Three (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Three is also the name of a film called Survival Island in the United States.
Three (Chinese title: 三更) is a 2002 international Asian horror movie collaboration consisting of three segments by three directors from three countries. The three segments are, in the following order:
- Memories, directed by Kim Ji-Woon (South Korea) - dialogue in Korean
- The Wheel, directed by Nonzee Nimibutr (Thailand) - dialogue in Thai
- Going Home, directed by Peter Chan (Hong Kong) - dialogue in Cantonese and Mandarin
The project has a sequel, Three... Extremes (2004) following the same concept but with directors Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike and Park Chan-wook.
Contents |
[edit] Awards
The third segment of the film, Going Home, has won:
- 2002 Golden Horse Film Festival:
- Best Actor: Leon Lai
- Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle
- 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards:
- Best New Performer: Eugenia Yuan
[edit] Cast and crew
[edit] Memories
- Directed and screenplay by Kim Ji-Woon
- Cinematography by Hong Kyung-pyo
Summary A man goes to a psychiatrist to try to remember what happened the day his wife disappeared from his life. Meanwhile, his wife wakes up and finds herself lying on a deserted road, having no idea how she got there in the first place. She tries to find her way home. At the same time, her husband drives home to their apartment. Separately, they begin to regain their memories of what happened.
Cast and roles include
- Jeong Bo-seok - Husband
- Kim Hye-su - Wife
- Choi Jeong-won - Doctor
- Jang Jung-won - Eun-Ji
- Jee Sung-keun - Taxi driver
- Moon Jung-hee - Hyun-joo, the sister of the wife
- Park Hee-soon - Hyun-joo's Husband
[edit] The Wheel
- Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
- Story by: Ek Iemchuen and Nonzee Nimibutr
- Screenplay by Nitas Singhamat
- Cinematography by Nattawut Kittikhun
Cast and roles include
- Suwinit Panjamawat - Gaan
- Kanyavae Chatiawaipreacha - Nuan
- Pornchai Chuvanon - Plew
- Anusak Intasorn - Im
- Pattama Jangjarut - Nan
- Savika Kanchanamas - Sa-Ing
- Manop Meejamarat - Cht
- Tinnapob Seeweesriruth - Dang
- Vinn Vasinanon - Bua
- Pongsanart Vinsiri - Master Tong
- Komgrich Yuttiyong - Master Tao
[edit] Going Home
- Directed by Peter Chan
- Story by Teddy Chan and Su Chao-Bin
- Screenplay by Matt Chow and Jo Jo Hui Yuet-chun
- Cinematography by Christopher Doyle
Summary A cop, Wai, finds himself detained by Yu in his apartment with the body of his dead wife. Apparently, Yu thinks that his wife is still alive and will wake up in a day or two so they can go home together.
Cast and roles include
- Leon Lai - Yu
- Eric Tsang - Wai
- Eugenia Yuan - Hai'er, Yu's wife
- Li Ting-Fung - Cheung
- Lau Tsz-Wing - Yu's Daughter
- Camy Ting - Pathologist
- Ting Tak-Ming - Janitor
- Wong Heng - Doctor
- John Sham - Photographer
[edit] Trivia
This film was released in the U.S. under the title "Three Extremes II" although this film is the predecessor to Three... Extremes.
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- Three at the Internet Movie Database