Category: Eastern
Posted on September 22, 2014 |
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Buddha: The Great Departure / Tezuka Osamu no budda: Akai sabaku yo! Utsukushiku (2011)
Animation
2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. When Siddhartha was born there was a prophecy that the boy would become a king of all the kingdoms. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained puberty, he associated with people from the lower class like Migaila a girl who was known as a thief. Siddhartha began to have doubts about the strict class system even though he is raised in luxury as a future king. Later, the powerful kingdom of Kosala attacks the kingdom of Shakya. Both sides fight fiercely. The commander of Kosala's army is the general's son Chapra. He is thought of as the most brave soldier in the kingdom of Kosala. Chapra was actually born into slavery but hid his background. By the general's order he came all the way up into his current position. Chapra wants to make a successful career for himself and Siddhartha abondons his family's wealth to find Tao. These two opposite persons meet in the war and changes the fate of their respective kingdoms…
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Kiyokazu Kanze, Tomoka Kurotani, Nana Mizuki, Ai Orikasa, Junko Takeuchi
Director: Kôzô Morishita
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Tags: Ai Orikasa, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Junko Takeuchi, Kiyokazu Kanze, Kôzô Morishita, Masato Sakai, Nana Mizuki, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomoka Kurotani
Posted on September 22, 2014 |
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Fashion (2008)
Drama | Romance
Set against the glittering backdrop of the glamorous but ruthless world of haute couture fashion, this is the story of a small town girl with big dreams. Meghna always knew she was meant to be famous, but she was about to find out the hard way that success came at a price. Fashion is the tale of what happens when the price of success becomes too much to pay.
Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Arjan Bajwa, Raj Babbar, Kiran Juneja
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
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Tags: Arbaaz Khan, Arjan Bajwa, Kangana Ranaut, Kiran Juneja, Madhur Bhandarkar, Mugdha Godse, Priyanka Chopra, Raj Babbar
Posted on September 21, 2014 |
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Kiki's Delivery Service / Majo no takkyûbin (2014)
Dram | Fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Starring: Fûka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yô Yoshida
Director: Takashi Shimizu
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Tags: Fûka Koshiba, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Machiko Ono, Ryohei Hirota, Takashi Shimizu, Yô Yoshida
Posted on September 20, 2014 |
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La maison de Himiko / Mezon do Himiko (2005)
Drama
Saori is a young woman who struggles to make a living, with no financial or romantic prospects in her life. One rainy day, she receives a visit at work from a handsome young man called Haruhiko. He claims to be the boyfriend of her estranged father, Himiko, who now runs a seaside rest home for elderly gays. He tells her that her father is dying of cancer. Saori still harbors resentment toward her father for abandoning her and her mother years ago. However, Haruhiko makes her a financial offer she can't refuse, and she agrees to go and work at House of Himiko.
Starring: Jô Odagiri, Ko Shibasaki, Min Tanaka
Director: Isshin Inudô
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Posted on September 18, 2014 |
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Homeland / Ieji (2014)
Drama
Jiro has come home. His tiny farming village is now deserted because it lies in the badly contaminated Fukushima zone. Nonetheless, Jiro begins cultivating his land. An old school friend helps him and together they plant rice. "It's like slow suicide", says Jiro's friend. Jiro's half-brother, Soichi, who has evacuated with his family cannot believe that Jiro has moved back into the old home. Soichi's step-mother, who is Jiro's biological mother, had never got over Jiro leaving. Suffused with grief and poetry, the images in this film describes life after the nuclear catastrophe. They also tell us what it means to go home when home will never be the same again.
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Masaaki Uchino, Yûko Tanaka, Sakura Andô, Takashi Yamanaka, Yôji Tanaka, Ken Mitsuishi, Renji Ishibashi, Tôru Kizu
Director: Nao Kubota
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Tags: Ken Mitsuishi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Masaaki Uchino, Nao Kubota, Renji Ishibashi, Sakura Andô, Takashi Yamanaka, Tôru Kizu, Yôji Tanaka, Yûko Tanaka
Posted on September 18, 2014 |
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Killers (2014)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
In Tokyo, a serial killer is murdering women and posting his violent crimes on-line. In Jakarta, a rogue vigilante uploads his murdering spree for the world to see. A psychotic game of cat and mouse ensues as the two men battle for notoriety. Soon it becomes clear that it's only a matter of time until the two killers square off, face to face.
Starring: Oka Antara, Rin Takanashi, Kazuki Kitamura, Luna Maya, Mei Kurokawa, Denden, Ray Sahetapy
Director: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto
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Tags: Denden, Kazuki Kitamura, Kimo Stamboel, Luna Maya, Mei Kurokawa, Oka Antara, Ray Sahetapy, Rin Takanashi, Timo Tjahjanto
Posted on September 16, 2014 |
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Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 4 – Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
Action | Animation | Sci-Fi
The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Starring: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Shunsuke Sakuya, Ikkyu Juku, Takurou Nakakuni, Yôji Ueda
Director: Kazuchika Kise
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Tags: Ikkyu Juku, Kazuchika Kise, Kenichiro Matsuda, Maaya Sakamoto, Shunsuke Sakuya, Takurou Nakakuni, Yoji Ueda
Posted on September 15, 2014 |
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Flower and Snake: Zero / Hana to hebi: Zero (2014)
Thriller
Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video website called "Babylon". Soon, she's bound and tortured along with Shizuko and an oversexed housewife named Ruri.
Starring: Maiko Amano, Noriko Hamada, Rina Sakuragi
Director: Hajime Hashimoto
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Posted on September 15, 2014 |
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The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom / Idainaru, Shurarabon (2014)
Comedy | Fantasy
Ryosuke Hinode (Masaki Okada) moves in with relatives the Hinode family, located at Ishibashi Castle in Lake Biwa, as he enters high school. The Hinode family possesses a special power. Tanjuro (Gaku Hamada) is the heir of the Hinode family. He has eccentric tendencies and does odd things to Ryosuke like making him wear a red uniform to go to school. Tanjuro and Ryosuke attends the same high school. Due to an error, they both confront Hiromi Natsume, the first son in the Natsume family. The Hinode family and the Natsume family have been hostile with each other for 100 years.
Starring: Masaki Okada, Gaku Hamada, Kyôko Fukada, Dai Watanabe, Shihori Kanjiya, Shirô Sano
Director: Yutaka Mizuochi
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Tags: Dai Watanabe, Gaku Hamada, Kyôko Fukada, Masaki Okada, Shihori Kanjiya, Shirô Sano, Yutaka Mizuochi
Posted on September 14, 2014 |
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Dil Chahta Hai / D.C.H. / Do Your Thing (2001)
Comedy | Drama
Three young men Akash, Sameer, and Siddharth are close friends, but their tastes and characters are completely incompatible. So when Siddharth falls in love with a much older woman, Tara, a woman who has been unsuccessful in keeping her marriage intact as well as alcohol-dependent, widens the rift between the trio, forcing them to part company. Years later, the trio will be re-united, they will be much mature and understanding, but will they still accept Siddharth love for Tara, especially when they themselves have fallen in love with women around their respective ages.
Starring: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, Dimple Kapadia
Director: Farhan Akhtar
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Tags: Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Farhan Akhtar, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Kulkarni
Posted on September 13, 2014 |
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Buddha 2: The Endless Journey / Buddha 2: Tezuka Osamu no Budda – Owarinaki tabi (2014)
Animation
2500 years ago, in India, Siddhartha was born as a prince of the Shakya clan, but he gives up his position as a prince to see the world. He meets a strange boy named Assaji, who can predict the future, a monk with only one eye and Depa. Siddhartha continues traveling. Siddhartha is overwhelmed by the sufferings he witnesses around him. Meanwhile, Prince Ruri of Kosara begins his attack on the Shakya clan.
Starring: Kiyokazu Kanze, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Nana Mizuki, Tetsuo Nakanishi, Shin'ya Ohwada, Hiromasa Taguchi, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Director: Toshiaki Komura
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Tags: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Hiromasa Taguchi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kiyokazu Kanze, Nana Mizuki, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Shin'ya Ohwada, Tetsuo Nakanishi, Toshiaki Komura
Posted on September 12, 2014 |
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Hungry Ghost Ritual / Yu lan shen gong (2014)
Horror
After incurring debts from his failed business venture in China, Zong Hua returns to Malaysia after a decade hiatus. The demoralized Zong Hua faces problem finding a job and tries hard to get use to things at home, including his estranged relationship with his step-father, Xiaotian, who runs a Cantonese opera troupe and half-sister, Jing Jing. Jing Jing is hostile towards Zong Hua as she always has this impression that the death of their mother is caused by the excessive fights between Zong Hua and his step-father.
Starring: Nick Cheung, Annie Liu, Carrie Ng
Director: Nick Cheung
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Posted on September 10, 2014 |
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Disciples of Shaolin / Hong quan xiao zi (1975)
Action | Drama
Impetuous young martial arts master Kuan takes a job at a textile factory where another disciple of the revered Shaolin discipline warns him about the rival Manchu clan, who run another nearby mill.
Starring: Sheng Fu, Kuan-Chun Chi, Hark-On Fung, Tao Chiang, Ha Huang
Director: Cheh Chang
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Tags: Cheh Chang, Ha Huang, Hark-On Fung, Kuan-Chun Chi, Sheng Fu, Tao Chiang
Posted on September 9, 2014 |
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Puzzle / Pazuru (2014)
Horror | Thriller
High school student Azusa (Kaho) jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives. One month later, the school is taken over by group of people wearing bizarre masks. A pregnant teacher is imprisoned, while the head director of the school and male students disappear. Azusa then finds pieces of a puzzle in an envelope given to her by classmate Shigeo (Shuhei Nomura). The puzzle pieces holds the key to solve the case. Azusa chases after Shigeo and she sees something which is unimaginable.
Starring: Kaho, Shûhei Nomura, Kazuya Takahashi, Kokone Sasaki, Ryûzô Tanaka, Baku Ohwada
Director: Eisuke Naitô
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Tags: Baku Ohwada, Eisuke Naitô, Kaho, Kazuya Takahashi, Kokone Sasaki, Ryûzô Tanaka, Shûhei Nomura
Posted on September 7, 2014 |
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji / Mogura no uta – sennyû sôsakan: Reiji (2013)
Action | Comedy
Reiji Kikukawa (Toma Ikuta), who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan. Reiji is ordered to become a "mole," an undercover cop. His target is Shuho Todoroki, the boss of the Sukiyakai gang. The group is the largest crime group in the Kanto area. Masaya Hiura, who works as a young boss of a Sukiyakai affiliated gang likes Reiji. While going through various hardships, Reiji works his way towards Shuho Todoroki.
Starring: Tôma Ikuta, Riisa Naka, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Kamiji, Takashi Okamura, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Director: Takashi Miike
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Tags: Riisa Naka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Miike, Takashi Okamura, Takayuki Yamada, Tôma Ikuta, Yûsuke Kamiji
Posted on September 5, 2014 |
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7 Assassins / Glory Days / Guang hui sui yue (2013)
Action | Adventure
When social unrest plagues a Kingdom in ancient China, the Imperial Court collects stockpiles of gold from local governments to expand the royal army. However, the gold is robbed while in transport. In a desperate move to retrieve the stolen treasure, elite royal guards are sent on a mission to go after the gold but soon find out they are not the only ones in pursuit of it.
Starring: Eric Tsang, Felix Wong, Gigi Leung, Ray Lui, Tao Guo, Hong-jie Ni, Michael Wong
Director: Eric Tsang, Hung Yan Yan
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Posted on September 5, 2014 |
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The Snow White Murder Case / Shirayuki hime satsujin jiken (2014)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
A young woman who work at cosmetic company become a prime suspect,after her beautiful co-worker was murderer.
Starring: Mao Inoue, Gô Ayano, Nanao, Misako Renbutsu, Nobuaki Kaneko, Shihori Kanjiya, Erena Ono, Mitsuki Tanimura, Katsuhisa Namase, Shunsuke Daitô
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura
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Tags: Erena Ono, Gô Ayano, Katsuhisa Namase, Mao Inoue, Misako Renbutsu, Mitsuki Tanimura, Nanao, Nobuaki Kaneko, Shihori Kanjiya, Shunsuke Daitô, Yoshihiro Nakamura
Posted on September 5, 2014 |
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Holiday / Pistol (2014)
Action | Romance | Thriller
Virat (Akshay Kumar) is among a battalion of military officers that comes to Mumbai on vacation. Virat is also a secret Defence Intelligence Agent who cannot lie low, much to the irritation of his friend and sub inspector. During a bus ride, an attempt to frisk passengers for a lost wallet leads Virat to something much bigger. Within minutes, the bus is blown into pieces and he helps cops nab the carrier of the bomb, who escapes from the hospital only to be caught by Virat again. Using tact, Virat follows one clue at a time hoping to track down the terrorist on whose orders the sleeper cell terrorists plan to cause mayhem in Mumbai.
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Freddy Daruwala, Sumeet Raghvan, Zakir Hussain, Govinda
Director: A.R. Murugadoss
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Posted on September 3, 2014 |
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My Little Sweet Pea / Mugiko san to (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Snce her father died, Mugiko (Maki Horikita) lives with her older brother (Ryuhei Matsuda). Her mother Ayako (Kimiko Yo) left home when Mugiko was little. Mugiko has not heard from her mother since that time. But one day, her mother Ayako comes back. Mugiko has mixed feelings with her mother's sudden appearance again, while Ayako hides the fact that she is gravely ill.
Starring: Maki Horikita, Ryûhei Matsuda, Kimiko Yo, Yôichi Nukumizu, Yumi Asô, Gadarukanaru Taka, Eri Fuse, Amane Okayama, Sayaka Tashiro
Director: Keisuke Yoshida
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Tags: Amane Okayama, Eri Fuse, Gadarukanaru Taka, Keisuke Yoshida, Kimiko Yo, Maki Horikita, Ryûhei Matsuda, Sayaka Tashiro, Yôichi Nukumizu, Yumi Asô
Posted on September 3, 2014 |
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Election 2 / Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai (2006)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
Starring: Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Ka Tung Lam, Suet Lam, Andy On
Director: Johnnie To
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Tags: Andy On, Johnnie To, Ka Tung Lam, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Suet Lam
