New York Asian Film Festival

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Year	Title	Original title	Country	Director	Premiere Status
1994	Eat Drink Man Woman	飲食男女	Taiwan 2019 Screenings were held from June 28 – July 14, 2019 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2018 212 Warrior Wiro Sableng 212 IndonesiaJPNCHNKORKORHKGJPNHKGJPNKORJPNHKGJPN 2019 1st Winter Showcase Screenings were held from February 1–3 & 8–10, 2019 at SVA Theater. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2014 100 Yen Love 百円の恋 Masaharu Take 2006 After This Our Exile 父子 TaiwanHKG 2018 Screenings were held from June 29 – July 15, 2018 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2017 1987: When the Day Comes 1987 Jang Joon-hwan 2017 After My Death 죄 많은 소녀 Kim Ui-seok North American 2017 The Age of Blood 역모 – 반란의 시대 Kim Hong-sun 2008 Beast Stalker 証人 Dante Lam 2017 The Big Call 猜猜我是誰 Oxide Pang North American 2018 Blood of Wolves 孤狼の血 Kazuya Shiraishi North American 2017 The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful 血觀音 TaiwanHKG 2017 On March 13 it was announced that the 16th annual New York Asian Film Festival would happen from June 30 – July 16 emanating from the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the SVA Theatre. The NYAFF Jury Award returned in 2017 with two new categories. The 2017 NYAFF Jury Award for Best Feature was given to BAD GENIUS. The award was presented to Nattawut Poonpiriya who was in attendance. Special Mention was given to A DOUBLE LIFE while Honorable Mention for Most Promising Director, AKA The Brass Balls Award, was awarded to Lê Bình Giang for Vietnam's Kfc. Jury members included indie actress Jennifer Kim, video-on-demand acquisitions executive George Schmaltz, and NYAFF super fan Kristina Winters. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2016 Aroused by Gymnopedies ジムノペディに乱れる Isao Yukisada North American 2017 Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno 밤섬해적단 서울불바다 Jung Yoon-suk North American 2017 Bad Genius ฉลาดเกมส์โกง Nattawut Poonpiriya International 2017 Battle of Memories 记忆大师 Leste Chen 2016 Blood of Youth 少年 Yang Shupeng North American 2016 Birdshot PhilippinesJPNJPNHKGJPNJPNCHN 2016 Screenings were held from June 22 – July 9, 2016 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2015 Ten Years 十年 Ng Ka-leung, Jevons Au, Chow Kwun-Wai, Fei-Pang Wong, Kwok Zune North American 2001 All About Lily Chou-Chou リリイ・シュシュのすべて Shunji Iwai 2015 Alone 혼자 Park Hong-Min New York 2015 Apocalypse Child PhilippinesKORHKGCHNCHNKORJPNJPNKORKOR 2015 Screenings were held from June 26 – July 11, 2015 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and SVA Theater. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 1965 Abashiri Prison 網走番外地 Teruo Ishii 2015 Banglasia 猛加拉殺手 MalaysiaJPNCHN 2014 Screenings were held from June 27 – July 14, 2014 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Asia Society and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2014 3D Naked Ambition 3D豪情 Lee Kung-lok North American 2014 Aberdeen 香港仔 Pang Ho-cheung 2013 Aim High In Creation! AustraliaJPN 2013 Screenings were held from June 28 – July 15, 2013 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Asia Society, and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2012 Aberya Philippines 2012 Screenings were held from July 29–15, 2012 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2012 A Simple Life 桃姐 Ann Hui 2012 Ace Attorney 逆転裁判 Takashi Miike New York 2012 All About My Wife 내 아내의 모든 것 Min Kyu-Dong New York 2012 Asura アシュラ Keiichi Sato North American 2012 The Big Gun 大拳銃 Hajime Ohata North American 2011 Bloody Fight in Iron-Rock Valley 철암계곡의 혈투 Ji Ha Jean North American 1983 The Boxer's Omen 魔 Kuei Chih-hung 2011 Couples 커플즈 Jeong Yong-Ki New York 2005 Crying Fist 주먹이 운다 Ryu Seung-wan 2011 Dead Bite ก้านคอกัด Thailand 2011 Screenings were held from July 1–14, 2011 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2010 13 Assassins 十三人の刺客 Takashi Miike New York 2011 Abraxas アブラクサスの祭 Naoki Kato New York 2010 BKO: Bangkok Knockout โคตรสู้ โคตรโส Panna Rittikrai New York 2002 B.T.S. 愛情靈藥 TaiwanJPNKORKORHKGJPNCHN 2010 Screenings were held from June 25 – July 8, 2010 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the IFC Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2009 8000 Miles SR　サイタマノラッパー Yu Irie North American 2010 8000 Miles 2: Girl Rapper SRサイタマノラッパー2　女子ラッパー☆傷だらけのライム Yu Irie North American 2009 Actresses 여배우들 E J-Yong New York 2010 Alien vs. Ninja AVN/エイリアンVSニンジャ Seiji Chiba World 2009 Annyong Yumika あんにょん由美香 Tetsuaki Matsue North American 2010 Blades of Blood 구르믈 버서난 달처럼 Lee Joon-Ik International 2009 The Blood of Rebirth 蘇りの血 Toshiaki Toyoda New York 2009 Bodyguards and Assassins 十月围城 Teddy Chan New York 2010 Boys on the Run ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン Daisuke Miura North American 2009 Castaway on the Moon 김씨표류기 Lee Hae-Jun New York 2009 Chaw 차우 Shin Jeong-Won North American 2010 Confessions 告白 Tetsuya Nakashima International 2009 Cow 斗牛 Hu Guan U.S. 2009 Crazy Racer 疯狂的赛车 Ning Hao New York 2010 Death Kappa Tomoo Haraguchi World 2009 Dear Doctor ディア・ドクター Miwa Nishikawa New York 2010 Development Hell Hiroshi Fukazawa New York 2010 Doman Seman 堀川中立売 Go Shibata World 1987 Eastern Condors Sammo Hung 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷 Alex Law North American 2010 Gallants 打擂台 Chi-kin Kwok, Clement Sze-Kit Cheng North American 2009 Golden Slumber ゴールデンスランバー Yoshihiro Nakamura New York 2007 Groper Train: School Uniform Hunter Yōjirō Takita 2008 Ip Man 葉問 Wilson Yip 2010 Ip Man 2 葉問2:宗師傳奇 Wilson Yip North American 2004 Japanese Wife Next Door Part 2 Yutaka Ikejima 2009 Kung Fu Chefs 功夫厨神 Wing-Kin Yip North American 1986 L.A. Streetfighters Woo-sang Park 2010 Little Big Soldier 大兵小将 Sheng Ding New York 2009 A Little Pond 작은 연못 Lee Sang-Woo International 2010 Live Tape North American 2008 Merantau Warrior IndonesiaJPNTHATHACHNHKGJPNKORCHNKORJPNKORHKGCHNJPNKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKOR 2009 Screenings were held from June 19 – July 5, 2009 at the IFC Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2008 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End 20世紀少年 Yukihiko Tsutsumi New York 2009 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope 20世紀少年 第二章 / 20世紀少年＜第2章＞ 最後の希望 Yukihiko Tsutsumi New York 2008 All Around Us Ryōsuke Hashiguchi New York 2008 Antique 서양골동양과자점 엔티크 Min Kyu-dong New York 2008 Be a Man! Samurai School 魁!!男塾 Tak Sakaguchi New York 2009 Be Sure to Share ちゃんと伝える Sion Sono World 2005 Blind Love ブラインド・ラブ わいせつステージ Daisuke Goto 2008 Breathless 똥파리 Yang Ik-June North American 2008 Cape No. 7 海角七號 TaiwanJPNJPNJPNKORKORKORHKGCHNCHNHKGJPNHKG 2008 Screenings were held from June 20 – July 6, 2008 at the IFC Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2007 Accuracy of Death 死神の精度 Masaya Kakei New York 2008 Action Boys 우린 액션배우다 Jung Byung-gil International 2007 Adrift in Tokyo 転々 Satoshi Miki North American 2005 Always: Sunset on Third Street ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 Takashi Yamazaki 2007 Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 ALWAYS 続・三丁目の夕日 Takashi Yamazaki New York 2007 Assembly 集結號 Feng Xiaogang North American 2006 ARCH ANGELS 笑う大天使（ミカエル） Issei Oda New York 2004 The Bodyguard บอดี้การ์ดหน้าเหลี่ยม Panna Rittikrai; Mum Jokmok New York 2007 The Bodyguard 2 บอดี้การ์ดหน้าเหลี่ยม 2 Panna Rittikrai; Mum Jokmok North American 2007 The Butcher 도살자 Kim Jin-won International 2008 OneChanbara お姉チャンバラ The Movie Yohei Fukuda International 2007 Dainipponjin 大日本人 Hitoshi Matsumoto New York 2007 Dog In A Sidecar サイドカーに犬 Kichitaro Negishi North American 2007 Dororo どろろ Akihiko Shiota North American 2007 Fine, Totally Fine 全然大丈夫 Yosuke Fujita North American 2007 Happiness 행복 Hur Jin-ho US 2007 Kala IndonesiaTHATHAJPNJPNJPNJPNKORHKGJPNKOR 2007 Screenings were held from June 22 – July 8, 2007 at the IFC Center and Japan Society. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2006 Aachi & Ssipak 아치와 씨팍 Jo Boem-jin New York 2006 After This Our Exile フリージア Kazuyoshi Kumakiri North American 2006 Gamera the Brave 小さき勇者たち～ガメラ Ryuta Tasaki New York 2007 Getting Home 落叶归根 Zhang Yang New York 1992 Hard Boiled 辣手神探 John Woo 2006 Hula Girls フラガール Lee Sang-il 2006 Hell's Ground'' Zibahkhana PakistanKORKORJPNKORJPNJPNKORKORCHNJPNJPNKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKORKOR 2006 Screenings were held from June 16 – July 1, 2006 at Anthology Film Archives and The ImaginAsian. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2004 Ab Tak Chhappan IndiaJPNTHAJPNKORKOR 2005 Screenings were held from June 17 – July 2, 2005 at Anthology Film Archives and The ImaginAsian. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2004 Arahan 아라한 장풍 대작전 Ryoo Seung-wan New York 2005 Crazy N' the City 神经侠侣 James Yuen North American 2005 Crying Fist 주먹이 운다 Ryoo Seung-wan North American 2004 Electric Shadows 夢影童年 Xiao Jiang North American 2004 A Family 가족 Lee Jeong-cheol North American 2004 Gagamboy PhilippinesJPNKORJPNJPNJPNJPNCHNJPNKORJPNJPN 2004 Screenings were held from June 18–27, 2004 at Anthology Film Archives. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 2003 Antenna アンテナ Kazuyoshi Kumakiri US 2003 Azumi あずみ Ryuhei Kitamura New York 2003 OK Baytong โอเค เบตง Nonzee Nimibutr New York 2004 Dance with the Wind 바람의 전설 Park Jung-woo North American 2003 Doppelganger ドッペルゲンガー Kiyoshi Kurosawa New York 2002 Drive ドッペルゲンガー Sabu New York 2002 Hero 英雄 Zhang Yimou New York 2002 Infernal Affairs 無間道系列 Andrew Lau; Alan Mak 2003 Juon: The Grudge 呪怨じゅおん Takashi Shimizu 2003 Juon: The Grudge 2 呪怨じゅおん2 Takashi Shimizu US 2003 Legend of the Evil Lake 천년호 Lee Gwang-hun New York 2003 Like Asura 阿修羅のごとく Yoshimitsu Morita US 2003 Macabre Case of Prom Pi Ram คืนบาป พรหมพิราม Manop Udomdej US 2004 Marronnier マロニエ Hideyuki Kobayashi New York 2003 Please Teach Me English 영어완전정복 Kim Sung-su New York 2003 The Road Taken 선택 Hong Gi-seon New York 2003 Running on Karma 大隻佬 Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai New York 2004 Umizaru 海猿 Eiichiro Hasumi International 2003 Vibrator ヴァイブレータ Ryūichi Hiroki 2003 When the Last Sword is Drawn 壬生義士伝 Yōjirō Takita US 1963 Zatoichi 3: New Tale of Zatoichi 新・座頭市物語 Tokuzo Tanaka 1963 Zatoichi 4: The Fugitive 座頭市兇状旅 Tokuzo Tanaka 1963 Zatoichi 5: On The Road 座頭市喧嘩旅 Kimiyoshi Yasuda 2003 Screenings were held from May 15–26, 2003 at Anthology Film Archives. Year Title Original title Country Director Premiere Status 1997 Bounce Ko Gals バウンス ko GALS Masato Harada 2002 Break Out 라이터를 켜라 Jang Hang-jun International 2002 Company IndiaKOR 2002 Screenings were held from April 26 – May 2, 2002 at Anthology Film Archives. Year Title Original title Country Director 2001 Bang Rajan บางระจัน Tanit Jitnukul 2000 Comeuppance 天有眼 Derek Chiu 1998 Dil Se.. दिल से IndiaJPNJPNJPNKORKORKORJPNJPN Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film Year Title Original Title Country Director 2008 Sad Vacation サッド ヴァケイション Shinji Aoyama 2009 Love Exposure 愛のむきだし Sion Sono 2017 Bad Genius ฉลาดเกมส์โกง Nattawut Poonpiriya 2018 Microhabitat 소공녀 Jeon Go-woon 2019 Lying to Mom 鈴木家の Katsumi Nojiri 2020 Moving On 남매의 여름밤 Yoon Dan-Bi 2021 Anima 莫尔道嘎 China Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema Year Winner Country Director/Actor/Title 2013 Ip Man: The Final Fight 葉問：終極一戰 Herman Yau 2014 The White Storm 掃毒 Benny Chan 2015 Vengeance of an Assassin ตัวอย่าง เร็วทะลุเร็ว Panna Rittikrai 2016 The Bodyguard 特工爺爺 Yue Song 2017 The Villainess 악녀 Jung Byung-gil 2017 Hapkido 合氣道 Angela Mao 2018 Operation Red Sea 红海行动 China Star Asia Award Year Actor/Actress Country 2010 Simon Yam 2012 Donnie Yen 2014 Sandra Ng 2014 Sul Kyung-gu 2015 Aaron Kwok 2016 Miriam Yeung 2016 Lee Byung-hun 2016 John Lloyd Cruz 2017 Gang Dong-won 2018 Kim Yoon-seok 2018 Jiang Wu 2021 Gordon Lam 2022 Hiroshi Abe 2023 Louis Koo 2024 Nicholas Tse Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award Year Actor/Actress Country 2011 Tsui Hark 2012 Jeong Chang-hwa 2013 Jackie Chan 2013 Tsai Yang-ming 2014 Jimmy Wang Yu 2015 Ringo Lam 2016 Shunji Iwai 2017 Tony Leung Ka-fai 2018 Masato Harada 2019 Yuen Woo-ping 2021 Ann Hui 2022 Takashi Shimizu 2023 Junji Sakamoto 2024 Screen International Rising Star Asia Award (a.k.a. Rising Star Award) Year Actor/Actress Country 2009 Gong Hyo-jin 2009 So Ji-sub 2010 Huang Bo 2011 Takayuki Yamada 2012 Masami Nagasawa 2012 Michelle Chen 2013 Kim Go-eun 2014 Fumi Nikaidō 2015 Shōta Sometani 2016 Gō Ayano 2016 Therese Malvar 2016 Jelly Lin 2017 Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying 2018 Stephy Tang 2019 Ryu Jun-yeol 2019 Nana Komatsu 2020 Joo-Young Lee 2021 Sosuke Ikematsu 2021 Janine Gutierrez 2021 Bang Min-ah 2022 Kim Hye-yoon 2022 Urassaya Sperbund 2023 Ryohei Suzuki 2024 Lee Hye-ri The Celebrity Award Year Actor/Actress Country 2014 Park Joong-hoon