Breathless / Ddongpari (2009)
Crime | Drama
A bitter and abusive debt collector finds some relief when he meets a high school girl.
Starring: Ik-Joon Yang, Kkobbi Kim, Man-shik Jeong
Director: Ik-Joon Yang
Submersion of Japan / Nippon chinbotsu (1973)
Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Racked by earthquakes and volcanos, Japan is slowly sinking into the sea. A race against time and tide begins as Americans and Japanese work together to salvage some fraction of the disappearing Japan.
Starring: Lorne Greene, Keiju Kobayashi, Rhonda Leigh Hopkins, Hiroshi Fujioka, Tetsurô Tanba, Ayumi Ishida, Shôgo Shimada, John Fujioka, Andrew Hughes, Nobuo Nakamura, Haruo Nakajima, Takeshi Yamamoto, Hideaki Nitani
Director: Shirô Moritani
Hotaru no Hikari / Hotaru: The Movie (2012)
Drama
Hotaru and her boss Takano have been happily married for two years. However, their hectic careers and Hotaru's laziness have made it impossible for them to go on their honeymoon. When Hotaru discovers that Takano's dream is to take a trip to Italy with his wife, she reluctantly agrees to go on a Roman holiday. At first, the trip is far from smooth, as Hotaru hates traveling and would rather stay at home. However, Hotaru then meets career woman Rio and realizes that there is more to life than her own priorities. At this moment, Takano is suddenly kidnapped, and Hotaru will use any means necessary to get her husband back.
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuka Itaya, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Ken Yasuda
Director: Hiroshi Yoshino
The Fierce Wife Final Episode / Xi li ren qi Zui zhong hui: Xing fu nan Bu nan (2012)
Drama | Romance
The movie continues the story from the TV series which ended with a cliff hanger where the wife (Sonia Sui) was deciding whether to return to her cheating husband (James Wen) or have a relationship with her boss (Chris Wang). 4 years after the divorce, her cheating husband, Wen Rui Fan, comes back in hopes of re-kindling their love. Will An Zhen return back to him or move on to a new love?
Starring: Patrick Li, Sonia Sui, Chris Wang, Sheng-hao Wen, Amanda Zhu
Director: Peihua Wang, Renli Wang
Lovers of 6 Years / 6 nyeon-jjae yeonae-jung (2008)
Romance
Keeping passion and intimacy alive in a long-term relationship is a challenge for most couples. Korea's darling of romantic comedy Kim Ha Neul (Almost Love) and singer-turned-actor Yoon Kye Sang (Flying Boys) who recently completed his military duty play a longtime couple whose relationship has started to go stale in Lovers of Six Years. In her first feature film, director Park Hyun Jin presents a witty heartwarming romantic comedy filled with saucy dialogue that explores the vagaries of passion in a long-term relationship, and offers a few pointers to set romance back on the right track. Playing the devils are Shin Sung Rok (The Worst Guy Ever) and former Miss Korea-turned-actress Cha Hyun Jun who expel their deadly charms on the couple, causing a major stir in their relationship.
Starring: Ha-Neul Kim, Gye-sang Yun
Director: Hyeon-jin Park
Beat / Biteu (1997)
Action
This movie follows the story of three friends in Korea, all three of whom drop out of school. The main character is Min, a tough guy whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as one of his friends introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his romance with Romi, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.
Starring: Woo-sung Jung, Bu-seon Kim, So-young Ko, Chang Jung Lim, Hyeon-jin Sa, Oh-seong Yu
Director: Sung-su Kim
English Vinglish / Aangilam Vaangilam (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Family
English Vinglish is the story of a woman who does not know English and is made to feel insecure by her family and society at large. The film is a light – hearted yet touching and transformational journey of Shashi. Circumstances make her determined to overcome this insecurity, master the language, teach the world a lesson on the way to becoming a self assured and confident woman.
Starring: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand, Sulabha Deshpande
Director: Gauri Shinde
Soar Into the Sun / Al-too-bi: Riteon Too Beiseu (2012)
Action | Drama
An attempt at a dangerous zero-knot maneuver during an air show by ROK Black Eagle Special Squad pilot Tae-hun turns the event into a scene of chaos and he's kicked out of the team. He is transferred to 21st Fighter Wing and meets his former classmates Yu-jin and Eagle squad leader Dae-seo. One peaceful afternoon, an unidentified fighter jet appears in the sky of Seoul and 21st Fighter Wing is scrambled to chase after the mysterious fighter. Seoul suffers catastrophic damage from the sudden attack, and although they succeed in securing the city, Dae-seo is shot down while trying to lure the bogey away from civilian area and another bigger threat is looming on the horizon that could end in an all-out nuclear war?
Starring: Rain, Joon-sang Yoo, Seong-su Kim, Ha-na Lee, Jong-Suk Lee, Seok-won Jeong
Director: Dong-won Kim
Due West: Our Sex Journey / Dong Guan Wood / Yi Lu Xiang Xi (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Frankie is brought up in a strict middle class family, but like any other adolescent, he is curious about sex during puberty, so he turns to his "sex mentor" – porn magazines and his mate Jing. With the help of Jing, Frankie has the opportunity of camping with his crush Zoey, and spending time alone with her, during which he loses his virginity to her… not quite! He turns out to be doing the well-known ugly she-boy from school! The episode devastates Frankie, and he decides to leave Hong Kong for the U.K. to continue his study, where he acquaints with lecherous senior James. Frankie is in a stable relationship with Zeta after graduating. Their only problem is their sex life: Zeta is sexually anxious and sets certain restrictions. Not only does that prevent Frankie from being sexually satisfied, it also indirectly leads to their breakup. Frankie then begins his journey back to the mainland with Jing to pick up chicks in clubs…
Starring: Justin Cheung, Gregory Wong, Mark Wu, Mo Qi Wen, Jessica Kizaki, Daniella Wang, Angelina Zhang, Celia Kwok, Jeana Ho, Eva Li, Oi Ming Wong, Tony Ho, Lai-Chu Ng, Wylie Chiu, Polly Leung
Director: Mark Wu
Viva Baseball / Qiu Lai Jiu Da (2012)
Drama | Sport
Umi was a professional baseball player whose career ended due to a fixed-game scandal more than a decade ago. After he decides to take a job to coach a high school baseball team, his life suddenly turns complicated: a mysterious woman arrives to become his manager, and the secret sponsor behind his team is actually the same mob boss who had once ruined his life. Months later, as his team grows strong and advances to the finals, Umi sees a chance for redemption of his life…
Starring: Han Chang, Xinyu Chang, Danny Deng, Honduras, Shao-qi Huang, Lea Yang, Tracy Zhou
Director: Chi Yin
Love Actually… Sucks! / Ai Hen Lan (2012)
Drama
Love is life, life as it is. Not every love story is a fairy tale. After a dramatic wedding feast, unusual love stories unfold towards unexpected endings: a brother and sister in love caught by the mother, a married painter falls for his young life drawing model of same sex, an intimacy between a dance school teacher and his wealthy but senior student, a lesbian couple of which one has role-play paranoid, a dreadful love triangle ending with the girl being beheaded… "Love Actually…Sucks!" celebrates love that no one care but real, for life is love, love as it is.
Starring: Osman Hung, Linda So, Haze Leung, John Tai, Wei Tang
Director: Scud
Vicky Donor (2012)
Comedy | Romance
Dr. Baldev Chaddha (Anu Kapoor), a well qualified fertility expert, runs a fertility clinic and a sperm bank in Dariyaganj, New Delhi, that guarantees a high quality and specialized sperm for the purpose. Unfortunately he has more failed cases to his credit than successes. A healthy, high performing donor is the need of the hour. Vicky Arora (Ayushmann Khurrana), a young, good-looking, Punjabi boy from Lajpat Nagar, is the only son and of no financial support to Dolly, a widow, who runs a small beauty parlor from home. As luck would have it, a small brawl in the colony brings Dr Chaddha and Vicky, face to face, where Chaddha, concludes that Vicky could be THAT donor he has been looking for. From here on, Chaddha's days and nights are spent in convincing Vicky to become a donor till he finally gives in. Vicky finds his love interest in Ashima Roy (Yami Gautam), a pretty Bengali girl, who works in a Bank. But soon there hunky dory world comes crashing down because of Vicky's past as a donor. With a brief emotional roller coaster ride, Vicky Donor is a light-hearted take on the subject of sperm donation.
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia
Director: Shoojit Sircar
Zombie 108 / Z-108 qi cheng (2012)
Action | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
A virus gets loose in Taipei. Army and SWAT teams oversee evacuation but in Ximending the gangs don't want the police. They attack the military but when both find themselves under attack by zombies there is an alliance as they try and escape.
Starring: Morris Rong, Yvonne Yao, Sona Eyambe, Josh-Hiyakawa Wilson
Director: Joe Chien
Shanghai (2012)
Crime | Thriller
A small town somewhere in India is poised to become the next Shanghai. Billions of dollars are being poured into an upcoming International Business Park. On the eve of its launch a drunk truck driver mows down a prominent social activist. A lone girl believes it to be a murder, supported by a porn film maker who claims to have the proof that will bring the government down. A high ranking bureaucrat is brought in to investigate the accident.Shanghai, a political thriller, follows the journey of these unlikely heroes as they come together to find justice in the labyrinth of Indian democracy.
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Kalki Koechlin, Supriya Pathak, Tillotama Shome, Anant Jog, Pitobash, Farooq Shaikh
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Only Yesterday / Omohide poro poro (1991)
Animation | Drama | Romance
A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tôkyô.
Starring: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Youko Honna
Director: Isao Takahata
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring / Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom (2003)
Drama
This film takes place in an isolated lake, where an old monk lives on a small floating temple. The wise master has also a young boy with him that teaches to become a monk. And we watch as seasons and years pass by.
Starring: Yeong-su Oh, Young-min Kim, Jae-kyeong Seo, Jong-ho Kim, Yeo-jin Ha, Ki-duk Kim
Director: Ki-duk Kim
Seven Swords / Qi Jian (2005)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Set in seventeenth century China. The inhabitants of Manchuria, under the Qing dynasty, have extended their dominion over the entire country. While the masters of martial arts gather to prepare nationalist revolts, the new government–seeking to maintain order — emits a decree prohibiting martial arts. Wind of Fire, an official in the previous dynasty, hopes to take advantage of this situation by contributing to the enforcement of the new law. Avid, cruel and immoral, Wind of Fire plunders North-Western China, and his goal is to reach the final objective, to destroy the Martial Arts Village. Fu Qingzhu, a former executioner from the previous dynasty, wants to stop this brutality at any cost and prepares to save the Fortress at Bowei. He takes Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban with him, traveling to Mount Paradise to beseech the help of Incandescent Shadow, a hermit and master of arms who guides a group of disciple-swordsmen. Master Incandescent Shadow agrees to help them, ordering four of his best disciples to depart. Thus the group of Seven Swords is formed, and their heroic journey begins!
Starring: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Young, Chia-Liang Liu, Honglei Sun, So-yeon Kim, Yi Lu, Jingchu Zhang, Michael Wong
Director: Hark Tsui
Kiki's Delivery Service / Majo no takkyûbin (1989)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
When an apprentice witch turns thirteen, she must leave her home in order to hone her craft. Although Kiki's sole talent is broom-flying, she sets out for adventure with her cat Jiji. They settle in a charming seaside town, where Kiki establishes her own delivery service. As Kiki learns to balance independence with responsibility, her kind heart wins her many new friends in this coming-of-age tale.
Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Haruko Kato
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Architecture 101 / Geon-chook-hak-gae-ron (2012)
Romance
35-year-old architect Seung-Min receives a visit at his office from a woman. Seung-Min doesn't recognize the woman at first, but then realizes the woman is Seo-Yeon. Seo-Yeon is his first love, but he hasn't seen her since his freshman year in college. Seo-Yeon now has a request. She wants to hire Seung-Min to rebuild her home on Jeju Island. 15 years ago, Seung-Min is a naive young man beginning his architecture studies in college. He first meets Seo-Yeon in his Architecture 101 class. As they work on a class project together, Seung-Min and Seo-Yeon begin to fall in love. Back to the present day, Seung-Min is hesitant to take Seo-Yeon's job offer. Seo-Yeon persists and even goes to his boss with her wish. Seung-Min now has no choice, but to take on Seo-Yeon's home project. Old memories of love and heartbreak will soon resurface, as they find themselves at different junctions in their lives.
Starring: Tae-woong Eom, Ga-in Han, Je-hoon Lee, Suzy, Jo Jeong-Seok, Yeon-Seok Yoo, Jun-hee Ko
Director: Yong-Joo Lee
Tarung: City of the Darkness (2011)
Action
The film tells the story of true friendship of four young men, in the face of the rigors of life, problems and challenges. They are Reno, Coky, David, and Galang, who grew up together in an orphanage. Reno has just been released from prison and gets attacked by a mysterious group of people who intend to kill him. When it becomes known who is behind the attack, David, Galang and Coky decide to take on the enemy, and a fierce fight ensues.
Starring: Guntur Triyoga, Volland Humonggio, Krisna Patra, Daud Radex
Director: Nayato Fio Nuala
