Tony, Takeshi, and John Woo

So I've just gotten back from seeing a great movie directed by John Woo. It's entitled "Red Cliff". Unfortunately it will not be coming to the States anytime soon (if at all) but I think American audiences would love it. It's got plenty of action, clever fight scenes and a lovable underdog. Americans can't help but cheer on David everything he battles Goliath.

But the real reason why I'm endorsing this movie is because of Tony Leung. Some of you may know him from "Lust, Caution", "Hero", or "2046". He is a great actor. And how do I know this...because I just spend 2 hours watching a movie in Chinese with Japanese subtitles (I don't understand either language) and I could comprehend EVERYTHING Tony's character was thinking or saying just by his facial expressions and subtle looks. This man can emote SO MUCH with his eyes! It's amazing! I can't say enough about him... Rent one of his movies as soon as you can.

Also I must recognize Takeshi Kaneshiro. Takeshi has been a crush of mine for a while (he is beautiful beyond words and I can stare at him for hours) and thankfully Takeshi has been in a couple of movies with Tony Leung; first "Chungking Express" and now "Red Cliff". Takeshi is the reason I spent $18 to go see the movie (I've never paid that much for a movie in my life! Even the movies at IMAX are cheaper. Also I was worried that I wouldn't get the chance to see this movie outside of Asia) but Tony is the reason why I'm gonna spend another $18 to see the 2nd part. Oh did I forget to tell you that...yeah this movie is has TWO parts with the second half not coming out till April. Thankfully I'll still be in Japan and I'll have something to look forward to in the spring; that and the cherry blossoms of course. :-)