''Three'' (, th, อารมณ์ อาถรรพณ์ อาฆาต, ) is a 2002
anthology
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horror film
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collaboration consisting of three omnibus segments by directors from three Asian countries. The segments are, in the following order:
*''Memories'', directed by
Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...
(
South Korea
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) - dialogue in Korean
*''The Wheel'', directed by
Nonzee Nimibutr
Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, '' Nang Nak'', he is generally c ...
(
Thailand
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) - dialogue in Thai
*''Going Home'', directed by
Peter Chan
Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer.
Early life
Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...
(
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
) - dialogue in Cantonese and Mandarin
A sequel, ''
Three... Extremes'', was released in 2004 following the same concept but with different directors:
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in H ...
,
Takashi Miike
is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films run through a variety of different genres, and range from violent a ...
and
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. ...
. The original film was released in America as ''Three... Extremes II'' to capitalize on the success of the sequel.
''Memories''
:Directed and screenplay by
Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...
:Cinematography by
Hong Kyung-pyo
A man goes to a psychiatrist to try to remember what happened the day his wife disappeared from his life. Meanwhile, his wife wakes up and finds herself lying on a deserted road, having no idea how she got there in the first place. Slowly, she recollects the memories of her previous life and takes a lead towards her and her husband's residence, a flat located in an empty housing estate called "New Town". Strange things befall on the couple: the husband experiences nightmares of his ghastly wife mutilating herself, while the wife feels as if others do not acknowledge her existence. When she finally arrives at her residence, she discovers the full truth.
The man had murdered his wife after an argument and cut her into pieces. Her remains are then stored in a black bag seen at certain points in the movie. The man experiences trauma after the incident, while the reason why others ignore the wife is because no one can see her. The man is then seen driving away from New Town with his wife's remains.
Cast
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Jeong Bo-seok
Jeong Bo-seok (; born 1961) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Television series
Film
Television show
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
External linksJung Bo-seok Fan Cafeat Daum
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- Husband
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Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo (; born September 5, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Kim was one of the most popular teen stars in the 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her headstrong independence and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women.
Kim bega ...
- Wife
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Choi Jeong-won - Doctor
*Jang Jung-won - Eun-Ji
*Jee Sung-keun - Taxi driver
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Moon Jung-hee
Moon Jeong-hee (born January 12, 1976) is a South Korean stage, film, and television actress. She has won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in '' Deranged'' (2012) and Best Supporting Actress award in Buil F ...
- Hyun-joo, the sister of the wife
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Park Hee-soon
Park Hee-soon (; born February 13, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He graduated with a Theater degree from Seoul Institute of the Arts, and was a member of the Mokwha Repertory Company from 1990 to 2001. He became active in film beginning 2002, a ...
- Hyun-joo's husband
''The Wheel''
:Directed by
Nonzee Nimibutr
Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, '' Nang Nak'', he is generally c ...
:Story by: Ek Iemchuen and Nonzee Nimibutr
:Screenplay by Nitas Singhamat
:Cinematography by Nattawut Kittikhun
A puppet master (known as
Hun lakhon lek
''Hun lakhon lek'' ( th, หุ่นละครเล็ก, ) is a type of traditional small Thai puppet which uses three puppeteers working together to produce a character with more mobility and lifelike movement.
History
''Hun la korn ...
) named Master Tao lies dying in his bed after he has drowned his wife and son. Tao fears of a curse coming from his puppets, which will exact their improper owners misery should they take hold of them. He is later burned alive inside his house with the spirits of his wife and son becoming witnesses. His rival, Master Tong, a tutor for traditional Thai dance connected to Hun lakhon lek (known as
Khon
Khon ( th, โขน, ) is a dance drama genre from Thailand. Khon has been performed since the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators and a traditional piphat ensembl ...
) attempts to steal the puppets to raise his prestige. However, this causes deaths of many people in the troupe. Tong eventually meets the same fate as Tao when the house he is in catches flames and burns down.
Cast
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Suwinit Panjamawat - Gaan
*Kanyavae Chatiawaipreacha - Nuan
*Pornchai Chuvanon - Plew
*Anusak Intasorn - Im
*Pattama Jangjarut - Nan
*Savika Kanchanamas - Sa-Ing
*Manop Meejamarat - Cht
*Tinnapob Seeweesriruth - Dang
*Vinn Vasinanon - Bua
*Pongsanart Vinsiri - Master Tong
*Komgrich Yuttiyong - Master Tao
''Going Home''
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:Directed by
Peter Chan
Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer.
Early life
Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...
:Story by
Teddy Chan
Teddy Chan or Teddy Chen Tak Sum () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, writer and actor.
Filmography
Filmography as director, art director and other positions: and Su Chao-Bin
:Screenplay by
Matt Chow
Matthew "Matt" Chow Hoi-Kwong (, born 4 August 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, director, actor and producer. He is best known for his romantic comedy films, and has served as a screenwriter for filmmakers Peter Chan, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai, ...
and Jo Jo Hui Yuet-chun
:Cinematography by
Christopher Doyle
:Filming location:
Former Police Married Quarters on
Hollywood Road
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,
Sheung Wan
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, Hong Kong
A widowed cop, Chan Kwok-wai moves to a dying apartment with his son, Cheung. He is informed about Yu, a neighbor across the complex, who lives with his paralyzed wife, Hai'er, and daughter. Yu's daughter creeps Cheung, but the two become friends and later play at a photo studio. However, Chan mistakenly believes that Yu has kidnapped Cheung and attempts to break into his apartment, only to get caught and rendered unconscious. Yu takes Chan hostage and reveals that his wife has died, yet he continues to talk to her as if she is alive. He promises to release him in three days, the time when his wife would "wake up" through the help of Chinese medicine, after which the two would go back to their
Changsha
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home in the
mainland
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. He also reveals that he never has a daughter, for she was aborted when his wife succumbed to liver cancer three years before.
On the third day, Chan's fellow cops manage to arrest Yu. However, before he is taken away, he escapes and attempts to reach Hai'er, only to get killed when a car hits him. The doctor who treated Yu and Hai'er tell Chan the full truth about her patients as well as the fact that though Hai'er has died, she does indeed shows signs of life. The film ends with Cheung leaving the photo studio, which is shown to be closed from the outside but thriving in the inside, implying that it is otherworldly. Yu, Hai'er, and their daughter enter the studio to get their photos taken.
Cast
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Leon Lai
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
- Yu
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Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently hol ...
- Chan Kwok-wai
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Eugenia Yuan
Eugenia Yuan is an American actress and former rhythmic gymnast who has won a Hong Kong Film Award.
Early life
On January 22, 1976, Yuan was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles county, California. Yuan's mother is Cheng Pei-pei, an actress wh ...
- Hai'er, Yu's wife
*Li Ting-Fung - Cheung
*Lau Tsz-Wing - Yu's Daughter
*Camy Ting - Pathologist
*Ting Tak-Ming - Janitor
*Wong Heng - Doctor
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John Shum
John Sham Kin-Fun (born 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Shum.
Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist.
Biogra ...
- Photographer
Release
''Three'' was first released in theaters on July 12, 2002. In the Philippines, the film was released by
Solar Entertainment
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on October 13, 2004.
The film was released in the United States under the title ''Three Extremes II'', as the sequel was released first in U.S. territories, followed by this film.
Accolades
The third segment of the film, Going Home, has won:
*2002
Golden Horse Film Festival
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:
**Best Actor:
Leon Lai
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
**Best Cinematography:
Christopher Doyle
*2003
Hong Kong Film Awards
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:
**Best New Performer:
Eugenia Yuan
Eugenia Yuan is an American actress and former rhythmic gymnast who has won a Hong Kong Film Award.
Early life
On January 22, 1976, Yuan was born in Inglewood, Los Angeles county, California. Yuan's mother is Cheng Pei-pei, an actress wh ...
References
External links
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South Korean horror anthology films
South Korean psychological horror films
Thai horror films
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