Megabox (CEOs Hong Jeong-in, Nam Yong-seok) unveiled the April lineup for its exclusive screening brand "MEGA ONLY."
April's "MEGA ONLY" is dazzling without any weak links. From signature works by master directors that make audiences' hearts flutter at the name alone to thrillers reuniting Hollywood heroes, concert films, animation, documentaries, and independent films, a wide spectrum of screenings is prepared to satisfy diverse tastes.
Scheduled releases include ▲Kill Bill: the whole bloody affair ▲Official Hige Dandism live at stadium 2025 ▲Crime 101 ▲The Grand Budapest Hotel ▲The Shape of Water: the form of love ▲How Do You Live? by Hayao Miyazaki ▲Nuruk ▲Theatrical compilation Girls Band Cry, You Know, Future. ▲Renoir, offering a colorful variety.
First, on the 1st, Quentin Tarantino's legendary revenge saga Kill Bill will be released in its uncut complete edition Kill Bill: the whole bloody affair. The running time is a staggering 275 minutes and includes a 15-minute intermission between parts 1 and 2. Not only was it reedited, but some scenes were color restored and animation was added, allowing viewers to fully enjoy Tarantino's directorial intent to present the Kill Bill series as a single film.
On the 2nd, a concert film documenting Official Hige Dandism's first solo stadium tour, Official Hige Dandism live at stadium 2025, opens. In particular, this work maximizes the advantages of theater viewing by inserting Korean subtitles for all songs in the main program for domestic fans.
On the 8th, Crime 101 opens, a crime thriller reuniting Thor actor Chris Hemsworth and Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo as a perfectionist jewel thief and a relentless detective. The film depicts a meticulously planned crime and a breathless chase set against U.S. Route 101.
A Disney cinema showcase is also prepared. First, on the 8th, Wes Anderson's masterpiece The Grand Budapest Hotel will be re-released. The Grand Budapest Hotel, which depicts the conflicts and adventures of characters including a hotel concierge and a lobby boy entangled in the murder of the world's richest man, is an art-buster that won four Academy Awards and showcases Wes Anderson's distinctive visual aesthetic.
On the 15th, Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece The Shape of Water: the form of love will be re-released as part of the Disney cinema showcase. A fantasy film about a creature trapped in a secret laboratory and a mute cleaner who fall in love, it is a classic that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Globe for best director, and the Academy Award for best picture.
The documentary How Do You Live? by Hayao Miyazaki also opens on the 15th. It is a meaningful work that closely documents Miyazaki Hayao's and Studio Ghibli's journey to complete the Oscar-winning masterpiece How Do You Live?, recording the master's persistence, anguish and human side.
Actor Jang Dong-yoon's feature directorial debut Nuruk also opens on the 15th. It has received praise at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival and Seoul Independent Film Festival. Nuruk is a film that delicately unravels family conflict and reconciliation, and the clash between tradition and modernity, set against a traditional makgeolli brewery.
On the 16th, the theatrical compilation Girls Band Cry, you know, future. will reach audiences. It is expected that the passionate cries of five girls who overcome their pasts and make new resolutions will resonate in theaters. New scenes and OSTs not in the TV series, as well as a theater-only viewing etiquette video, are scheduled to be shown, adding a special touch.
On the 22nd, Hayakawa Chie, who has been shaking up Japanese cinema alongside Ryusuke Hamaguchi and is called the "post-Goreeda Hirokazu," will release her film Renoir. Invited to the competition section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, Renoir is the director's autobiographical film set in 1980s Japan that depicts the summer days of an 11-year-old girl who glimpses the loneliness and pain of imperfect adults.
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