The Glasgow Film Festival (February 28th – March 10th) will launch next month. The festival is rich with a wealth of titles from different corners of the world and there is a chance to see Happy Together – which must-watch title. In terms of Korean and Japanese films…
Here is what is on offer:
ベイビーわるきゅーれ 2ベイビー 「Beibi- Warukyu-re 2 Beibi-」
Release Date: March 24th, 2023
Duration: 101 mins.
Director: Yugo Sakamoto
Writer: Yugo Sakamoto (Script),
Starring: Akari Takaishi, Saori Izawa, Atomu Mizuishi, Tomo Nakai, Tsubasa Hibinaga, Junpei Hashino,
Stunt Coordinator: Kensuke Sonomura
Baby Assassins was at the 2022 edition of the Glasgow International Film Festival, so it is only natural that the sequel gets screened.
Synopsis: Chisato and Mahiro balance lives as assassins with part-time work but everything is upended when Yuri and Makoto, two brothers who are members of the Hitman’s Association, go after the girls to take their spot in the crime underworld.
잠 「Jam」
Release Date: 2023
Duration: 95 mins.
Director: Jason Yu
Writer: Jason Yu (Screenplay),
Starring: Jung Yu-mi, Lee Sun-kyun,
This looks like a supernatural thriller film and it played at Cannes last year where it was up for the Camera d’Or. Sadly, in the time between its first play in France and now, lead actor Lee Sun-kyun took his own life.
Synopsis: Hyun-su and Soo-jin are a newlywed couple but something that didn’t occur when they were dating suddenly strikes: Hyun-su starts sleep talking. He says, “Someone’s inside.” His sleep activities escalate and it is as if he becomes someone else. When he wakes up, he has no memories of his behaviour. Soo-jin, pregnant with their child, becomes worried that he will become a threat to their family and starts to lose sleep. They turn to a shaman for help…
Release Date: 2024
Duration: 103 mins.
Director: Neo Sora
Writer: N/A
Starring: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Synopsis: In March 2023, Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away after his struggle against cancer. During this struggle, performing in concerts was hard but he gave his all in one final performance where it is just him and his piano.
Here’s coverage of Glasgow from past years: