Category: Eastern
Posted on November 21, 2023 |
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Seven Days / Sebeun deijeu (2007)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A successful lawyer who, in order to save her daughter, is pressured into defending the innocence of a man slated to receive the death penalty.
Starring: Yunjin Kim, Kim Mi-sook, Hee-soon Park, Hang-Seon Jang, Oh Kwang-rok, Byung-gil Kwon
Director: Shin-yeon Won
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Posted on November 21, 2023 |
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Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman / Mu zhong wu ren (2022)
Action | Drama
Blind Cheng, a registered bounty hunter of board of punishments, meets Ni Yan, a restaurant daughter who suffered family massacre and personal rape. Onlooking Cheng is then involved into a struggle with darkness forces and steps on the road of justice seeking and revenge.
Starring: Miao Xie, Weiman Gao, Hao Xiang, Ben Liu, Di Zhang
Director: Bingjia Yang
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Posted on November 16, 2023 |
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Detective Chinatown / Tang ren jie tan an (2015)
Action | Comedy | Mystery
After being rejected from the police academy, a mild-mannered young man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.
Starring: Baoqiang Wang, Haoran Liu, Liya Tong, He Chen, Yang Xiao, Shenyang Xiao, Yueming Pan, Marc Ma, Zifeng Zhang
Director: Sicheng Chen
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Tags: Baoqiang Wang, Haoran Liu, He Chen, Liya Tong, Marc Ma, Shenyang Xiao, Sicheng Chen, Yang Xiao, Yueming Pan, Zifeng Zhang
Posted on November 13, 2023 |
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Father of the Milky Way Railroad / Ginga Tetsudo no Chichi (2023)
Drama
Masajiro Miyazawa owns and runs a pawn shop for generations. His first son is Kenji and his daughter is Toshi Miyazawa. Kenji is supposed to take over the pawn shop as the first son, but he refuses. Masajiro is soft on his son. Meanwhile, Toshi is smart and wise. She gives advice to her father and her older brother. One day, Toshi gets sick.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Masaki Suda, Nana Mori, Yûdai Toyoda, Min Tanaka, Maki Sakai
Director: Izuru Narushima
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Posted on November 12, 2023 |
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Remember / Rimembeo (2022)
Action | Drama | Thriller
The story of Pil-Joo, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
Starring: Lee Sung-min, Nam Joo-hyuk, Man-sik Jeong, Geun-hyeong Park, Song Young-chang
Director: Il-Hyeong Lee
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Posted on November 7, 2023 |
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Tales from the Occult: Ultimate Malevolence / Tales from the Occult 2 / Sat hang hung gaan zi ngok nim zi zeoi (2023)
Drama | Horror
The final installment of the Tales From the Occult horror anthology series arrives with Ultimate Malevolence. Tales From the Occult: Ultimate Malevolence presents three ghastly Hong Kong tales directed by Lee Chi Ngai, Peter Lee and Pater Wong that reveal the scariest and ugliest sides of human nature. In "Memento Mori," high school friends Tam and Yu are passionate about movies, but their filmmaking dreams have come up empty all these years. After accidentally killing Yu, Tam unexpectedly becomes a director. In "Killing Me Softly," magician Flora undergoes hypnosis in hopes of finding her friend who has gone missing. Their last phone conversation may contain clues to solving the case, but the process of retrieving Flora's memories puts her in danger's way. In "No Way Out." Ho wakes up in the middle of the night inside a mysterious factory building. Afterwards, he encounters corpses, ghosts and his ex-wife. He must find a way to escape the building.
Starring: Angel Lam, Miss Hunny, Philip Keung, Amy Lo, Charm Man Chan, Will Or
Director: Chi-Ngai Lee, Ju-Yuan Li, Pater Wong
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Tags: Amy Lo, Angel Lam, Charm Man Chan, Chi-Ngai Lee, Ju-Yuan Li, Miss Hunny, Pater Wong, Philip Keung, Will Or
Posted on November 7, 2023 |
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The Legend & Butterfly (2023)
Drama | History | Romance
The story of a man and a woman that extends over 30 years in the Warring State period.
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Hideaki Itô, Miki Nakatani, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Hio Miyazawa
Director: Keishi Otomo
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Tags: Haruka Ayase, Hideaki Itô, Hio Miyazawa, Keishi Otomo, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Miki Nakatani, Takuya Kimura
Posted on November 7, 2023 |
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The Beast to Die / Yajû shisubeshi (1980)
Action | Crime | Drama
A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
Starring: Yûsaku Matsuda, Asami Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, Yoshirô Aoki, Kôichi Iwaki
Director: Tôru Murakawa
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Posted on November 4, 2023 |
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The Wandering Earth II / Liu lang di qiu 2 (2023)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
Starring: Jing Wu, Andy Lau, Xuejian Li, Yi Sha, Li Ning, Zhi Wang, Yanmanzi Zhu
Director: Frant Gwo
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Posted on November 1, 2023 |
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Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
Comedy | Drama
Two estranged brothers clash over their plans for the bathhouse that they inherited. From interacting with the quirky customers who frequent the establishment-including a songstress, an ex-con, an "onsen critic" and a retiring salaryman-the brothers realise that getting a good soak is priceless.
Starring: Tôma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yoshimi Tendo, Akira Emoto
Director: Masayuki Suzuki
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Tags: Akira Emoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Masayuki Suzuki, Tôma Ikuta, Yoshimi Tendo
Posted on October 21, 2023 |
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The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell / So duk 3: Yun joi tin ngai (2023)
Action | Crime | Drama
An undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Caiyu Yang, Gallen Lo, Kwan-Ho Tse, Alex Fong, Suet Lam
Director: Herman Yau
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Posted on October 20, 2023 |
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror / Kagami no kojô (2022)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Seven teens discover their bedroom mirrors are portals, and they're pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways and watchful portraits. A girl in a wolf mask invites them to play a game.
Starring: Ami Tôma, Sakura Kiryu, Takumi Kitamura, Rihito Itagaki, Naho Yokomizo, Minami Takayama
Director: Keiichi Hara, Takakazu Nagatomo
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Tags: Ami Tôma, Keiichi Hara, Minami Takayama, Naho Yokomizo, Rihito Itagaki, Sakura Kiryu, Takakazu Nagatomo, Takumi Kitamura
Posted on October 19, 2023 |
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia / Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (2023)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki
Director: Takumi Doyama
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Tags: Megumi Ohara, Subaru Kimura, Takumi Doyama, Tomokazu Seki, Wasabi Mizuta, Yumi Kakazu
Posted on October 16, 2023 |
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Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul / Tales from the Occult 2 / Sat hang hung gaan ji jeui yu saat (2023)
Drama | Horror
It features three different spooky tales loosely inspired by international folklores. While attending the birthday celebration of the scion of some record company, an ex-hair model who aspires to make a comeback in the entertainment business gets her tresses burnt by a spoiled brat. She walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end.
Starring: Karena Lam, Michelle Wai, Chun-Him Lau, Cecilia Choi, You-Nam Wong, Pak Hon Chu, Kevin Chu, Tony Wu
Director: Frank Hui, Daniel Chan, Doris Wong
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Tags: Cecilia Choi, Chun-Him Lau, Daniel Chan, Doris Wong, Frank Hui, Karena Lam, Kevin Chu, Michelle Wai, Pak Hon Chu, Tony Wu, You-Nam Wong
Posted on October 14, 2023 |
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Shylock's Children / Shylock no kodomotachi (2023)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Masahiro Nishiki is a veteran bank clerk, working at the Nagahara branch for Tokyo Daiichi Bank. One day, a cash-lost incident takes place at the Nagahara branch. Masahiro chases after the truth behind the cash-lost case with his colleagues Airi Kitagawa and Yoji Tabata. A fact behind the incident is discovered.
Starring: Sadao Abe, Aya Ueto, Yûta Tamamori, Toshirô Yanagiba, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryûta Satô
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
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Posted on October 10, 2023 |
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3 Days in Malay (2023)
Action | History | War
A small group must defend an airfield for three days against the Japanese assault during the fight for Malay in World War 2.
Starring: Louis Mandylor, Donald Cerrone, Quinton Jackson, Peter Dobson, Ryan Francis, Randall J. Bacon
Director: Louis Mandylor
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Posted on October 4, 2023 |
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Hero / Shi jian you ta (2022)
Drama
During the initial outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, the interconnected stories of three female protagonists unfold simultaneously in different cities across China. 'Hero' tells stories of love, faith, courage and strength.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Sammi Cheng, Jackson Yee, Di Xu, Stephen Fung, Miyi Huang
Director: Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen, Shaohong Li
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Posted on September 29, 2023 |
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My Happy Marriage / Watashi no Shiawasena Kekkon (2023)
Drama | Fantasy | History | Romance
An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
Starring: Ren Meguro, Mio Imada, Tsutomu Takahashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Akari Takaishi, Ryôko Kobayashi
Director: Ayuko Tsukahara
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Tags: Akari Takaishi, Ayuko Tsukahara, Mio Imada, Ren Meguro, Ryôko Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Tsutomu Takahashi
Posted on September 26, 2023 |
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Popran / Popuran (2022)
Comedy
An unidentifiable object zips through the sky. A suspicious looking man holding a net suddenly appears, trying to catch the thing that ran away from him. He must catch that high-speed "buddy" within six days or he will lose it forever.
Starring: Yôji Minagawa, Hidenobu Abera, Eri Tokunaga, Harumi Shuhama, Yuka Iseki, Hideki Nagai
Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda
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Posted on September 23, 2023 |
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Full River Red / Manjianghong (2023)
Comedy | Drama | History | Mystery
A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.
Starring: Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Yunpeng Yue, Jiayi Wang
Director: Yimou Zhang
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Tags: Jackson Yee, Jiayi Wang, Jiayin Lei, Teng Shen, Yi Zhang, Yimou Zhang, Yunpeng Yue