Thailand
"Invisible waves" is the name of a 2006
movie by thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang,
shot in Hong-Kong, Macau and Thailand, and
featuring... a DS, in the paradisiac set of
Phuket island. The film won applause at the
2006 Bangkok Film Festival.
movie by thai director Pen-ek Ratanaruang,
shot in Hong-Kong, Macau and Thailand, and
featuring... a DS, in the paradisiac set of
Phuket island. The film won applause at the
2006 Bangkok Film Festival.
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More about the movie here (English):
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The DS is never really shown in full nor from the front, but it does appear in several key
scenes, most notably when Kyoji, the hero, is held at gun-point during a long night drive,
allowing us to see the interior of the car, in relatively poor condition it seems.
scenes, most notably when Kyoji, the hero, is held at gun-point during a long night drive,
allowing us to see the interior of the car, in relatively poor condition it seems.
A nice Asian line-up of actors: Tadanobu
Asano (Japan), who plays the main
character Kyoji, Gang Hye-Jung (Korea),
Ken Mitsuishi (Japan), Maria Cordero
(Hong-Kong).
Asano (Japan), who plays the main
character Kyoji, Gang Hye-Jung (Korea),
Ken Mitsuishi (Japan), Maria Cordero
(Hong-Kong).
The car is undoubtedly the same, as shown by the plate number. The front bumper shape
proves a production anterior to september 1962, and some other details indicate a 1959
model, making it... the oldest known DS in Asia ! Found so far, at least. And most probably
still there, in the Phuket area.
proves a production anterior to september 1962, and some other details indicate a 1959
model, making it... the oldest known DS in Asia ! Found so far, at least. And most probably
still there, in the Phuket area.
Now, where exactly does this DS come from ? Two pictures of this very same car, posted in
2004 on the online photo album of a Scandinavian tourist called Eirik, help us learn a little
more about it. Link:
2004 on the online photo album of a Scandinavian tourist called Eirik, help us learn a little
more about it. Link:
Link to the official movie site (French):