12 Foreign Movies to China in August 2018 <> Win 4 Tickets!

~Film culture from around the world~

What better time than the heat of summer to get a whopping twelve movies to go watch in the air-chabuduo'ed cinemas... Well, they're not all in English, so unless you're a very specific polyglot with Japanese, French, Tagalog, Czech, and Hindi under your belt, you probably won't get to enjoy all of them.

If you do understand all those languages, you're our new hero.

No, not really.

Looking back at last month's measly five, this month should blow you away. We got action, adventure, cartoon, comedy, drama, musical... really, this month has it all!

After you read through our helpful list, vote for the ones you want to see and share with all your friends who might benefit from it...

You can even favorite this article for easy future reference when searching for it throughout the month~

And finally, comment at the bottom for a chance to win four free movie tickets! (not a joke)

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Friday, August 3, 2018

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Shoplifters

《小偷家族》

xiǎo tōu jiā zú

aka 万引き家族

Director: Hirokazu Koreeda

Actors: Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Mayu Matsuoka, Sakura Andô

China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018

导演: 是枝裕和

主演: 中川雅也 / 安藤樱 / 松冈茉优 / 池松壮亮 / 城桧吏

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）

Note: this is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles

This is the type of film that makes you wanna learn the language so you can understand what's going on... Why? It won top honors at this year's 71st Cannes Film Festival back in May, that's why.

A Japanese couple stuck with part-time jobs and hence inadequate incomes avail themselves of the fruits of shoplifting to make ends meet. They are not alone in this behaviour. The younger and the older of the household are in on the act.

The unusual routine is about to change from care-free and matter-of-fact to something more dramatic, however, as the couple open their doors to a beleaguered teenager. The reasons for the family and friends' habit and their motivations come under the microscope.

东京高楼林立的大厦之间，残存一个破旧平房，里面住着年迈的母亲柴田初枝（树木希林饰）、治（中川雅也 饰）与信代（安藤樱 饰）夫妇，以及他们的儿子祥太（城桧吏 饰），和信代的妹妹亚纪（松冈茉优 饰）。这家人依赖初枝的老人年金过活。当年金不够用时，就会靠在外头顺手牵羊来补贴家用。 

虽然他们处在社会的底层，但每天依然快乐地生活着。某个寒冷的冬日，治在周边的公寓发现了一位被冻僵瑟瑟发抖的小女孩（佐佐木美雪 饰），并将她带回了家，照顾起居，成为了家里的一份子。直到有一天，一个意外的事件使得原本融洽的家庭逐渐四分五裂。彼此心中隐藏的秘密与内心深处暗藏的愿望，也逐渐摊在阳光底下……

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Friday, August 3, 2018

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Mamma Mia!

Here We Go Again

《妈妈咪呀2》

mā mā mī ya èr

Director: Ol Parker

Actors: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth

China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018

导演: 欧·帕克

主演: 莉莉·詹姆斯 / 阿曼达·塞弗里德 / 朱丽·沃特斯 / 克里斯汀·芭伦斯基 / 皮尔斯·布鲁斯南

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）

ABBA fans, rejoice! (That's obviously all of us.)

Ten years since the first musical, these talented ladies and gentlemen return to tell their origin stories. Let's see how Donna and her friends start their journey and how they meet the three potential fathers of Sophie.

As she reflects on her mom's legendary journey, Sophie finds herself to be more like her mother than she ever even realized.

《妈妈咪呀2》由美国环球影业制作出品，是2008年歌舞喜剧电影《妈妈咪呀》的续篇，此次第一部的原班人马将悉数回归，而片中舞台剧的改编将会以瑞典著名乐队ABBA的歌曲为基础。 

续篇将围绕Sophie（阿曼达·塞弗里德 饰演）以及她的妈妈Donna（梅丽尔·斯特里普 饰演）年轻时的爱情故事展开---怀孕的Sophie一直自我质疑能否独自抚养孩子长大，直到她知道了Donna孤身一人将自己养育成人的经历，受到了极大鼓舞。年轻时的Donna将由莉莉·詹姆斯饰演，雪儿也将现身影片，饰演Sophie的外婆Ruby。

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Friday, August 3, 2018

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Taxi 5

《的士速递5》

de shì sù dì wǔ

Director: Franck Gastambide

Actors: Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha, Bernard Farcy, Salvatore Esposito, Sabrina Ouazani

China Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018

导演: 弗兰克·盖思堂彼得

主演: 弗兰克·盖思堂彼得 / 马利克·班泽拉 / 伯纳尔·法西 / 塞尔维托·埃斯波西多 / 萨巴纳·奥扎尼

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-03（周五）

Note: this is in French with Chinese subtitles

The fifth installment of the comedic Taxi series, but without the iconic actors. Hmm. This'll be good.

In summary: A police officer who's transfered to the police force in Marseille gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who, just so happen, drive the powerful Ferraris.

To connect it to the previous four, we learn one of them is the older niece of [the original] Daniel, a terrible driver who gets the fabled white taxi. This better be funny.

巴黎警官西尔万(弗兰克·盖思堂彼得 饰)因执行任务的方式过于激进,被调任马赛 社区警局。赴任第一天,便遇到意大利超跑帮抢劫珠宝,劫匪驾驶着法拉利风驰电 掣,让西尔万和“各怀绝技”的警员们“望尘莫及”、出尽洋相。正当西尔万一筹 莫展之际,他结识了憨厚莽撞的出租车司机埃迪(马利克·班泽拉 饰)。两人毫无默 契,却要合力抓捕疑犯,一场状况频出、笑料横行的猫鼠游戏即刻展开......

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Saturday, August 4, 2018

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Flavors of Youth

《肆式青春》

sì shì qīng chūn

aka 詩季織々

Directors: Haoling Li, Yoshitaka Takeuch, Xiaoxing Yi

Actors: Taito Ban, Matt Fowler, Ikumi Hasegawa, Mariya Ise, Minako Kotobuki

China Release Date: Saturday, August 4, 2018

导演: 李豪凌 / 易小星 / 竹内良贵

主演: 坂泰斗 / 寿美菜子 / 白石晴香 / 安元洋贵 / 大冢刚央

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-04（周六）

Note: this film is in Japanese (or Chinese) with Chinese subtitles

With China and Japan signing a treaty on film coproduction earlier this year, the two countries - now the world's second and third largest movie markets, respectively, have seen a rise in cinematic exchanges, including this animated feature from Netflix and others.

Told in three chapters in three cities, Flavors of Youth explores the simple joys of life through sensual memories and how the beating heart of love cannot be defeated by the flow of time.

影片由李豪凌、易小星、竹内良贵三人联合执导,以三段温暖清新的小故事共同组成,从“衣食住行”四个方面来诉说关于青春的故事。

绘梦动画创始人李豪凌则为大家带来了上海石库门一对青梅竹马尘封已久的“上海恋”; 易小星执导的短篇“三鲜米粉”以北京为舞台,讲述北漂青年与身处故乡的祖母之 间的故事; 曾参与制作《你的名字。》

的导演竹内良贵则通过“小小时装秀”描绘了在广州相互帮助、共同生活的一对姐妹的生活。

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Friday, August 10, 2018

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The Meg

《巨齿鲨》

jù chǐ shā

Director: Jon Turteltaub

Actors: Li Bingbing, Ruby Rose, Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, Vithaya Pansringarm

China Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018

导演: 乔·德特杜巴

主演: 杰森·斯坦森 / 李冰冰 / 雷恩·威尔森 / 鲁比·罗丝 / 赵文瑄

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-10（周五）

Without even reading the summary, you can assume this movie will do VERY well in China... just look at the list of actors. Here you go anyways:

Five years ago, expert sea diver and Naval Captain Jonas Taylor encountered an unknown danger in the unexplored recesses of the Mariana Trench that forced him to abort his mission and abandon half his crew.

Though the tragic incident earned him a dishonorable discharge, what ultimately cost him his career, his marriage, and any semblance of honor was his unsupported and incredulous claims of what caused it - an attack on his vessel by a mammoth, 70-foot sea creature, believed to be extinct for more than a million years.

But when a submersible lies sunk and disabled at the bottom of the ocean - carrying his ex-wife among the team onboard - he is the one who gets the call. Whether a shot at redemption or a suicide mission, Jonas must confront his fears and risk his own life and the lives of everyone trapped below on a single question: Could the Carcharodon Megalodon - the largest marine predator that ever existed - still be alive ... and on the hunt?

一项由中国主导的国际科研项目，正在马里亚纳海沟深处进行时，遭遇未知生物攻击，科研人员被困海底。前美国海军陆战队深海潜水专家乔纳斯·泰勒受命前往营救，再度遭遇数年前曾经在深海给自己留下终身难以磨灭记忆的史前生物巨齿鲨。

乔纳斯联手科研项目中的中国女科学家张苏茵成功营救了被困人员，但营救行动却意外造成了巨齿鲨逃离深海。当史前巨兽重返浅海，人类将为自己对大自然的贪婪付出惨重的代价......

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Friday, August 17, 2018

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Hotel Transylvania 3:

Summer Vacation

《精灵旅社3：疯狂假期》

jīng líng lǚ shè sān：fēng kuáng jiǎ qī

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky

Actors: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Fran Drescher, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi

China Release Date: Friday, August 17, 2018

导演: 格恩迪·塔塔科夫斯基

主演: 亚当·桑德勒 / 凯瑟琳·哈恩 / 史蒂夫·布西密 / 安迪·萨姆伯格 / 赛琳娜·戈麦斯

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-17（周五）

Mavis surprises Dracula with a family voyage on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship so he can take a vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. The rest of Drac's Pack cannot resist going along.

But once they leave port, romance arises when Dracula meets the mysterious ship Captain, Ericka. Now it's Mavis' turn to play the overprotective parent, keeping her dad and Ericka apart.

Little do they know that his "too good to be true" love interest is just that... if you've seen the first two, you might enjoy this one, too. I mean, your kiddos.

德古拉和家人朋友们踏上了一艘邮轮，宿命之敌“吸血鬼猎人”范海辛正在船上布置天罗地网等待“猎物”上门。除了爆笑搞怪，这次的冒险更加惊险刺激而纠结，因为在茫茫大海中，德古拉除了要面对重重家庭阻力、拯救朋友们的压力、也许还有......一个美女?

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Friday, August 24, 2018

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Ant-Man and the Wasp

《蚁人2：黄蜂女现身》

yǐ rén èr：huáng fēng nǚ xiàn shēn

Director: Peyton Reed

Actors:  Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Judy Greer, Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishbourne

China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

导演: 佩顿·里德

主演: 保罗·路德 / 伊万杰琳·莉莉 / 迈克尔·佩纳 / 沃尔顿·戈金斯 / 鲍比·坎纳瓦尔

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）

In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father.

As he struggles to re-balance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he's confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission.

Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.

Hopefully we'll find out why he wasn't seen in Avengers: Infinity War, too...

来自漫威电影宇宙的新片《蚁人2：黄蜂女现身》重点展现了两位超级英雄令人惊叹的收缩能力。继《美国队长3》的故事线之后，斯科特·朗迎来了自己作为超级英雄和孩子父亲的双重身份。

一方面，他在背负着蚁人职责的同时努力过好自己的生活；另一方面，二代黄蜂女霍普·凡·戴恩和汉克·皮姆博士又向他传达了一项紧迫的新任务。斯科特必须再次穿上战衣，与黄蜂女并肩作战，共同破解来自过去的谜题。

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Friday, August 24, 2018

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Kuroko's Basketball:

Last Game

《黑子的篮球：终极一战》

hēi zǐ de lán qiú：zhōng jí yī zhàn

aka 劇場版 黒子のバスケLAST GAME

Director: Shunsuke Tada

Actors: Sôichirô Hoshi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsu Inada

China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

导演: 多田俊介

主演: 小野贤章 / 小野友树 / 神谷浩史 / 诹访部顺一 / 小野大辅

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）

Note: this is in Japanese with Chinese subtitles

An American street basketball team called Jabberwock comes to Japan and plays a friendly match with a Japanese team, but after the Japanese team suffers a crushing defeat, the team members of Jabberwock start mocking Japanese basketball.

Their comments enrage Riko's father, and so he gathers a team made up of the five members of the Generation of Miracles plus Kuroko and Kagami, called Vorpal Swords, to have a revenge match against Jabberwock.

Classic manga. From Spring 2017.

黑子哲也 及 火神大我 加入了诚凛高中篮球队。相对于有着绝佳球感的火神，黑子却是一名在场上“几乎没有存在感”的球员。但其实，黑子曾是篮球强校帝光国中篮球队的一员，曾与被称为“奇迹时代”的5位天才并肩战斗，以“梦幻的第6人”的称号活跃在篮球场上。

“影”与“光”的二人搭档成为校队主力，带领诚凛高中成功打进了冬季选拔赛，并在选拔赛中击败其他拥有“奇迹时代”成员的各路强队，获得了全国冠军。 就在二人升上高二后的那个暑假末尾，由一批18岁左右的美国篮球天才组成的街球队伍“Jabberwock”来访日本，并与日本男篮国家队进行友谊赛。

他们以压倒性的实力让日本队惨败，还嘲笑了他们一番。 此举激怒了诚凛高中篮球队教练丽子的父亲景虎。这位曾经的日本篮球国手决定集结黑子与火神，以及“奇迹时代”的其他成员，临时组建梦幻球队“VORPAL SWORDS”，誓言向“Jabberwock”复仇！ 一场最激烈的决战，就此打响!

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Friday, August 24, 2018

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Seven Sacks of Rice

《七袋米》

qī dài mǐ

aka Pitong kabang palay

Director: Maricel Cariaga

Actors: Arnold Reyes, Sue Prado, Micko Laurente, Miel Espinoza

China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

导演: 马里切尔·卡里亚加

主演: 阿诺德雷·耶斯 / 苏·普拉多 / 米科·劳伦特 / 米尔·埃斯皮诺萨 / 阿方索·伊尼戈·德伦

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）

Note: this is in Tagalog with Chinese [and hopefully English] subtitles

A Filipino film from two years ago mysteriously makes it way to Chinese shores... will you go see it? Have you already downloaded it? Good on ya.

Another movie this month that has won international acclaim, this one includes a farmer's son who witnesses the daily struggles of his family, leading to realizations that strengthen his resolve.

What would you do if you only had seven bags of rice left over after the harvest to feed your whole family? 

电影《七袋米》荣获三大国际电影节奖项，入围两大国际电影节展映。以温馨朴实的表演，感人至深的画面，让人在平淡之中泪流满面。 

在伊莎贝拉的稻田上，耶密一家过着简单纯朴的生活，家里没有电，靠着丰收后剩余的7袋稻米维持生活。爸爸开垦种地，妈妈外出打工，支撑着这个家并扶持孩子们上学；利托、巴隆也愈发懂事，照顾妹妹、捞蛤蜊、捉蟋蟀、拾稻穗……补贴家用，四岁的雪莉终于说话了，巴隆也考了全班第一。但幸福的一家只剩下一袋稻米，妈妈不得不再次含泪离别…… 

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Friday, August 24, 2018

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The Oddsockeaters

《奇怪的袜子精灵》

qí guài de wà zǐ jīng líng

aka Lichozrouti

Director: Galina Miklínová

Actors: Krystof Hádek, Jan Maxián, David Novotný

China Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

导演: 加林娜·米克林诺瓦

主演: 克里斯托弗·哈德克 / 翁德雷·特罗扬 / 马瑞克·塔西里克

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-24（周五）

Note: this film is in Czech with Chinese subtitles

The Oddsockeaters are small creatures, who live alongside us humans and are responsible for socks that go missing when we only have one left from a pair - the odd sock. They eat socks, but only one from each pair.

Ah, that makes sense. We always wondered where those would run off to... this one looks lovely for the younger ones, if only they could understand.

Don't forget to mind your socks!

善良孝顺的小精灵希力咕，在相依为命的爷爷因年迈去世后，勇敢踏上了寻找亲人的冒险旅程。他既要学会融入新的家庭，与一些中二叛逆的邪魅小精灵斗智斗勇，还要应对孤独乖僻一心只想捕捉袜子精灵的人类怪教授……惊险刺激又妙趣横生的冒险故事中，蕴藏着充满温情的大智慧。

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Friday, August 31, 2018

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Sultan

《苏丹》

sū dān

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar

Actors: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda

China Release Date: Friday, August 31, 2018

导演: 阿里·阿巴斯·札法

主演: 萨尔曼·汗 / 安努舒卡·莎玛 / 马雷塞·克伦普 / 泰伦·伍德利 / 罗恩·斯穆安伯格

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-31（周五）

Note: this film is in Hindi with Chinese subtitles

Which came first, Dangal or Sultan? Wellllll, that's up for a closely contested debate... you see, Sultan and Dangal both came out in India back in 2016. Aamir's Khan's won at the Bollywood box office, but which will win in China?

Sultan is a story of Sultan Ali Khan - a local wrestling champion with the world at his feet as he dreams of representing India at the Olympics. It's a story of Aarfa - a feisty young girl from the same small town as Sultan with her own set of dreams.

When the 2 local wrestling legends lock horns, romance blossoms and their dreams and aspirations become intertwined and aligned. However, the path to glory is a rocky one and one must fall several times before one stands victorious - More often than not, this journey can take a lifetime.

Sultan is a classic underdog tale about a wrestler's journey, looking for a comeback by defeating all odds staked up against him. But when he has nothing to lose and everything to gain in this fight for his life match... Sultan must literally fight for his life. Sultan believes he's got what it takes... but this time, it's going to take everything he's got.

来自印度北方小镇的苏丹遇见了摔角教练的女儿,苏丹为了心仪女孩,不仅开始学起摔角,在短时间内就获得地方冠军,展现了他的决心和天分。

他不但娶得美人归,还和妻子一起代表印度参加奥运,但就在苏丹获得奥运金牌的同时,他却因为骄傲自大而失去了挚爱的家庭,唯一能赢回妻子芳心的办法,就是站回属于他的舞台。

Long press and Extract to View Trailer:

长按立即看看中文字幕的预告片

Friday, August 31, 2018

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Mission: Impossible

Fallout

《碟中谍6：全面瓦解》

dié zhōng dié liù：quán miàn wǎ jiě

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Actors: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Angela Bassett

China Release Date: Friday, August 31, 2018

导演: 克里斯托弗·麦奎里

主演: 汤姆·克鲁斯 / 亨利·卡维尔 / 文·瑞姆斯 / 西蒙·佩吉 / 丽贝卡·弗格森

中国大陆上映日期: 2018-08-31（周五）

Yep, apparently Mission Impossible is still a thing. If it wasn't for the Chinese translation of the movie title, I would've lost count. Looks like this is numero 6.

Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Apostles. Under the leadership of a mysterious fundamentalist known only as John Lark, the organization is planning on acquiring three plutonium cores.

Ethan and his team are sent to Berlin to intercept them, but the mission fails when Ethan saves Luther and the Apostles escape with the plutonium. With CIA agent August Walker joining the team, Ethan and his allies must now find the plutonium cores before it's too late.

有时好意会造成恶果，人反而被自己所造成的结果所困扰。伊桑·亨特（汤姆·克鲁斯）和他的IMF团队（亚历克·鲍德温、西蒙·佩吉、文·瑞姆斯）将在最新的电影《碟中谍6：全面瓦解》中再度回归，他们会与观众们熟悉的盟友（丽贝卡·弗格森、米歇尔·莫娜汉）一起与时间赛跑，应对一次任务中出现的意外。

亨利·卡维尔、安吉拉·贝塞特和凡妮莎·柯比也将加入本片的演员阵容，电影制片人克里斯托夫·迈考利将会再度担任导演。

Trailer 预告片:（中文字幕）

https://v.qq.com/txp/iframe/player.html?vid=s0739vbs1nq&width=500&height=375&auto=0

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