The London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) will run 24th October to 3rd November with multiple UK and International premieres will showcase enchanting stories, insightful discussions and diverse filmic voices from the likes of South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, China and Southeast Asia.
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Full programme below.
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Check out the programme below in strands – and our advance reviews
OPENING GALA
Exit + Q&A with Director Lee Sang Geun | Lee Sang Geun | Korea | 2019 | 103 mins – read our review
LEAFF OFFICIAL SELECTION
A Girl Missing | Koji Fukada | Japan | 2019 | 111 mins
The Wild Goose Lake | Diao Yinan | China | 2019 | 113 mins – read our review
Europe Raiders | Jingle Ma | Hong Kong | 2018 | 100 mins
To the Ends of the Earth | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | 2019 | 120 mins – read our review
Balloon | Pema Tseden | China | 2019 | 102 mins
Rainbow’s Sunset | Joel Lamangan | Philippines | 2019 | 105 mins
Cities of Last Things | Ho Wi-ding | Taiwan | 2019 | 107 mins
Nina Wu | Midi Z | Taiwan | 2019 | 103 mins – read our review
The Pool | Ping Lumphapleng | Thailand | 2018 | 91 mins – read our review
Long Live the King | Kang Yun-sung | Korea | 2019 | 118 mins
The Science of Fictions | Yosep Anggi Noen | Indonesia, Malaysia | 2019 | 106 mins
Three Husbands | Fruit Chan | Hong Kong | 2019 | 101 mins
COMPETITION
Another Child | Kim Yoon-seok | Korea | 2019 | 118 mins
Deep Evil + Q&A with Director Mark Lu | Mark Lu | Taiwan | 2019 | 107 mins
Erica 38 | Yuichi Hibi | Japan | 2019 | 103 mins
G Affairs + Q&A with Director Lee Cheuk Pan | Lee Cheuk Pan | Hong Kong | 2018 | 105 mins
Money + Q&A with Director Park Noo-ri, Actor Ryu Jun Yeol | Park Noo-ri | Korea | 2019 | 115 mins SOLD OUT
Ms Purple | Justin Chon | Korea | 2019 | 88 mins
Send me to the Clouds | Teng Congcong | China | 2019 | 99 mins
Summer of Changsha | Zu Feng | China | 2019 | 120 mins
Still Human | Oliver Chan | Hong Kong | 2019 | 111 mins
Wet Season + Q&A with Director Anthony Chen | Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2019 | 103 mins – read our review
ACTOR FOCUS: AARON KWOK
After This Our Exile | Patrick Tam | Hong Kong | 2006 | 121 mins
Cold War + Talk with Actor Aaron Kwok | Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk | Hong Kong | 2012 | 102 mins
Port of Call | Philip Yung | Hong Kong | 2015 | 120 mins
I’m livin’ it + Q&A with Director Hing Fan Wong, Actor Aaron Kwok | Hing Fan Wong | Hong Kong | 2019 | 114 mins
STORIES OF WOMEN
Heavy Craving | Pei-Ju Hsieh | Taiwan | 2019 | 90 mins
Millennium Mambo | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taiwan | 2001 | 119 mins *
Butterfly | Yan Yan Mak | Hong Kong | 2004 | 124 mins *
The Crossing | Bai Xue | China | 2019 | 99 mins * – read our review
Green Snake | Tsui Hark | Hong Kong | 1993 | 98 mins *
*Part of NFTS project ‘Dilemma and Desire’ – Films that explore Chinese women’s unspoken desires under “traditional” social values.
K-CINEMA 100
The House of Us | Yoon Ga-eun | Korea | 2019 | 92 mins – read our review
The Battle: Roar to Victory + Intro by Actor Ryu Jun Yeol | Won Shin-yeon | Korea | 2019 | 135 mins
The House of Hummingbird + Q&A with Actress Park Ji-hu | Kim Bo-ra | Korea | 2019 | 138 mins – read our review
Tune in for Love + Q&A with Actor Jung Hae-in | Jung Ji-woo | Korea | 2019 | 122 mins
Inseparable Bros | Yuk Sang-hyo | Korea | 2019 | 114 mins
Juror 8 | Hong Seung-wan | Korea | 2019 | 114 mins
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil | Lee Won-tae | Korea | 2019 | 110 mins – read our review
Divine Fury | Jason Kim | Korea | 2019 | 129 mins
SPECIAL SPOTLIGHT: NORTH KOREA
The Story of Our Home | Ri Yun-ho, Ha Yong Ki | 2016 | 100 mins
A Broad Bellflower | Kyun Soon Joo | 1987 | 92 mins
FILM & ART
Rise of Roots | Lee Lee Nam | Korea | 2019 | 60 mins
Beethoven – Mama | Tatsumi Orimoto | Japan | 2012 | 13 mins
Grandmother’s Lunch | Tatsumi Orimoto | Japan | 2017 | 4 mins
Painter & Mom | Kim Young-mi, Forest Ian Etsler | Korea | 2019 | 12 mins
Flower Bed | Tsuneko Taniuchi | Japan | 2011 | 14 mins
Arcadia | Jang Min-seung | Korea | 2017 | 50 mins
Pitch-dark For the Voiceless | Jang Min-seung | Korea | 2014 | 25 mins
Over There | Jang Min-seung | Korea | 2018 | 44 mins
DOCUMENTARY
My Name is Kim Bok-dong | Song Won-geun | Korea | 2019 | 101 mins
Rivercide: The Secret Six | Kim Byeongki | Korea | 2019 | 108 mins
HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL
The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer | Hideo Nakata | Japan | 2019 | 83 mins
Under Your Bed | Mari Asato | Japan | 2019 | 98 mins
The Culprit | Goh Jung-wook | Korea | 2019 | 100 mins
The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish | David Chuang | Taiwan | 2019 | 114 mins
SAMURAI SEASON
13 Assassins | Takashi Miike | Japan | 2010 | 141 mins
Harakiri | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan | 1962 | 135 mins
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx | Kenji Misumi | Japan | 1972 | 82 mins
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance | Kenji Misumi | Japan | 1972 | 84 mins
Sword of Doom | Kihachi Okamoto | Japan | 1966 | 120 mins
CLOSING GALA
I’m livin’ it + Q&A with Director Hing Fan Wong, Actor Aaron Kwok | Hing Fan Wong | Hong Kong | 2019 | 114 mins