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: Ching mai daai wa wong Director: Jing Wong Release date: 2001 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Leon Lai as OK Lai Cecilia Cheung as Wonderful Man Tat Ng as Boasty Man King-Tan Yuen as Queen Tat-Ming Cheung as Pure Matt Chow as Freaky Natalie Ng as Witch Kitty Yuen as Bitchy
Synopsis: Wonderful has yet to meet a man who does not lie until she bumps into the sweet talking professional liar ok who pretends to be rich in order to win her heart. When a sudden incident forces wonderful to confront the painful truth of his fake identity. (Credit: Amazon)
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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: 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: Gumiho Director: Hun-su Park Release date: 1994 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Starring: Ko So-Young - Harah Jung Woo-Sung - Hyuk Bang Min-Seo - Agent from Underworld Kwon Hae-Hyo Park Kil-Soo Dok Ko Yeong Jae Ahn Seok-Hwan Lee Keun-Hee Kwon Tae-Won
Synopsis: The Fox With Nine Tails is a modern-day re-telling of an old Korean folktale. The story centers on Kumiho, a half-woman/half-fox who must have sex with a human man in order to become human herself. (Credit: Asianmediawiki)
Aka: Ji yin jue ding wo ai ni Director: Yun Chan Lee Release date: 2007 Language: Mandarin Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Terri Kwan as Gigi Nan Yuas Marlene Peter Ho as Anteater Eddie Peng as Teddy Allen Lin as Ma's boyfriend
Synopsis: Gigi and Marlene, two single women both in their late 20's, work at a bio-technology company, researching and developing medicine to suppress specific genes and observe their effects on the human body. Gigi is born with the "clean-freak" gene and her obsession with keeping things tidy causes problems in her relationships. Marlene, on the other hand, is born with the "fat gene" and needs to regularly take pills to maintain her weight. Marlene panics when she learns that her "anti-fat" pills will be taken off the market. Their personal problems coincide with romantic ones. Marlene grows frustrated maintaining her long-distance relationships via the Internet, and Gigi leaves her boyfriend when she discovers he's cheating on her. One day, Gigi meets Anteater, her college sweetheart, and they start dating again. Things are going well, and Gigi just cannot remember why she had broken up with Anteater until the day they are about to consummate their passion, Gigi discovers Anteater's terrible secret -- he is a first rate slob! Meanwhile, Marlene is oblivious of the feelings Teddy, the landlord's son, has for her. Realising that their own genetic make-up is the cause of their relationship issues, Gigi and Marlene decide to take an "anti-clean gene" pill. Gigi and Marlene no longer care about their own appearances, but will the two women find true love and happiness without the help of technology? (Credit: Imdb)
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: 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: 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: Yeonae-ui mokjeok Director: Jae-rim Han Release date: 2005 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Mature 18+, Romance
Starring: Hae-il Park - Lee Yoo-rim Hye-jeong Kang - Choi Hong Dae-yeon Lee Grina Park Yeong-hwa Seo Jae-han Choi
Synopsis: LEE Yu-rim is a high school English teacher. He's cute, clever... and shameless. CHOI Hong is a student teacher, even though she is one year older than Yu-rim. She's cynical and always plays hard-to-get when a man shows interest in her. While going out for drinks one night, Yu-rim suddenly tells Hong that he wants to have sex with her. Hong is hardly impressed. And so begins a battle of will and wits, both between each other and within themselves, as both Yu-rim and Hong are unsure of what each other wants and what they want themselves. Dating and desire mix explosively. What is the point of this strange relationship? What is the object of their desire? (asianmediawiki)
Aka: Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi Director: Yoon-Hyun Chang Release date: 2007 Language: Korean Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Ancient, Biography, Drama, Historical, Romance
Starring: Hye-kyo Song - Hwang Jin Yi Ji-tae Yu - Nomi Seung-yong Ryoo No-shik Park Bu-seon Kim Eung-su Kim Hyeon-a Kim Yeo-Jong Yun Yu-jeong Kim
Synopsis: The film traces the life of Hwang Jin Yi, a 16th century gisaeng - a female entertainer-artist similar to the Japanese geisha - remembered as both a distinguished poet and alluring femme fatale. Born into a respected noble family, the charming Hwang leads a peaceful life in the city of Songdo. But when her scandalous birth secrets are revealed, she voluntarily chooses the lowly life of a gisaeng. Hwang, brought to life by Song Hye-gyo, evolves from an innocent damsel to smoldering temptress. Song gives an impressive performance of her character's winding emotional journey, and breaks away from her image as a sweet-faced starlet. (Credit: AsianMediaWiki)
Aka: Laughing gor chi bin chit Director: Herman Yau Release date: 2009 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring: Anthony Wong Francis Ng Michael Tse Yuen Biao Felix Wong Fala Chen
Synopsis: Laughing is a high-flyer in the police academy. However he never got a chance to join the force because he is specially picked by Inspector Xian (YUEN BIAO) to be an undercover in the underworld syndicate. Hence Laughing becomes a “double-undercover”. Yi is happy that Laughing is allocated to the triad of his rival (FRANCIS NG). To make his situation worse, Laughing falls in love with the triad leader’s sister, Karen. Justice, brotherhood and love, what will Laughing decide on? His decision will be a turning point in his life. (Credit: Dvdasian)
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Starring: Kim Hyun Ju as Kim Yun Hee / Lee Sun Woo Kim Ji Ho as Kim Tae Hee So Ji Sub as Park Chul Woong Han Jae Suk as Jang Jae Hyuk Kim Min Sun as Woo Seung Hee Kim Jung Hwa as Park Yon Woong (Chul Woong's sister)
Synopsis: This drama is about the lives of Tae-hee and Yun-hee, two sisters whose mother died while giving birth to Yun-hee. Their father, who loves them dearly, married their mother without their paternal grandfather's consent, and deprived of any familial support, the sisters and their father struggle to make ends meet even as their father faces a life-threatening illness. This drama follows Tae-hee and Yun-hee into adulthood as, separated by a cruel twist of fate, the girls come to lead very different lives, oblivious of one another. (Credit: Dramawiki)
Aka: Tennen kokekkô Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita Release date: 2008 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Drama, Romance
Starring: Kaho as Soyo Migita Masaki Okada as Hiromi Osawa Erisa Yanagi as Ibuki Taura Shoko Fujimura as Atsuko Yamabe Yui Natsukawa as Itoko Migita Koichi Sato as Atsuko's Father
Synopsis: A boy from Tokyo named Hiromi Osawa moves to a small town in western Japan and is immediately seen as the coolest kid in their school. Only one student has her doubts about him, a girl named Soyo Migita. Eventually she sees through his slick persona and even becomes a little intrigued by him, much to the chagrin of her father who has recently decided he hates the boy's mother. They end up going on a field trip to Tokyo together and she gets her first glimpse at what big city life is like - noisy. The experience brings the two closer together and they even share a kiss. Now he must decide if he wants to go to high school in Tokyo or stay with his new friends out in the middle of nowhere. (Credit: Eiga.wikia)
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Curiosities: Awards: Hochi Film Awards: Best Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita Best New Talent: Kaho Mainichi Film Concours: Best Music Score: Rei Harakami Best Screenplay: Aya Watanabe Best Film Yokohama Film Festival: Best New Talent: Kaho
Aka: Mizu ni sumu hana Director: Kenji Goto Release date: 2006 Language: Japanese Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed) Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Aki Maeda - Rikka Nikaidou Katsuyo Asari Katsunobu Ito Keiko Kitagawa - Rikka Mizuchi Toshiyuki Nagashima Koji Sato Mizuho Takasugi Chikuzai Terunosuke
Synopsis: It happened in the blink of an eye. Rikka's world turned upside down when her school field trip bus flipped and plummeted into a lake. Everyone inside that bus drowned... except for Rikka, but she wasn't saved by anything as simple as luck. When she was released from the hospital, Rikka was then attacked repeatedly in a series of bizarre incidents all involving water... and a sadistic aquatic beauty whose name is -- Rikka!? What does our heroine have that the sadistic Rikka wants back? What was it that saved her from drowning, and who gave it to her and why...? (Credit: Shadow20002)
Aka: Ngo liu poh lut gau ching Director: James Yuen Release date: 2002 Language: Cantonese Subtitle: English (Soft-subbed) Genre: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Charlene Choi as Yo-Yo Ekin Cheng as Cheung Bernice Liu as Miss Lee Ronald Cheng as Ben
Synopsis: After finishing the open examination for Form 5 students and applying for an adult identity card, Yoyo, eighteen, departs for London to meet a guy introduced by her well-meaning parents in Britain. The guy, named Cheung, is in his thirties. Yoyo's and Cheung's grandfathers were wartime buddies. They swore to have their unborn babies get married when they grew up. However, the babies turned out to be both women. The two women are now mothers. They come across each other again and want to make their fathers' wish come true, so they arrange for Yoyo and Cheung to meet in London. Yoyo and Cheung promise to get marry in order to please their mothers. But on the wedding day, they also sign a divorce agreement which is effective one year after their marriage. The pair wave farewell in the airport and Yoyo returns to Hong Kong to further her studies, while Cheung continues to write his unfinished dissertation. But they will meet again ... (Credit: Imdb)
