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Asian Invasion: Jonathan Ross in Tokyo
  JONATHAN ROSS' ASIAN INVASION
In a new three-part series Jonathan Ross travels to Japan, Hong Kong and Korea to explore the world's most innovative cinema.

In each episode Jonathan meets Asia's most talked about actors and directors and shares his passion for all aspects of Asian filmmaking with a multitude of clips.

The series is accompanied by a season of films on BBC Four.

 
BBC Four   1. JAPAN
Has Japanese cinema gone off the boil? Jonathan meets the current crop of directors and surveys recent releases.

 More about Programme 1
 
BBC Four   2. HONG KONG
In Hong Kong Jonathan finds out how cinema in the home of Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee has changed since the handover to China in 1997.

 Read more about Programme 2
 
BBC Four   3. KOREA
In arguably the world's most exciting filmmaking country, Jonathan meets Park Chan-wook, whose film Oldboy won the Grand Prix at Cannes in 2004.

 Read more about Programme 3
 
 
 
 

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 ASIAN INVASION FILM SEASON
Details of the films supporting the series



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