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  • Ep 1 SUB

    Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait (2016)

    Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait
    Genre:
    Arthouse, Mystery
    Country:
    Hong Kong
    The dazzling new film from Bhutanese lama and filmmaker Khyentse Norbu (The Cup, Travellers and Magicians) chronicles a sacred jungle ritual whose masked, anonymous participants seek after complete self-knowledge — or descend into thievery, violation, and murder.
  • Ep 8 SUB

    Umei ni, Nita Koi (2016)

    Umei ni, Nita Koi
    Genre:
    Arthouse
    Country:
    Japanese
    45-year-old Kasumi has been divorced and now lives with her high school son working at a laundry. She once pledged a reunion with a boy in her early years. One day, she encounters first-class designer Yuri. They soon get attracted to each other but later she notices that he might be the one whom she promised to meet. -- NHK
  • Ep 1 SUB

    The Tale of Iya (2013)

    The Tale of Iya
    Genre:
    Drama, Arthouse
    Country:
    Japanese
    A dreamy tale between life in the nature rich Iya and the modern city of Tokyo.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Samaritan Girl (2007)

    Samaritan Girl
    Genre:
    Drama, Youth, Arthouse
    Country:
    Korean
    High school students Yeo-Jin (Kwak Ji-Min) and Jae-Young (Han Yeo-Reum) plan a trip to Europe together. Jae-Young begins to prostitute herself to save up the money. Her best friend Yeo-Jin manages her appointments and also acts as a lookout when she meets her clients. Eventually, Jae-Young believes herself as as someone like legendary Indian figure Vasumitra, who converted men to Buddhism through sexual encounters. One day, a police raid occurs and Jae-Young jumps out of a motel window. She is gravely injured. At the hospital Jae-Young asks Yeo-Jin to bring to the hospital one of her favorite clients. When Yeo-Jin tracks down the client he refuses to go to the hospital unless Yeo-Jin has sex with him. Yeo-Jin reluctantly agrees for her dying friend. When they get to the hospital Jae-Young has already passed away.Jae-Young then seeks out Yeo-Jin's past clients one by one. One day, Yeo-Jin's father (Lee Eol) spots Jae-Young walking with an older man. Yeo-Jin's father is a detective. He begins to Jae-Young ...
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Sleepless Night (2013) (2013)

    Sleepless Night (2013)
    Genre:
    Arthouse, Drama, Family, life, Romance
    Country:
    Korean
    Director of indie teen drama "Eighteen", Jang Kun Jae follows up with a realistic look into marriage in "Sleepless Night". Kim Su Hyeon and Kim Ju Ryong play a married couple of two years who are just trying to get by in their daily lives and make things work. They think about having a child, but money is a concern and the pressure from those around them doesn't help.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Juvenile Offender (2012)

    Juvenile Offender
    Genre:
    Arthouse, Drama, Teen
    Country:
    Korean
    16-year-old Jang Ji-Gu (Seo Young-Joo) takes care of his ill grandfather, while he hangs out with other troubled kids. He was abandoned by his parents at an early age. After another run in with the law, Jang Ji-Gu is sent to a detention center. One day, Jang Ji-Gu hears that his mother Hyo-Seung (Lee Jung-Hyun) has come for him at the detention center. Hyo-Seung had Jang Ji-Gu at the age of 17 and gave him up soon after birth. Can they repair their relationship?
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Like Someone In Love (2012)

    Like Someone In Love
    Genre:
    Drama, Arthouse
    Country:
    Japanese
    To pay for her tuition fees, Akiko works as an escort. One evening, Akiko is sent to the home of an elderly professor named Takashi. They spend their time making conversation. The next day, Takashi takes Akiko to school and, while there, meets her boyfriend Noriaki. Noriaki is hot tempered and jealous, but mistakes Takashi as her grandfather. When Takashi sees Akiko his heart beats. Is he really in love?
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Stray Dogs (2013)

    Stray Dogs
    Genre:
    Family, Arthouse, Award Winning
    Country:
    Taiwanese
    A father and his two children wander the margins of modern day Taipei, from the woods and rivers of the outskirts to the rain streaked streets of the city. By day the father scrapes out a meager income as a human billboard for luxury apartments, while his young son and daughter roam the supermarkets and malls surviving off free food samples. Each night the family takes shelter in an abandoned building. The father is strangely affected by a hypnotic mural adorning the wall of this makeshift home. On the day of the father’s birthday the family is joined by a woman—might she be the key to unlocking the buried emotions that linger from the past?
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Pluto (2013)

    Pluto
    Genre:
    Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Arthouse
    Country:
    Korean
    Yoo-Jin (Sung Joon) is found dead in the mountain behind his high school. Joon (Lee Da-Wit) becomes the prime suspect due to his cellphone being found at the crime scene and the testimony of his fellow students. Joon is released though due to insufficient evidence. Joon tried to join a secret group at their the high school, which Yoo-Jin led. The secret group consists of only the top 1% at their school. Dark secrets are revealed behind this exclusive club.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    The Flame of Devotion (1964)

    The Flame of Devotion
    Genre:
    Drama, Romance, Arthouse
    Country:
    Japanese
    "War looms in the background of this tragic story of true love. Takuji, son of a head fisherman, meets Kiyono, a young girl from a mountain village, and the two marry against the wishes of others, but then war breaks out... ASAOKA Ruriko portrays her character's frenzied emotions to perfection in her 100th film appearance." -TOKYO FILMeX
  • Ep 1 SUB

    R100 (2013)

    R100
    Genre:
    Arthouse, Comedy
    Country:
    Japanese
    An ordinary man (Nao Omori) discovers and attempts to join a mysterious club. Membership to the club lasts for one year only and the membership cannot be cancelled on any terms. Soon, various women appear in front of him dressed in black leather. Has the man received more than he bargained for?
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Miss Zombie (2013)

    Miss Zombie
    Genre:
    Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Arthouse, Zombie
    Country:
    Japanese
    A wealthy married couple decide to ignore strict laws banning zombies in private homes and takes in a female zombie to groom as their housekeeper. When the zombie arrives, they also receive a note warning against feeding her any type of meat and also a loaded handgun. Meanwhile, the scarred zombie named Sara (Ayaka Komatsu) endures horrors, while longing for something from her past.
  • Ep 1 SUB

    Breath (2007)

    Breath
    Genre:
    Drama, Arthouse, Prison
    Country:
    Korean
    Bored Seoul wife Yeon (Park Ji-A) is gripped by a news story about Jang Jin (Chen Chang), a Death Row prisoner who has attempted suicide by stabbing himself with a sharpened toothbrush handle. Oddly drawn to him, Yeon heads to the prison to become his new best friend - and his unofficial interior decorator... As she brightens his cell with wallpaper and trinkets and his silent existence with song, a relationship develops that confounds observers.