{"product_id":"11-asian-movies-ugur-akinci-9798677294327","title":"11 Asian Movies: Selected Masterworks from Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, and South Korean Cinema, Detailed Commentary, plus Plot Points","description":"Here is an eclectic and special collection of cinematic masterworks by exciting directors from China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.\u003cb\u003eThis expanded 2nd edition includes 4 additional bonus reviews and a short summary of 10 Asian cinema classics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: Some of the reviews contain sexually explicit or suggestive language due to the subject matter and plot line of the movie.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach movie is presented with detailed plot line, selected dialogue, and followed by main plot points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection starts with\u003cb\u003e \"Sweet Sex and Love\" (2003)\u003c\/b\u003e, a South Korean film by Man-dae Bong (WARNIN\/G: explicit sexual scenes). Two lovers start their relationship on pure animalistic magnetism. But is that enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Woman is the Future of Man\" (2004)\u003c\/b\u003e by Sang-soo Hong is the second South Korean film in this special collection that explores the following core dilemma: how to love a woman without betraying one's closest friend with whom the same woman also carries a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Wayward Cloud\" (2005)\u003c\/b\u003e by the Taiwanese director Ming-liang Tsai is arguably one of the most experimental and audacious movies ever made. In terms of sheer cinematographic imagination and outrageous creativity, this is a work that rates 110 out of 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stolen Life\" (2005)\u003c\/b\u003e from China by director Shaohong Li is a merciless drama about indignities of belonging to the lower class in China through the eyes of a hapless and not-so-smart beauty from the countryside who gets used in Beijing without mercy by an opportunistic heartbreaker. A gritty urban tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Isabella\" (2006)\u003c\/b\u003e by Chinese director Ho-Cheung Pang is a story of redemption and a tour de force of sentimentality presented with stylistic authority where the soul-wrenching musical score (Portuguese Fado) is the third main character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"M\" (2006)\u003c\/b\u003e from Japan by director Ryuichi Hiroki is another modern Asian masterpiece. A young house wife looks for the love and attention she thinks her husband owes her in all the wrong places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Maybe\" (2009)\u003c\/b\u003e by South Korean director Jihong Ju is the story of an adopted Korean-American woman arriving in Seoul to look for her real parents. The taxi driver she meets at the airport will change her life in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last movie \u003cb\u003e\"Parasite\" (2019)\u003c\/b\u003e is a South Korean masterpiece that won the Academy Award for Best Film in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonus Reviews: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCities of Last Things\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOkja\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ugur Akinci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798677294327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.16d","brand":"Ugur Akinci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588297732351,"sku":"9798677294327","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/11-asian-movies-ugur-akinci-9798677294327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}