The Second Half Is Just Getting Started!

Future Gate in Prague enters its second half. Thursday will showcase some of the best in contemporary Asian genre cinema.

Japanese director Takahide Hori returns with his latest film Junk World and takes us on another journey through his twisted stop-motion universe.

Colony is a full-on zombie assault from Yeon Sang-ho, director of the cult classic Train to Busan. This time, he takes the zombie genre into a whole new dimension — and once again, it gets bloody.

Oscar-winning editor Joe Walker will arrive in Prague to present two of his acclaimed blockbusters, Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival.

Another highlight is the 2001 Japanese anime classic Metropolis. This fascinating sci-fi masterpiece is based on the classic manga by Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy), with a screenplay by anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999).

And finally, the documentary Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare offers a gripping reconstruction of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.