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Scarecrow
  • Hu Jin Qing
  • China
  • 1985
  • 10min

A comic cartoon anmation abuot a old fisherman disguised as a scarecrow to catch a bird stealing his precious ishing stock

Retrospective Section

Korea, the Land of Morning Calm
  • Unknown
  • Korea
  • 1910
  • 4min

The recording of scenic street scenes of Seoul, including its citizens. Taken by (presumably) a French missionary.

Retrospective Section

The Love of Labourors
  • Zhang Shichuan
  • China
  • 1922
  • 21min

The Ming Hsing film company was established in 1922 and produced comedies imitating the works of Chaplin. The Love of Labourors is a good representation of the comedies popular in ...

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A Bit Bitter
  • Jung Ji Woo
  • Korea
  • 1996
  • 14min

This film presents a reality close to real life through its depiction of the small strains of earning a living. The taste of ginger is a metaphor for the various events that take p...

Retrospective Section

Kyung Sung
  • Unknown
  • Korea
  • 1940
  • 1min

The recording of Seoul circa 1940, featuring shots of Seoul Station and City Hall. Also shown are people engaged in their everyday activities, such as street merchants.

Retrospective Section

Days of Being Wild
  • WONG Kar Wai
  • Hong Kong
  • 1990
  • 100min

Hong Kong in 1960. Ahfei is displeased with his mother who dates young men. He too has relations with a bunch of women including a gymnasium ticket seller and a bar hostess. Finall...

Retrospective Section

An Autumn’s Tale
  • Cheung Yuen-ting
  • Hong Kong
  • 1987
  • 98min

Set among the idyllic red and orange leaves of New York, Cheun Yuen-ting spins a warm fairytale about the unusual real-life adventures of his good friend “Boat Head.” Boat Head fa...

Retrospective Section

Important Town in Korea
  • Unknown
  • Korea
  • 1923
  • 1.3min

A short that documents the scenic view of Pusan in its entirety. Also featured are picturesque scenes of Seoul including the National Zoo.

Retrospective Section

The Funeral Ceremony of Emperor Soon-Jong
  • Unknown
  • Korea
  • 1923
  • 1.3min

A documentary of foreign adversaries paying tribute to Emperor Soon-Jong, with highlights of the funeral march across Seoul on June 10th, 1926.

Retrospective Section

A Better Tomorrow
  • John WOO
  • Hong Kong
  • 1986
  • 95min

Gangsters Mark and Ho are loyal friends. Ho wants to get away from the underworld to support his brother, Kit, who attends the police academy, but suffers from his friend’s betr...

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