Category: Eastern
Posted on June 5, 2014 |
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Flag in the Mist / Sweet Revenge / Kiri-no-hata (1977)
Drama | Mystery
Masao is falsely accused and jailed for the murder of a loanshark to whom he owed a lot of money. His sister Kiriko makes the long trip to Tokyo, specifically to accost Otsuka, Japan's top criminal defence lawyer, and plead with him to take her brother's case. They live in KitaKyushu which, though a city, she contends that the local lawyers are not up to the job. Otsuka contemptuously brushes her off. A year passes. Masao has suicided in jail, his appeal having failed due to the lack of interest and competence of the local defence lawyer. Kiriko returns to Tokyo, planning revenge on Otsuka for refusing the case and causing her brother's death. Meanwhile, through the actions of a crusading young journalist, Otsuka is informed of Masao's death. His curiosity piqued, he requests the file and reviews the evidence. Otsuka also has an adoring mistress who owns a bar. By coincidence (?), the real murderer is an associate of one of her employees. Kiriko, now working as a hostess in a different bar, is asked by a friend to tail her boyfriend, whom she suspects of cheating. The boyfriend is murdered in the bar owner's flat, and Kiriko grabs the chance to set her revenge plan into action. Kiriko rigs the crime scene to falsely incriminate the bar owner, who is subsequently jailed. Otsuka's mistress out of the way, Kiriko sets out to seduce and entrap Otsuka, against the advice of the crusading journalist.
Starring: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Rentarô Mikuni, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Haruko Kato
Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
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Tags: Haruko Kato, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Katsumi Nishikawa, Momoe Yamaguchi, Rentarô Mikuni, Tomokazu Miura
Posted on June 5, 2014 |
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The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel / Chu zi Xi zi Pi zi (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama | War
During Second Sino-Japanese War, China suffered from cholera outbreak because Japanese uses it as an biological weapon. Four Chinese agents captures a Japanese scientist and his bodyguard and interrogate them by Chinese opera in order to get the vaccine formula.
Starring: Ye Liu, Hanyu Zhang, Bo Huang, Jing Liang, Chie Tanaka
Director: Hu Guan
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Tags: Bo Huang, Chie Tanaka, Hanyu Zhang, Hu Guan, Jing Liang, Ye Liu
Posted on June 3, 2014 |
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3 Idiots (2009)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.
Starring: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
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Tags: Aamir Khan, Boman Irani, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Rajkumar Hirani, Sharman Joshi
Posted on June 3, 2014 |
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Beyond the Memories / Kiyoku yawaku (2013)
Comedy | Romance
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. Roku then tries to make Kanna feel love again.
Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada, Kengo Kôra, Chizuru Ikewaki, Yûki Furukawa, Aoi Nakamura, Haru, Megumi, Kaoru Hirata, Ryôsei Tayama
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
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Tags: Aoi Nakamura, Chizuru Ikewaki, Haru, Kaoru Hirata, Kengo Kôra, Masaki Okada, Masami Nagasawa, Megumi, Ryôsei Tayama, Takehiko Shinjo, Yûki Furukawa
Posted on June 1, 2014 |
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Midnight FM / Simya-ui FM (2010)
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Late night radio host Sun-Young begins her final radio program. She plans to take her ill daughter to America the following morning. During the show, Sun-Young receives a startling text message. A man named Dong-Su instructs her to follow his directions and not tell anyone.
Starring: Soo Ae, Ji-tae Yu, Dong-seok Ma, Song-hyeon Choi, Da-eun Sin, Man-shik Jeong, Min Kyu Kim
Director: Sang Man Kim
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Tags: Da-eun Sin, Dong-seok Ma, Ji-tae Yu, Man-shik Jeong, Min Kyu Kim, Sang Man Kim, Song-hyeon Choi, Soo Ae
Posted on May 31, 2014 |
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Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter – Be Forever Yorozuya / Gintama Movie 2 / Gekijouban Gintama Kanketsu-hen: Yorozuya yo Eien Nare (2013)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Anime | Comedy | Fantasy
What would have happened if the Shiroyasha never existed? Edo is thrown to chaos by a mysterious cause. Sakata Gintoki, now lives in a world where the future has changed, without him. What has happened to the Yorozuya? Gintoki, who is now a ghost of the past, must once again carry the burden in order to save his friends. He must finish the biggest job ever, which may be the final job of Yorozuya.
Starring: Tomokazu Sugita, Rie Kugimiya, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Susumu Chiba, Kazuya Nakai, Kenichi Suzumura, Akira Ishida
Director: Yoichi Fujita
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Tags: Akira Ishida, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Kenichi Suzumura, Rie Kugimiya, Susumu Chiba, Tomokazu Sugita, Yoichi Fujita
Posted on May 31, 2014 |
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An Inaccurate Memoir / Eastern Bandits / Pi fu (2012)
Action | Drama | War
Movie is set during a period of time when Japanese invaded China. The story is told from Gao's perspective, a soldier seeking revenge from the Japanese in trying to assassinate the visiting Japanese chief in command. In the process of plotting such scheme, he had a chance encounter with a local Mafia, lead by its charismatic leader Fang. Fang had a bandit of followers, of which one is Fang's sister. Fang in the past have rescued many of these followers using his own blood and as a result all the members in the bandit formed a life long bond and friendship. When Gao realizes he could use the firearms and man power of Fang's bandit, he sets up a scheme to get captured by Fang on purpose. When Fang found out – he was extremely angry and upset and almost killed Gao, but Gao is saved by Fang's sister because she clearly developed feelings for Gao after seeing how he fared during the interrogation phases when he was in Fang's capture. Gao later redeems himself by saving Fang and all of his bandit members when a bank robbery went wrong. From there on, Gao partners with Fang to take down the Japanese chief in command. Pi Fu in Chinese means commoner, and this is a movie about friendship, loyalty and brotherhood.
Starring: Xiaoming Huang, Yi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Jingyang Ni, Tino Bao, Lie Wang
Director: Shu-peng Yang
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Tags: Jingyang Ni, Lie Wang, Shu-peng Yang, Tino Bao, Xiaoming Huang, Xinyi Zhang, Yi Zhang
Posted on May 30, 2014 |
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Masako, Junko, Momoe: On Stage / Masako, Junko, Momoe – Namida no Sotsugyou Shiki Shuppatsu (1977)
Documentary
The 'Flower High 2 Trio' of Masako Mori, Junko Sakurada, and Momoe Yamaguchi became very popular once it was formed in 1973. However in 1977, it was time for the girls to graduate from High school and the group to dissolve. This is a documentary of their grand final concert held in Nippon Budokan Hall on March 27, 1977.
Starring: Masako Mori, Junko Sakurada, Momoe Yamaguchi
Producer: Masakatsu Saito
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Tags: Junko Sakurada, Masakatsu Saito, Masako Mori, Momoe Yamaguchi
Posted on May 30, 2014 |
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Dhoom: 3 / Dhoom 3: Back in Action / d:3 (2013)
Action | Crime | Thriller
After his father committed suicide because he was not able to pay the loan to the Western Bank of Chicago, Sahir Khan, a circus owner, must take revenge by robbing the same branch several times. To take him down, Jai Dixit and Ali Akbar are sent from India.
Starring: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya
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Tags: Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Katrina Kaif, Vijay Krishna Acharya
Posted on May 29, 2014 |
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Documentary of AKB48: To Be Continued (2011)
Documentary
The idol group AKB48 continues to evolve, rewriting the record books. This documentary takes you behind the scenes of their success, and follows the young members as they pursue their dreams, experiencing both growth and anguish. The camera follows their concerts, and also focuses on the everyday lives of individual members as they experience joy, conflict, growth and the fulfillment of their dreams.
Starring: AKB48
Director: Yuri Kanchiku
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Posted on May 29, 2014 |
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Once Upon a Time in Vietnam (2013)
Action
While on a mission to retrieve fugitives in Vietnam, Dao, a commander in the Emperor's army, finds himself in the middle of a deadly conflict raging between a tyrannical crime boss, and the peaceful town that he has under his thumb. But when Dao realizes that Ahn, the beautiful monk warrior who fled the Emperor's army is living a secretive new life there, Dao must choose between upholding his oath to the Emperor, and fighting to preserve Ahn's cherished town.
Starring: Dustin Nguyen, Thanh Van Ngo, Roger Yuan
Director: Dustin Nguyen
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Posted on May 28, 2014 |
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The Kiyosu Conference / Kiyosu kaigi (2013)
History
After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata (Koji Yakusho), Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.
Starring: Fumiyo Kohinata, Kôji Yakusho, Yô Ôizumi, Kôichi Satô, Eisuke Shinoi, Kyôka Suzuki, Yûsuke Iseya, Miki Nakatani, Kankurô Nakamura, Ayame Gôriki
Director: Kôki Mitani
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Tags: Ayame Gôriki, Eisuke Shinoi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kankurô Nakamura, Kôichi Satô, Koji Yakusho, Kôki Mitani, Kyôka Suzuki, Miki Nakatani, Yô Ôizumi, Yûsuke Iseya
Posted on May 27, 2014 |
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The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness / Yume to kyôki no ohkoku (2013)
Documentary
Mia, Quentin, Paalo and Alonzo dream of a better life, but the realities of their broken pasts as well as a notorious criminal make the path to their dreams an uphill battle.
Starring: Hideaki Anno, John Lasseter, Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata
Director: Mami Sunada
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Tags: Hayao Miyazaki, Hideaki Anno, Isao Takahata, John Lasseter, Mami Sunada, Toshio Suzuki
Posted on May 27, 2014 |
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Love in the Mud / Dorodarake no junjô (1977)
Drama
Teenage cousins Masao and Tamiko fall in love when she comes to his riverside brewery house to take care of his sickly mother. Family objections ensue as Tamiko is older than Masao, and the two cannot marry in peace.
Starring: Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Ichirô Arishima, Chisako Hara, Yûzô Hayakawa
Director: Sokichi Tomimoto
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Tags: Chisako Hara, Ichirô Arishima, Momoe Yamaguchi, Sokichi Tomimoto, Tomokazu Miura, Yûzô Hayakawa
Posted on May 23, 2014 |
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Way Back Home / Jibeuro ganeun gil (2013)
Drama
Jung Yeon (Jeon Do Yeon) has a happy life with her husband Jong Bae (Ko Su) and daughter (Kang Ji Woo), but everything falls apart when Jong Bae is suddenly saddled with his friend's debt. They sell their shop and apartment to pay off the loan shark, but even that isn't enough. Desperate for quick cash, Jung Yeon agrees to carry gemstones from Seoul to France for a shady acquaintance. When Jung Yeon arrives at Paris airport, she gets promptly arrested. That is when she finds out that what she's actually transporting is cocaine.
Starring: Soo Go, Do-yeon Jeon
Director: Eun-jin Pang
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Posted on May 23, 2014 |
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Steal My Heart / Catch Me / Kaechimi (2013)
Comedy | Romance
Ho-Tae (Joo Won) is a hot shot criminal profiler. He's currently working on a serial murder case. With his help, detectives are staked out to catch the murderer, but the suspect becomes involved in a hit-and-run accident. Ho-Tae assures everyone he will catch the driver of the hit-and-run accident. Ho-Tae works on the case and figures out the driver of the car is Yoon Jin-Sook (Kim A-Joong). Ho-Tae enters her unlocked apartment and comes face to face with the driver. He's stunned to see that the woman is Lee Sook-Ja .. his first love from his college days. Soon, Ho-Tae also learns that the woman is a cunning cat burglar.
Starring: Won Joo, Ah-jung Kim, Do-bin Baek, Cheol-min Park
Director: Hyun-Jong Lee
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Tags: Ah-jung Kim, Cheol-min Park, Do-bin Baek, Hyun-Jong Lee, Won Joo
Posted on May 23, 2014 |
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Shaolin Soccer / Siu lam juk kau (2001)
Action | Comedy | Sport
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Starring: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Man Tat Ng, Yin Tse, Yat-fei Wong, Kai Man Tin, Chi Chung Lam, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Mei Lin Mo, Kin-Yan Lee
Director: Stephen Chow
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Tags: Chi Chung Lam, Kai Man Tin, Kin-Yan Lee, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Man Tat Ng, Mei Lin Mo, Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-fei Wong, Yin Tse
Posted on May 23, 2014 |
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Warriors of Heaven and Earth / Tian di ying xiong (2003)
Action | Adventure | Drama
In the tradition of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, Warriors of Heaven and Earth weaves a thread of battle, comradeship and honor. Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows Lieutenant Li (Jiang Wen) and Japanese emissary Lai Xi (Nakai Kiichi), both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the west to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a violent mutiny when he refused orders to kill female and child prisoners. Li and Lai Xi battle, but finally agree to delay their final personal fight until the caravan carrying a Buddhist monk is brought to safety. The monk, however, is carrying a sacred and powerful pagoda that attracts the attention of the region's ruthless overlord, Master An (Wang Xueqi). Lai Xi and Lt. Li, accompanied by Li's former posse of soldiers, who have forsaken their peaceful new lives to return to his side, must face the cruelty of the desert, the region's barbaric bandits and the brutality of the overlord's men before they can finally faceone another.
Starring: Kiichi Nakai, Wei Zhao, Bagen Hasi, Wen Jiang, Xueqi Wang
Director: Ping He
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Posted on May 22, 2014 |
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As the Light Goes Out / Jiu huo ying xiong (2014)
Action | Drama
The firefighters of Hong Kong's Pillar Point division who are expecting a quiet night to see off their retiring chief find their faith in each other stretched to the limits when a small fire at a liquor warehouse threatens to plunge the whole of Hong kong into darkness if it spreads to a nearby power plant supplying natural gas.
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Simon Yam, Jun Hu, Andy On, William Chan
Director: Chi-kin Kwok
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Posted on May 22, 2014 |
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Rang De Basanti / Paint it Saffron (2006)
Drama | History
A young woman from England comes to India to make a documentary about her grandfather's diary which was written in the 1920s about the Indian Independence with five young men.
Starring: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Tags: Aamir Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Sharman Joshi, Siddharth, Soha Ali Khan
