes to Hollywood as a leading industry in popular films & shows. As someone who basically watch movies/shows/animations with subs throughout my whole life, I am so glad that it seems even common American audiences are now more open to the idea of foreign media a lot more even than Hollywood. Let's not deny ourselves that they are pretty late about it LOL
Glad to see some love for The Handmaiden, which was very much overlooked except by critics. I didn't know there was an extended cut, but I found the pace of the original to be just fine. Also, given how little Japanese cinema is talked about anymore, it is nice to see a couple of recommendations. The general view is that they have fallen behind their regional neighbors.
Wong Kar Wai (Hong Kong), Edward Yang (Taiwan), Zhang Yimou (Mainland China), Lino Brocka (Phillipines), Satyajit Ray (India), Masaki Kobayashi (Japan), Lee Chang Dong (Korea)... These are just a few Asian directors who's name and work should absolutely be recognized. Tho of course, there are many many more that I did not yet mention that also deserve recognition.
Yo, about the last part of the video about sticking in your lane. I hit the like button because I loved the video topic and would like to see more. And for a part 2 I would recommend 'on the job' and the recently released 'on the job 2' from the Philippines. Even the parasite director praised it at a recent film festival.
19:52 can't wait for part 2!! 👍 My favourite clipped briefly in this video was The Raid. The 1st installment of that Indonesian franchise was brutally awesome / awesomely brutal
The Handmaiden is such an incredible movie. It reminds you that movies can enthrall, amaze, surprise and astonish. Some of the movies you mentioned are already close to my heart, others peaked my interest. So Bad Genius is next for me, can't wait. Thanks for sharing.
"I’m Leos Carax, director of foreign-language films. I’ve been making foreign-language films all my life. Foreign-language films are made all over the world, of course, except in America. In America, they only make non-foreign-language films. Foreign-language films are very hard to make, obviously, because you have to invent a foreign language, instead of using the usual language. But the truth is, cinema is a foreign language, a language created for those who need to travel to the other side of life. Good night." quote by Leos Carax, director of the film Holy Motors. I think this quote fits perfectly with the theme of this video. There are so many worlds to be explored in cinema and limiting yourself to only one of these worlds would be a shame.
I thought I was about to watch an Accented Cinema video since he always reviews Asian movies. It's nice to hear your godly voice talking about Asian cinema too.
I was curious to see why you weren’t covering something animated but I’m pleasantly surprised. More of this too please! I have so many films I want watch now. Thanks for this video essay!
That was a really cool way to remind me that seven samurai is sitting on my watch list, and that once I finish it, I need to get into some more foreign films.
Great video and great editing! I’ve been in love with Asian cinema since high school and it’s nice to see that recently it starting to be appreciated by mainstream audience as well. I hope you’ll talk about HK, Chinese and Taiwanese cinema as soon as possible!
While I greatly love your videos on Asian animation, there are already dozens of channels that do that, while not that many talks about live-action Asian cinema, so more content like this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks to you that I found Linda Linda Linda and swings girl and now they are one of my favourite films please make more videos that highlight cinema beyond West
The lead singer in Linda Linda Linda is Korean, and she's in Sense8. If you guys get around to watching Swing Girls you might want to check out Juri Ueno's TV work, such as Nodame Cantabile.
This video is highly appreciated. I took notes for my watchlist. Keep going with the theme if you like. I'd like to recommend one of my favourites as well, "My sassy girl" (2001).
Bad Genius is so fun to watch. I think the first time I saw it was on a friend's laptop in our old highschool classroom. Even with the afternoon sunlight glaring on the screen, we were all so entranced.
I just wanna say thank you, and thanks to the bloggers reviewing asian cinema since 2006. And also, the biggest thank you to all the seeders and leechers of asian and international cinema.
Wanted to work off the list of movies in this essay. I already knew The Handmaiden and I started with Linda Linda Linda today. It's a fantastic movie. Thank you so much for the recommendation.
Joe, When I saw the word Korea on my screen, I thought for sure that you would mention the masterpiece "Little Forest" now available on Amazon Prime video. - Bob
Great video! Good to see u mentioned some underrated titles not just the popular ones. U should watch Koki Mitani's _Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald_ , if u haven't already. It's probably a direct inspiration to _One Cut of the Dead_ . If u like One Cut, u will definitely love the former.
Already loved One Cut of the Dead, so I gave Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald a try, Just finished it. Didn't have this much fun with a movie in ages. That dam and firework scenes. And the trucker... fantastic. Thanks so much for the recommendation!
Dude I hit the like button so I can reference this in the future and watch some of these movies...not because I want you to "stay in your lane" as you put in right at the very very end. I welcome more content like this. 🙂
On a similar level, I find that foreign music can also be a delight to discover, regardless if you understand the language lyrics. The thought that there are probably millions of great songs to enjoy, but we only get a small percentage of curated music to us. Of course, there is independent music labels to the major labels, but there is also great foreign music and their respective labels (both from the past & present).
I was frantically pausing to update my imdb list and completely ruined your video's intended experience just to get a full list at the end... no hard feelings. In all seriousness, I appreciate your thoughts and thank you for this jumping off point for foreign films!
I've watched The Taxi Driver, The Wailing and Parasite and they've all been masterpieces. Can't wait to see some modern classics as well as a few classics.
I'd forgotten about Bad Genius - fine wee film. I don't recall you covering Sion Sono, so if you are yet to indulge in his work, I'd recommend Love Exposure as the way in. Intimidating run time be damned!
I completely agree with you, the handmaiden deserved the same praise if not more than parasite (is an excellent movie but the handmaiden is masterpiece)
Yes my guy. Just watched bad genius after seeing this video. Have been really into a lot of cinema from Asia but have never really came across anything from Thailand yet. What a start this film is though for my first experience of Thai cinema. To me it felt like a weird mix between something like catch me if you can and uncut gems. Awesome film.
This video brought me to your channel because of the “best of Asian cinema” title. I really like this video. At the end of it, I felt like that’s it? Where’s more? I look forward to more videos like this. If you can talk about films made by lesser known countries like Taiwan or Vietnam, it’d be even better!
You should probably do a follow up for Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese film. And then a follow up after that for Indian cinema
This is absolutely the plan! :)
I was gonna say the same. Taiwan cinema also has some highly underrated gems.
I've also heard about some great things coming from Vietnam as well.
the taiwanese film Secret is one of my favourite films of all time
@@nahbruhfr the one with the time travelling piano?
Indian cinema is disgusting though
Extremely happy to see Bad Genius being talked about!
Are you kidding me this movie is one of the best I have seen this year
I went in without expecting much and I ended up loving it so much.
@@thaiboypsp3000 I loved it it reminded me of the old days in school and the way they all act it feels like they are all really in high school it was really brilliant
im a bit sad, Kokuhaku (Confession) 2010 not showed in the japanese part, i guess because it's thriller(?). But i get this new movie to watch ;)
This is a superb video essay. I have been sold on foreign language film for the past 20-30 years, and regularly find my yearly Top 10 Lists half filled with gems from Korea, Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark etc. Asian films are especially excellent. I can't tell you how many times I have had a conversation with someone fed up with the quality of movies "these days". My answer is always the same... If you want to see twice as many great films -- watch more foreign films. I would argue you might have as much as three times as many great films. Great work. Subscribed!
Is there a place to find good foreign films? Do you have a top 10 anywhere?
@@O1OO1O1 Start with the ones in *IMDb Top 250* - _Amélie_ , _Wild Tales_ , _The Secret in their Eyes_ , _The Lives of Others_ , _Oldboy_ , _Memories of Murder_ etc.
After that u can head over to *Letterboxd Top 250* which has got more arthouse films, if u r into that.
Please recommend some movies to us.
@@jaraza323 Genre?
@@mayukh9536 thriller, historical drama, action etc
3:26 Korea: A tale of two sisters
8:34 Japan: Linda linda linda
11:50 Japan: Swing girls
13:55 Thailand: Bad genius
I loved Ikiru from Kurosawa, it made me cry a lot
is "a tale of two sisters" an alternative title for "the handmaiden"?
@@turtleandbear1179No...it's a different movie. A tale of two sisters is a horror movie. While the handmaiden is....well...I'm not sure what its genre is, but I can tell you it's really worth to watch!
@@abdulchoir81 Suspense, crime, romance? I watched handmaiden in a theater. Then, it became my favorite film from Chan-wook Park's. Absolutely worth to watch.
linda means beautiful (feminine) in portuguese
@@joatanpereira4272 gracias, en español se entiende igual
Transcribed list of all the movies mentioned:
Antiporno
April story
Audition
A tale of two sisters
Bad genius
Battle royale
Burning
Hard boiled
Hero
Hibiki
House of flying daggers
House of hummingbird
Hula girls
Il mare
Ip man
In the mood for love
Ju-on: The grudge
Killing
Late spring
Linda Linda Linda
New world
Nobody Knows
Oldboy
One cut of the dead
Our little sister
Parasite
Project A
Rashomon
Ring
Seven Samurai
Shall we dance
Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings
Spring, summer, fall, winter... and spring
Squid game
Swing girls
Tag
The farewell
The grandmaster
The great passage
The handmaiden
The happiness of the katakuris
The host
The housemaid
The machine girl
The raid
The villainess
The wailing
The world of us
Tokyo gore police
Train to Busan
Quite an effort. Deeply appreciate.
Thank you so much!!!
what’s the name of the ending song?
and those not even scratching the surface!
You the GOAT. Making sure I have all these down if I haven't watched them already.
I would love to see a part two with more of asian cinema
Just added Bad Genius to my watchlist. This is why I love TH-cam videos, I keep discovering good movies. Thanks for this.
ASIA has a lot more to offer. There are hidden gems waiting to be discovered. I'm asian, and am happy that Asian movies and series (the subtitled world cinema) are getting the recognition it deserves.
The writing and editing here are consistently some of the finest I've experienced - Joe O'Connel, I salute you, kind sir! Your affection and erudition are infectious, and your voice brings me the kind of sublime comfort that very few voices do.
You got me with the clip at 12:20. Completely unexpected but absolutely hilarious.
It's a shame when people fear they won't understand foreign comedies when there are definite examples of things such as this that can surpass the language barrier or showcase that other countries don't need to rely on overtly crude humor.
Love this video, makes me want to explore a lot of the foreign media I've been missing out on!
Great vid! A few picks I would add:
Oldboy
Ikiru
Memories of murder
A brighter summer day
Yi Yi
When a woman ascends the stairs
Raise the red lantern
Tampopo
Rashomon
Woman in the dunes
Just started the video and already "In the mood for love's" ost has got me hooked xD
I remember seeing Hero in a mostly empty theater, and being absolutely floored by the visual spectacle on display. Glad you slipped a brief clip of it in there at the end.
I'll see if I can find any of these recommendations.
Hero was definitely one of these out-of-body cinematic experiences that we'll keep in our memories until our time comes.
House of Flying Daggers should be on your list then!
@@smguy7
Didn't catch it in theaters, but I definitely saw that one. The use of colors was great, and it seemed oddly individualistic for a Chinese production. Very good, though.
Happy to see someone talk about the importance of how being able to read subtitles opens up so much media. It sucks to some extent that it took Parasite to really open it up to the mainstream. I feel before it you had to already enjoy anime and or have been shown subtitled films from friends who speak more then one language to find some them. I know i was lucky to check out subtitled anime really early on, early Jackie Chan/Jet Li films combined with a family member needed subtitles because of their hearing that made watching something with subtitles just normal for me. Also color me surprised that the "The Great Passage" also got a live action series (noticed it at the end), for a series about dictionaries it was a wonderful drama.
As someone who is a huge fan of Foreign Cinema, I want to say that this is a beautiful done video essay on Foreign films. Ever since I watched movies from different countries in Asia such as Battle Royale and A Tale of Two Sisters; it's really great that Foreign cinema is taken more seriously thanks to the success of "Parasite". It shows that not only filmmakers from different cultural backgrounds are given opportunities to tell their stories but also film fans can have a chance to expand their tastes in film.
Also thanks for mentioning "The Handmaiden" and "Swing Girls". Those were such great movies in general.
I love this branching out!
I don't mind you guys make an essay about films other than anime...after all, your channel is called "Beyond Ghibli".
Exellent put, as usual. I am long time subriber, first time commenting. I am based in Scandinavia and have worked hard to showcase the Asian Aesthetics through coordinating music stage performances, cultural festivals, video games to cinema since the 90s.
I don't have much time to spare for self indulgent activites due to my profession. But I alwawys find your video essays enjoyable and relaxing to watch, even more so when you started to expand the scope to include live action films from asia. Thank you for your work!
Silwer
A Brighter Summer Day, Yi Yi, City of Sadness, Tropical Malady, Still Walking, Touch of Sin, Memories of Murder, and almost anything by Wong Kar Wai.
a bit late watchin this but i would absolutely LOVE to see a part two for this video. While some of the series and movies ya shown here i did know about like Old Boy and Battle Royal, i also found some great movies that i didn't know even existed
you know what i like most about your videos? that i always feel right at home, im imagining myself a little boy again, sitting by a fireside getting stories told by granddad
your voice, your pacing, everything, its very beautiful and so calming in this fast paced world
so thank you for consitently giving not just great reviews and recommendations, but also a warm, second home
all the love to you, you deserve it
Thanks for all your effort
Honestly, thank you so much for doing this. I love your contextualization for how Asian cinema has been going. Truly, I hope more audience choose risk a little moving out their comfort zone because there really is a wealth of media outside of just the West. Even as just an anime fan, branching out really helps you have a greater appreciation of the medium whil connecting you to a history of culture. It's wonderful.
Thanks for the constant shots of Nobody Knows. Even among Koreeda, very few recognize it since it's been out-of-print for years. No film has made me cry harder than that movie.
This may be the best youtube Chanel I discovered this year. Please keep going
Thank for covering Thai films, it is really rare to see a TH-camr speak about Thai films in depth. Even in Thai films community itself. As a Thai moviegoers, I recommend if you want to watch more Thai movie that can or in the same league as Bad Genius I will recommend 3 that I think you can easily find:
1. The Tin mine, it is a flop at first but slowly it become regarded as one of the best.
2. Where we belong, For me this films speak for my generation of Thai with a message hidden inside and last shot that sink into my memory to this day.
3. Happy old years, directed by a well known indie director. This is more direct speaking than the last but it an experience of emotion to watch it nonetheless.
I really appreciate your work. This is a very nice video.
I want to like this video because I want MORE of it not less lol. Fantastic piece my friend
One of if not the greatest channel I've come across I've been interested in foreign films mostly Korean thrillers but you've open my eyes more, keep up with the good work wish you more success in life
I wish more people got into world cinema aswell and I hope people that are interested in it but don't know where to start can find their ways to this video.
I watched The Handmaiden in the cinema, also knowing nothing about it. It was amazing but I had some incredibly British awkward glances with the older gentleman sat next to me
This video is a stroke of genius as a love letter to any kind of love & appreciation to foreign media works imo. I really believe the majority of the world pretty much already breaking that subtitles barriers, but it's indeed something else when it comes to Hollywood as a leading industry in popular films & shows.
As someone who basically watch movies/shows/animations with subs throughout my whole life, I am so glad that it seems even common American audiences are now more open to the idea of foreign media a lot more even than Hollywood. Let's not deny ourselves that they are pretty late about it LOL
Glad to see some love for The Handmaiden, which was very much overlooked except by critics. I didn't know there was an extended cut, but I found the pace of the original to be just fine.
Also, given how little Japanese cinema is talked about anymore, it is nice to see a couple of recommendations. The general view is that they have fallen behind their regional neighbors.
If you're into slow cinema I'll recommend "An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)". By the late Hu Bo.
This video is criminally underappreciated.
Excellent video! Hope, you will cover the cinemas from India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam & Iran too, in your next part.
Our Little Sister was the one that did it for me. An hour into it, nothing has happened, but some how, you've been brought to tears anyway.
Foreign films, subtitles, I’m there with you since I was a child! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Started with Hong Kong film, then anime & samurai film.
Bad Genius "is at the top of it's class" = ME spilling my coffee everywhere out of laughter. LOL
U are one of the best FILM Essayist/Critic / TH-camr out there. Thank U.
Wong Kar Wai (Hong Kong), Edward Yang (Taiwan), Zhang Yimou (Mainland China), Lino Brocka (Phillipines), Satyajit Ray (India), Masaki Kobayashi (Japan), Lee Chang Dong (Korea)... These are just a few Asian directors who's name and work should absolutely be recognized. Tho of course, there are many many more that I did not yet mention that also deserve recognition.
Also. Sion Sono & Nobuhiko Obayashi are two batshit crazy directors who deserve recognition.
Yo, about the last part of the video about sticking in your lane. I hit the like button because I loved the video topic and would like to see more.
And for a part 2 I would recommend 'on the job' and the recently released 'on the job 2' from the Philippines. Even the parasite director praised it at a recent film festival.
On the Job is absolutely brilliant!! Haven't seen the second one though.
19:52 can't wait for part 2!! 👍
My favourite clipped briefly in this video was The Raid. The 1st installment of that Indonesian franchise was brutally awesome / awesomely brutal
This convinced me to watch a movie I previously had no idea existed, Bad Genius. You know a video is good when it does it's job well.
You did an awesome job Joe, especially covering South East Asian cinema. Keep it up!
South East Asia cinema really out there, Thailand movies are my favourite.
The Handmaiden is such an incredible movie. It reminds you that movies can enthrall, amaze, surprise and astonish.
Some of the movies you mentioned are already close to my heart, others peaked my interest. So Bad Genius is next for me, can't wait. Thanks for sharing.
Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds (1959), Ikiru, Red Beard
"I’m Leos Carax, director of foreign-language films. I’ve been making foreign-language films all my life. Foreign-language films are made all over the world, of course, except in America. In America, they only make non-foreign-language films. Foreign-language films are very hard to make, obviously, because you have to invent a foreign language, instead of using the usual language. But the truth is, cinema is a foreign language, a language created for those who need to travel to the other side of life. Good night." quote by Leos Carax, director of the film Holy Motors. I think this quote fits perfectly with the theme of this video. There are so many worlds to be explored in cinema and limiting yourself to only one of these worlds would be a shame.
I thought I was about to watch an Accented Cinema video since he always reviews Asian movies. It's nice to hear your godly voice talking about Asian cinema too.
Beautiful video, I'm a big fan of Asian cinema. Korea and Hong Kong 80's and 90's 👍🏽
These seem like stellar recs! Thank you! I've added them all to my watchlist.
Man that ost from "in the mood for love"
thanks bro
If you're planning on watching Filipino films, I recommend Seven Sundays, Rainbow's Sunset, and Kita Kita
thank you !
I was curious to see why you weren’t covering something animated but I’m pleasantly surprised. More of this too please! I have so many films I want watch now. Thanks for this video essay!
I think that because anime like kpop is getting really famous internationally so there no need to involve it
That was a really cool way to remind me that seven samurai is sitting on my watch list, and that once I finish it, I need to get into some more foreign films.
Great video and great editing!
I’ve been in love with Asian cinema since high school and it’s nice to see that recently it starting to be appreciated by mainstream audience as well. I hope you’ll talk about HK, Chinese and Taiwanese cinema as soon as possible!
Fortunately, I watched most of them. They are deserved to get attention. I hope you recommend more movies. Thanks.
While I greatly love your videos on Asian animation, there are already dozens of channels that do that, while not that many talks about live-action Asian cinema, so more content like this would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you i needed this
Thanks to you that I found Linda Linda Linda and swings girl and now they are one of my favourite films please make more videos that highlight cinema beyond West
That was a fantastic piece, absolutely wonderful, more and more should watch this, and hope you do more stuff on asian cinema.
Nobody Knows and Shoplifters are one of the best Drama Movies I‘ve Seen so far, I was glad you listed them both on your list for Japanese Movies :)
We need more of this. Spotlights on foreign cinema are so important.
A list would be worthless without the right person to curate it. Cheers to another wonderful set of recommendations Joe
The lead singer in Linda Linda Linda is Korean, and she's in Sense8. If you guys get around to watching Swing Girls you might want to check out Juri Ueno's TV work, such as Nodame Cantabile.
Fantastic video, thank you very much! :)
This video is highly appreciated. I took notes for my watchlist. Keep going with the theme if you like.
I'd like to recommend one of my favourites as well, "My sassy girl" (2001).
awesome recommendation, will watch it in the weekend for those that i had miss
Bad Genius is so fun to watch. I think the first time I saw it was on a friend's laptop in our old highschool classroom. Even with the afternoon sunlight glaring on the screen, we were all so entranced.
I just wanna say thank you, and thanks to the bloggers reviewing asian cinema since 2006. And also, the biggest thank you to all the seeders and leechers of asian and international cinema.
This is really good! Keep up the amazing work. Great recommendations!
Great video. More like this is always welcome
Thanks so much for this amazing resource to discover more great movies
Wonderful video, as always 😉😉
Hey, seems that somebody's favourite character of Battle Royale is Takako Chigusa :)
I've been found out!!!
Wanted to work off the list of movies in this essay. I already knew The Handmaiden and I started with Linda Linda Linda today. It's a fantastic movie. Thank you so much for the recommendation.
Joe, When I saw the word Korea on my screen, I thought for sure that you would mention the masterpiece "Little Forest" now available on Amazon Prime video. - Bob
Not heard of this one - I'll add it to my list! Thanks
I'd recommend watching the Japanese original, to be honest.
Great video! Good to see u mentioned some underrated titles not just the popular ones.
U should watch Koki Mitani's _Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald_ , if u haven't already. It's probably a direct inspiration to _One Cut of the Dead_ .
If u like One Cut, u will definitely love the former.
Already loved One Cut of the Dead, so I gave Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald a try, Just finished it. Didn't have this much fun with a movie in ages. That dam and firework scenes. And the trucker... fantastic. Thanks so much for the recommendation!
@@ThreeKes Glad u enjoyed!
Dude I hit the like button so I can reference this in the future and watch some of these movies...not because I want you to "stay in your lane" as you put in right at the very very end. I welcome more content like this. 🙂
Another amazing video
Always a pleasure
Thank you so much for this video, I hope to see many more!
Great vid. Also I encourage you to check some Indian films like accented Cinema did
On a similar level, I find that foreign music can also be a delight to discover, regardless if you understand the language lyrics. The thought that there are probably millions of great songs to enjoy, but we only get a small percentage of curated music to us. Of course, there is independent music labels to the major labels, but there is also great foreign music and their respective labels (both from the past & present).
I was frantically pausing to update my imdb list and completely ruined your video's intended experience just to get a full list at the end... no hard feelings. In all seriousness, I appreciate your thoughts and thank you for this jumping off point for foreign films!
Thank you for that grand essay!
Everytime you post another video, and again I'm just as surprised as to how much you are one of my favorite creators.
this was wonderful. so many AMAZING movies.
Amazing video!
I've watched The Taxi Driver, The Wailing and Parasite and they've all been masterpieces. Can't wait to see some modern classics as well as a few classics.
Yeah I'd love to watch that movie a taxi driver.
I'd forgotten about Bad Genius - fine wee film. I don't recall you covering Sion Sono, so if you are yet to indulge in his work, I'd recommend Love Exposure as the way in. Intimidating run time be damned!
I hope he makes a full video on it someday. Genuinely the greatest love story of all time.
i cried a little. thank you.
Love your videos
I completely agree with you, the handmaiden deserved the same praise if not more than parasite (is an excellent movie but the handmaiden is masterpiece)
This was an amazing video essay, please do more of them; it really does educate the general public.
Yes my guy. Just watched bad genius after seeing this video. Have been really into a lot of cinema from Asia but have never really came across anything from Thailand yet. What a start this film is though for my first experience of Thai cinema. To me it felt like a weird mix between something like catch me if you can and uncut gems. Awesome film.
that swing girls mention! incredibly charming film, everyone go watch!!!
This video brought me to your channel because of the “best of Asian cinema” title. I really like this video. At the end of it, I felt like that’s it? Where’s more? I look forward to more videos like this. If you can talk about films made by lesser known countries like Taiwan or Vietnam, it’d be even better!
your uploads are masterpieces of their own
Holy crap! I stopped the video to go watch the Handmaid and am speechless on how much I loved the movie! Thank you so much for the recommendation.