Alternative Asian News TV Blog

9/24/12

'Comrade Kim Goes Flying' DPRK Movie

Via BBC News September 24, 2012

Three film producers from Belgium (Anja Daelemans), the United Kingdom (Nick Bonner) and North Korea (Ryom Mi Hwa) came together last year and created a romantic comedy movie entitled "Comrade Kim Goes Flying." This film is a heartfelt story of a young North Korean woman seeking her childhood dream of becoming a trapeze artist. This international collaboration involved movie actor training for some performers of the Pyongyang Circus and includes some other well-known movie stars in the DPRK. Unlike most male-dominated, state run stories of success, this North Korean comic drama explores the individual quest of a young heroine striving for self-fulfillment in a unique North Korean setting. The two main characters in the movie Han Jong Sim as Comrade Kim Yong Mi and Pak Chung Guk as Pak Jang Phil, are two young professional circus athletes who went through an accelerated acting class for this motion picture. Below is the official movie trailer:

Comrade Kim Goes Flying premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (tiff) and is now showing at the Pyongyang International Film Festival (PIFF). For more information about this film, please visit the official website.

9/21/12

Genki Sudo & World Order "Permanent Revolution"

Just in time for the current dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, earlier today Genki Sudo & World Order released a new music video entitled "Permanent Revolution". This video calls for peace and understanding between Asia's giant nations and portrays some successful negotiations between Japan, China and Korea with Genki Sudo as the representative of Japan. Check it out:

Genki Sudo World Order Permanent Revolution

You can see more about this group at the official World Order site and also at the Genki Sudo Official site. A special version of this video can be seen at Asiana Airlines.

Related:

Genki Sudo's World Order "2012" Video

Sexy Synchronized Japanese Salarymen

9/20/12

Because China: 1 Flatbed Hauling 18 Pickups

Previously we reviewed a because China photo of a flatbed truck hauling 10 mini pickup trucks. That was from a Japanese travel blog post about a trip to Mongolia, which is technically a part of China. Well today we have discovered a whole new level of "Because China" with the below video of 1 flatbed truck carrying 18 mini pickups somewhere in the PRC:

This video was filmed and published by VIPCRUISING. See more of this group's videos at their Community Directories website.

See also:

Chinese Quadruplet Boys w/ Numbers Shaved Heads!

1st Annual Chinese Bikini Cow Girl Contest

Because China: Engrish Textbook Comic

Because China: Telephone Pole Repair Work

Because China: Getting Off With Your Lover

9/17/12

Because Japan: Japan Automatic Door Co.

Here is a picture of an old manual door to an entrance of the Japan Automatic Door Co. Okayama Sales Office 日本自動ドア（株）岡山営業所. What makes this picture really funny is that nowadays, there are automatic doors almost everywhere in Japan. Everywhere except for the Japan Automatic Door Co. Okayama Sales Office!

See also:

Because Japan Baby Blue Flaming Penis Lighter

Young Japanese Girls Sucking Door Knobs

9/15/12

"Amamiya Anna" Stopped by Tokyo Cops

Via Kotaku September 14, 2012

It has been reported by Tokyo Sports newspaper that an "anime face" beautiful young woman was recently sighted and questioned by police in Shibuya, Tokyo. The police spotted the woman in front of the Hachikō statue near the Shibuya JR railway station. The police questioned her briefly and had her identify herself before letting her go.

Could this have been the mysterious and beautiful Amamiya Anna character gone wild again? Stay tuned for more details on this story as they come in.