Either way, there’s a lot to look forward to in 2022. Other films got a limited festival release in late 2021 and had their theatrical releases delayed until 2022. Netflix has doubled down on their deals to bring us more Japanese and Korean content, while heavy-hitter directors like Naomi Kawase, Shinkai Makoto, Park Chan Wook, and Daigo Matsui. Of course, the proliferation of online content has made it a lot easier to get in touch with East Asian cinema. Loser) will present a film about a super-powered family, while Wang Fangfang anticipates 2022 Beijing Olympics with sports film Breaking Through. The year of the Tiger will kick off with a Han Han film ( The Four Seas), making it his third CNY film of the last five years. So if it ain’t broke, do another listicle. Select ‘Japanese’ from the languages offered and we’ll get. You can upload a file, paste a URL, or pull from an online video platform like YouTube or Vimeo. To get started, upload your video to Rev. In fact, the 2021 version of this article is one of the most read articles ever on this site. Below is the 3-step process for ordering Japanese subtitles from Rev: 1.

The Global Village Centers are in Yeonnam, Yeoksam, Seorae, Ichon, Itaewon, Yeongdeungpo and Seongbuk.Every year, we publish one of these articles for Asia in Focus and it does exceptionally well for itself. We will promote the service through these foreigner help centers situated in seven locations within Seoul,” Baek said. “If the movie sites are not available, foreigners can check with the nearby Global Village Center.

We will try to reduce any inconvenience,” said Baek Woon-seok, the director of culture industry at the Seoul Metropolitan Government. But since it costs too much, we cannot guarantee how quickly they will be able to introduce the changes. “We will ask the movie theaters to offer English homepages. Lotte Cinema doesn’t have any banner leading to films subtitled in English. This, however, is only limited to CGV website. Information on foreign language subtitles are only available after clicking on “yemae” which means booking and then on “English subtitles” beneath it. There are no extra charges for the subtitled movies and tickets can be reserved at and However, since the two websites do not offer an English service, foreigners are expected to have trouble finding which movies are subtitled. We added the Chinese subtitles in the hope that more foreigners can enjoy cultural activities,” Seoul City said through a press release. “The subtitles will be offered mainly in areas where foreigners live. Lotte’s Cheongnyangni and CGV’s Guro cinemas will provide Chinese subtitles for the new movie “I am King” which premieres Wednesday. CGV’s Yongsan theater will offer English subtitles, the Chungdam cinema, Japanese, and in Guro, Chinese. Lotte’s Hongdae cinema will offer English subtitles, its Myeongdong theater, Japanese, and the one in Cheongnyangni, Chinese.Īt CGV, subtitles will be offered for movies starting between 7 to 8 p.m. Subtitles in the three languages will now be offered on one weekday and once on the weekend at selected Lotte Cinema and CGV theaters.Īt Lotte Cinema, subtitles will be offered for movies starting between 7 to 8 p.m. Until now, they were offered at differing times and the frequency of the service depended on the popularity of the movie. The irregular use of subtitles inconvenienced foreign moviegoers. English subtitles have been provided since March 2009 and Japanese from last year. Seoul City will regularly offer subtitles in Chinese, English, and Japanese at some movie theaters, the capital’s municipal government said Monday.Ĭhinese is newly added to the current system in which English and Japanese subtitles are sometimes available.

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