(Yoji Yamada-Director)ASIAN movies will take pride of place this week at the 60th Berlin Film Festival, one of world cinema's top showcases, as new pictures by Roman Polanski and Martin Scorsese make their red-carpet premieres.
Hollywood stars will rub shoulders with Asian legends in the snowy German capital for the anniversary edition of the 11-day Berlinale, which will kick off Thursday with Apart Together by Wang Quan'an of China.
German director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) will lead a seven-member jury including Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger, which will choose among 20 nominees for the coveted Golden and Silver Bear top prizes on Feb 20.
Apart Together is a period drama about a soldier forced to flee Mao's forces for Taiwan in 1949 who reunites decades later with the love of his life.
Japanese master Yoji Yamada, the maker of more than 80 films in his four-decade-long career, will bring down the curtain on the event with an out-of-competition screening of his latest picture, About Her Brother.
Chinese veteran Zhang Yimou (Hero) will present A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop while Koji Wakamatsu of Japan will unveil Caterpillar. And Bollywood heart-throb Shah Rukh Khan is due in town with My Name is Khan.
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