From the official announcement:

New York Asian Film Festival 2006 Schedule Set

Takashi Yamazaki’s Always-Sunset on Third Street, Eichiro Hasumi’s Umizaru 2: Test of Trust, Song Il-Gon’s Feather in the Wind, and Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish join lineup

NEW YORK, June 8, 2006 – Subway Cinema and ImaginAsian TV unveil the complete lineup and full schedule of screenings for the New York Asian Film Festival 2006, June 22-July 1. New additions include Takashi Yamazaki’s Always-Sunset on Third Street, a film based on a Saigan Ryohei manga and winner of thirteen Japan Academy Awards; Eichiro Hasumi’s Japanese box-office hit Umizaru 2: Test of Trust, Song Il-Gon’s romantic drama Feather in the Wind, and Rakesh Roshan’s superhero Bollywood musical Krrish.

Advance tickets are available at www.theimaginasian.com.

June 16-25 (The Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave.)

Friday 6/16
6:30pm             Gangster (Malaysia, 2005) – Director Bade Haji Azmi to introduce the screening
8:30pm             A Bittersweet Life (Korea, 2005)

Saturday 6/17
2:00pm             Ab Tak Chhappan (India, 2004)
5:00pm             Blood Rain (Korea, 2005)
7:30pm             Great Yokai War (Japan, 2005)
10:00pm            Art of the Devil 2 (Thailand, 2005)

Sunday 6/18
3:00pm             Ek Hasina Thi (India, 2004)
6:00pm             Cromartie High School (Japan, 2005)
8:30pm             Shinobi (Japan, 2005)

Monday 6/19
6:30pm             Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (Japan, 2005)
8:45pm             Art of the Devil 2 (Thailand, 2005)

Tuesday 6/20
6:30pm             Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006 (Japan, 2005)
8:30pm             Funky Forest: The First Contact (Japan, 2005)

Wednesday 6/21
6:00pm             Gangster (Malaysia, 2005)
8:00pm             Company (India, 2002)

Thursday 6/22
6:30pm             The Magicians (Korea, 2005)
8:30pm             Peacock (China, 2005)

Friday 6/23
6:30pm             Oh! My Zombie Mermaid (Japan, 2005)
8:30pm             Cromartie High School (Japan, 2005)
10:30pm            Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006 (Japan, 2005)

Saturday 6/24
3:30pm             A Stranger of Mine (Japan, 2005)
6:00pm             Blood Rain (Korea, 2005)
8:30pm             Funky Forest: The First Contact (Japan, 2005)

Sunday 6/25
3:30pm             Pacchigi! (We Shall Overcome Someday) (Japan, 2004)
6:00pm             Shinobi (Japan, 2005)
8:30pm             Great Yokai War (Japan, 2005)


June 22-July 1 (The ImaginAsian, 239 East 59th St.)

Thursday 6/22
6:30pm             Krrish (India, 2006)

Friday 6/23
6:30pm             Welcome to Dongmakgol (Korea, 2005)
9:15pm             Duelist (Korea 2005)

Saturday 6/24
2:00pm             Company (India, 2002)
5:30pm             It’s Only Talk (Japan, 2005)
8:30pm             Linda, Linda, Linda (Japan, 2005)

Sunday 6/25
3:00pm             Ab Tak Chhappan (India, 2004)
6:00pm             Beetle, The Horn King (Japan, 2005)
8:00pm             A Stranger of Mine (Japan, 2005)

Monday 6/26
6:30pm             The Magicians (Korea, 2005)
8:30pm             Feather in the Wind (Korea, 2004)

Tuesday 6/27
6:00pm             A Bittersweet Life (Korea, 2005)
8:30pm             Ek Hasina Thi (India, 2004)

Wednesday 6/28
6:00pm             Duelist (Korea 2005)
8:30pm             It’s Only Talk (Japan, 2005)

Thursday 6/29
6:00pm              Pacchigi! (We Shall Overcome Someday) (Japan, 2004)
8:30pm              Umizaru 2: Test of Trust (Japan, 2006) – Director Eichiro Hasumi and stars Hideaki Ito and Ryuta Sato to attend the screening

Friday 6/30
6:00pm             Feather in the Wind (Korea, 2004)
8:00pm             Shiva (India 2006)

Saturday 7/1
1:00pm             Beetle, The Horn King (Japan, 2005)
3:00pm             Welcome to Dongmakgol (Korea 2005)
5:45pm              Always - Sunset on Third Street (Japan, 2005)– Director Takashi Yamazaki to attend the June 14 screening at the Japan Society (333 East 47th Street)
8:30pm             Linda, Linda, Linda (Japan, 2005)

About Subway Cinema
Subway Cinema is a film programming collective, based in New York City, that is committed to increasing exposure and appreciation for popular Asian cinema, which has been traditionally overlooked by mainstream American critics and distributors. This is our fifth New York Asian Film Festival, and while we don’t have millions of dollars from corporate sponsors, we do have the best Asian movies in the world, for 16 days only.

About ImaginAsian TV and The ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian TV (iaTV) is America's first national 24-hour Asian American network, catering to American audiences with a passion “for all things Asian,” including more than 14 million Asian / Pacific Americans. iaTV (www.iatv.tv ) offers top-notch movies, music, dramas, anime, documentaries, sports, news, and original programming from Asia and the U.S. All foreign-language programs are subtitled in English to meet the needs of the general public, and English-speaking hosts introduce shows during prime time. Fully advertiser-supported, ImaginAsian TV is currently carried on cable systems in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Hawaii and parts of New Jersey, as well as via broadcast in other parts of the United States, including Las Vegas, NV, Seattle, WA, and Edison, NJ. Along with The ImaginAsian Theater, ImaginAsian Pictures, ImaginAsian Home Video, ImaginAsian Radio, and iaLink, ImaginAsian TV is an integrated division of ImaginAsian Entertainment, Inc.

The ImaginAsian (www.theimaginasian.com ) is New York City’s premier Asian American theater, dedicated to showcasing the exciting world of Asian and Asian American cinema and culture.  From international box-office smash hits to critically acclaimed independent films, the theater hosts the best Asian-themed titles hailing from all over Asia and the U.S., with English subtitles provided for all foreign-language films.  Moreover, The ImaginAsian’s state-of-the-art facilities and Asian café provide a unique home to an exciting series of film festivals and cultural performances.