From October 22 - 24, the VIZ Cinema in San Francisco will be hosting Taiwan Film Days. The three-day showcase will highlight the best of contemporary Taiwanese cinema and provides Bay Area audiences with unique opportunities to view bold new Taiwanese films and engage with visionary filmmakers.

The trailer has been released for 'Cast Me If You Can', a new romantic comedy helmed by Atsushi Ogata ('Eternally Yours'). The film centres around a struggling actor who is always marginalised, both at work and in his personal life, until he falls in love and discovers he has to play the lead in his own life.

J Storm have announced the Japanese DVD release of 'The Seaside Motel' for the 26th November, 2010. Based on Yukio Okada's 'Motel' manga, the film tells the story of eleven men and women who are brought together by chance when they all check into the titular motel.

The trailer has been released for 'Legend Of The Swordsman' (formerly 'Legend Of The Blademaster'), a new wuxia comedy from director Yuan Hong Bing. The film centres around a teacher who goes in search of master swordsmen to help defend his village from a group of brigands.

CN Entertainment have announced the HK DVD and Blu-Ray releases of 'My Rainy Days' for the 30th September, 2010. Based on a popular Japanese cell phone novel, the film centres around a romance between a wayward high school girl and a bookish college professor.

Two trailers have been released for 'Space Battleship Yamato', the Japanese live-action adaptation of the space opera anime classic. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki ('Always: Sunset on Third Street'), the film centres around the crew of a starship who must make a dangerous voyage to a distant planet.

The trailer has been released for 'Sacrifice' (AKA 'The Orphan Of Zhao'), the new historical drama from director Chen Kaige. Based on a classic Chinese play, the film centres around a young man who goes in search of revenge after his entire family is wiped out by a corrupt minister.

Director Takashi Miike ('Ichi The Killer') is preparing to start work on an as-yet untitled remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 classic 'Harakiri' (AKA 'Seppuku'). As is the norm these days, the film is set to be shot in 3D and will be headlined by Kabuki star Ebizo Ichikawa ('Space Battleship Yamato').

The trailer has been released for 'Color Me Love', a new romantic comedy helmed by Alexi Tan ('Blood Brothers'). The film, which has been labelled as a Chinese 'Devil Wears Prada', centres around a girl who becomes a fashionista and experiences renewed success in both her career and love life.

Jeff Lau's romantic sports comedy 'The Fantastic Water Babes' is now available to own on HK DVD and Blu-Ray. Set almost entirely on the island of Cheung Chau, the film stars Alex Fong as a champion swimmer who is kidnapped by Twins' Gillian Chung so that he can help her train.