Aka: Obeo deo reinbou Director: Jin-woo Ahn Release date: 2002 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Jung-Jae Lee as Jin-su Lee Jin-Young Jang as Yeong-hie Kang Hyeong-jin Kong as Young-min Kim Bo-eun Choi Jae-Won Choi
Synopsis: Lee Jung-Jae, who once impressed the audience in Il Mare, takes on another romantic lead role in Over the rainbow as Jin-Soo. He is a TV anchorman who is suffering from partial amnesia after a traffic accident and is now attempting to retrace memories of a lover he no longer remembers... Jin-Soo's search leads him to a high school friend Yeon-Hee (Jang Jin-Young). Yeon-Hee, working at a "Lost & Found" center of a subway station, is trying to erase the memories of her latest ex-boyfriend. A comfortable and relax movie, Over the rainbow centers on the mysterious rediscovery of a faceless lover and the struggle to let go of the pain of love. Under the brilliant light of a rainbow, will these two souls find what is closest to their hearts? (Credit: YesAsia)
Aka: Tenten Director: Satoshi Miki Release date: 2007 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Jô Odagiri as Fumiya Takemura Tomokazu Miura as Aiichiro Fukuhara Kyôko Koizumi as Makiko Yuriko Yoshitaka as Fufumi Kumiko Asô as Mikaduki Shizuka
Synopsis: Takemura has no friends and no family. He's a student but he doesn't have any particular ambitions. In other words, he isn't going anywhere fast. Were all this not enough, the sorry sad sack has a debt of 800,000 yen. Fukuhara, a surly debt collector with a glorious mullet, is on his case. After roughing Takemura up, he gives him an ultimatum-72 hours to pay up, or else. Takemura barely has his wits about him again when he runs across Fukuhara a second time, and this time the thug has a different proposal-a walk. That's right, in exchange for a million yen, Takemura must accompany Fukuhara on a walk across the city of Tokyo. Starting in a distant corner of the city, they begin their trek towards downtown, striking up a conversation. It's at this point that Fukuhara admits that he's recently killed his wife, and intends to turn himself in at Kasumagaseki police station-because, he says, it's the finest in town. The pair's itinerary, however, is hardly a quick and direct one. The disparate duo drift here and there, hanging out and coming across a host of eccentric personalities, creatures of the urban jungle's various habitats. As their walking, talking and trading truths continues, the arrangement between Takemura and Fukuhara starts to transform into friendship. (Credit: Imdb)
Synopsis: On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live. (Credit: Asianmediawiki)
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Tagline: Every Tomorrow is a Miracle * 1.Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a women afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Taro Akasu.
Aka: Besame Mucho Director: Yun-su Jeon Release date: 2001 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama
Starring: Kwang-leol Jeon as Cheol-su Mi-suk Lee as Young-hee Myeong-gu Han as Han Ji-hun Su-hui Hong as Seo-lin Won-hui Jo as Jun-hyeok
Synopsis: For Chul-soo and Young-hee who are in 10th year of their marriage, Wednesdays are special. This Wednesday is no exception. Although they are not wealthy, they have immense love and trust towards one another. But things turn bad when Chul-soo is laid off and Young-hee must relinquish her plans to buy a house. Young-hee is the perfect wife and mother and Chul-soo is willing to do anything not to disappoint her. They both begin to fight for their future with everything they have. Young-hee runs into an old friend of hers who had a crush on her back in school. A successful businessman, Han Ji-hoon makes Young-hee an offer she cannot possibly refuse. Meanwhile, Chul-soo's new boss, Seo-lin, tries to seduce him. Another Wednesday comes by but now things are totally different from before. These two struggle by themselves with the issues of trust, fidelity and love. They ask themselves to what extent they are willing to go to save their marriage. Will they ultimately risk the thing they are trying so hard to save? (Credit: KMovieaddicts)
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Aka: In-di-an Sseom-meo Director: Hyo-jeong No Release date: 2001 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Shin-yang Park as Seo Jun-ha Mi-yeon Lee as Lee, Shin-young Myeong-gu Han Yong-hee Kim Byung-ho Son
Synopsis: Shin-young is facing the death penalty on suspicion of murdering her husband. She refuses to say anything in her own defense and is simply waiting to die. Her lawyer sees things differently and believes that there is more to this case than anyone realizes. (Credit: Imdb)
Aka: Rokugatsu no hebi Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Release date: 2002 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Erotic, Mature 18+, Mystery
Starring: Asuka Kurosawa as Rinko Tatsumi Yuji Kohtari as Shigehiko Shinya Tsukamoto as Iguchi Mansaku Fuwa Tomoko Matsumoto
Synopsis: Rinku is a suicide-prevention counselor, living with her husband Shigehiko. He's older than she, scrubbing things constantly, sexually indifferent. They sleep apart. During Tokyo's rainy season, Iguchi, a photographer Rinku has counseled by phone, sends her pictures he has taken through her skylight: she's wearing a short skirt, masturbating. He offers her the negatives if she'll follow his instructions. She's humiliated and agrees. He tells her he's only giving her license to express her inner desires. He sends her into the night to walk on the wild side. Then, she asks a favor of him, and soon her husband receives phone calls and photographs. Where will this triangle lead? (Credit: Imdb)
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Curiosities: Awards: Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award: Best Actress: Asuka Kurosawa International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award: Tsukamoto Shinya Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Art Direction: Shinya Tsukamoto Venice film Festival: Kinematrix Film Award: Feature Films: Shinya Tsukamoto San Marco Special Jury Award: Shinya Tsukamoto
Award Nominations: Fantasporto: International Fantasy Film Award: Best Film Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Film
Aka: Kimssi pyoryugi / The Adventures of Mr. Kim Director: Hae-jun Lee Release date: 2009 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama
Starring: Min-heui Hong So-yeon Jang Jae-yeong Jeong Ryeo-won Jeong Gyo-hwan Koo
Synopsis: After failing to kill himself by jumping off a bridge, the man is washed up on a deserted island in the middle of the river, but within view of the city's high-rises. He attempts to escape, but soon accepts his fate and the challenges in living on the island. A reclusive young woman, who takes close-up shots of the moon and has not left her apartment in years, spies him on the island and comes to think of him as her own alien. (Credit: Imdb)
Aka: Jeon Tae-il Director: Kwang-su Park Release date: 1995 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Political
Starring: Kyoung-In Hong Bo-kyeong Kim Sun-Jae Kim Seong-kun Mun Yong-soo Park
Synopsis: The film intercuts two stories, one in black and white, one in color. From 1965 to 1970, we follow Jeon Tae-Il, a poor young man who quits street vending to work in a garment factory. Amid appalling work conditions, he buys a law book, seeks government help, forms an association, talks to reporters. When conditions don't change, he takes a dire step. Five years later, a young couple follow Tae-Il's path: pregnant Shin Jung-Soon tries to organize a union in her garment factory. She's harassed, then beaten. Her husband, Kim Yong-Su, an intellectual in hiding from Park Chung Hee's repressive regime, is writing Tae-Il's story. Can he elude capture to complete the book? (Credit: Imdb)
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Curiosities: Award: Blue Dragon Awards: Best Film
Award Nomination: Berlin International Film Festival: Golden Berlim Bear: Kwang-su Park
Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina Release date: 2006 Language: English and Filipino (Tagalog) Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Tony Gonzaga as Sally Malasmas Sam Milby as Will Derby / Vernard Garcia Jodi Sta. Maria as Charry Susan Africa Gio Alvarez
Synopsis: Sally Malasmas (Toni Gonzaga) applies for a US visa. There she meets the young and dashing vice-consul Will Derby (Sam Milby) with a wide, warm and inviting smile. Sally feels it’s her lucky day! But Will thinks Sally does not have enough ties to the Philippines that will make her come back. He denies her visa, beams one last sweet smile at her and turns his back before she could protest. It isn’t Sally’s lucky day anymore. Sally Malasmas is a Care Officer at the National Statistics Office. She’s smart and is a genuinely caring person who always has a hand to help other people. But despite her capabilities, Sally feels insecure of her older sister Charry whom she feels her parents always favored and always outperformed her. And in love, Sally tends to be needy and clingy. Her parents and only sister have all migrated to the United States to embrace the ‘American Dream’. But for Sally, the Philippines is where she wants to be. Will Derby is a dashing vice-consul from the United States Embassy in Manila. He grew up in pre-dominantly white North Dakota where very few Filipinos live. But Will is not an American. He’s a Filipino adopted by an old American couple. He would have avoided being posted in the Philippines, a place he doesn’t like very much, if he could. But a promise to his mother to search for his real parents made him not to. Will has always lived a life of incompleteness and unbelongingness. Even his relationships are fleeting until he meets Sally. Sally is only forced to apply for a US Visa because her sick mom who refuses to come home needs care. So for Sally, how could Mr. Derby think she’s another TNT when she never ever dreamed of going to the land of milk and honey?! She is definitely insulted. And too bad she initially thought he’s gorgeous. To make things worse, Will decides to finally try searching for his parents. He goes to the NSO to look for his original birth certificate. Fate plays a trick and makes Sally and Will meet again. She seeks revenge and makes him wait all afternoon for his document. But her ploy fires back as her boss catches her. Now, she’s forced to help him. After giving it some thought, Sally sees the opportunity to use Will to finally get a visa. She goes out of her way to go with him to places, from the rugged Tondo to a town fiesta in Pampanga, just to find his parents. As they inch nearer and nearer to where his parents are, they also get closer and closer to each other. And after several experiences together, from getting caught by the police in a gambling house to the more intimate fiesta plaza dance, their initial attraction becomes real, though unconfessed, love. Will Mr. Derby finally discover where his real parents are? And with his posting in Manila about to end, will he find another reason to stay? Will there be a chance for Sally and Will’s Love to bloom? And if there is, will they have the courage to admit it’s each other that they need? You Are The One explores the insanities that comes with love, the impossibilities to be hurdled to make love happen and the self-confidence we all need to make love work. (Credit: Filipinomovierentals)
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Curiosities: Tagline: Would you rather love someone who completes you... Or someone who loves you completely?
Award Nominations: FAMAS Awards: Best Sound: Lamberto Casas Jr. FAP Awards, Philippines: Best Editing: Marya Ignacio
Starring: Jung-Jae Lee as Eun-seok Eun-ha Shim as Yeong-heui Jae-hyeon Jo Min-jung Kweon Jeong-hyeon Kim
Synopsis: A story of a filmmaker who falls in love with a woman he interviews for his film, presents the evolution of a relationship which shifts from the objective to the subjective, and from lies to truth. Film director Eun-suk gradually discovers his feelings for Young-hee, one of the many subjects he is interviewing for a documentary currently being shot. Young-hee resists the subtle gestures of interest Eun-suk expresses due to a past she cannot easily escape from, and moreover to sustain the lies she began from her first interview with Eun-suk. However, during the course of events, she slowly comes to terms with her own true story, which is revealed during her conversations with Eun-suk, and decides to stop the false testimonies… (Credit: Avistaz)
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Curiosities: Award: Grand Bell Awards, South Korea: Best Production: Mi-yeong Lee
Aka: Andoromedia Director: Takashi Miike Release date: 1998 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Starring: Hiroko Shimabukuro as Mai Hitomi & Ai Eriko Imai as Yoko Takako Uehara as Rika Hitoe Arakaki as Nao Kenji Harada as Yuu
Synopsis: Mai and her friends have an inseparable bond since childhood. But as of late, their friendship is questioned when their romantic relationships get in the way of others. But before Mai can make amends, she is unfortunately killed in a traffic accident. Distraught with her death, Mai's father implements his ongoing research of recording a person's memory into a microchip. His years of work finally pay off and Mai is alive again--through a computer. But trouble soon brews when a large corporation sends some thugs to retrieve Mai and the technology by forcible means. But before they can get to Mai, her father luckily safe havens her into her former boyfriend's laptop. Now the chase is on for the laptop and Mai's boyfriend and former friends have to run to keep her safe. (Credit: Imdb)
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Curiosities: Awards: Awards of the Japanese Academy: Newcomer of the Year: Issa Hentona Newcomer of the Year: Takako Uehara Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Best New Talent Hiroko Shimabukuro (as Speed) Eriko Imai (as Speed) Takako Uehara (as Speed) Hitoe Arakaki (as Speed)
Aka: Bakjwi Director: Park Chan-wook Release date: 2009 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Starring: Song Kang-ho as Sang-hyun Kim Ok-bin as Tae-ju Shin Ha-kyun as Kang-woo Kim Hae-sook as Lady Ra, Tae-ju's mother-in-law Eriq Ebouaney as Immanuel Hwang-woo Seul-hye as Girl with a whistle Mercedes Cabral as Evelyn
Synopsis: Sang-hyun, a priest working for a hospital, selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project intended to eradicate a deadly virus. However, the virus eventually takes over the priest. He nearly dies, but makes a miraculous recovery by an accidental transfusion of vampire blood. He realizes his sole reason for living: the pleasures of the flesh. (Credit: Imdb)
Curiosities: Awards: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize: Chan-wook Park Fant-Asia Film Festival: Best Asian Film (3rd Place) Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Actress: Ok-bin Kim
Award Nominations: Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm: Park Chan-wook Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival: Best Film
Aka: Uri dongne Director: Jeong Gil-yeong Release date: 2007 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Oh Man-seok as Kyung-ju Lee Seon-gyun as Jae-sin Ryu Deok-hwan as Hyo-i Park Myung-shin as Yeo Sa-jang Jeong Hye-won as Kim So-yeon Lee Mu-saeng as Jeong Myeong-bo
Synopsis: A neighbourhood is terrorized by a serial killer, who kills and hangs up his female victims in a very distinctive way. When Kyung-ju, a struggling crime fiction novelist, kills his landlady, he stages her death to make it look like the other murders. Realizing that the crime looks like a copycat, he decided to find the killer with the help of his detective friend. (Credit: Wikipedia)
Aka: Nisennen no Koi Directors: Sawada Kensaku, Nakae Isamu, Kawake Shunsaku, Nishiura Masaki Release date: 2000 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 11
Starring: Nakayama Miho as Mashiro Rieru Kaneshiro Takeshi as Nogami/Yuri Maroev Miyazawa Kazufumi as Detective Kenshi Saeki Fayray as Naomi Nagin Nakama Yukie as Mashiro Maria Azuma Mikihisa as Imadomi Seiji Tachikawa Masashi Nakamura Ikuji Murata Mitsu as Kai Morieto
Synopsis: Yuri Maroev is a secret agent and assassin from the Ural Republic sent along with his brother on a mission to Japan. Once in Japan, he meets systems analyst Mashiro Rieru and uses her high-level security access to get top-secret information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His pretense of romance turns into genuine feelings of love, as Rieru falls deeper into the intricacies of Yuri's fateful covert operations. (Credit: Dramawiki)
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Aka: Dou Niu Director: Guan Hu Release date: 2009 Language: Mandarin Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bo Huang - Niu Er Hu Gao - Soldier Zi Hua - Doctor Longyin Hu - Escapee Xiaoguang Hu - Guo Jun Jun Zhao - Bandit
Synopsis: The sole survivor of a Japanese attack in WWII, shock-haired Chiense farmer Nie Er becomes an unlikely resistance hero, along with his companion, an indomitably loyal milk cow. (Credit: AsianMediaWiki)
Aka: Seom Director: Kim Ki-duk Release date: 2000 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed included in mkv container) Genre: Drama, Mature 18+
Starring: Jung Suh - Hee-Jin Yu-seok Kim - Hyun-Shik Sung-hee Park - Eun-A Jae-hyeon Jo - Mang-Chee Hang-Seon Jang - Middle-aged man Yeo-jin Kim Won Seo
Synopsis: A depressed and suicidal man goes to a fishing resort where he forms an unusual relationship with the prostitute/caretaker that works there.
Curiosities: There are some controversial scenes in the movie. Not surprisingly, the two scenes involving attempted suicides with fish hooks caused audiences and some critics to cringe. There are also numerous scenes involving cruelty to animals, which according to the director Kim Ki-duk, were all real.
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2001: Golden Raven - Ki-duk Kim
Cinemanila International Film Festival 2001: Best Actress - Jung Suh
Venice Film Festival 2000: Netpac Award - Special Mention Ki-duk Kim; Nominated - Golden Lion - Ki-duk Kim
Aka: Wang-ui Namja Director:Jun-ik Lee Release date: December 29,2005 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Thriller
Starring: Woo-seong Kam Jin-yeong Jeong Seong-yeon Kang Jun-gi Lee Hang-seon Jang
Synopsis: Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh. (IMDB.com)
Curiosities: Awards: 43rd Daejong Film Festival: Best Film Best Director- Lee Jun Ik Best Script/Scenario- Choi Seok Hwan Best Cinematography- Ji Gil Woong Best Leading Actor- Gam Woo Seong Best New Actor- Lee Jun Ki Best Supporting Actor- Yoo Hae Jin Most Popular Actor- Lee Jun Ki Most Popular Actress- Kang Seong Yeon Most Popular Actor Overseas- Lee Jun Ki
42nd Baeksang (Paeksang) Film Festival Arts Awards 2006: Best New Actor- Lee Jun Ki Judge's Special Film Awards
14th Chunsa Film Festival 2006: Best Leading Actor - Gam Woo Seong Best Supporting Actor - Jang Hang Seon Korea Film Awards 2006: Best New Actor - Lee Jun Ki
27th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2006: Best Music- Lee Byong Woo Most Popular Stars- Lee Jun Ki & Kang Sung Yeon Best On-Screen Performing Couple Award- Gam Woo Seong & Lee Jun Ki Cape Town World Cinema Festival (CTWCF) 2006: Best Feature Film Award Best Screenplay- Choi Suk Hwan & Kim Tae Woong 9th Festival Du Film Asiatique De Deauville (France) 2007: Lotus Du Jury (Grand Prix Jury Prize)
Aka: Ga goh yau chin yan Director: Vincent Kok Release date: 2002 Language: Cantonese and Italian Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Starring: Sammi Cheng as Mi Richie Ren as Christmas Yan Stefania De Peppe as Milan's city cop Maria Chen as Sonreysia Jan Lamb as Wilson Becky Lee as Chan Chai Chung Candy Lo as MT
Synopsis: Marry a Rich Man is a Cinderella story adapted for the 21st century. Sammi stars as Me, the 'heir' of a family-operated LPG delivery service in this heart-warming romantic comedy. All she wants is to marry a rich man. In order to fulfill her dream, she decided to fly first class to Milan, where she meets Christmas (Richie Jen), who is charming, rich and in love with her. Will Christmas be the one for her? Get Marry a Rich man on DVD and find out. Watch out also for the brilliant performances of Jan Lamb and Candy Lo. (Credit: Yesasia)
Aka: Kill a Little, Dance a Little / Sat sat yan, tiu tiu mo Director: Donnie Yen Release date: 1998 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Conroy Chan Chi-Chung Joe Chan Lily Chow John Hau Choi-Chow Hoh Bang Ippongi
Synopsis: Yen plays Cat, an aimless hitman who bumps off deserving scumbags with acrobatic flair and deft precision. On his downtime, he unburdens himself to an annoying DJ (Simon Lui, who’s back for more smarmy cameos) and dreams of meeting his ultimate “angel.” He does, a beautiful young policewoman named Carrie (Annie Wu). It turns out Carrie’s in charge of finding the person behind the massacre of the triads, and big surprise: it’s Cat. Problems arise when Cat’s old rival James Wong Ka-Lok arrives in HK to broker unseen and frankly unimportant drug deals. Cat wants James dead, but James won’t croak so easily. In a strange turn of events, Cat ends up kidnapping Carrie, and we’re off on the strangest drug trip/emotional hangover ever seen on celluloid. (Credit: Lovehkfilm)
Aka: Wo he ba ba Director: Xu Jinglei Release date: 2003 Language: Mandarin Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama
Starring: Jinglei Xu ... Jing Daying Ye ... Jing's Father Wen Jiang Qiu Qiu Xiaoming Su Yuan Zhang
Synopsis: A common single family story happens in Beijing which describe how a daughter grows up from teenage to adult.
Xiuoyu ( Xu Jing Lei acts ), a teenage girl lives with her mother not seeing her father Luoyu (Ye Da Ying acts) long ago. But one day mother died for an accident before her school exam, Xiuoyu begins a new life with her father who runs a pub for living.
As an introverted girl, it is not easy to accept her father's love among conflicts and incongruity. But love will make a show of strength on a ordinary man.
