Category: Eastern
Posted on July 29, 2013 | Comments Off on Love Me Not (2006) HDTV 720p x264 AC3-HDWTV

Love Me Not / Sarang-ttawin piryo-eopseo (2006)
Romance
Julian (Kim Ju-Hyeok) has lived off with the money he lures from his rich female customers. But now he faces usurious debts from a hasty expansion of his business, and he will be killed unless he clears the debt in one month. The only way to save himself is to pretend to be the long-lost brother of an heiress and kill her to get her huge fortune. Ryoo Min (Moon Geun-Young), the blind heiress, cold-hearted like Julian, slowly opens herself to him, and he, too, falls for her. But Julian has to pay his creditor and what makes it worse for him is that the illness that took Ryoo Min’s eyesight relapsed, threatening her life.
Starring: Ju-hyuk Kim, Geun-Young Moon
Director: Cheol-ha Lee
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Posted on July 27, 2013 | Comments Off on Twilight Gangsters (2010) HDTV 720p x264 DD5.1-HDWTV

Twilight Gangsters / Yukhyeolpo kangdodan (2010)
Comedy | Crime
For eight years three grandmothers saved their money for a VIP tour packages to Hawaii. The grandmothers have all had difficult experiences and used their dream vacation as a beacon of hope in their lives. Jung-Ja (Na Moon-Hee) was once imprisoned and suffered the ordeal of giving up her son for adoption. Young-Hee (Kim Soo-Mi) has finally broken free from her cheating husband & heartbreak. Shin-Ja (Kim Hye-Ok) is a widow with a son that steals her money. Yet the three grandmothers have finally saved enough money for the dream vacation. The grandmothers then go to the bank to wire their money, but at that moment the bank is held up by robbers. The grandmothers lose their savings and the bank can't offer any assistance. It is at this moment that the grandmothers set off track the robbers down themselves. Using their guile and wisdom the grandmothers are able to track one of the thieves down named Joon-Suk (Im Chang-Jung). Unfortunately for the grandmothers, Joon-Suk was swindled by his gang and is now completely broke. The grandmothers are not willing to give up their dream vacation. They then make Joon-Suk train them in the art of bank robbing and the grandmothers then set out to rob banks themselves…
Starring: Mun-hee Na, Su-mi Kim, Hye-ok Kim, Chang Jung Lim, Eun-woo Lee
Director: Hyo-jin Kang
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Posted on July 26, 2013 | Comments Off on Christmas Rose (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi

Christmas Rose / Sheng dan mei gui (2013)
Drama | Thriller
Paralyzed at a young age, Jing is a kind piano teacher who leads a quiet life. One day, she is allegedly molested by her doctor Zhou, who is promptly arrested and charged. The prosecutor of the case is Tim, an idealistic lawyer who join the law world to punish the guilty. However, as Tim's investigator Nam helps him peel back the pieces, the more complex the case becomes. Soon, Tim begins to question the truth surrounding Jing's story.
Starring: Chen Chang, Pat Ha, Aaron Kwok, Kai Chi Liu, Gwei Lun-Mei, Yu Xia
Director: Charlie Yeung
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Posted on July 26, 2013 |
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9-9-81 (2012)
Horror
A bride-to-be jumps to her death after becoming convinced that a tragic accident has claimed the life of her groom-to-be. But, the end of her life is the beginning of the story when her groom-to-be is alive and his false death turns out to be his and her best friend's plan to get rid of her. Distraught by the betrayal, the spirit of the bride-to-be is craving for vengeance.
Starring: Patitta Attayatamavitaya, Supachai Girdsuwan, Setsit Limkasitdej, Thiti Vechabul
Director: Rapeepimol Chaiyasena
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Posted on July 26, 2013 |
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Land of Hope / Kibô no kuni (2012)
Drama
An elderly couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a small residential area. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents learn they must evacuate, but the elderly couple owns a farm, with the evacuation line draped across their front yard. The father wants to stay, but the son wants him to go. Meanwhile, the son's wife Izumi (Megumi Kagurazaka) learns she is pregnant.
Starring: Isao Natsuyagi, Naoko Ohtani, Jun Murakami, Megumi Kagurazaka, Hikari Kajiwara, Yutaka Shimizu
Director: Shion Sono
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Tags: Hikari Kajiwara, Isao Natsuyagi, Jun Murakami, Megumi Kagurazaka, Naoko Ohtani, Shion Sono, Yutaka Shimizu
Posted on July 26, 2013 | Comments Off on Porco Rosso (1992) 720p BluRay x264 DTS AC3 4Audio-HDWinG

Porco Rosso / Kurenai no buta (1992)
Adventure | Animation | Fantasy | Romance
When "Porco" — whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell — infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious?
Starring: Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Sanshi Katsura, Greg Ellis, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Akemi Okamura, Akio Ohtsuka, Hiroko Seki
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Tags: Akemi Okamura, Akio Ohtsuka, Greg Ellis, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiroko Seki, Sanshi Katsura, Shûichirô Moriyama, Tokiko Katô, Tsunehiko Kamijô
Posted on July 25, 2013 | Comments Off on Haunting Me (2007) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD

Haunting Me / Hor taew tak (2007)
Comedy | Horror
Taew, Cartoon, Mot-dum and Songkram are four aging-yet-still-outrageous katoey (drag queens) who run a boarding house for boys in provincial Thailand. After helping to cover up the mysterious deaths of two local teens (obese ladyboy "Pancake" and a beautiful local girl named Num-Ning), the two spirits begin haunting the dormitory, forcing the "girls" to try all sorts of crazy schemes to get rid of the ghosts. Eventually, they realize that the only way to do this is to help one the ghosts to avenge their deaths.
Starring: Jaturong Mokjok, Sukonthawa Koetnimit, Ekkachai Srivichai, Yingsak Chonglertjetsadawong, Kohtee Aramboy, Wiradit Srimalai, Panward Hemmanee, Ratchanont Sukpragawp, Thanakorn Jaipinta
Director: Poj Arnon
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Tags: Ekkachai Srivichai, Jaturong Mokjok, Kohtee Aramboy, Panward Hemmanee, Poj Arnon, Ratchanont Sukpragawp, Sukonthawa Koetnimit, Thanakorn Jaipinta, Wiradit Srimalai, Yingsak Chonglertjetsadawong
Posted on July 25, 2013 | Comments Off on Secret (2009) HDTV 720p x264 DD5.1-HDWTV

Secret / Sikeurit (2009)
Thriller
Sung-ryeol is a detective in charge of violent crimes. He is an upright man, but is having an affair with his colleague's wife, and it is the reason he loses his own son in a car accident. Wracked with guilt but unable to explain to his wife, Ji-yeon, what happened on that day and why, he loses her in her grief when she decides to go abroad. Ji-yeon comes home unexpectedly and insecurely one day, peaking Sung-ryeol's curiosity about his wife's behavior. The next day, Sung-ryeol finds trace evidence that hints at his wife while investigating a murder scene. He presumes that his wife is connected to the case, and does all he can to keep her from being identified as a suspect. When an unidentified man shows up claiming to know Ji-yeon is involved and asking for money, the situation is made worse by Ji-yeon refusing to offer Sung-ryeol an explanation or tell him any kind of truth.
Starring: Seung-won Cha, Yun-ah Song, Seung-yong Ryoo
Director: Jae-gu Yoon
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Posted on July 24, 2013 | Comments Off on The Berlin File (2013) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-HDWinG

The Berlin File / Bereurlin (2013)
Action | Drama | Thriller
A North Korean agent in Berlin is betrayed and cut loose in the midst of a financial espionage intrigue. Together with his wife, a translator at the North Korean embassy in Berlin, they try to escape being purged, as North and South Korean operatives relentlessly pursue them.
Starring: Jung-woo Ha, Suk-kyu Han, Seung-beom Ryu, Gianna Jun
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
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Posted on July 24, 2013 |
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Love for Beginners / Kyô, koi o hajimemasu (2012)
Romance
Tsubaki Hibino (Emi Takei) is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki suffers from low self-esteem and isn't very comfortable styling her own hair. She also has a tendency to dress old-fashioned. She's teased at high school because of this. One day, popular male student Kyota Tsubaki (Tori Matsuzaka) targets Tsubaki for teasing. Kyota Tsubaki holds sway over the entire classroom and is quite a playboy. Inexplicably they fall in love. Meanwhile, Kyota Tsubaki has commitment issues…
Starring: Tôri Matsuzaka, Emi Takei, Tôko Koyû
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
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Posted on July 24, 2013 | Comments Off on I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi

I Have to Buy New Shoes / Atarashii kutsu wo kawanakucha (2012)
Drama
Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara (Miho Nakayama) lives in Paris, France. Sen Yagami (Osamu Mukai) is a photographer who came to Paris, France due to his younger sister Suzume's (Mirei Kiritani) insistance. Over the next 3 days, Aoi Teshigahara and Sen Yagami fall in love. Meanwhile, Suzume meets her boyfriend Kango (Gou Ayano), whom they have been in a long distance relationship.
Starring: Miho Nakayama, Osamu Mukai, Mirei Kiritani, Gô Ayano, Amanda Plummer
Director: Eriko Kitagawa
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Posted on July 24, 2013 | Comments Off on The Incredible Truth (2012) BluRay 720p DTS 2Audio x264-CHD

The Incredible Truth / Ren jian zheng fa (2013)
Horror
An artist named Jiajia promised to show her girl friend Wei Ling around in Japan but eventually fails to show up for no reason. After Wei Ling goes and gets accommodated in a family-run hot spring hotel of Shimizu, Jiajia's Japanese boyfriend, she begins her endless weired experience as if she's haunted, and the hotel even sinks into a series of horrible homicides, in which the victims are all family members of the Shimizu's without exception…
Starring: Christy Chung, Sam Lee, Yan Liu, Jun Kunimura, Megumi Kagurazaka, Denden, Tony Ho, Ikki Funaki, Haruna Yabuki
Director: Tak-Sam Leong
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Posted on July 23, 2013 | Comments Off on The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi

The Castle of Crossed Destinies / Ôoku: Eien – Emonnosuke · Tsunayoshi-hen (2012)
Drama | Sci-Fi
In the inner chambers of the Shugun's castle, 3,000 men attempt to vie for the affection of the female shogun.
Starring: Masato Sakai, Miho Kanno, Machiko Ono, Tasuku Emoto, Koki Tanaka, Jun Kaname, Ren Kiriyama
Director: Fuminori Kaneko
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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Strawberry Night (2013)
Thriller
Reiko Himekawa (Yuko Takeuchi) is a female detective at the Metropolitan Police Department. Reiko doesn't come from an elite background, but she has risen fast through the ranks with hard work. Reiko than becomes involved in a murder case named "Strawberry Night" due to the mysterious use of those words surrounding the case…
Starring: Yûko Takeuchi, Takao Osawa, Ken'ichi Endô, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Renji Ishibashi, Tomokazu Miura
Director: Yûichi Satô
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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Eat Drink Man Woman / Yin shi nan nu (1994)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Senior Master Chef Chu lives in a large house in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen, a chemistry teacher converted to Christianity, Jia-Chien, an airline executive, and Jia-Ning, a student who also works in a fast food restaurant. Life in the house revolves around the ritual of an elaborate dinner each Sunday, and the love lives of all the family members.
Starring: Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu, Kuei-Mei Yang, Sylvia Chang
Director: Ang Lee
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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The Wedding Banquet / Xi yan (1993)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Simon and Wei-Tung are a gay couple living together in Manhattan. To defer the suspicions of Wei-Tung's parents, Simon suggests a marriage of convenience between Wei-Tung and Wei-Wei, an immigrant in need of a green card. When Wei-Tung's parents come to America for the wedding, they insist upon an elaborate banquet, resulting in several complications.
Starring: Ya-lei Kuei, Sihung Lung, May Chin, Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein
Director: Ang Lee
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Posted on July 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Pushing Hands (1992) BluRay 720p AC3 x264-HDWinG

Pushing Hands / Tui shou (1992)
Comedy | Drama
Master Chu, a retired Chinese Tai-Chi master, moves to Westchester, New York to live with his son Alex, his American daughter-in-law Martha, and their son Jeremy. However, Martha's second novel is suffering from severe writers' block brought on by Chu's presence in the house. Alex must struggle to keep his family together as he battles an inner conflict between cultural tradition and his modern American lifestlye.
Starring: Sihung Lung, Lai Wang, Bo Z. Wang, Deb Snyder, Fanny De Luz
Director: Ang Lee
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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Sakuran (2006)
Drama | History
Set in Edo era Japan, “Sakuran” traces the life of Kiyoha (Anna Tsuchiya) as she rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. Kiyoha was determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
Starring: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Mika Ninagawa
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Posted on July 22, 2013 | Comments Off on Sorry Thanks (2011) HDTV 720p x264 AC3-HDWTV

Sorry, Thanks / Living with the Animals / Dong-mool-gwa Ham-gge Sa-neun Se-sang / Mi-han-hae, Ko-ma-weo (2011)
Drama
"Sorry, Thanks" is an omnibus film containing four short films. The central theme is the relationship between pets and their owners. In Heung-Sik Park's "My Younger Brother" a 6-year-old girl gets separated from her dog when her mother gets pregnant with her second child and the family decides to give the dog away for adoption. Soon-rye Lim's "Catty Kiss" tells the story of an old maid who often takes in stray cats. This has caused a conflict with her father who doesn't understand why she devotes so much money and time into the cats. Jeom-gyoon Oh's "Chu Chu" shows the friendship between the homeless man Young-jin and the stray dog Chu Chu. In Il-gon Song's "Thank You, I'm Sorry" a hard-working mother inherits a dog after the death of her father. Taking care of her father's dog causes her to reflect on her life.
Starring: Seo-Hyeon Ahn, Ji-ho Kim, Young-min Kim, Tae-hwa Seo
Director: Soon-rye Lim, Jeom-gyoon Oh, Heung-Sik Park, Il-gon Song
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Posted on July 22, 2013 | Comments Off on The Beast and the Beauty (2005) HDTV 720p x264 DD5.1-HDWTV

The Beast and the Beauty / Yasuwa minyeo (2005)
Comedy | Romance
Dong-Gun has a serious complex of sorts. He has low self-esteem about his appearance, particularly a scar that sits next to right eye-brow. His world changes when he drives down a street and is flagged down by a beautiful girl that gets into his car. The girl, named Hae-Joo, is blind and mistakes Dong-Gun’s car for a taxi cab and asks him to take drive her to another part of Seoul. He immediately falls for Hae-Joo and realizes that Hae-Joo’s blindness would be perfect for him and his low self-esteem. Dong-Gun soon becomes Hae-Joo’s eyes, taking her to various places and describes what everything looks like to her. When Hae-Joo asks Dong-Gun what he looks like, Dong-Gun inexplicably describes someone from his high school that he looked up to. His name ws Jun-Ha. They soon fall for each other and see each other day for 3 years. Everything changes once Hae-Joo receives a phone call from her doctor. The doctor tells her that a donor has been found and she can soon see again, once she has an operation. Dong-Gun again feels like the Beast and he doesn’t know what to do once the Beauty gets her vision back. Things are further complicated when Dong-Gun’s high school friend, Jun-Ha, randomly crosses path with Hae-Joo and falls for her as well.
Starring: Seung-beom Ryu, Min-a Shin, Sang-tae Ahn, Kang-woo Kim, Kil-Kang Ahn, Jong-shin Yuns
Director: Gye-byeok Lee
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