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NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2004

It's here! Subway Cinema (that's us!) is back with its annual cinematic extravaganza - America's leading showcase devoted to new feature films from Asia. Featuring the latest and greatest films from Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, China, and Thailand. How do we know? Because we've watched hundreds of movies and chosen the best 20. Our line-up includes HERO from Zhang Yimou (and starring Jet Li and Maggie Cheung), the scariest Japanese horror movie ever made, JUON, the latest movie from arthouse horror genius, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, DOPPELGANGER, the screamingly great female samurai flick, AZUMI, the hugely successful INFERNAL AFFAIRS from Hong Kong and much much more (including a sidebar of the original blind- samurai-with-a-bad-attitude ZATOICHI movies).  Advanced tickets are now on sale! Call SmartTix at 212-868-4444, or simply follow this link.

We are also pleased to welcome our special guests: directors Eiichi Hasumi (UMIZARU) and Hideyuki Kobayashi (MARRONNIER), producer Hirotsugu Usui (UMIZARU), and several of Umizaru cast members.

Check out New York Magazine's "Highlights of Subway Cinema's action-packed New York Asian Film Festival 2004"
Also, find out why the Village Voice calls NYAFF "the city's favorite volcanic pulp-film festival"

NYAFF 2004 MAIN PROGRAM

Films in the main Festival program are eligible for Subway Cinema Audience Award

ANTENNA (Japan, 2003)
AZUMI (Japan, 2003)
BAYTONG (Thailand, 2003)
DANCE WITH THE WIND (Korea, 2003)
DOPPELGANGER (Japan, 2003)
DRIVE (Japan, 2002)
HERO (China, 2002)
INFERNAL AFFAIRS (Hong Kong, 2002)
JUON: THE GRUDGE 1 (Japan, 2002)
JUON: THE GRUDGE 2 (Japan, 2003)
LEGEND OF THE EVIL LAKE (Korea, 2003)
LIKE ASURA (Japan, 2003)
MACABRE CASE OF PROM PI RAM (Thailand, 2003)
MARRONNIER (Japan, 2002)
PLEASE TEACH ME ENGLISH (Korea, 2003)
THE ROAD TAKEN (Korea, 2003)
RUNNING ON KARMA (Hong Kong, 2003)
UMIZARU (Japan, 2004)
VIBRATOR (Japan, 2003)
WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN (Japan, 2003)

NYAFF 2004 SIDEBAR: FIGHT, ZATOICHI. FIGHT!

Zatoichi is the original blind samurai bad ass (who gives a mean massage), and we're thrilled to present three of the classic ZATOICHI films. Full of sardonic humor, heart-squeezing drama and white-knuckled samurai action, these films defined the 60's anti-hero and they've endured for decades for one simple reason: they rock.