Ninja Assassin was released this week on Blu-ray and DVD. If you weren’t ninja enough to snag your own copy, you should be happy to know that there’s no such thing as ‘not being ninja enough’ at Ningin. How so? We’re giving away one copy a Ninja Assassin Blu-Ray to one lucky person! More »

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Hey there Ningin-Assassins! Rain’s second American film Ninja Assassin is released! Good news to people who loved the movie or didn’t see it, but want to see it. More »

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Last week, it was revealed that Taiwanese-American singer Leehom Wang would be directing a new, unnamed film (instead of producing a new album…). New details about the movie have recently been divulged! More »

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Children of Ningin, you are all so devoted to Mother — the Bong Joon-ho film of the same name, that is. Unlike previous films we’ve recently done pin games for, Mother was actually quite the hit among film critics. It shows in this week’s Rottentomatoes score for Mother. More »

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I’m not talking Bong Joon-Ho’s mother per se, but his mystery thriller film Mother that’s out in theaters today starring Korean megastar Won Bin. Surprisingly, it wasn’t Won Bin’s character as a mentally disabled Do Joon who stole the show, but Do Joon’s crazy passionate mother. Hence the name of the film. More »

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Zhou Shaomou, author of the Chinese online novel Tale of the Blue Crows, is suing the creator of the movie Avatar, James Cameron, claiming that Cameron stole ideas from Zhou’s novel. More »

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Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service does indeed deliver. What, you might ask? 105 minutes of a great animated film that’s a coming-of-age story for a young witch named Kiki. Kiki isn’t a witch like you’d imagine witches to be. She’s more of a kind-hearted, Glenda from the Wizard of Oz type of witch. More »

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In anticipation of Bong Joon-Ho’s Mother opening in theaters this Friday, we’re giving away three The Host (2-disc collector’s edition) DVDs to three lucky people. The Host, Bong Joon-ho’s previous work, is Korean monster flick that made waves in Korea in 2007. The waves were so strong, I caught it at my local theater then and I can tell you — you can’t miss out on this movie. More »

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After starring in the action/comedy “Little Big Soldier” (大兵小将), it looks like Taiwanese-American singer Leehom Wang will be staying in the movie industry a little while longer. More »

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Ponyo is to Hayao Miyazaki as Little Mermaid is to Disney. Growing up it’s always been a childhood dream of mine to become Ariel from The Little Mermaid — red hair, sea shell bra and all. There wasn’t a pool in sight that I didn’t reenact Ariel emerging from the water to do the famous, fierce Ariel hair-toss-out-of-the-water move. Having just seen Ponyo, I feel like I ought to take back all those embarrassing childhood memories. More »

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After the incredible failure of his television drama “The Pandamen,” it looks like Jay Chou is leaving the film industry (finally) and returning to his home field of music. Rumors are now flying about a recent filming he had at a toy store dressed as Spiderman. More »

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Oh, mother. It’s been awhile since we’ve done a film pin game! With Bong Joon-ho’s Mother out in theaters March 12, it’s only fitting that we have a Mother pin game. For those of you who aren’t Mother-lovers yet, the film stars everyone’s Korean celeb crush Won Bin. In Mother, Won Bin’s plays a cognitively impaired individual who gets accused of murder. His mother in the film is determined to prove him innocent. More »

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The best things in life are for free. By “best things in life,” I mean a screening of Bong Joon-ho’s Mother movie in LA on Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. Oh, but Jinra, nothing in life is for free! Wrong. If you’re in LA and want to watch Mother before it officially hits theaters next month, you may want to consider the following details. More »

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Between 10 degrees and 40 degrees latitude north lies what we know as Asia. An area with a majority of Muslims and Buddhists is slowly but surely seeing the rise of Christianity. More »

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I’m fairly sure that anyone that has seen the Red Cliff series by John Woo will say that it is one of the best Chinese movies out there. John Woo’s interpretation of the battle of Red Cliff was absolutely amazing, and this two-part series went down as two of my favorite moves of all time. As such, I’m also sure many fans will be thrilled to find out that Red Cliff (both parts) are coming to BluRay and DVD! More »

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The much anticipated film called “The Warlords” is hitting theaters on April 2nd. Impatient? Well, I have a solution for you. More »

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In New York? Love Korean film? This weekend, Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) 2010 will screen original feature films, short films, documentaries, and other works by artists from throughout the world. The program will be followed by a Q&A session and awards announcement. More »

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Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou has expressed his anger towards a beer company for using a promotional picture of him in one of their commercials. The beer commercial is linked to a recent martial arts film that Jay guest starred in. More »

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Directed by Lau Kar-Leung and featuring the acting duo of Gordon Liu and Kara Hui, “RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER” promises to be a gripping action-filled adventure. It’s set to hit on March 2nd! More »

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Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu will be showing a whole new side of her in an upcoming film entitled “Hot Summer Days.” Not only did she have to chop off her beloved hair for this film, but she also had to do a scene where the female lead jumps into the water. What’s the problem? Barbie Hsu has aquaphobia. More »

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