Japanese actor Reiki Tsuno (the “Nuclear School” duology) became a screenwriter and director of an action comedy "Mad Cats" (Wild Cats).
The plot revolves around Taki, a clumsy young man without a job living in a trailer park. After receiving a mysterious package tipping him off to the likely whereabouts of his long-lost brother Mune, Taki sets out on a quest that finds him battling a pack of vengeful humanoid cat monsters with the help of a homeless man accidentally caught up in the fight who turns out to be less than simple.
The following actors took part in the film: Sho Mineo ("Parallel"), Chiyuki Kanazawa ("The Naked Director"), Moka Kodawa (TV series "Half, Blue"), Yuya Matsuura (TV series "Alice in the Borderland"), debutantes Hikari Aiko и Maari Iwata and others.
The premiere of "Reservoir Cats" is set for 23 September 2023 years.
Next in our selection is a comedy-adventure action film from South Korea called "Smugglers" (Smuggling).
The director and screenwriter of the film was Ryu Seung-wan, known for such noteworthy films as "City of Violence" (2006) "Berlin Affair" (2013) "Veteran" (2015) and "Escape from Mogadishu" (2021)
Synopsis: In the 1970s, there were female divers living in Kuncheon (a small village by the sea), including two best friends Chunja and Jin-sook, her brother Jin-sook and Hummer. They always collected seafood underwater for living. But since several factories began to be built near the beach, the heroines have problems with what they do for a living. Left with no choice, the ship's crews decided to start a smuggling business on the water to find a way to make money. But the smuggling business in their village became too much for Jin-sook's family, and the peaceful village gradually became the territory of several gangs.
Famous South Korean actors starred in the film: Kim Hye-soo ("Special") Yeom Jong-ah (dulogy “Aliens”), Cho In-sung ("The Great Battle") Ko Ming-shi ("Decision to Leave") Park Jung-min (“Deliver us from evil”) and others.
The action film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival with September 7 to 17, 2023. It is unknown when the film will be widely available.
Let's finish the selection with a historical hand-to-hand drama called "100 yards" (100 Yards) from director and screenwriter Xu Haofen, known for films such as "Identity of the Sword" (2011) "Archer Judge" (2012) and "Teacher" (2015). Unfortunately, his film was never released. "Hidden blade", which we are really looking forward to.
The film takes place in the 20s in Tianjin in northern China. It tells the story of a martial artist's son and his most talented student, and their struggle to take over a famous martial arts academy. As the synopsis goes: Instead of following the rule of settling disputes behind closed doors, they take their fight to the streets.
The main roles were played by excellent screen fighters Jackie Hyun (“Fearless”, “Commanders”) and Andy He (“Mr. Perfect”, “Kung Fu Stallion”), the rest of the ensemble consists of the following actors: Bee Hayden Co. ("Kung Fu Monster") Kevin Lee ("Dragon Sword") Xu Changchu ("Absence"), Li Yuan (“Brotherhood of Blades 2”) and others.
The film will also be presented at the Toronto Film Festival, but the premiere date "100 yards" unknown. Hopefully we'll see the film next year.
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Tags: 100 Yards, smuggling, wild cats, Bee Hayden Co., Jackie Hyun, Yeom Jong-ah, Kevin Lee, Kim Hye-soo, Ko Ming-shi, Li Yuan, Moka Kodawa, Park Jung-min, Ryu Seung-wan, Sho Mineo, Xu Haofeng, Xu Changchu, Cho In-seo, Andy He, Yuya Matsuura
Added the second trailer for "Reservoir Cats"