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The first feature of the Taiwanese king of the box office was indicative of what was about to follow, with “Cape No 7” still holding the top spot in the aforementioned list. The film won 6 awards in the Golden Horse and a number internationally, while its success came even though the promotional campaign was not particularly extensive, the two leading actors Van Fan and Chie Tanaka only had minor acting experience and a number of the supporting roles were filled by non-actors.

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The film begins in the 1940s, when an unnamed teacher dispatched to the southernmost town of Hengchun falls in love with a local girl with the Japanese name Kojima Tomoko. After the Surrender of Japan, the teacher is forced to return home as Taiwan was placed under the administrative control of the Republic of China. On his trip home,...

Investor in previous film ’Seediq Bale Part 1: Sun Flag’ said he is owed $1.4m.

Wei Te-Sheng’s Big will open in Taiwan on December 1 as scheduled despite a warrant of seizure issued by the Taipei District Court and lodged by investor Gou Tai-Chiang over an alleged unpaid debt.

Wei is the director of the two highest grossing local films of all time in Taiwan: musical drama Cape No.7, which grossed $16.8m (N$$534m) in 2008, and historical epic Seediq Bale Part 1: Sun Flag which garnred $14.9m (Nt$473m) in 2011.

Last month, Gou, younger brother of Foxconn founder Terry Gou,...

As we shift into top gear for the busiest season in the Chinese movie calendar there are a number of key productions all vying for pole position. While it may not have the dramatic clout of Zhang Yimou's Flowers Of War of Derek Yee's The Great Magician, Jingle Ma's Speed Angels has the novelty of seeing three of the biggest female stars currently working in China going head to head on the motor racing circuit. Tang Wei, Cecilia Cheung and Rene Liu are the eponymous beauties in what looks to be a rather entertaining slice of silliness. The film also stars Jimmy Lin and Chie Tanaka and opens on the mainland on 2nd December. You can check out the trailer below, and while there aren't...

Management agencies should familiarize themselves with the differences in film production systems when working with cast members from different countries, an industry professional at Unijapan’s “Asia Casting Forum” said Tuesday.

Based on his experience co-producing a film with Japan, Jonathan H. Kim, who produced the Korea-Japan co-prod Virgin Snow, explained that his Asian partners are often not aware that Korean film actors get paid per film rather than production time.

“Often the production time in Korea can go over a year,” he said. “And since they’re paid for a title, they try to charge as much as possible, whereas Japanese or Chinese actors get paid by production time and can shoot two or three films a year.”

Director-producer Solon So said the film industry in China is booming with global castings at the moment, particularly Korean TV celebrities — much in the way Hong Kong kung fu movies in the ‘80s utilized Japanese artists.