[Movie Time]This Week’s New Releases!Stephanie Cheung and Andy Lau in “The Stolen Years”

By / ScenicSpots.com Editorial Team
 
This week’s new releases include the heartwarming film “The Stolen Years,” adapted from a classic bestseller by author Amy Cheung and starring Stephanie Cheung and Andy Lau, as well as the latest masterpiece by Makoto Shinkai, director of Taiwan’s highest-grossing Japanese film “Your Name,” titled “Weathering With You.” After work or on the weekend, it’s time to catch a movie!

The Stolen Years
 
 
 
Xia Rushu (Stephanie Cheung), who works at a travel agency, learns of her father’s sudden death and discovers that she has two half-sisters living in Taipei and Chongqing—Xia Ruzhi (Lai Ya-yen) and Xia Ruoguo (Li Xiaofeng). The three sisters, from different regions and with distinct personalities, meet for the first time at their father’s funeral. Though strangers, they share blood ties and are both grappling with the wounds of their parents’ divorce and the confusion of life. Rushu decides to keep running their father’s hotpot restaurant, which becomes an opportunity to rediscover family bonds. Growing up amidst the tangled love and hate of the previous generation, the sisters come together, support one another, regain the courage to mend relationships, and heal the wounds of their upbringing.
 
Release Date: September 12, 2019
Distributor: Huaying Media
Director: Mabel Cheung
Cast: Stephanie Cheung, Lai Ya-yen, Li Xiaofeng, Wu Yinshu, Liu Ruiqi, Andy Lau, Richie Jen, Kenny Bee
 
 
 
Weathering With You
 
 
 
In the summer of his first year of high school, Kagaya (voiced by Tao Tsuchiya) leaves his hometown on a remote island and moves to Tokyo alone. Forced by his tight finances, he takes a job as a writer at a publisher that specializes in bizarre supernatural magazines. Soon, Tokyo is hit by continuous heavy rain, seemingly foreshadowing Kagaya’s rough future. As he gathers material around the busy city, he meets Hina (voiced by Nana Mori), an incredible girl who lives with her younger brother. “It’ll clear up soon,” Hina tells Kagaya. Before long, the dark clouds above begin to part, and bright sunlight spills onto the streets... It turns out Hina has the mysterious ability to “change the weather.”
 
Release Date: September 12, 2019
Distributor: Garage Play
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Cast: Takeru Satoh, Ayasa, Chieko Baisho, Tao Tsuchiya, Nana Mori

NGYour Life
 
 
 
In troubled times, there are bound to be rebels. Best buds Tang and Javi think they’re the coolest guys around, strutting down the post-apocalyptic streets like they own the place. One day, they stumble upon an unfinished script and, to their shock, realize they’re actually the characters in it—their misdeeds and dumb lines play out exactly as written, and their roles are small, with an early exit on the horizon. Convinced they’re not meant to die yet, they track down the scriptwriter—a dentist and amateur screenwriting enthusiast. But he’s already written several more plot twists. The duo must see the story through to the end while being hunted by all sorts of dangerous characters, all the while scrambling to find time to force the dentist to rewrite the ending... Why is life so hard?!
 
Release Date: September 12, 2019
Runtime: 2 hours 1 minute
Distributor: Dark Bird Films
Director: Adolfo J. Kolmerer
Cast: Xenia Assenza, Riccardo A. Rossi, Erkan Aki

Little Big Boy
 
 
 
Twelve-year-old sixth grader Max (Jacob Tremblay of “Room”) is invited to his first make-out party and almost backs out because he doesn’t know how to French kiss—let alone kiss a girl. To learn the ropes, Max and his two best friends, Saul (Brady Noon of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams of “The Last Man on Earth”), decide to use Max’s dad’s forbidden drone to spy on a teenage couple making out next door.
But when things go terribly wrong and Max’s beloved drone is destroyed, the three sixth graders skip school to find a replacement before his dad gets home, setting off an action-packed adventure. Their bad decisions lead them to accidentally steal drugs, play paintball with a group of frat brothers, and flee from cops and two terrifying teenage girls (played by Molly Gordon of “Life of the Party” and Midori Francis of “Ocean’s 8”).
 
Release Date: September 12, 2019
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme (Note: Likely a placeholder; actual director is Jean-Sébastien Pouliot)
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Lil Rel Howery, Middleditch

Today, let’s conquer with a bento box!
 
 
 
Living on Hachijojima Island in Japan, single mother Kaori (played by Kawahara Ryoko) has two daughters. Her younger daughter, Futaba (played by Yoshine Kyoko), is a rebellious high schooler who drives her crazy—communication is only possible through text messages. But Kaori is no pushover either—who says a mother’s homemade bento has to be made with love? A bento filled with intense resentment can be even more delicious and visually stunning!
 Kaori decides to take on her daughter through bento boxes—everything she can’t say out loud, she’ll express through food instead. The spectacular “character bento” features everything from vengeful Sadako to comedians, while various ingredients are used to spell out heartfelt messages. This strategy not only makes Futaba’s bento the talk of the school but also rockets Kaori’s bento blog to viral fame. Bento is a weapon—to win your stomach and heal your heart.
 
Release Date: September 12, 2019
Distributor: Kadokawa
Director: Tsutsumi Shinpei
Cast: Kawahara Ryoko, Yoshine Kyoko, Satoh Takeru, Murakami Tomoko, Matsui Rena