Category: Eastern
Posted on August 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Tsuma (1953) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-KG
Tsuma / Wife (1953)
Drama
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable. In turn, he alternately ignores her and treats her as a servant. Neither is particularly happy, not helped by their unsatisfactory lodgers. The husband is easily seduced by an ex-colleague, a widow with a small child who needs some security, and considers leaving his wife. She fights back, writing to and visiting the mistress to demand she leaves her husband alone. He consults his friends, she her relatives. Around them, marriages are ending in fights and suicides but in this case, the mistress gives up the stressful fight, leaving the couple together again, no happier than before.
Starring: Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Sanae Takasugi
Director: Mikio Naruse
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Posted on August 16, 2013 | Comments Off on Switch (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Switch / Tian ji: Fu chun shan ju tu (2013)
Action
Xiao Jinhan a.k.a. X, a secret agent tracking down one half of an ancient Chinese painting, which was stolen in transit from the Taipei National Museum. He's not the only person interested in the painting, however – bleached blonde Japanese crime boss Yamamoto, with a bevy of handmaidens/bodyguards who double as roller-blading nurses and Olympic gymnasts in their spare time, has put his main squeeze Lisa on the job. A crazy wheelchair-bound harpy of an old lady who demands to be known as 'The Empress' also pops by to stir the pot. To further complicate an already nonsensical plot, Xiao's wife Yuyan leads the security team tasked with keeping the painting safe.
Starring: Andy Lau, Chiling Lin, Jingchu Zhang, Paul Philip Clark, Omar Bin Haider, Tianqi Shi, Gaowa Siqin, Dawei Tong
Director: Jay Sun
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Posted on August 16, 2013 |
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Bunny Drop / Usagi doroppu (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Family
27-year-old Daikichi (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is a single young man who is trusted by his peers at work. Daikichi then attends his grandfather's funeral. At the funeral the attendees learn that Daikichi's grandfather bore an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin (Mana Ashida) and she is just six years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Daikichi has no experience in raising a child. He soon learns the difficulties in raising a child as a single parent…
Starring: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Karina, Mana Ashida
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Posted on August 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Shootout at Wadala (2013) 720p BluRay DTS x264-TayTO
Shootout at Wadala / S.A.W. (2013)
Action | Crime
The first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982. Based on a true story.
Starring: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Sophiya Chaudhary, Priyanka Chopra, Chetan Hansraj, Anil Kapoor
Director: Sanjay Gupta
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Tags: Anil Kapoor, Chetan Hansraj, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Gupta, Sophiya Chaudhary
Posted on August 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Road to Ninja Naruto the Movie (2012) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy
Years ago, to protect their village Konohagakure rom the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, Naruto's parents exchange their lives and seal Hayakawa in their newborn son Naruto. Peace returned to their village. In the present day, the peace in the village abruptly ends when the ninja group "Akatsuki" appears in front of Naruto. Naruto foils their attack, but he feels lonely without having a family. Suddenly, a man with a mask appears and creates an illusion to Naruto and Sakura.
Starring: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Emi Shinohara, Kazuhiko Inoue, Noriaki Sugiyama, Naoya Uchida
Director: Hayato Date
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Posted on August 14, 2013 |
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Yellow Elephant / Kiiroi zô (2013)
Drama | Romance
Married couple Aiko Tsumari (Aoi Miyazaki) and Ayumu Muko (Osamu Mukai) live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist.One day, a letter arrives for Ayumu. Because of this letter, the couple become estranged…
Starring: Sakura Andô, Himeka Asai, Akira Emoto, Tasuku Emoto, Lily Franky
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
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Posted on August 13, 2013 |
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Before the Vigil / Tsuya no yoru (2013)
Drama
Matsuoi (Hiroshi Abe) and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of his wife's lovers. Matsui goes to those men and informs them of Tatsuya's condition. The other women in the lives of those men are shocked and begin to re-examine their views of their men.
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Jun Fubuki, Yûichi Haba, Gorô Kishitani, Kyôko Koizumi
Director: Isao Yukisada
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Tags: Gorô Kishitani, Hiroshi Abe, Isao Yukisada, Jun Fubuki, Kyôko Koizumi, Yûichi Haba
Posted on August 13, 2013 | Comments Off on The Victim (2006) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
The Victim / Phii khon pen (2006)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Ting, an actress for murder illustration is hired to simulate a real-life murder case of Min, a former Miss Thailand who was brutally killed. Afterwards, Ting can feel a strange supernatural connection to Min. Soon, she decides to try and solve the mystery of Min's murder…
Starring: Pitchanart Sakakorn, Apasiri Nitibhon, Penpak Sirikul, Chokchai Charoensuk, Kiradej Ketakinta
Director: Monthon Arayangkoon
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Posted on August 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
Under the Hawthorn Tree / Shan zha shu zhi lian (2010)
Drama | Romance
A love history between a capitalist's young daughter, sent to re-education during the China's Cultural Revolution, and the son of a communist party member.
Starring: Dongyu Zhou, Shawn Dou, Meijuan Xi, Ruijia Jiang, Xuejian Li, Taisheng Chen, Rina Sa
Director: Yimou Zhang
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Posted on August 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Dream Home (2010) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Dream Home / Wai dor lei ah yut ho (2010)
Horror
Cheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive – even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead.
Starring: Josie Ho, Juno Mak, Michelle Ye, Eason Chan, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Lawrence Chou
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
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Posted on August 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Bekushiru 2077 Nihon sakoku (2007) REPACK 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-CtrlHD
Bekushiru: 2077 Nihon sakoku / Vexille (2007)
Action | Animation | Sci-Fi
The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.
Starring: Meisa Kuroki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Romi Park, Shosuke Tanihara
Director: Fumihiko Sori
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Posted on August 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Shaitan (2011) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
Shaitan (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
After the passing of her mother, and the entry of a step-mother, Amrita Jayshankar retreats into herself. Her father is summoned to her school and is told that his daughter may require counseling, but he refuses to believe and instead makes a donation to the school. Then Amrita meets with three males and a female, namely Zuben, Dushant Sahu, Karan Chaudhary; and Tanya Sharma respectively. Together they live it up with drugs and alcohol until things get out of control when they accidentally kill a couple. A corrupt police constable demands Rs.25 Lakhs to eliminate their involvement. Unable to come up with so much cash, the five decide to fake a kidnapping, demand the cash from Amrita's father, and clear their respective names. Amrita accordingly goes 'missing', and her father involves the police, who assign this case to once-suspended police inspector, Arvind Mathur. With the media getting involved, Arvind begins his investigation, but will soon find it hampered – complicating not only his assignment – but also his personal life.
Starring: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal, Neil Bhoopalam, Kirti Kulhari, Raj Kumar Yadav, Rajat Barmecha, Nikhil Chinappa
Director: Bejoy Nambiar
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Tags: Bejoy Nambiar, Gulshan Devaiah, Kalki Koechlin, Kirti Kulhari, Neil Bhoopalam, Nikhil Chinappa, Raj Kumar Yadav, Rajat Barmecha, Rajeev Khandelwal, Shiv Pandit
Posted on August 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Mahanagar (1963) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay FLAC x264-CtrlHD
Mahanagar / The Big City (1963)
Drama
The Big City (Mahanagar), set in mid-1950s Calcutta and directed by the great Satyajit Ray, follows the personal triumphs and frustrations of Arati (Madhabi Mukherjee), who decides, despite the initial protests of her bank-clerk husband, to take a job to help support their family. With remarkable sensitivity and attention to the details of everyday working-class life, Ray gradually builds a powerful human drama that is at once a hopeful morality tale and a commentary on the identity of the contemporary Indian woman.
Starring: Anil Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Jaya Bhaduri, Haren Chatterjee, Sefalika Devi, Prasenjit Sarkar, Haradhan Bannerjee, Vicky Redwood
Director: Satyajit Ray
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Posted on August 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Long Weekend (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Long Weekend / Thongsook 13 (2013)
Horror
Thongsook is a shy, nerdy, childlike teenager who's always harassed and made fun of by his friends since he was a boy. Luckily Thongsook has a best friend in Nam, a girl who's grown up with him and looks after him whenever she can. When Thongsook and Nam enter college, they hang out with a new group of friends: Boy, Jack, Beam and Pui. As usual, these new friends enjoy making fun of Thongsook, a fate that the young man has to endure with hardly a protest. The whole gang take a trip to a deserted island in the middle of a lake but Thongsook is not invited despite Nam's insistence. However, once they arrive at the island, Thongsook shows up mysteriously. The pleasant vacation turns horribly wrong on the second night – it is Friday the 13th, known as The Night of the Devouring Ghosts.
Starring: Natpassara Adulyamethasiri, Acharanat Ariyaritwikol, Chinawut Indracusin, Sean Jindachot, Kitlapat Korasudraiwon, Butsarin Yokpraipan, Sheranut Yusananda
Director: Taweewat Wantha
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Tags: Acharanat Ariyaritwikol, Butsarin Yokpraipan, Chinawut Indracusin, Kitlapat Korasudraiwon, Natpassara Adulyamethasiri, Sean Jindachot, Sheranut Yusananda, Taweewat Wantha
Posted on August 9, 2013 |
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Nan bei Shao Lin / Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
Action
Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are chased all over by soldiers. Meanwhile, one of the southerners turns out to be a cross-dressed woman, who is also discovered to wear a footbell to match Jet Li's, meaning they are somehow slated for an arranged marriage.
Starring: Jet Li, Qiuyan Huang, Qingfu Pan, Hu Jian Qiang, Cheng-Hui Yu, Hai Yu, Jianwen Zhang
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
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Tags: Cheng-Hui Yu, Chia-Liang Liu, Hai Yu, Hu Jian Qiang, Jet Li, Jianwen Zhang, Qingfu Pan, Qiuyan Huang
Posted on August 9, 2013 | Comments Off on Spring Dreams (1960) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-KG
Spring Dreams / Haru no yume (1960)
Comedy | Drama
The family of a wealthy company president who live their own separate and selfish lives come to care for an elderly tramp who collapses outside their home. His friends come to visit him in great numbers, but they seem to have an ulterior motive…
Starring: Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Chishû Ryû
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Posted on August 9, 2013 |
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The Rose on His Arm / Taiyo to bara (1956)
Drama
A young man raised in poverty becomes involved with a gang of wealthy youths, to the concern of his single mother. He tries to stick to the straight and narrow, but begins to lose himself to their bad influence.
Starring: Katsuo Nakamura, Sadako Sawamura, Noriko Arita, Akira Ishihama, Yoshiko Kuga, Kuniko Miyake, Shinji Tanaka
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Akira Ishihama, Katsuo Nakamura, Keisuke Kinoshita, Kuniko Miyake, Noriko Arita, Sadako Sawamura, Shinji Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga
Posted on August 8, 2013 | Comments Off on The Garden of Women (1954) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-KG
The Garden of Women / Onna no sono (1954)
Drama
A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.
Starring: Mieko Takamine, Hideko Takamine, Keiko Kishi, Yoshiko Kuga, Takahiro Tamura
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Hideko Takamine, Keiko Kishi, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mieko Takamine, Takahiro Tamura, Yoshiko Kuga
Posted on August 6, 2013 |
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Tsunagu / Until the Break of Dawn (2012)
Drama
High school student Ayumi (Tori Matsuzaka) is trained by his grandmother (Kirin Kiki) to act as a "tsunagu," an intermediary for people who want to reach the dead.
Starring: Tôri Matsuzaka, Kirin Kiki
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa
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Posted on August 6, 2013 | Comments Off on Gou-Gou datte neko de aru (2008) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-HDWinG
Gu Gu the Cat / Gou-Gou datte neko de aru (2008)
Drama
Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries about love and future. Then one day, Asako meets a new cat, Gu Gu, who brings new joy and vitality to her life. What is more, she finds potential for love in a man named Seiji. Like Asako, Naomi, too, embarks on a new life plan.
Starring: Kyôko Koizumi, Juri Ueno, Ryo Kase
Director: Isshin Inudô
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