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SpotlightAsia! - exclusively at Consolidated Theatres - brings Hawaii's favorite Asian stars to the big screen, featuring films from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines! A leader in the Asian film market, Consolidated Theatres imported martial arts films and Asian b-movies from 1960-1980 and, with Asian titles now more in demand than ever before, we are proud to continue this tradition with a diverse mix of modern films.
SpotlightAsia! TITLES COMING SOON
MAO'S LAST DANCER
COMING SOON TO: Kahala 8
From internationally acclaimed Australian film director, two-time Academy Award nominee Bruce Beresford, comes the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom through dance, based on Li Cunxin's critically acclaimed autobiography. A festival favorite in Toronto, MAO'S LAST DANCER captures the intoxicating effects of first love and celebrity, the pain of exile and ultimately the triumph of individual endeavor over ideology. Filmed in China, the U.S. and Australia, with a brilliant performance from newcomer Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.
FURIMUN'S PARADISE
COMING SOON TO: Pearlridge 16
Internationally renowned singer, Rimi Natsukawa, sings the theme song and makes a hilarious cameo on FURIMAN'S PARADISE, a charming comedy set in Okinawa, Japan. A bizarre love triangle pits a piggery-worker, Eisho, against an American soldier to win the affections of the town's newest pole dancer in an epic duel. In the process of training for and participating in the fight, Eisho discovers what is really worth fighting for.
BLADES OF BLOOD
COMING SOON TO: Pearlridge 16
Grand period action piece in the 16th century, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the "Grand Alliance" with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king himself, the legendary blind swordsman HWANG who had once been his comrade goes after him with the loss of his good friend at the hands of LEE. Just as the king abandoned his kingdom from Japanese invasion, the two come face-to-face inside the empty palace and begin their last battle they were destined to fight.
THE SERVANT
COMING SOON TO: Ward Stadium with TITAN XC
"The Servant" is a sexy motion picture twist to a classic Korean romance novel. In this new film, Director Kim Dae-woo ("Forbidden Quest" and "Scandal") changes its plot - in the original novel, it's a love story of Mongryong and Chunhyang, but in the film, the servant, or Mongryong's servant, joins in to make it a love triangle.