~Film culture from around the world~
What better time than the heat of summer to get a whopping twelve movies to go watch in the air-chabuduo'ed cinemas... Well, they're not all in English, so unless you're a very specific polyglot with Japanese, French, Tagalog, Czech, and Hindi under your belt, you probably won't get to enjoy all of them.
If you do understand all those languages, you're our new hero.
No, not really.
Looking back at last month's measly five, this month should blow you away. We got action, adventure, cartoon, comedy, drama, musical... really, this month has it all!
After you read through our helpful list, vote for the ones you want to see and share with all your friends who might benefit from it...
You can even favorite this article for easy future reference when searching for it throughout the month~
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Shoplifters《小偷家族》xiǎo tōu jiā zú
aka 萬引き家族
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Mayu Matsuoka, Sakura Andô
China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018
導演: 是枝裕和
主演: 中川雅也 / 安藤櫻 / 松岡茉優 / 池松壯亮 / 城檜吏
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）
Note: this is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles
This is the type of film that makes you wanna learn the language so you can understand what's going on... Why? It won top honors at this year's 71st Cannes Film Festival back in May, that's why.
A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. They are not alone in this behaviour. The younger and the older of the household are in on the act.
The unusual routine is about to change from care-free and matter-of-fact to something more dramatic, however, as the couple open their doors to a beleaguered teenager. The reasons for the family and friends' habit and their motivations come under the microscope.
東京高樓林立的大廈之間，殘存一個破舊平房，裡面住著年邁的母親柴田初枝（樹木希林飾）、治（中川雅也 飾）與信代（安藤櫻 飾）夫婦，以及他們的兒子祥太（城檜吏 飾），和信代的妹妹亞紀（松岡茉優 飾）。這家人依賴初枝的老人年金過活。當年金不夠用時，就會靠在外頭順手牽羊來補貼家用。
雖然他們處在社會的底層，但每天依然快樂地生活著。某個寒冷的冬日，治在周邊的公寓發現了一位被凍僵瑟瑟發抖的小女孩（佐佐木美雪 飾），並將她帶回了家，照顧起居，成為了家裡的一份子。直到有一天，一個意外的事件使得原本融洽的家庭逐漸四分五裂。彼此心中隱藏的秘密與內心深處暗藏的願望，也逐漸攤在陽光底下……
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Mamma Mia!Here We Go Again
Director: Ol Parker
Actors: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth
China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018
導演: 歐·帕克
主演: 莉莉·詹姆斯 / 阿曼達·塞弗裡德 / 朱麗·沃特斯 / 克裡斯汀·芭倫斯基 / 皮爾斯·布魯斯南
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）
ABBA fans, rejoice! (That's obviously all of us.)
Ten years since the first musical, these talented ladies and gentlemen return to tell their origin stories. Let's see how Donna and her friends start their journey and how they meet the three potential fathers of Sophie.
As she reflects on her mom's legendary journey, Sophie finds herself to be more like her mother than she ever even realized.
《媽媽咪呀2》由美國環球影業製作出品，是2008年歌舞喜劇電影《媽媽咪呀》的續篇，此次第一部的原班人馬將悉數回歸，而片中舞臺劇的改編將會以瑞典著名樂隊ABBA的歌曲為基礎。
續篇將圍繞Sophie（阿曼達·塞弗裡德 飾演）以及她的媽媽Donna（梅麗爾·斯特裡普 飾演）年輕時的愛情故事展開---懷孕的Sophie一直自我質疑能否獨自撫養孩子長大，直到她知道了Donna孤身一人將自己養育成人的經歷，受到了極大鼓舞。年輕時的Donna將由莉莉·詹姆斯飾演，雪兒也將現身影片，飾演Sophie的外婆Ruby。
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Taxi 5《的士速遞5》de shì sù dì wǔ
Director: Franck Gastambide
Actors: Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha, Bernard Farcy, Salvatore Esposito, Sabrina Ouazani
China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018
導演: 弗蘭克·蓋思堂彼得
主演: 弗蘭克·蓋思堂彼得 / 馬利克·班澤拉 / 伯納爾·法西 / 塞爾維託·埃斯波西多 / 薩巴納·奧扎尼
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）
Note: this is in French with Chinese subtitles
The fifth installment of the comedic Taxi series, but without the iconic actors. Hmm. This'll be good.
In summary: A police officer who's transfered to the police force in Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who, just so happen, drive the powerful Ferraris.
To connect it to the previous four, we learn one of them is the older niece of [the original] Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the fabled white taxi. This better be funny.
巴黎警官西爾萬(弗蘭克·蓋思堂彼得 飾)因執行任務的方式過於激進,被調任馬賽 社區警局。赴任第一天,便遇到義大利超跑幫搶劫珠寶,劫匪駕駛著法拉利風馳電 掣,讓西爾萬和「各懷絕技」的警員們「望塵莫及」、出盡洋相。正當西爾萬一籌 莫展之際,他結識了憨厚莽撞的計程車司機埃迪(馬利克·班澤拉 飾)。兩人毫無默 契,卻要合力抓捕疑犯,一場狀況頻出、笑料橫行的貓鼠遊戲即刻展開.
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Saturday, August 4, 2018
Flavors of Youth《肆式青春》sì shì qīng chūn
aka 詩季織々
Directors: Haoling Li, Yoshitaka Takeuch, Xiaoxing Yi
Actors: Taito Ban, Matt Fowler, Ikumi Hasegawa, Mariya Ise, Minako Kotobuki
China Release Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018
導演: 李豪凌 / 易小星 / 竹內良貴
主演: 坂泰鬥 / 壽美菜子 / 白石晴香 / 安元洋貴 / 大冢剛央
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-04（周六）
Note: this film is in Japanese (or Chinese) with Chinese subtitles
With China and Japan signing a treaty on film coproduction earlier this year, the two countries - now the world's second and third largest movie markets, respectively, have seen a rise in cinematic exchanges, including this animated feature from Netflix and others.
Told in three chapters in three cities, Flavors of Youth explores the simple joys of life through sensual memories and how the beating heart of love cannot be defeated by the flow of time.
影片由李豪凌、易小星、竹內良貴三人聯合執導,以三段溫暖清新的小故事共同組成,從「衣食住行」四個方面來訴說關於青春的故事。
繪夢動畫創始人李豪凌則為大家帶來了上海石庫門一對青梅竹馬塵封已久的「上海戀」; 易小星執導的短篇「三鮮米粉」以北京為舞臺,講述北漂青年與身處故鄉的祖母之 間的故事; 曾參與製作《你的名字。》
的導演竹內良貴則通過「小小時裝秀」描繪了在廣州相互幫助、共同生活的一對姐妹的生活。
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Friday, August 10, 2018
The Meg《巨齒鯊》jù chǐ shāDirector: Jon Turteltaub
Actors: Li Bingbing, Ruby Rose, Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, Vithaya Pansringarm
China Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018
導演: 喬·德特杜巴
主演: 傑森·斯坦森 / 李冰冰 / 雷恩·威爾森 / 魯比·羅絲 / 趙文瑄
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-10（周五）
Without even reading the summary, you can assume this movie will do VERY well in China... just look at the list of actors. Here you go anyways:
Five years ago, expert sea diver and Naval Captain Jonas Taylor encountered an unknown danger in the unexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench that forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew.
Though the tragic incident earned him a dishonorable discharge, what ultimately cost him his career, his marriage, and any semblance of honor was his unsupported and incredulous claims of what caused it - an attack on his vessel by a mammoth, 70-foot sea creature, believed to be extinct for more than a million years.
But when a submersible lies sunk and disabled at the bottom of the ocean - carrying his ex-wife among the team onboard - he is the one who gets the call. Whether a shot at redemption or a suicide mission, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life and the lives of everyone trapped below on a single question: Could the Carcharodon Megalodon - the largest marine predator that ever existed - still be alive ... and on the hunt?
一項由中國主導的國際科研項目，正在馬裡亞納海溝深處進行時，遭遇未知生物攻擊，科研人員被困海底。前美國海軍陸戰隊深海潛水專家喬納斯·泰勒受命前往營救，再度遭遇數年前曾經在深海給自己留下終身難以磨滅記憶的史前生物巨齒鯊。
喬納斯聯手科研項目中的中國女科學家張蘇茵成功營救了被困人員，但營救行動卻意外造成了巨齒鯊逃離深海。當史前巨獸重返淺海，人類將為自己對大自然的貪婪付出慘重的代價.
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3:Summer Vacation《精靈旅社3：瘋狂假期》jīng líng lǚ shè sān：fēng kuáng jiǎ qī
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Actors: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Fran Drescher, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi
China Release Date: Friday, August 17, 2018
導演: 格恩迪·塔塔科夫斯基
主演: 亞當·桑德勒 / 凱薩琳·哈恩 / 史蒂夫·布西密 / 安迪·薩姆伯格 / 賽琳娜·戈麥斯
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-17（周五）
Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac's Pack cannot resist going along.
But once they leave port, romance arises when Dracula meets the mysterious ship Captain, Ericka. Now it's Mavis' turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad and Ericka apart.
Little do they know that his "too good to be true" love interest is just that... if you've seen the first two, you might enjoy this one, too. I mean, your kiddos.
德古拉和家人朋友們踏上了一艘郵輪，宿命之敵「吸血鬼獵人」範海辛正在船上布置天羅地網等待「獵物」上門。除了爆笑搞怪，這次的冒險更加驚險刺激而糾結，因為在茫茫大海中，德古拉除了要面對重重家庭阻力、拯救朋友們的壓力、也許還有.一個美女?
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp《蟻人2：黃蜂女現身》yǐ rén èr：huáng fēng nǚ xiàn shēn
Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Judy Greer, Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishbourne
China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018
導演: 佩頓·裡德
主演: 保羅·路德 / 伊萬傑琳·莉莉 / 麥可·佩納 / 沃爾頓·戈金斯 / 鮑比·坎納瓦爾
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）
In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father.
As he struggles to re-balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he's confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission.
Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
Hopefully we'll find out why he wasn't seen in Avengers: Infinity War, too...
來自漫威電影宇宙的新片《蟻人2：黃蜂女現身》重點展現了兩位超級英雄令人驚嘆的收縮能力。繼《美國隊長3》的故事線之後，斯科特·朗迎來了自己作為超級英雄和孩子父親的雙重身份。
一方面，他在背負著蟻人職責的同時努力過好自己的生活；另一方面，二代黃蜂女霍普·凡·戴恩和漢克·皮姆博士又向他傳達了一項緊迫的新任務。斯科特必須再次穿上戰衣，與黃蜂女並肩作戰，共同破解來自過去的謎題。
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Kuroko's Basketball:Last Game《黑子的籃球：終極一戰》hēi zǐ de lán qiú：zhōng jí yī zhànaka 劇場版 黒子のバスケLAST GAME
Director: Shunsuke Tada
Actors: Sôichirô Hoshi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsu Inada
China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018
導演: 多田俊介
主演: 小野賢章 / 小野友樹 / 神谷浩史 / 諏訪部順一 / 小野大輔
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）
Note: this is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles
An American street basketball team called Jabberwock comes to Japan and plays a friendly match with a Japanese team, but after the Japanese team suffers a crushing defeat, the team members of Jabberwock start mocking Japanese basketball.
Their comments enrage Riko's father, and so he gathers a team made up of the five members of the Generation of Miracles plus Kuroko and Kagami, called Vorpal Swords, to have a revenge match against Jabberwock.
Classic manga. From Spring 2017.
黑子哲也 及 火神大我 加入了誠凜高中籃球隊。相對於有著絕佳球感的火神，黑子卻是一名在場上「幾乎沒有存在感」的球員。但其實，黑子曾是籃球強校帝光國中籃球隊的一員，曾與被稱為「奇蹟時代」的5位天才並肩戰鬥，以「夢幻的第6人」的稱號活躍在籃球場上。
「影」與「光」的二人搭檔成為校隊主力，帶領誠凜高中成功打進了冬季選拔賽，並在選拔賽中擊敗其他擁有「奇蹟時代」成員的各路強隊，獲得了全國冠軍。 就在二人升上高二後的那個暑假末尾，由一批18歲左右的美國籃球天才組成的街球隊伍「Jabberwock」來訪日本，並與日本男籃國家隊進行友誼賽。
他們以壓倒性的實力讓日本隊慘敗，還嘲笑了他們一番。 此舉激怒了誠凜高中籃球隊教練麗子的父親景虎。這位曾經的日本籃球國手決定集結黑子與火神，以及「奇蹟時代」的其他成員，臨時組建夢幻球隊「VORPAL SWORDS」，誓言向「Jabberwock」復仇！ 一場最激烈的決戰，就此打響!
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Friday, August 24, 2018
Seven Sacks of Rice《七袋米》qī dài mǐ
aka Pitong kabang palay
Director: Maricel Cariaga
Actors: Arnold Reyes, Sue Prado, Micko Laurente, Miel Espinoza
China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018
導演: 馬裡切爾·卡裡亞加
主演: 阿諾德雷·耶斯 / 蘇·普拉多 / 米科·勞倫特 / 米爾·埃斯皮諾薩 / 阿方索·伊尼戈·德倫
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）
Note: this is in Tagalog with Chinese [and hopefully English] subtitles
A Filipino film from two years ago mysteriously makes it way to Chinese shores... will you go see it? Have you already downloaded it? Good on ya.
Another movie this month that has won international acclaim, this one includes a farmer's son who witnesses the daily struggles of his family, leading to realizations that strengthen his resolve.
What would you do if you only had seven bags of rice left over after the harvest to feed your whole family?
電影《七袋米》榮獲三大國際電影節獎項，入圍兩大國際電影節展映。以溫馨樸實的表演，感人至深的畫面，讓人在平淡之中淚流滿面。
在伊莎貝拉的稻田上，耶密一家過著簡單純樸的生活，家裡沒有電，靠著豐收後剩餘的7袋稻米維持生活。爸爸開墾種地，媽媽外出打工，支撐著這個家並扶持孩子們上學；利託、巴隆也愈發懂事，照顧妹妹、撈蛤蜊、捉蟋蟀、拾稻穗……補貼家用，四歲的雪莉終於說話了，巴隆也考了全班第一。但幸福的一家只剩下一袋稻米，媽媽不得不再次含淚離別……
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Friday, August 24, 2018
The Oddsockeaters《奇怪的襪子精靈》qí guài de wà zǐ jīng líng
aka Lichozrouti
Director: Galina Miklínová
Actors: Krystof Hádek, Jan Maxián, David Novotný
China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018
導演: 加林娜·米克林諾瓦
主演: 克里斯多福·哈德克 / 翁德雷·特羅揚 / 馬瑞克·塔西裡克
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）
Note: this film is in Czech with Chinese subtitles
The Oddsockeaters are small creatures, who live alongside us humans and are responsible for socks that go missing when we only have one left from a pair - the odd sock. They eat socks, but only one from each pair.
Ah, that makes sense. We always wondered where those would run off to... this one looks lovely for the younger ones, if only they could understand.
Don't forget to mind your socks!
善良孝順的小精靈希力咕，在相依為命的爺爺因年邁去世後，勇敢踏上了尋找親人的冒險旅程。他既要學會融入新的家庭，與一些中二叛逆的邪魅小精靈鬥智鬥勇，還要應對孤獨乖僻一心只想捕捉襪子精靈的人類怪教授……驚險刺激又妙趣橫生的冒險故事中，蘊藏著充滿溫情的大智慧。
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Sultan《蘇丹》sū dānDirector: Ali Abbas Zafar
Actors: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda
China Release Date: Friday, August 31, 2018
導演: 阿里·阿巴斯·札法
主演: 薩爾曼·汗 / 安努舒卡·莎瑪 / 馬雷塞·克倫普 / 泰倫·伍德利 / 羅恩·斯穆安伯格
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-31（周五）
Note: this film is in Hindi with Chinese subtitles
Which came first, Dangal or Sultan? Wellllll, that's up for a closely contested debate... you see, Sultan and Dangal both came out in India back in 2016. Aamir's Khan's won at the Bollywood box office, but which will win in China?
Sultan is a story of Sultan Ali Khan - a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet as he dreams of representing India at the Olympics. It's a story of Aarfa - a feisty young girl from the same small town as Sultan with her own set of dreams.
When the 2 local wrestling legends lock horns, romance blossoms and their dreams and aspirations become intertwined and aligned. However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious - More often than not, this journey can take a lifetime.
Sultan is a classic underdog tale about a wrestler's journey, looking for a comeback by defeating all odds staked up against him. But when he has nothing to lose and everything to gain in this fight for his life match... Sultan must literally fight for his life. Sultan believes he's got what it takes... but this time, it's going to take everything he's got.
來自印度北方小鎮的蘇丹遇見了摔角教練的女兒,蘇丹為了心儀女孩,不僅開始學起摔角,在短時間內就獲得地方冠軍,展現了他的決心和天分。
他不但娶得美人歸,還和妻子一起代表印度參加奧運,但就在蘇丹獲得奧運金牌的同時,他卻因為驕傲自大而失去了摯愛的家庭,唯一能贏回妻子芳心的辦法,就是站回屬於他的舞臺。
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Friday, August 31, 2018
Mission: ImpossibleFallout
dié zhōng dié liù：quán miàn wǎ jiě
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Actors: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett
China Release Date: Friday, August 31, 2018
導演: 克里斯多福·麥奎裡
主演: 湯姆·克魯斯 / 亨利·卡維爾 / 文·瑞姆斯 / 西蒙·佩吉 / 麗貝卡·弗格森
中國大陸上映日期: 2018-08-31（周五）
Yep, apparently Mission Impossible is still a thing. If it wasn't for the Chinese translation of the movie title, I would've lost count. Looks like this is numero 6.
Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Apostles. Under the leadership of a mysterious fundamentalist known only as John Lark, the organization is planning on acquiring three plutonium cores.
Ethan and his team are sent to Berlin to intercept them, but the mission fails when Ethan saves Luther and the Apostles escape with the plutonium. With CIA agent August Walker joining the team, Ethan and his allies must now find the plutonium cores before it's too late.
有時好意會造成惡果，人反而被自己所造成的結果所困擾。伊桑·亨特（湯姆·克魯斯）和他的IMF團隊（亞歷克·鮑德溫、西蒙·佩吉、文·瑞姆斯）將在最新的電影《碟中諜6：全面瓦解》中再度回歸，他們會與觀眾們熟悉的盟友（麗貝卡·弗格森、米歇爾·莫娜漢）一起與時間賽跑，應對一次任務中出現的意外。
亨利·卡維爾、安吉拉·貝塞特和凡妮莎·柯比也將加入本片的演員陣容，電影製片人克裡斯託夫·邁考利將會再度擔任導演。
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