Watch Trailer For J-Slasher It's A Beautiful Day (Kuso Subarashii Kono Sekai)

 A'World class slasher movie'  It's A Beautiful Day (Kuso Subarashii Kono Sekai) asks the question, is it really a beautiful day for all in this movie, watch the trailer!

Directed by Asakuro Kayoko It's A Beautiful Day apparently filmed in Los Angeles stars Korean actress Kim Khobbi (Breathess)as Ah-Joong a student who finds herself mixed up in a horrific incident. She gets invited by some Japanese students to a camp area just outside the city and despite the fact she's struggling with the language barrier she becomes even more alienated  when the others are more interested in sex, drugs and alcohol. Things go down hill even more when a group of malicious siblings decide to target the camp Ah-Joong and the students are living.

It's A Beautiful Day is set for a 8th June 2013 Japanese release, film stars Akihiro Kitamuro (Human Centipede), Nanako Ohata and Shijimi.

Synopsis

Korean international student A-Joong (Kim Kkobbi) takes part in a camp at a country village, located in the suburbs of Los Angeles. A-Joong isn't happy with the Japanese international students who seem to be addicted to alcohol, drugs or sex. At that time, some brothers, who make a living through murders and burglary, target the cottage where the international students stay.

source: Nipponcinema, AsianWiki

Yueng Sang-Ho's 'The King of Pigs To Get Theatrical Release 25 January

Terracotta Distribution have announced the UK release details of THE KING OF PIGS’ (Dwae-ji-ui wang) is an ultra-violent Korean animation set in a high-school world in which rich "dogs" rule over the "pigs".

The film is directed by Yeun Sang-ho and stars the voices of familiar Korean actors, Yang Ik-june and Kim Kkobbi from the internationally acclaimed ‘BREATHLESS’(released by Terracotta Distribution in 2009).
A festival favourite, this feature animation (aka Manwha) premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival and has since played in various international festivals including the Director’s Fortnight 2012 making it the first animated Korean film to screen at the Festival de Cannes.

‘THE KING OF PIGS’ will be released theatrically in UK from 25th January followed by DVD in March 2013.

.After murdering his wife, a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, Hwang Kyung-min, finds an old classmate, Jung Jong-suk whom he hasn't seen for fifteen years. During a reunion dinner they look back on their school days, hiding their present situations.Back then there were class distinctions among the pupils. The elite students - 'The Dogs’ - rich, successful and particularly cruel, exercised a reign of terror over the weaker, poorer students - 'The Pigs'.
Jong-suk and Kyung-min were powerless against the ‘dogs’. When Kim Chul, one of their fellow pigs, stood up, he fast became their last hope to end the circle of fear.Fifteen years later, Chul remains a hero. But behind his figure, the two men recall the murky story of their bond and return to the site where the most shocking truth of what happened there is finally revealed.

The King Of Pigs Also had a a decent run on the festival circuit including London Korean, Edinburgh, Fantasia as well as been officially selected for Cannes 2012 directors fortnight which is quite an achievement for an animation and a sign of the quality of the film too..

Before It's March DVD Release King Of The Pigs will have an limited theatrical release in UK on 25th January with Watershed Bristol, Showroom Sheffield and Komedia in Brighton already confirmed to show the film along a screening at next month's Dublin International film festival. More dates to be announced and you can keep track of those dates by checking out Terracotta Distribution's official website