The Microchip / Chip hai (2011)
Action | Comedy
A group of friends have misplaced an important microchip that apparently holds top-secret information. They set off on a quest to find it.
Starring: Akarin Akaranitimaytharatt, Kom Chauncheun, Anna Chuancheun, Andrew Scott Dixon, Simon Kook, Yaow Lookyee
Director: Krissanapong Rachata
Paradise Murdered / Geuk-rak-do Sal-in-sa-geon (2007)
Mystery | Thriller
Geukrakdo, a small island off the southern coast of South Korea, is home to 17 villagers, scratching out a motley, but tight-knit existence. One morning the villagers wake up to find a neighbor has been murdered, and in very bloody fashion. With communication and transportation from the island cut off, a group of villagers led by doctor Woo Seong (Park Hae Il) spearhead the search for the most likely culprit, an odd island resident who has conveniently disappeared. As the investigation continues, more victims are claimed and fingers begin to point as the increasingly desperate villagers turn against each other, letting loose inner and outer demons.
Starring: Chi-Wook Ahn, Nae-sang Ahn, Ju-bong Choi, Man-Shik Jung, Yae-rin Jung, Byung-Choon Kim, In-Moon Kim
Director: Han-min Kim
Stand-In / Substitute Millionaire / Be A Rich Man / Zuo Ci You Qian Ren
Comedy | Drama
The comedy tells the story of millionaire Tang Yao who must remain in the hospital while his company holds an important meeting. His secretary, Lin Pei, finds a look-alike named Li Meng to pose as Tang and attend the meetings in his place.
Starring: Entai Yu, Wei Qi, Die Hu, Bingkun Cao, Haitao Du, Shuangbao Wang, Duo Ba
Director: Li Wan, Yu Liu
The Sword Identity / Wo kou de zong ji (2011)
Action | History | War
Once upon a time in the Southern Chinese city of Guancheng, there lived four families, each of them faithful keepers of martial arts. Anyone who wanted to establish a new sect, or a new form of kung fu, had to fight his way through the family's gates. But when Liang Henlu requests a competition, he is rejected and driven out of town, his strange new weapon mistaken for a Japanese sword and therefore forbidden by purist Chinese masters as a foreign fighting device. Liang is taken for a Japanese pirate and forced to hide in a boat filled with gypsy dancers. After a series of fights prove Liang's sword invincible, the Guancheng masters start to question their assumptions regarding the weapon's origins. They finally recognize that it is none other than the famous sword called 'Made in China' (modeled on a Japanese weapon), which the celebrated General Qi used in his glorious defeat of the Japanese invasion.
Starring: Cheng-Hui Yu, Yang Song, Yuanyuan Zhao, Ma Ke
Director: Haofeng Xu
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Ishqiya (2010)
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Love story packed with lots of laughs. Prem's (Ranbir Kapoor) life philosophy is to spread joy and The Happy Club helps him in this mighty endeavour. However each time he tries to cast a spell of happiness, chaos reigns. He accidentally kidnaps Jenny (Katrina Kaif). Jenny's besotted with love. And Prem is besotted with Jenny. He gets set to do all that he can to make her feel the same way about him including helping her run away from her own wedding. And then wacky gets wackier as her dad, her ditched-at-the altar-hubby and a devious politician come after them!
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Adil Hussain
Director: Abhishek Chaubey
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Shinjuku Incident / San suk si gin (2009)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Set in 1990s Tokyo, centers around the lives of Chinese immigrants in Japan.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu, Bingbing Fan, Suet Lam, Kar Lok Chin, Paul Chun, Teddy Lin, Ken Lo
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
Only Fools Fall in Love / Dai lo bai sau / Dai lao bai shou (1995)
Comedy
In this romantic farce in the 1920s, Lau, a plutocratic bachelor is slated to wed a destitute commoner after his family advisors portend their union is cosmically destined to produce a plenitude of strapping sons. The problem? They're hilariously incompatible, and their wedding festivities are an exercise in absurdum.
Starring: Roy Chiao, Vincent Kok, Jerry Lamb, Billy Lau, Ching Wan Lau, Chien-lien Wu, Wah Yuen, Chi Wah Wong, Yut Fei Wong
Director: Vincent Kok
Headshot (2011)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A hitman named Tul is shot in the head during a job. He comes to after being in a coma for three months to discover that now he sees everything upside down. Soon after, he meets a girl that turns his world even more upside down. She also might be the same individual that was trying to kill him in the first place.
Starring: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul, Apisit Opasaimlikit, Kiat Punpiputt, Theeradanai Suwannahom, Nadim Xavier Salhani
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaa, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant struggle with powerful insects called Ohmu, who guard a poisonous jungle that is spreading across the Earth. Nausicaa and her brave companions, together with the people of the Valley, strive to restore the bond between humanity and the Earth.
Starring: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya, Ichirô Nagai
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Doomsday Book (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Doomsday Book is an anthology movie, split into 3 different chapters. The first Chapter, entitled Heaven's Creation, is about a robot who comes alive and follows what happens afterward. The second Chapter, entitled The New Generation, is a story from the point of view of a boy who is now a zombie. The third Chapter, entitled Happy Birthday, re-interprets "The Christmas Gift" by O Henry.
Starring: Seung-beom Ryu, Jun-hee Ko, Dong-seok Ma, Doona Bae, Joon-ho Bong, Ji-hee Jin, John D. Kim
Director: Jee-Woon Kim, Pil-Sung Yim
McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten / Mcdull Kung Fu Ding Ding Dong / Mai dou xiang dang dang (2009)
Animation | Comedy
As the 18th descendant of an extremely insignificant philosopher and inventor from ancient China, McDull is fortunate that he does not have a lot to live up to. However, his mother has higher aspirations for him and decides to send him to a martial arts school in China. Overweight and slow on his feet, McDull is the last of his classmates to run away when the headmaster needs to choose someone to represent the school in an international children's martial arts competition.
Starring: Sui-man Chim, Sandra Ng, Kwong Wan, Anthony Wong
Director: Brian Tse
McDull, prince de la Bun / Mai dou bo luo you wang zi (2004)
Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family
McDull, a young piglet, hopes to enter the Olympics and compete in the one sport he excels in: Bun Snatching. McDull has cause to worry when Olympic Committee bans the sport as they believe it is too dangerous.
Starring: Chet Lam, Jan Lamb, Andy Lau, Sandra Ng, Anthony Wong
Director: Toe Yuen
My Life as McDull / Mak dau goo si (2001)
Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family
The adventures of McDull, a little pig from Hong Kong, and his mother McBing. McDull's mother wishes for her son to succeed. But her son doesn't seem to hold any special talent. He gets by everyday as best he can. And like mother like son, so does McBing.
Starring: Jan Lamb, Sandra Ng, Anthony Wong
Director: Toe Yuen
Police Story IV / Police Story 4: First Strike / Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996)
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Annie Wu, Bill Tung, Jackson Liu, Ken Lo
Director: Stanley Tong
The Woodsman and the Rain / Kitsutsuki to ame (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. The villagers are eventually enlisted to help film the movie and, in particular, 60-year-old lumberjack Katsuhiko helps against his will.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Shun Oguri
Director: Shûichi Okita
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Bad Girls / Nu Hai Huai Huai (2012)
Comedy | Romance
Bad Girls is a youthful romantic comedy about a high school girl Dan (Ella Chen) who has a chivalrous personality. She and her two best friends form a girl group called ‘Bad Girls’ in school to fight bullies. One day, a filming crew borrows Dan’s school to film a romantic movie. The male lead, Justin (Mike Ho) is a popular idol and the girls in school are going crazy over him. Dan is chosen as the female lead, starring opposite the arrogant Justin. Curious about Justin, Dan tries to find out more about him. But unknown to her and the others, Justin buries a dark secret deep within him. The filming of this odd pair continues, brewing up a whole lot of hilarious episodes. Will Justin finally let down his guard and reveal his secret to Dan? How will Dan be able to overcome the challenges placed in front of her? Feel the lighthearted love as romance blossoms this summer!
Starring: Mike He, Ella Chen
Director: Jing-ting Weng
Secret Reunion / Ui-hyeong-je (2010)
Drama | Thriller
A North Korean spy and a former South Korean agent form a tense partnership.
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Dong-won Kang, Kyeong-min Go, Yun-seo Choi
Director: Hun Jang
Unfair: The Answer / Anfea: The Answer (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama
After detective Natsumi Yukihira (Ryoko Shinohara) brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case (storyline took place in "Unfair: The Movie"), Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato (Teruyuki Kagawa), is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami (Takayuki Yamada) appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Starring: Ryôko Shinohara, Kôichi Satô, Takayuki Yamada, Sadao Abe, Masaya Katô
Director: Shimako Sato
DIVA / Hua li zhi hou (2012)
Drama | Romance
All the world's a stage, and players are… replaceable. Pop queen J (Joey Yung) is estranged from her manager Man (Chapman To) who has propelled her from nobody to diva. When she suffers from a breakdown and loses her voice, she starts to ponder about life beyond the stage and glitz, prompted by an unexpected romantic interlude with a blind masseur. Man spots upcoming songbird Red (Mag Lam), but she also must choose between love and career. DIVA takes a rare glimpse into Cantopop's star-making machinery where every piece of tabloid gossip is… true.
Starring: Joey Yung, Ge Hu, Chapman To, Mag Lam, Carlos Chan
Director: Heiward Mak
Revenge of the Warrior / The Protector / Tom yum goong (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Kham's life is turned upside down when an international mafia syndicate, based in Australia, captures his two beloved elephants and smuggles them thousands of kilometers away to Sydney. The two elephants are far more than mere animals to Kham and his father; they are part of his family and were being prepared to be presented as a token of devotion to his Majesty the King of Thailand. The only way Kham can possibly save the animals is by venturing into a foreign land for the first time. Taking on a mafia group to rescue two elephants from a foreign country presents a huge challenge, even for a martial arts master like Kham. Despite the help of Sergeant Mark, a Thai police Sergeant based in Australia, and Pla, a Thai girl forced into modern day slavery, the going gets tough. They must take on the ruthless gang of Madame Rose, whose henchmen include Johnny, a Vietnamese thief and martial arts expert, and the hulking TK. Kham has no choice but to risk his own life for the animals he loves.
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Nathan Jones, Johnny Nguyen, Jon Foo
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
