The Insect Woman / Nippon konchûki (1963)
Drama
A woman, who suffered much in her life, forges valiantly to survive, much like an industrious "ant".
Starring: Emiko Aizawa, Masumi Harukawa, Sachiko Hidari, Emiko Higashi, Daizaburo Hirata
Director: Shôhei Imamura
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple / Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1955)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akihiko Hirata
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
No Doubt / Dol-i-kil Soo Eobs-neun (2010)
Drama
A family moves into the suburbs of Gyunggi-do. A while later a girl named Mi-rim goes missing and chaos takes over the village. Mi-rim's father searches for his daughter and while visiting the police station he stumbles upon a criminal record from one of the family members that just moved. Mi-rim's father and the villagers threaten and pacify Sejin and his family. The film follows the genre conventions of a thriller yet it also contains people's prejudices and oppression. Sejin's past record as a convict rids him of his individuality and his sister is on the brink of losing her job as a kindergarten teacher. The film questions what is true violence. The result, violence does not just include person to person, but can be silent brought on by a community that leads to a sacrifice of an individual. Such is the typical mechanism, murdering individuality through the violence of a group.
Starring: In-gi Jeong, Chang-sook Kim, Tae-woo Kim, Jeong-jin Lee, Seong-Eon Lim
Director: Soo-young Park
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto / Miyamoto Musashi (1954)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
With his closest friend, Matahachi, Takezo (the town's wild, orphan kid) leaves his village to join an army on its way to battle. After their side loses, they seek shelter in the isolated home of a widow, Oko, and her daughter, Akemi. Oko seduces Matahachi, who forgets his betrothal to the virtuous Otsu. Oko, Matahachi, and Akemi go to Kyoto, but Takezo returns to the village. Matahachi's family rejects Takezo's report and has him arrested for treason. A monk rescues him from death and sentences him to the study of the samurai code. Otsu and Takezo fall in love, and she promises to wait for him when he sets off on the road as a knight errant.
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akihiko Hirata
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Lacuna / Zui hou yi ye (2012)
Comedy | Romance
2 people wake up and sleep together,but did not know each other!So they began to recall what happened last night!!
Starring: Shawn Yue, Jingchu Zhang, Lawrence Chou, Choize
Director: Kwok Cheung Tsang, Chi-Man Wan
Bunt / Nal-a-ra Heo-dong-goo (2007)
Drama
11-year-old Dong-Gu (Choi Woo-Hyeok), who is mentally challenged, loves going to school to provide water to his friends. However, he gets disappointed when the school decides to install a water purifier in every classroom. Dong-Gu then learns that every freshman on the school baseball team is required to supply water to their senior teammates, so he joins the team. Meanwhile, Dong-Gu’s father (Jung Jin-Young), who owns a chicken restaurant and loves to take care of his mentally disabled son, finds out that he has cancer…
Starring: Yun Chan, Woo-hyuk Choi, Soon-chang Hong, So-hyeon Jeon, Jin-yeong Jeong
Director: Gyoo-tae Park
Hatsukoi / First Love (2006)
Crime | Drama | Romance
Writer Misuzu Nakahara confesses her involvement in the 300 Million Yen Affair. In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds a sanctuary with her nihilistic brother Ryo and his friends, who pass day by day hanging around a shadowy café bar and indulging themselves in sex, drugs and alcohol. As the social unrest seeps in and their relationships gradually fall off, Misuzu gets drawn into a dangerous plot against the society set by one of the rebellious boys, Kishi – robbing a bank car of 300 million yen. The two accomplices set out for numerous rehearsals, and their hearts get closer secretly and quietly. On one rainy day, helped by coincidences, the heist goes successful to give a huge impact on Japan, but it only brings Misuzu a great sense of loss and sadness she had never expected
Starring: Aoi Miyazaki, Keisuke Koide, Masaru Miyazaki, Rena Komine, Tasuku Emotos
Director: Yukinari Hanawa
Magic / Yosul (2010)
Drama
To Myoung-jin, who is merely a cello student at his music school, Jung-woo is seen as the most brilliant musical genius. When Myoung-jin suddenly receives news to audition alongside with Jung-woo, he asks Ji-eun to be his accompanist. Myung-jin is surprised to learn that Ji-eun has already been asked by Jung-woo to be his accompanist, and to play the same piece at that, but Ji-eun is unable to refuse their touching offers. Come audition day, Jung-woo and Myoung-jin are both unable to audition, due to Jung-woo’s grand mistake. Shortly after, Jung-woo faints while playing Ji-eun’s composition, “Magic,” and Myung-jin has no choice but to continue in his place. As Myung-jin nurses Jung-woo back to health, he gives him musical lessons. As Jung-woo’s health deteriorates, he gradually begins to learn about the depth of “Magic.” Jung-woo asks Ji-eun about the truth of “Magic,” but she hesitates; the more he wavers from Ji-eun to Myung-jin to “Magic,” Jung-woo waxes cynical. Ji-eun, unable to withstand Jung-woo’s change, runs out, but Jung-woo stops her from doing so. Myung-jin, on the other hand, cannot hide his feelings anymore and kisses Ji-eun…
Starring: Ji-gyu Im, Jung-Wook Kim, Hye-sun Koo, Hyun-jin Seo, Yeong-Soon Son
Director: Hye-sun Koo
Milky Way Liberation Front / Eunha-haebang-jeonseon (2007)
Adventure | Comedy
Writer's block may be the least of rookie filmmaker Ryu Young Jae's problems. His girlfriend ditched him, his first feature production is falling apart, and things are looking like they'll only get worse in this absurd adventure from one of South Korea 's edgiest young filmmakers.
Starring: Ji-Gyu Lim, Young-ju Seo
Director: Seongho Yoon
Re-encounter / Hye-hwa, dong (2011)
Drama
Hye-Hwa (You Da-In) works as an assistant to a veterinarian. Hye-Hwa spends a lot of her time saving abandoned animals. If the dogs are not adopted Hye-Hwa takes the dog home. One day, while Hye-Hwa is out trying to save a dog she sees Han-Soo (Yoo Yeon-Seok) standing in front of her.
Five years ago, Hye-Hwa and Han-Soo were a couple in love. At the young age of 18, Hye-Hwa became pregnant and dropped out of school. Hye-Hwa and Han-Soo made plans to start a family, but Han-Soo suddenly disappeared without warning. Hye-Hwa is told by Han-Soo's mother that Han-Soo left for Canada.
Hye-Hwa felt completely abandoned. When it was time for Hye-Hwa to go in labor, she was terrified and experienced difficulties in giving birth. Hye-Hwa woke up with her mother sitting next to her hospital bed. Hye-Hwa's mother tells her that the baby died of heart failure.
Now, five years later, Han-Soo is back and stands in front of Hye-Hwa. Han-Soo then drops a bombshell. Han-Soo tells Hye-Hwa that their baby didn't die and was actually adopted. As evidence, Han-Soo shows Hye-Hwa a document with Hye-Hwa's signature stamp giving permission for the adoption. Han-Soo also shows Hye-Hwa a picture of their baby when it was born.
Starring: Da-in Yoo, Yeon-Seok Yoo
Director: Yong-geun Min
Rockstar (2011)
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance
Rockstar is the journey of a boy – who leaves behind Janardan to become Jordan; who traverses the highs and lows of life – from simple naivete to tortured soul, from the pleasure of unaffected friendship to the torment of unrequited love, from the campus in Delhi to the international stage… He ultimately gets all that his heart has ever desired…but in the process shatters / loses his heart forever…
Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Nightfall / Da zhui bu (2012)
Action | Crime | Thriller
When a Hong Kong celebrity is found brutally murdered, his body floating in the middle of the ocean, hardheaded detective Lam is called in to take charge of the investigation. As Lam zeroes in on a killer from the past, the murder appears to be a straight forward case of revenge. But the more that Lam pursues his suspect, the deeper he falls into a web of lies. To find the truth, Lam must dig into a 20 year-old case for answers, the one link tying the suspect to the celebrity. But in doing so, Lam will uncover a dark secret so shocking, it will turn the investigation upside down. Who is the victim and who is the killer? Just as Lam believes he has everything figured out, he will discover that there's a fine line between love and hate.
Starring: Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Shawn Dou, Mike Leeder, Chia Hui Liu, Janice Man, Kay Tse, Michael Wong
Director: Chow Hin Yeung
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Love for All Seasons / Baak nin hiu gap (2003)
Comedy | Romance
Millionaire Tiger Hung is told to find cure at the mysterious all-women martial arts sect Omei, and there he meets Omei's young master May. The healing process moves smoothly until May's big sister Misery shows up and challenges May into a duel. Misery has lost her mind and she threatens to destroy Omei unless May beats her with the sect's long-lost"Heartbreak Sword Technique"…
Starring: Sammi Cheng, Louis Koo, Suet Lam, Bingbing Li, Emotion Cheung, Belinda Hamnett
Director: Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai
Green Fish / Chorok mulkogi (1997)
Drama
Mak Dong has just been released from the army and is on his way home, when he helps out a woman on the train…
Starring: Seong-kun Mun, Seong-kyu Han, Suk-kyu Han, Jin-yeong Jeong, Ji-hye Oh
Director: Chang-dong Lee
Just Call Me Nobody / Da Xiao Jiang Hu (2010)
Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller
A hapless tax collector takes shelter at an abandoned temple, the favorite haunting grounds of a 1000 year old adrogynous tree demon. Beset with perilous traps and temptations by deadly but seductive she-devils, the bumbling hero falls in love with a beautiful ghost, whose spirit is enslaved by the tree demon. The two lovers risk their eternal souls to escape the demon's wrath, searching for happiness together.
Starring: Xiao Shen-Yang, Benshan Zhao, Kelly Lin, Eric Tsang, Jacky Wu
Director: Yen-ping Chu
Sky Blue / Wonderful Days (2003)
Action | Animation | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Would you know the colour "sky blue" if you had never seen the sky in your life? This futuristic Korean animation is set in a world where mankind's reckless exploitation of the environment has sparked a planet杦ide catastrophe that has shielded the sun from view. Can two young freedom fighters find a way to clear the clouds and allow the people of Earth to see the blue sky for the first time in their lives?
Starring: Marc Worden, Cathy Cavadini, Andrew Ableson, Joon-ho Chung, David Naughton
Director: Moon-saeng Kim
Rob-B-Hood / Robin-B-Hood/ Bo bui gai wak (2006)
Action | Comedy | Drama
Brought up in an impoverished family, and kicked out of school in his teens, Thongs found himself on the wrong side of the tracks despite being nimble-footed and neat-fingered. Spurned by his family and hounded by debtors, he is goaded by his greedy landlord to collaborate in harebrained heists. Together with the agile and opportunistic Octopus, the trio kidnaps the baby grandson of a tycoon. However, due to some unexpected glitches, they fail to hand him over to the triad as planned.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michael Hui, Louis Koo, Charlene Choi, Biao Yuen, Yuanyuan Gao, Terence Yin
Director: Benny Chan
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Bicycle Looking for Whale (2011)
Drama
Eun-Chul (Park Ji-Bin) and Eun-Ha (Lee Seul-Gi) lives in a small village. They are the only family they have. One day, stubborn Eun-Ha begins to beg Eun-Chul to go and see a whale. Eun-Ha follows Eun-Chul all day long and keeps talking about the whale. To quiet her, Eun-Chul makes a false promise. Eun-Ha has a disease which is eroding her vision. Adults tell them that Eun-Ha should be sent to a good facility, but Eun-Chul can't separate from his sister. Eun-Chul decides to show a whale to Eun-Ha before she loses her vision completely. They begin travel from Namwon to Jangsaeng where they can see a whale. They travel their by bicycle. Along the way to Jangsaeng, Eun-Chul and Eun-Ha meet Duk-Soo (Lee Mun-Shik). Eun-Chul and Eun-Ha have a warm feelings towards him like the father they never had …
Starring: Ji-bin Park, Seul-gi Lee, Mun-shik Lee, Min Je, Yeo-jin Kim
Director: Young-ro Kim
Poker King / Pou hark wong (2009)
Comedy
Poker King is a welcome return to a good old Hong Kong genre favorite – the gambling comedy. Louis Koo and Lau Ching Wan team up again after Overheard for lighter fare, facing off as rival poker players in gambling capital Macau. All in for both the gambling and the comedy, the tanned duo preen, bicker, mug, and throw down the cards for a light and entertaining casino escapade. Ingenue Stephy Tang (La Lingerie) not to mention Cherrie Ying, Josie Ho, Jo Koo, and model Kama bring some sass and eye candy, while Wong Yau Nam, Eddie Cheung, and Lam Suet add comedic support.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Josie Ho, Stephy Tang, Cherrie Ying, Jo Kuk, You-Nam Wong
Director: Hing-Ka Chan, Janet Chun
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Legendary Assassin / Long nga (2008)
Action | Thriller
An assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer (Celina Jade). As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is broken. After the remains of a body that belonged to a drug lord and syndicate crime leader are found, chaos ensues and criminals ravage the once peaceful streets in a race against time to find the mysterious murderer that's loose and out for blood.
Starring: Jacky Wu, Celina Jade, Kara Hui, Alex Fong, Zhan-Wen Ke, Ronald Cheng, Baocheng Jiang, Sammy Leung, Mark Cheng, Suet Lam, Kai Man Tin, Noriko Aoyama
Director: Chung Chi Li, Jacky Wu
