The Beast to Die / Yajû shisubeshi (1980)
Action | Crime | Drama
A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
Starring: Yûsaku Matsuda, Asami Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, Yoshirô Aoki, Kôichi Iwaki
Director: Tôru Murakawa
The Wandering Earth II / Liu lang di qiu 2 (2023)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
Starring: Jing Wu, Andy Lau, Xuejian Li, Yi Sha, Li Ning, Zhi Wang, Yanmanzi Zhu
Director: Frant Gwo
Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)
Comedy | Drama
Two estranged brothers clash over their plans for the bathhouse that they inherited. From interacting with the quirky customers who frequent the establishment-including a songstress, an ex-con, an "onsen critic" and a retiring salaryman-the brothers realise that getting a good soak is priceless.
Starring: Tôma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yoshimi Tendo, Akira Emoto
Director: Masayuki Suzuki
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell / So duk 3: Yun joi tin ngai (2023)
Action | Crime | Drama
An undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.
Starring: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Caiyu Yang, Gallen Lo, Kwan-Ho Tse, Alex Fong, Suet Lam
Director: Herman Yau
Lonely Castle in the Mirror / Kagami no kojô (2022)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery
Seven teens discover their bedroom mirrors are portals, and they're pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways and watchful portraits. A girl in a wolf mask invites them to play a game.
Starring: Ami Tôma, Sakura Kiryu, Takumi Kitamura, Rihito Itagaki, Naho Yokomizo, Minami Takayama
Director: Keiichi Hara, Takakazu Nagatomo
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia / Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (2023)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
Starring: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki
Director: Takumi Doyama
Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul / Tales from the Occult 2 / Sat hang hung gaan ji jeui yu saat (2023)
Drama | Horror
It features three different spooky tales loosely inspired by international folklores. While attending the birthday celebration of the scion of some record company, an ex-hair model who aspires to make a comeback in the entertainment business gets her tresses burnt by a spoiled brat. She walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end.
Starring: Karena Lam, Michelle Wai, Chun-Him Lau, Cecilia Choi, You-Nam Wong, Pak Hon Chu, Kevin Chu, Tony Wu
Director: Frank Hui, Daniel Chan, Doris Wong
Shylock's Children / Shylock no kodomotachi (2023)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Masahiro Nishiki is a veteran bank clerk, working at the Nagahara branch for Tokyo Daiichi Bank. One day, a cash-lost incident takes place at the Nagahara branch. Masahiro chases after the truth behind the cash-lost case with his colleagues Airi Kitagawa and Yoji Tabata. A fact behind the incident is discovered.
Starring: Sadao Abe, Aya Ueto, Yûta Tamamori, Toshirô Yanagiba, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryûta Satô
Director: Katsuhide Motoki
3 Days in Malay (2023)
Action | History | War
A small group must defend an airfield for three days against the Japanese assault during the fight for Malay in World War 2.
Starring: Louis Mandylor, Donald Cerrone, Quinton Jackson, Peter Dobson, Ryan Francis, Randall J. Bacon
Director: Louis Mandylor
Hero / Shi jian you ta (2022)
Drama
During the initial outbreak of the pandemic in 2020, the interconnected stories of three female protagonists unfold simultaneously in different cities across China. 'Hero' tells stories of love, faith, courage and strength.
Starring: Xun Zhou, Sammi Cheng, Jackson Yee, Di Xu, Stephen Fung, Miyi Huang
Director: Sylvia Chang, Joan Chen, Shaohong Li
My Happy Marriage / Watashi no Shiawasena Kekkon (2023)
Drama | Fantasy | History | Romance
An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.
Starring: Ren Meguro, Mio Imada, Tsutomu Takahashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Akari Takaishi, Ryôko Kobayashi
Director: Ayuko Tsukahara
Popran / Popuran (2022)
Comedy
An unidentifiable object zips through the sky. A suspicious looking man holding a net suddenly appears, trying to catch the thing that ran away from him. He must catch that high-speed "buddy" within six days or he will lose it forever.
Starring: Yôji Minagawa, Hidenobu Abera, Eri Tokunaga, Harumi Shuhama, Yuka Iseki, Hideki Nagai
Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda
Full River Red / Manjianghong (2023)
Comedy | Drama | History | Mystery
A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.
Starring: Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei, Yunpeng Yue, Jiayi Wang
Director: Yimou Zhang
Suzume / Suzume no Tojimari (2022)
Action | Adventure | Animation | Fantasy
A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.
Starring: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shôta Sometani, Sairi Itô, Kotone Hanase
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Gangnam Zombie (2023)
Action | Horror
Citizens from upscale Gangnam in Seoul start experiencing unusual and terrifying symptoms, devolving into inhuman creatures, leaving only a few survivors with the possibility to make it out alive.
Starring: Il-Joo Ji, Ji-Yeon Park, Kyoung-Hoon Jo, Seong-min Choi, Tu-in Tak, Yeon Song
Director: Soo Sung Lee
Born to Fly / Chang kong zhi wang (2023)
Action | Drama
A special operations team headed by elite pilots are ordered to test new fighter jets. Test flight after test flight, they challenge the limits of the sky and themselves.
Starring: Yibo Wang, Jun Hu, Yosh Yu, Dongyu Zhou
Director: Xiaoshi Liu
Goodbye Monster / Shan hai jing: zai jian guai shou (2022)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Mystery
In order to cure Hei Ling, a terminal illness, the Kunlun healer, Bai Ze, was banished after accidentally destroying an island. Seven years later, he returns to the island to seek redemption.
Starring: Cong Liu, Yi-ai Ai, Kai Wang, Zhe Zhang, Lei Zhang
Director: Jianming Huang
Ichikei's Crow: The Movie / Ichikei no Karasu: Gekijoban (2023)
Drama
Two years after Michio Iruma left first criminal court of the Tokyo District Court, he now works as a judge at Setouchi in Okayama Prefecture. He currently has an injury case involving Japan's youngest ever Minister of Defense. Meanwhile, Chizuru Sakama works as a lawyer, following the system of judges' gain other work experience. She is currently working on a case involving a large local company. Her case is located in a neighboring town from where Michio works. Their two cases seem totally unrelated, but a secret is revealed between the two cases.
Starring: Yutaka Takenouchi, Haru Kuroki, Takumi Saitô, Osamu Mukai, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ikusaburô Yamazaki
Director: Ryô Tanaka
Bad City / バッド・シティ (2022)
Action | Crime
Kaiko City is plagued with poverty and crime. When a corrupt businessman decides to run for mayor and starts eliminating opponents from the rival mafia, a former police captain serving time for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force to arrest him.
Starring: Hitoshi Ozawa, Akane Sakanoue, Katsuya Takagi, Masanori Mimoto, Hideo Nakano
Director: Kensuke Sonomura
#Manhole / #マンホール (2023)
Drama | Thriller
A situational thriller depicting the struggle of a man who fell into a manhole
Starring: Yûto Nakajima, Nao, Kento Nagayama
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
