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  Header illustration for the review essay of Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022). Illustration created for editorial review purposes. Youth is often remembered through love. But what endures longer are the people who witnessed us before we learned to become careful. 🎥 Series Overview Title: Twenty-Five Twenty-One (스물다섯 스물하나 / Seumuldaseot Seumulhana / 2521) Director: Jung Ji-hyun Writer: Kwon Do-eun Release: February 12 – April 3, 2022 (South Korea) Episodes: 16 Runtime: 75 minutes per episode Genre: Romance, Coming-of-Age, Drama Network: tvN Language: Korean Production Companies: Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon Rating: 15+ (South Korea) Cast: Kim Tae-ri (Na Hee-do), Nam Joo-hyuk (Baek Yi-jin), Bona/Kim Ji-yeon (Go Yu-rim), Choi Hyun-wook (Moon Ji-woong), Lee Joo-myung (Ji Seung-wan) Viewership: Averaged 11.5% nationwide (highest 14.1%), became one of the highest-rated Korean cable dramas Awards: 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards - Best Actress (Kim Tae-ri), Best New Actress ...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Sunny (2011). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. Everyone carries a moment from their youth when everything felt brighter, when friendships held the world together, when nothing could touch the warmth of simply being young together. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Sunny (써니 / Sseoni) Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol (강형철) Release: May 4, 2011 (South Korea) Runtime: 124 minutes (2 hours 4 minutes) Genre: Comedy-Drama Screenplay: Kang Hyeong-cheol, Lee Byeong-hun Country: South Korea Language: Korean Cinematography: Lee Hyung-deok Music: Kim Jun-seok Film Editing: Nam Na-young Production Companies: CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, Aloha Pictures Distributor: CJ Entertainment Rating: 15+ (South Korea) Cast: Yoo Ho-jeong (adult Na-mi), Shim Eun-kyung (teen Na-mi), Jin Hee-kyung (adult Chun-hwa), Kang So-ra (teen Chun-hwa), Kim Min-young (teen Jang-mi), Park ...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Comrades: Almost a Love Story (甜蜜蜜 / Tián mì mì / 첨밀밀) Director: Peter Chan (陳可辛 / Chen Ke-xin) Release: November 16, 1996 (Hong Kong) Runtime: 118 minutes (1 hour 58 minutes) Genre: Romantic Drama Screenplay: Ivy Ho (何冀平) Country: Hong Kong Language: Cantonese, Mandarin Cinematography: Jingle Ma (馬楚成) Music: Comfort Chan (陳光榮); featuring Teresa Teng's (鄧麗君) songs including "Tian Mi Mi" (甜蜜蜜) and "Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni" (我只在乎你) Production Company: United Filmmakers Organisation (UFO) Distributor: Deltamac Co. Ltd. Rating: PG (Hong Kong) Cast: Leon Lai (黎明) (Li Xiaojun), Maggie Cheung (張曼玉) (Li Qiao), Eric Tsang (曾志偉) (Leopard), Kristy Yang (楊采妮) (Xiaoting), Irene Tsu (祖慧), Christopher Doyle (杜可風) Box Office: HK$18.6 million (Hong Kong domestic) Awards: 8 Hong Kong Fil...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Yoshino’s Barber Shop (2004). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Yoshino's Barber Shop (バーバー吉野 / Bābā Yoshino) Director: Naoko Ogigami Release: September 11, 2004 (Japan) Runtime: 96 minutes (1 hour 36 minutes) Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama Screenplay: Naoko Ogigami Country: Japan Language: Japanese Cinematography: Toshihiro Isomi Music: Qypthone Production Company: Bandai Visual, Eisei Gekijo, Office Shirous Distributor: Bandai Visual Rating: Not Rated Cast: Masako Motai (Yoshino), Shun Shioya (Koichi Katayama), Hoshi Ishida (Seiji Yamazaki), Ryo Iwamatsu (Sakamoto), Yoshiyuki Morishita (Kojima), Morio Agata (Nakai), Yoichi Nukumizu (Masao Miyoshi), Ken Mitsuishi (Grandfather), Mansaku Ikeuchi Awards: Special Mention at 2004 Locarno International Film Festival, Best Film Award at 2004 Nantes Three Continents Festival, NETPAC Award at 2004 Singapore Internati...

  Header illustration for the film review essay of Rent-a-Cat (2012). Illustration created for editorial movie review purposes. 🎥 Film Overview Title: Rent-a-Cat (レンタネコ / Rentaneko / 고양이를 빌려드립니다) Director: Naoko Ogigami Release: May 12, 2012 (Japan), December 13, 2012 (South Korea) Runtime: 110 minutes (1 hour 50 minutes) Genre: Comedy-Drama Screenplay: Naoko Ogigami Country: Japan Language: Japanese Cinematography: Kazutaka Abe Music: Kosuke Ito Production Company: Eisei Gekijo Rating: 12+ (South Korea), Not Rated (Japan) Cast: Mikako Ichikawa (Sayoko), Reiko Kusamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Katsuya Kobayashi, Hidekazu Mashima, Maho Yamada, Kei Tanaka Box Office: 14,983 admissions (South Korea) Awards: Premiered at 2012 Stockholm International Film Festival, featured in 17th Busan International Film Festival Critical Reception: 6.9/10 IMDb, 65% Rotten Tomatoes (2 reviews), 6.5/10 audience score Note: Director Naoko Ogigami is known for her "healing cine...