GARDEN OF EVENING MISTS
DRAMA MOVIE BASED ON MAN'S PRIZE WINNING NOVEL
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| The movie is currently airing in South Asian cinemas |
I've been announcing this moving period set drama for quite some time now and today we finally have posters and a trailer for
THE GARDEN OF EVENING MISTS which opened in Malaysian cinemas earlier this month starring one of Asia's biggest hunks
Hiroshi Abe next to
John Hannah, Julian Sands, David Oakes, Angelica Lee and Sylvia Chang. The movie, directed by
Tom Lin, is based on a book by
Twan Eng Tan. Check out the beautiful trailer below and tell us what you think.
What Is The Story About?
A survivor of a brutal Japanese internment camp, Teoh Yun Ling has
been working with the Malaysian authorities punish the Japanese war
criminals for several years. She despises the Japanese for killing her
younger
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| Japanese heartthrob Hiroshi Abe takes the lead role |
sister, but to pay tribute to her soul she travels to the
highlands to visit the renowned gardener Nakamura Aritomo. Aritomo
refuses to work for Yun Ling but instead takes her in as an apprentice
so that she can build her own garden.
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| Our favourite British boy David Oakes takes one of the roles in the movie |
Residing in the tea room, Yun Ling
begins working at The Garden of Evening Mists and learns to design a
garden. Yet outside of the Malaysian jungle, another war is waging in
Malaysia in a continued state of emergency. Malay
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| John Hannah plays Magnus Gemmell in the period set drama |
nationalists are
fighting the British for independence, while communist guerillas are
brutally killing farmers, miners, and their families in every way they
can to gain control over the regions.
I was glued to the trailer. So moving. Definitely worth the wait. I can't wait to watch it in its entirety!
ReplyDeleteI really cannot wait to see Hiroshi and my dearest David Oakes in it. I always enjoy movies set in Indochina.
DeleteThis really was intriguing. What a beautiful place. You would never know that war was brewing.
ReplyDeleteThey had the most beautiful of nature! Theresa and me always planned to buy ourselves a tea plantation there...
DeleteThis beautiful movie is currently screening in Osaka at the Osaka film festival from now till mid March 2020,and it will only have a general release in Japan during winter 2020.Not sure if it will be shown in North America or even Europe.Read the book first if you can just to get a rough idea of the background of some of the characters n also to better prep yourself for the ending of the movie.. Won't say too much about this movie though.I enjoyed watching it three times at our local cinema in Malaysia when it was shown during the last two months of January n February 2020.
ReplyDeleteIt will probably get a limited release in the rest of the world later this year. Especially with the international cast.
DeleteI really hope that they will release this movie worldwide and not just do a limited release or going only on festival run.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed, if nothing else maybe it ends up on Netflix or Amazon Prime.
DeleteBut watching this movie in a cinema is a different experience. The director Tom Lin did mention on his Facebook page that there will be plans to roll out the DVD n Blu Ray sometime in the near future.But given the fact that 90 percent of the movie is in English,it is actually targeting western audience, which makes more sense to have it shown in the North America, Europe,Australia etc..
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed it finds a distributor.
DeleteYes! Fingers crossed that western audience will get to see it before winter 2020. Do share your personal opinions on the movie once you have seen it.I look forward to reading more reviews :-)
ReplyDeleteHi! You can watch this movie ( censored version - what was shown in Malaysia only) via your phone , just go to this link here https://gimy.tv/vod-play-id-152540-src-1-num-1, it was released just a few days back via Astro First, do check it out.
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