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2011

New World

Directed by Kah-Wai Lim

Coco, a Beijing modern girl wants to spend a romantic and fancy Christmas vacation in Osaka. However the place where she gets in is Shinsekai ( "New World" in English, is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka city's downtown "Minami " area, as known as one of the most poorest and dangerous area in Osaka.)When she arrives there, she starts feeling regret and frustrated by the encounters and the landscapes which are far beyond her expectation. Suddenly she is involved in an incident surrounds a Chinese family there, meanwhile she starts fascinated by Shinsekai through her wondering. In this short and unusual Christmas vacation, Coco discovers a "Japan " she never knows and a "China" that she is not familiar with.

Duration

1h 33m

Released

October 29, 2011

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Cast4

  • Ke Shi
  • Ogawa Takeru
  • Tomonaga Koumei
  • Jun Amanto

Part ofThe Osaka Trilogy by Lim Kah Wai

Includes New World (2011), Fly Me to Minami (2013), and Come and Go (2021).

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