Asian Invasion by BBC
In a new three-part series Jonathan Ross travels to Japan, Hong Kong and Korea to explore the world’s most innovative cinema.
In each episode Jonathan meets Asia’s most talked about actors and directors and shares his passion for all aspects of Asian filmmaking with a multitude of clips.
Very interesting documentary about Asian film industry. The episode comes from Idols Unlimited.
JAPAN : Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4
- Has Japanese cinema gone off the boil? Jonathan meets the current crop of directors and surveys recent releases.
HONG KONG : Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5
- In Hong Kong Jonathan finds out how cinema in the home of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee has changed since the handover to China in 1997.
KOREA : Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5
- In arguably the world’s most exciting filmmaking country, Jonathan meets Park Chan-wook, whose film Oldboy won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004.