Lim Kah Wai Explained

Lim Kah Wai
Birth Date:28 July 1973
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation:Director, Writer, Producer and Editor
Years Active:2010 - present

Lim Kah Wai (; born 28 July 1973) is a Malaysian film director based in Osaka, Japan.[1] [2] [3] He is best known for his work on the films Magic and Loss, Fly Me to Minami and No Where, Now Here.[4] [5] [6]

Career

Lim's debut feature film, After All These Years, is a suspense film, starring Wenchao He and Massa Dazhong.[7] His second film, Magic and Loss, starring Kim Kkot-bi and Kiki Sugino, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival.[8] His third film, New World (Shinsekai Story), starring Tomonaga Koumei and Shi Ka, premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[9]

In 2013, Lim made his fourth film, Fly Me to Minami, starring Sherine Wong, Kenji Kohashi and Baek Seol Ah which screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival.[10] The film was nominated for Grand Prix at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. His fifth directorial, Love in Late Autumn, starring Irene Wan, Patrick Tam and Charmaine Fong was released in 2016.[11] His sixth film, No Where, Now Here, premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2018.[12] His most recent film, Somewhen Somewhere, premiered at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2019.[13]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducer
2010After All These Years
2010Magic and Loss
2011New World
2013Fly Me to Minami
2016Love in Late Autumn
2018No Where, Now Here
2019Somewhen, Somewhere
2020Come and Go

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview with Lim Kah-Wai. asianmoviepulse.com. 2019-08-05. 2017-01-09.
  2. Web site: INTERVIEW: KAH-WAI LIM ON MAKING MOVIES FOR THE NEW WORLD. filmdoo.com. 2019-08-05. 2018-10-12.
  3. Web site: INTERVIEW WITH "CINEMA DRIFTER" LIM KAH WAI. filmmetacine.com. 2019-08-05. 2019-02-07.
  4. Web site: Magic & Loss. oaff.jp. 2019-08-05.
  5. Web site: Review: Fly Me to Minami (2013). sino-cinema.com. 2019-08-05.
  6. Web site: Film Review: No Where, Now Here (2018) by Lim Kah-wai. asianmoviepulse.com. 2019-08-05. 2019-04-24.
  7. Web site: AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. 42.mostra.org. 2019-08-05.
  8. Web site: Magic and Loss. biff.kr. 2019-08-05.
  9. Web site: New World. jfdb.jp. 2019-08-05.
  10. Web site: Screening: Fly Me to Minami. festival.vaff.org. 2019-08-05.
  11. Web site: Film review: Love in Late Autumn – Irene Wan overly sentimental in road movie. scmp.com. 2019-08-05. 2016-01-21.
  12. Web site: No Where, Now Here. oaff.jp. 2019-08-05.
  13. Web site: Somewhen, Somewhere. oaff.jp. 2019-08-05.