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SCMP FilmHong KongGodzilla Minus Zero director Takashi Yamazaki on going ‘deeper’ in Japanese monster sequel For the veteran filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki, a childhood spent gorging on 1970s and 80s Hollywood sci-fi in the Japanese city of Matsumoto – where his father worked as a baker – left a lifelong…
SCMP FilmHong KongPiano megastar Yuja Wang on her next extreme feat as she returns to Hong Kong Yuja Wang will be juggling two things when she returns to Hong Kong on November 9: playing both of Brahms’ piano concertos in the same concert and conducting the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the…
SCMP FilmHong KongWhy the Chinese immigrant story Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991) is a lost Old West classic Sometimes, through no fault of their own, good films slip through the cracks. They fall out of fashion, are misunderstood by critics or are poorly distributed, and it can take the passage of time…
SCMP FilmHong KongHong Kong pianist John Lee does justice to Rachmaninov and more despite dry acoustics The marketing of classical music concerts has increasingly focused on the musician rather than the music, with the often ephemeral cult of personality perceived as more valuable than what is played…
SCMP FilmHong KongMy generation is the first to see and hear China like never before It was only in my 20s, when I moved to Singapore for work, that I began hearing Hokkien, Teochew and Hainanese in everyday life. I understood nothing, nor could I distinguish between them.
SCMP FilmHong Kong12 of the best new K-dramas to watch in November 2026, including The Blue Road on Netflix November promises to be a remarkably busy month for K-drama fans, offering a wealth of choices that include the year’s biggest fantasy epic and two sequel seasons to recent hits.
SCMP FilmHong KongHow Hong Kong cinema forever changed after Cepa and the mainland China co-production boom Hong Kong cinema has always thrived on a certain kind of beautiful madness – precisely the quality local audiences cherish most.
SCMP FilmHong KongK-drama Oh! My Guard: Jung Yong-hwa, Hong Seung-hee stumble in trifling fantasy romcom Lead cast: Jung Yong-hwa, Hong Seung-hee, Lee Yi-kyung, Park Yoo-na Jung Yong-hwa (Sell Your Haunted House) and Hong Seung-hee (To the Moon) headline Oh!
SCMP FilmHong KongWhat China’s best new cultural spaces have in common: the light touch On a hillside in Anji, in Zhejiang province, a cluster of umbrella-like canopies steps gently down the slope, following the rows of tea bushes.
SCMP FilmHong KongYou, Like a Star review: Suzu Hirose, Ryusei Yokohama reunite for tragic love story 2/5 stars In Michihito Fujii’s romantic drama You, Like a Star, Suzu Hirose and Ryusei Yokohama play young lovers trapped in a turbulent, decades-spanning relationship that defines their lives.
SCMP FilmHong KongPrime Video K-drama Final Table: Ahn Hyo-seop is unbearable in unappetising culinary drama Lead cast: Ahn Hyo-seop, Hong Hwa-yeon, Chang Ryul, Jung Eugene Latest Nielsen rating: 2.4 per cent South Korea’s obsession with cooking shows continues apace with the chef-centric romantic comedy…
SCMP FilmHong KongWe Are Born Good review: Chung Suet-ying, Yeung Wai-lun have beef in dark comedy drama 3.5/5 stars It is a deliciously metafictional irony that the vendetta in We Are Born Good ignites because a protagonist refuses to eat beef.
SCMP FilmHong KongHong Kong wants to be a regional hub for Halloween. Why not? Hong Kong’s determination to become a hub for everything – innovation, finance, trade, culture and sport – appears to know no bounds. Now, Halloween has been added to the list.
SCMP FilmHong KongWhy Zhou Xun risked it all for that amazing long take in The First Taste of Loneliness In The First Taste of Loneliness, one of the highest-profile Chinese art-house film debuts of 2026, three generations of women – played by Zhou Xun, Xi Meijuan and Wang Shengdi – struggle to put…
SCMP FilmHong KongThe Belgian musician fusing Western, Chinese instruments for ‘something totally different’ Johan Famaey is considered the only professional yangqin player in Belgium. When he returned to Belgium from Qingdao, China, in 2009, most people in his home country had never heard of the instrument…
SCMP FilmHong KongEast Asia’s cultural economies are bridging politics-driven divides The appearance of K-pop singer G-Dragon on electronic billboards in major Chinese cities despite Beijing’s K-pop ban points at a contrast between political shadows clouding international relations…
SCMP FilmHong KongWho is Kim Jae-young, imposing star of K-dramas Make Me Tingle and The Judge from Hell? Korean actor Kim Jae-young and his signature locks are back on screen in the currently airing romcom Make Me Tingle, where he takes on the daring role of a sex toy entrepreneur.
SCMP FilmHong KongPrime Video K-drama Love in Disguise: Yim Si-wan, Seol In-ah lead gender-reversal romcom Lead cast: Yim Si-wan, Seol In-ah, Kim Jung-hyun, Yeonwoo Latest Nielsen rating: 4.7 per cent In the romantic comedy Love in Disguise, Yim Si-wan plays a vain corporate heir suspected of murder who…
SCMP FilmHong KongHow Cantopop diva Paula Tsui defined an era with her contralto voice and polka dot dresses This is the 88th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades.
SCMP FilmHong KongHBO Max K-drama Make Me Tingle: Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young lead tame sex romcom Lead cast: Nam Ji-hyun, Kim Jae-young South Korea finds itself at an interesting juncture in its social evolution in the mid-2020s.
SCMP FilmHong KongClayface review: DC spin-off delivers a grisly, vengeance-fuelled body-horror thriller 3.5/5 stars From Venom and Morbius to Birds of Prey and The New Mutants, elevating side characters to centre stage in Marvel and DC comic-book adaptations rarely takes flight.
SCMP FilmHong KongPeruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez on Hong Kong debut, Pavarotti’s regret and singing food Before Juan Diego Florez became one of the most celebrated opera tenors of his generation, he was on his way to being a pop star. Music was always part of family life.
SCMP FilmHong KongBird of Paradise review: Catherine Chau takes up pole dancing in light-hearted family drama 2.5/5 stars In Bird of Paradise, a dutiful middle-aged Hong Kong woman takes up pole dancing and shatters her thankless routine of cooking and cleaning for her family.
SCMP FilmHong KongBusan 2026: 10 of the festival’s best movies, from Midday Meal to Satoko Always The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which closed on October 15, drew 277,027 visitors, roughly 40,000 more than last year and the highest since 2015.
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