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Tag: 1999

Heavenly Legend

Heavenly Legend

Distinctly 90s, and very much for kids, how does this cheesy Taiwanese Journey hold up?

Posted on 19 Jan 20256 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, TaiwanTagged 1999, Aston Chen, Chang Pon-yen, Chen Chi-Hwa, Chen Gel, Chen Ten-lu, Chen Yoong, Chiu Wei-lin, Chlang De-shin, Chou Min-huei, Gan Shiao-nan, Jimmy Lin, Jin Bin-ga, Journey to the West, Lee Chen-yih, Lee Shih0min, Ma yuen, Review, Steven Hao, Vivian Hsu. Leave a comment

Ring 2

Ring 2

Sadako returns, sort of, in Hideo Nakata’s tepid, slightly damp sequel.

Posted on 5 Sep 20235 Sep 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Horror, JapanTagged 1999, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hideo Nakata, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hitomi Sato, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Kyoko Fukada, Masako, Mebuki Tsuchida, MIki Nakatani, Nanako Matsushima, Review, Rie Ino, Rikiya Otaka, Yoichi Numata, Yurei Yanagi. Leave a comment

Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout

Five friends escape to the country, before having to escape from the country in Park Chong-won’s black dramedy.

Posted on 8 Nov 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Korea, ThrillerTagged 1999, Hwang In-sung, Kang Soo-yeon, Kim In-kwon, Kim Roi-ha, Kim Se-dong, Kwon Tae-won, Lee Eun-ju, Lee Hang-na, LKFF, Park Kil-soo, Review, Sol Kyung-gu. Leave a comment

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

A big, bad wolf faces the consequences of the life he’s chosen in Mamoru Oshii and Hiroyuki Okiura’s dystopian sci fi.

Posted on 19 Apr 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Japan, Manga, Sci Fi, ThrillerTagged 1999, Eri Sendai, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Okiura, Kenji Nakagawa, Kousei Hirota, Review, Ryuichi Horibe, Sumi Mutoh, Tamio Oki, Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Yoshisada Sakaguchi, Yukihiro Yoshida. Leave a comment

Kikujiro

Kikujiro

Loners find there’s strength in numbers, in Takeshi Kitano’s low-key comedy-drama.

Posted on 17 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, JapanTagged 1999, Akaji Maro, Beat Kiyoshi, Daigaku Sekine, Fumie Hosokawa, Fuyu Ooba, Great Gidayu, Hisahiko Murasawa, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Makoto Inamiya, Nezumi Imamura, Rakkyo Ide, Review, Shuji Otsuki, Takeshi Kitano, Takeshi Onishi, Yoji Tanaka, Yuko Daike, Yusuke Sekiguchi. Leave a comment

My Neighbours the Yamadas

My Neighbours the Yamadas

Isao Takahata brings us a sweet, unassuming taste of everyday family life in this animated comedy-drama.

Posted on 12 Jun 201810 Jul 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Comedy, Drama, Family, MangaTagged 1999, Akiko Yano, Hayato Isobata, Isao Takahata, Kosanji Yanagiya, Masako Araki, Naomi Uno, Review, Studio Ghibli, Toru Masuoka, Yukiji Asaoka. Leave a comment

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha

Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha

There's deviance and corruption galore in the first in Takashi Miike’s crime trilogy.

Posted on 5 Jun 20185 Jun 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Japan, ThrillerTagged 1999, Dankan, Hitoshi Ozawa, Kaoru Sugita, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Ren Osugi, Renji Ishibashi, Review, Riki Takeuchi, Shingo Tsurumi, Sho Aikawa, Susumu Terajima, Taguchi Tomorowo, Takashi Miike. Leave a comment

Railroad Man

Railroad Man

Finales and conclusions are everywhere in Yasuo Furuhata’s touching drama

Posted on 1 Jan 20177 Apr 2020 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, JapanTagged 1999, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ken Shimura, Ken Takakura, Masanobu Ando, Nenji Kobayashi, Review, Ryoko Hirosue, Shinobu Otake, Tomoko Naraoka, Yasuo Furuhata, Yoshiko Tanaka. 2 Comments

Gen-X Cops

Gen-X Cops

Well, that was forgettable.

Posted on 15 Feb 201629 Feb 2016 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Hong KongTagged 1999, Benny Chan, Daniel Wu, Eric Tsang, Francis Ng, Grace Yip, Jaymee Ong, Nicholas Tse, Review, Sam Lee, Stephen Fung, Terence Yin, Toru Nakamura. 2 Comments

The Quiet Family

The Quiet Family

Kim Jee-Woon’s directorial debut is a strong film, helped by strong writing and a star-studded cast

Posted on 12 Aug 20158 Nov 2016 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, KoreaTagged 1999, Choi Min-sik, Kang-ho Song, Kim Jee-woon, Lee Yoon-seong, Na Moon-hee, Park In-hwan, Review. Leave a comment

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