Category: Eastern
Posted on June 2, 2012 |
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Ninja Kids / Nintama Rantarô (2011)
Action | Drama
Finally of age to go to school, young Inadera Rantaro leaves his parents to go to the ninja academy. There, he meets new best friends Shinbe and Kirimaru, and the three gets into plenty of misadventures together involving their homeroom teacher Doi, cross-dressing teacher Yamada Yamada, and their headmaster. However, the three young ninjas soon run into a serious crisis when they decide to risk their lives to help defend an elder classmate and his father from an assassination by ninjas of their former clan.
Starring: Shidô Nakamura, Naoto Takenaka, Susumu Terajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Mikijiro Hira
Director: Takashi Miike
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Mankatha / Gambler (2011)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Four men plan a heist after learning about the location of $100 million – all made from illegal gambling. However, this information soon gets leaked and immediately noticed by suspended police officer Vinayak Mahadevan (Ajith Kumar), a corrupt person full of vices. Vinayak offers his services in return for a share of the money. Together, the men execute the heist. However, with greed comes the folly of mistrust and deception. A cat and mouse game ensues between all involved..this concludes by breaking all the preconceived notions.
Starring: Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun, Vaibhav Reddy, Anjali, Lakshmi Rai
Director: Venkat Prabhu
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Don 2 / Don 2: The Chase Continues (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Having conquered the Asian underworld, Don now has his sights set on European domination. In his way are the bosses of the existing European underworld and all law enforcement agencies. The action shifts from Kuala Lumpur to Berlin as Don must avoid assassination or arrest, whichever comes first, in order for his plan to succeed.
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani
Director: Farhan Akhtar
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Don (2006)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
A huge Indian contingent embarks on a dangerous cat-and-mouse trail of capturing DON – the ruthless drug mafia in Malaysia. When DON gets seriously injured in a police encounter, the word that he is dead begins to do the rounds. The reality, of course, is that DON is held captive in a secret location, while his bumpkin of a look-alike, Vijay, is polished and sent to take down DON's gang. In a bizarre twist of fate, when the man shielding the humble and streetwise Vijay, is killed, the latter comes to terms with the horrifying realization that both the police and the gang are out to nab him for different reasons. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, he is aided by the glamorously staggering Roma, and handsomely striking, Jasjit, who owes Vijay a favor for care-taking his son during his imprisonment. But will Vijay be successful in his mission? Based on the successful erstwhile classic of the same name.
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra
Director: Farhan Akhtar
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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The Samurai of Ayothaya / Samurai Ayothaya (2010)
Action | Drama | History
Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Starring: Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree
Director: Nopporn Watin
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Ugetsu monogatari / Ugetsu (1953)
Drama | Thriller
In the beginning of the springtime in the period of the Japanese Civil Wars of the Sixteenth Century in Lake Biwa in the Province of Omi, the family man farmer and craftsman Genjurô travels to Nagahama to sell his wares and makes a small fortune. His neighbor Tobei that is a fool man dreams on becoming a samurai, but he can not afford to buy the necessary outfit. The greedy Genjurô and Tobei work together manufacturing clay potteries, expecting to sell the pieces and enrich; however, their wives Miyage and Ohama are worried about the army of the cruel Shibata that is coming to their village and they warn their ambitious husbands. Their village is looted but the families flee and survive; Genjurô and Tobei decide to travel by boat with their wives and baby to sell the wares in a bigger town. When they meet another boat that was attacked by pirates, Genjurô decides to leave his wife and son on the bank of the river…
Starring: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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Hard Boiled / Lat sau san taam (1992)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Criticized for "unnecessary violence," Inspector Yuen continues his investigations into the sales and smuggling of guns. Tony is a hired killer and the right hand man of Hoi, the head of the criminal consortium. He has a single rival, Johnny, who plans to double-cross Hoi in a gun deal.
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Philip Chan, Philip Kwok, Anthony Wong, Bowie Lam, Bobbie Au-Yeung
Director: John Woo
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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The Piano Forest / Piano no mori (2007)
Animation | Drama | Music
Amamiya Shu transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child that goes by the name of Ichinose Kai, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.
Starring: Aya Ueto, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Amano, Mayuko Fukuda, Chizuru Ikewaki
Director: Masayuki Kojima
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Posted on May 30, 2012 |
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The Allure of Tears / Qing Cheng Zhi Lei (2011)
Drama | Romance
First tear: a beautiful girl suffering from bone cancer to force sister illness was not scared, she was an optimistic spirit of the infection within the hospital each patient. In her appeal, the wishes of the gloomy sadness like a paradise on earth.That day, suffering from brain cancer, second-generation rich play admitted to a hospital, his despair, anger was soon to force sister and the children smile by digestion, the hospital became the joy of their lives last inn; The second of tears: to cultivate numerous talents Lutheran School of Music bankruptcy, in order to save the school, but also the wish of his late wife, Professor Chen has decided to convene a graduate student back to school to hold a concert. Worked with the students – now internationally renowned Violinist Yang Lin D could have fallen in love ordered Yang Lin invited to attend; The third drop tears: a small young Sheng-bottom through hard work hard, and finally with some success in their careers. When he was ready to marry his girlfriend worked hard for many years a small color when a sudden accident
Starring: Qiao En Chen, Shawn Dou, Gigi Leung, Aarif Rahman, Richie Ren, Dongyu Zhou
Director: Chun-Chun Wong
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Posted on May 26, 2012 |
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The Piano in a Factory / Gang de qin (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Steelworker Chen has a passion for music and plays the accordion in a local band with a close group of friends. When his estranged wife returns one day after years of absence, she demands a divorce and sole custody of their daughter. Chen is at a loss. He doesn't mind divorcing a woman who has become a stranger, but he can't bear to part with his daughter. Chen has worked hard to give her a respectable life and has taught her his love of music. When asked if she'd rather stay with her father or go with her mother, the girl gives a practical, devastating answer: she'll go with whomever can provide her with a piano. Chen cannot afford such a luxury item, but the piano becomes his last hope to save what little is left of his family. With the help of his loyal friends and the support of his lover – the singer in his band – Chen concocts several plans to fulfill his daughter's wish…
Starring: Wang Qian-Yuan, Hailu Qin, Yongzhen Guo, Shin-yeong Jang, Qian Liu, Tianyu, Xingyu Liu, Er-yang Luo
Director: Zhang Meng, Jae-young Kwak
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Posted on May 25, 2012 |
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Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita – Spaceblazer / Eiga doraemon: Shin. Nobita no uchû kaitakushi (2009)
Adventure | Animation
Seven years ago, Lopplc and Morina were playing at a park. Suddenly they felt an earthquake on the Koya Koya Planet. The quake was so massive that the planet was destroyed. Everyone had to escape using a giant ship. A sudden bolt of lightning damaged the ship, causing a power failure. The Professor (who was Morina's father) wanted to fix the spaceship, but another lightning strike killed him. Meanwhile Nobita's friends get him to retrieve a ball from a group of tough highschool baseball players, but they chase him and he dropped into a manhole. Nobita started to dream about the things that happen in the alternate universe. Meanwhile, the two alternate universe creatures, Lopplc and Chammy, are escaping from an enemy ship. While Nobita is sleeping, he suddenly feels the floor is trembling like an earthquake. A little rabbit from the alternate universe named Chammy opens the door between the dimensions using a hammer. Nobita wakes up and Doraemon hears somebody steal food from the fridge. Chammy is caught by Doraemon and Nobita. She shows them the passageway through Nobita's floor into the spaceship. After they enter the spaceship, they see Koya Koya Planet, and meet Lopplc (who is now 12 years old). Originally, Nobita, Gian, Suneo, Shizuka, and Doraemon intended to play in the alternate universe, but they are not used to the graviation on that planet. Eventually, Nobita and Doraemon helps the villagers to fight their enemies, along with Gian, Shizuka, Dorami, and Shizuka.
Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Oohara, Yumi Kakazu, Tomokazu Seki, Subaru Kimura
Director: Shigeo Koshi
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Posted on May 24, 2012 |
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Kahaani / Story (2012)
Drama | Thriller
Kolkata is abuzz with the preparations for the annual Durga Puja festival, as seven months pregnant Vidya Bagchi steps off the airplane from London. Her first stop is the local police station to file a missing person report. Weeks ago, her husband Arnab arrived in India for a job assignment. The first two weeks, they talked daily on the phone, and then without explanation his calls stopped. Everywhere Vidya turns, no one can remember Arnab; there is no trace of him at the guest house or his workplace. It is as if he never existed. But Vidya will not give up her search. Somewhere in Kolkata she will discover the dangerous truth.
Starring: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Darshan Jariwala
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
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Posted on May 24, 2012 |
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Madrasapattinam / Madras Town (2010)
Drama | History | Romance
After the death of her husband, Amy Smith, an elderly English woman, decides to return to India to search for her long lost lover and to return a necklace she was given. Through memory flashbacks we see how Amy as a young girl first arrived in Madrasapattinam, India in 1945 to join her father who was the governor of the city. Through some events of fate she meets Paritihi, a young Indian boy. Amy, feeling drawn towards Paritihi and intrigued by Indian culture, asks him to be her guide around the town and to show him the ways of his country. Soon a tender romance develops between them. However, Amy is too be married to officer Robert Ellis, a cruel man appointed by her father, forcing Amy and Paritihi to fight for their love.
Starring: Arya, Amy Jackson, Cochin Hanifa, Alexx O'Nell, Mike Parish
Director: Vijay
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Posted on May 24, 2012 |
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The Incite Mill / Inshite miru: 7-kakan no desu gêmu (2010)
Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Ten people who agree to take the same lucrative "job" find themselves locked in an underground complex and forced to play a murder game for seven days.
Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Haruka Ayase, Satomi Ishihara, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Nagisa Katahira, Shinji Takeda
Director: Hideo Nakata
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Tags: Haruka Ayase, Hideo Nakata, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Nagisa Katahira, Satomi Ishihara, Shinji Takeda, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Posted on May 23, 2012 |
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Perfect Two / New Perfect Two / Xin Tian Sheng Yi Dui (2012)
Family
Ah B was once a champion motorbike racer but lost everything in a fixed match. His wife Jiawei left him, and he has since abandoned himself to drinking and gambling to pass the days, turning a blind eye to his neighbor Ma Niu, who quietly admires him from afar. Six years later, Jiawei turns up unexpectedly one day and temporarily puts in his custody a little boy named Bin Bin – the son he never knew of. This adorable kid manages to melt Ah B's cold hard heart, and the rookie daddy gradually finds the will to pull himself together and recover his wasted life. However, just as Ah B has developed a close, inseparable bond with Bin Bin, Jiawei comes back to take him away with her to the United States…
Starring: Vic Chow, Ella, Mi Yang, Xiao Xiaobin
Director: Yen-ping Chu
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Posted on May 23, 2012 |
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Mermaid Legend / Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no ningyo daikaisen (2010)
Adventure | Animation | Family
When Nobita feels like diving, Doraemon uses a simulator to transform Tokyo city into an underwater paradise. Trouble follows when the sharks and other fishes start to attack Doraemon and his friends, so Doraemon returns the city to its normal state. That's when they find a young girl named Sophia in the bushes who reveal to them that she is really the princess of an underwater kingdom. Join Nobita, Doraemon, Sophia and a host of other fishy characters as they journey to the depths of the ocean on an exciting adventure to find hidden treasure and save Sophia‟s underwater world.
Starring: Chiaki, Mayumi Iizuka, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Miki Maya, Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Oohara
Director: Kôzô Kusuba
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Posted on May 21, 2012 |
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A Frozen Flower / King Protector / Ssang-hwa-jeom (2008)
Drama | History | Romance
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
Starring: Jin-mo Ju, Ji-hyo Song, In-seong Jo
Director: Ha Yu
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Posted on May 21, 2012 |
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Love Strikes! / Moteki (2011)
Comedy
"Moteki" is…a period in one’s life when a person is most attractive to the opposite sex. Fujimoto, 31, has no money, no aspirations and no girlfriend. Leaving his temp job, he decides to finally get a life and lands a job as a writer for an Internet news site. But love eludes him. At the height of his loneliness and social isolation, out of nowhere springs his season of irresistibility – the arrival of "moteki". Miyuki, a fun and gregarious magazine editor, who shares a lot of Yukiyo’s interests but has a boyfriend. Rumiko, Miyuki’s close friend, a pretty but obsessive office worker. Ai, a gaudy young bar hostess. Motoko, Yukiyo’s senior colleague, a cool beauty with an acid tongue. Between these four very different women, Yukiyo gets pushed and pulled in all directions. But will Yukiyo reach the elusive promised land of true love?
Starring: Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Asô, Riisa Naka, Yôko Maki
Director: Hitoshi Ohne
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Posted on May 21, 2012 |
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Harakiri / Seppuku (1962)
Drama
Set in 17th-century Japan, director Makaki Kobayahi's HARAKIRI stars Tatsuya Nakadai (RAN) as masterless samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo. Structured in a series of flashbacks, the film opens in a period of serenity that has brought about a consolidation of power in Japan, resulting in the release of many samurai from their feudal obligations. These men–Hanshiro included–are in desperate straits, struggling to avoid poverty and starvation. According to their code, they must appear at clan estates and offer to commit seppuku, or ritual disembowelment, and often the clan retainer will offer them work or alms. When Hanshiro arrives at such an estate, the chief retainer Kageyu Saito (Rentaro Mikuni) tells him a cautionary tale about the fate of samurai Motome Chijiiwa (Akira Ishihama), who was forced to commit seppuku with a dull bamboo sword as punishment for dishonoring the samurai code.
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba, Masao Mishima
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
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Posted on May 19, 2012 |
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A Good Rain Knows / Ho woo shi jul (2009)
Drama | Romance
A traveling architect meets an old friend from his student years; the pair realize their connection has always been a romantic one.
Starring: Woo-sung Jung, Yuanyuan Gao
Director: Jin-ho Hur
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