The Fearless Hyena / Xiao quan guai zhao (1979)
Action | Comedy
A country boy undergoes rigorous training under a kung fu master in order to avenge his grandfather.
Starring: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Dean Shek, Hui Lou Chen, Shi-Kwan Yen, Kun Li, Tien-chi Cheng
Director: Jackie Chan, Kenneth Tsang
The Tale of Iya / Iya monogatari: Oku no hito (2013)
Drama
As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
Starring: Rina Takeda, Nobumitsu Ohnishi, Min Tanaka
Director: Tetsuichirô Tsuta
One Night in Taipei / Toi Bak je pou tyun tyun zyun (2015)
Comedy | Romance
Caprio's girlfriend May wanted to have a crazy birthday in Taipei. In order to pursue his own happiness and marry May, Caprio, the programmer, went to Taipei with his mother's ring by himself. But unfortunately, the ring was accidentally knocked off by a Taiwanese boy JinGua and then dropped into the ditch. JinGua Wanted to Give Some help but he had to go to work, so he invited Caprio to the company and promised to find the ring after work. Ar Fai, the magician, led Capiro into this light flashing, music shook Taipei night life. When May saw Capiro appeared in the nightclub and realized it was because of her cousin Sky's information, she was unhappy and forced Sky to lead Capiro not to appear in her sight. In order to find the marriage ring, Capiro, JinGua, Ar Fai and Sky, stepped into this excited and fantastic Journey.
Starring: Chor-yiu Kwan, Sophia Wang, Ili Cheng
Director: Wilson Chin
La La La at Rock Bottom / Misono Universe (2015)
Comedy | Drama
During a band's performance at a square in Osaka, a young man suddenly rushes the stage. The young man grabs the mic and begins to sing. The audience is stunned by the man's actions at first, but they become overwhelmed by the young man's voice. After the song, the band and the band's manager, Kasumi, ask about the young man's story. The young man tells them that he doesn't know, because of his memory loss. Kasumi is interested in the man's singing talents. Kasumi then nicknames him "Pochi Man" and lets him work in the studio. The young man becomes the singer for the band, but a big problem occurs due to his memory loss.
Starring: Subaru Shibutani, Sarina Suzuki, Katsumi Kawahara
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Little Forest: Summer & Autumn / Ritoru Foresuto Natsu Hen・Aki Hen (2014)
Drama
Ichiko (Ai Hashimoto) lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients
Starring: Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima
Director: Jun'ichi Mori
Little Big Master / Ng gor siu haai dik haau cheung (2015)
Drama
Feeling drained by their high-pressure jobs, Lui Wai Hung, a principal at an elite school, and Tse Wing Tung, a museum curator, decide to hand in their resignations on the eve of their 10th wedding anniversary and travel the world together. However, their plan is delayed when Hung learns of the imminent closure of the 50-year-old Yuen Tin Kindergarten. Hoping to give the village school's five remaining students a quality education before relocating them to better schools, Hung signs up to be Yuen Tin's principal, teacher and caretaker. When she witnesses how familial and financial difficulties affect her new students, she realizes the enormity and importance of the task before her.
Starring: Miriam Yeung, Louis Koo
Director: Adrian Kwan
Insanity / Bo fung yu (2014)
Thriller
There is a very thin (Line?) between sanity and insanity.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Xiaoming Huang, Alex Fong, Fiona Sit, Hee Ching Paw
Director: Kwong-yiu Lee
Lifeline / Shi wan huo ji (1997)
Action | Thriller
The story revolves around a dutiful yet indifferent fireman who strives to win back his valor and love against his strict superior and his doctor girlfriend respectively.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Alex Fong, Ruby Wong, Wong Ho-Yin, Damian Lau, Carman Lee
Director: Johnnie To
Justice My Foot / Sam sei goon (1992)
Comedy
Sung Shih Chieh, a brilliant, but somewhat shifty lawyer who uses his verbal dexterity in the pursuit of cash, not justice. His kung-fu kicking wife frowns on his success as it has had a terrible karmic price: all twelve of their infant sons have died prematurely. Sung agrees to leave his legal chicanery behind, but a murder case involving Madame Chou arrives on his doorstep. Sung is pulled out of self-imposed retirement by this sensational case, and the Qing Dynasty legal world had better watch out!
Starring: Stephen Chow, Anita Mui, Carrie Ng, Man Tat Ng
Director: Johnnie To
Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Taisen Mega Max / Kamen raidâ x Kamen raidâ Fôze & Ôzu Movie taisen Mega Max (2011)
Action
Third "Movie Taisen (Movie War)" film of hit tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider" is out on Blu-ray! The film "Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max" is divided into 5 parts featuring casts of Kamen Rider Fourze, OOO, Double (W), and the fist seven Kamen Riders! Collector's pack comes with a bonus DVD with making-of, event footage, TV spot, data file, and poster gallery (subject to change).
Starring: Sôta Fukushi, Ryûki Takahashi, Fumika Shimizu, Rikako Sakata, Jastine Tomimori, Shiho, Shion Tsuchiya
Director: Koichi Sakamoto
Samu Life / Samulife / Samuraifu (2015)
Drama
Nagaoka (Takahiro Miura) is a former high school teacher. He decides to start a school with an ideal education environment. To achieve his goal, Nagaoka struggles to make money by running a bar and publishing company.
Starring: Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Masaki Kaji, Reiya Masaki, Ryôsuke Yamamoto
Director: Takeshi Moriya
The Hidden Blade / Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)
Drama | Romance
An honest, low-ranking samurai, Munezo Katagiri finds himself buffeted by the confusion of old and new in mid-19th century Japan. Facing outside pressure, the Shogunate is trying to open Japan to the West and some carefully selected Western ways, while maintaining its fragile political base. Munezo, and his colleague Samon Shimada try to maintain their footing, paying heed to the demanding moral code of the samurai while also learning new military strategies, particularly the mastery of Western artillery. But Munezo also has a personal complication. He is secretly in love–so secretly, he may not even admit it to himself–with his family's maid, the sweet and beautiful country girl, Kie. His passion leads him to rescue Kie from a loveless marriage after she leaves his household; the samurai even shocks propriety by carrying away the low-caste young woman on his back. Just as Munezo starts to get his domestic situation in something to resembling order, Munezo hears devastating news. A comrade, Yaichiro Hazama, has been caught up in a plot in Edo. Their clan has sent the rebellious samurai home in the humiliating transport of a "prisoner's basket." Munezo comes under suspicion because he and Yaichiro, the clan's best swordsmen, shared a famed instructor, but Munezo refuses to cooperate with the chief retainer's witch hunt. Tension finally leads Munezo to confess his growing affection to Kie, a development that the young woman begins to hope will lead to the abandonment of caste structures. But before Munezo can realize his romantic destiny, Yaichiro escapes. Munezo is ordered to kill him, and the loyal, honorable samurai is faced with one final challenge to his principles.
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Sachiko Mitsumoto, Tomoko Tabata
Director: Yôji Yamada
Be with You / Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Widower Takumi lives a quiet life with his six-year-old son, Yuji. His wife, Mio, promised before her passing that she'd be with them again when the rainy season starts. On the first anniversary of her death, Takumi and Yuji comes across a woman in the woods taking shelter from a monsoon downpour. She bears an uncanny resemblance to Mio, but has no recollection of who she is or what she's doing there.
Starring: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama, Yôsuke Asari, Yûta Hiraoka
Director: Nobuhiro Doi
The Murder Case of Hana & Alice / Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken (2015)
Animation
Alice is a transfer student in the 3rd grade of middle school. She meets Hana (Anne Suzuki) who is her classmate and lives next door to her. Hana refuses to go to school.
Starring: Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Ryô Katsuji, Haru Kuroki, Tae Kimura, Sei Hiraizumi, Shôko Aida, Ranran Suzuki, Tomohiro Kaku, Midoriko Kimura
Director: Shunji Iwai
Joker Game / Joka Gemu (2015)
Drama | Thriller
Set along a backdrop of a fictitious second world war at an international city in Asia. In Japan, Lieutenant Colonel Yuki (Yusuke Iseya) recommends the creation of spy training school "D Kikan". Meanwhile, Kato (Kazuya Kamenashi) is facing capital punishment for his refusal to follow a superior's order. Kato is then scouted by "D Kikan". He goes through a harsh training regiment and faces his first mission as a spy. In order to seize American ambassador Graham's confidential documents "Black Note." Kato infiltrates into an international city. A battle to gain possession of the "Black Note" ensues between Kato, a mysterious woman named Rin (Kyoko Fukada), the British Spy Agency, the Soviet Spy Agency and the radical army in Japan.
Starring: Kazuya Kamenashi, Kyoko Fukada, Yûsuke Iseya, Richard Shelton, Jasper Bagg, Richard Moss
Director: Yû Irie
Helios / Chek dou (2015)
Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller
When a mobile nuclear device stolen in South Korea by the most wanted international criminal, Helios, is about to change hands in Hong Kong, authorities from China, South Korea and Hong Kong are tasked with tracking down the device. Though it is eventually intercepted by the Hong Kong police, the elusive Helios manages to get away and threatens to launch a terrorist attack on Hong Kong in exchange for the device. The stage is now set for a final showdown…
Starring: Jacky Cheung, Nick Cheung, Shawn Yue, Janice Man, Jin-hee Ji, Si Won Choi, Yoon Jin Yi, Josephine Koo, Wenjuan Feng, Chen Chang
Director: Lok Man Leung, Kim-Ching Luk
Murmur of the Hearts / Nian nian (2015)
Drama
Three young men, three unexpected encounters- Nan, an honest tour guide from Taitung who is busy every day to make ends meet, Mei, an average painter who never thinks herself good enough for anything or anyone, and Hsiang, a passionate boxer who seems to be doomed on the bench list. Each is facing their own dilemma and obstacles in life, and is troubled to move forward to their future. However they each has some magical encounters, which made them think and came to realize that to marching on, sometimes they need to let go of some burden from the past.
Starring: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Lawrence Ko, Angelica Lee, Isabella Leong
Director: Sylvia Chang
The Curtain Rises / Maku ga agaru (2015)
Comedy
Saori (Kanako Momota) is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka (Haru Kuroki) begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko (Shiori Tamai), Garuru (Reni Takagi), Nakanishi (Momoka Ariyasu), Akemi (Ayaka Sasaki) decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Starring: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Reni Takagi, Momoka Ariyasu, Ayaka Sasaki, Haru Kuroki
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro
Full Strike / Chuen lik kau saat (2015)
Action | Comedy | Sport
Once the undisputed champion of badminton in Hong Kong, Ng Kau Sau has long been banished from the court thanks to her fiery temper. She never expected to pick up a racket again, until she meets Dan, Chiu and Kun, three recently freed criminals who are hoping to turn their lives around with badminton. Spurred on to return to the sport, Kau Sau teams up with perpetually drunken savant Champion Chik to coach the three ex-cons to victory in a badminton tournament for the ages.
Starring: Josie Ho, Ekin Cheng, Ronald Cheng, Wilfred Lau, Susan Shaw, Edmond Leung
Director: Chi-kin Kwok, Henri Wong
Happy Together / Chun gwong cha sit (1997)
Drama | Romance
Tony Leung and Leslie Cheung, two of Hong Kong's biggest stars, play a pair of gay lovers living out the waning days of their relationship as expatriates in Buenos Aires. Together with Australian Christopher Doyle, Kar-Wai's longtime cinematographer, the director discovers a city rich with diverse cultural influences. Happy Together reveals a corner of the world alive with intimate colors and an astonishing array of sounds. Even more striking, though, is the way that such an international collaboration begins to life a romance that is both realistic and universal. Ho and Lai are characters who are instantly identifible, who play the roles and experience the dynamics that all couples go through in the course of a relationship. Lusty tango bars, the salsa music of the La Boca sidewalks and the hypnotic vision of the nearby Igauzu Falls gives further dimension to the tensions growing between the two lovers.
Starring: Tony Leung, Leslie Cheung, Chen Chang, Gregory Dayton
Director: Kar Wai Wong
