Asian Drama

This work is a human drama that revolves around two individuals: a doctor troubled by life’s challenges and a patient who has been given a terminal diagnosis. As they journey through various places, they seek the answer to the eternal question of why people live and what they leave behind.

A reporter discovers the existence of a "comment unit" while reporting on online public opinion manipulation and encounters a shocking reality while covering them.

(Source: Daum)

Adapted from the novel "Daetkkeulbudae" (댓글부대) by Jang Kang Myung (장강명).

Set in a coastal city in Brazil, Kai arrives from Taiwan for a holiday with a broken heart. She meets Fu Ang, who could become a friend, but then disappears.

While looking for him, Kai discovers the story of Xiao Xin and a group of Chinese workers living in a skyscraper. Kai finds her own experience strangely mirrors that of Xiao Xin’s story. Over the course of a hot, slow summer, delicate bonds grow between them.

(Source: variety.com)

Co-production with Argentina, Brazil, and Germany.

Release dates: Feb 17, 2024 (Festival)

Adapted from the novel "Novoland: Revival" (九州·龙悸) by Tang Que.

In the Wanli Year of the Ming Dynasty, marauders team up with spies in the imperial court to frame the family of Lord Qiu, Minister of War. However, the youngest daughter Qiu Moyan is rescued by the warrior Zhou Huai'an. Before his death, Lord Qiu hands over the Ming Dynasty's coastal defense plan to his daughter, hoping to entrust it to someone who could shoulder the important responsibility of saving the dynasty. In order to obtain the defense plan, the marauders hunt down Zhou Huai’an and Qiu Moyan. The imperial court also lists the two as the most wanted criminals. To protect the defense plan and the descendant of the Qiu family, Zhou Huai’an looks for Dragon Gate Inn’s boss Jin Xiangyu for help. For the love of her life, Jin Xiangyu hides the defense map in the inn and transforms the inn into a dragon ship that stays away from the martial world, protecting the defense map until the right time comes. Unexpectedly, Qiu Moyan accidentally falls into the hands of the marauders. At the same time, the imperial court also sends Xu Yi, a crime-solving expert, to the ship to arrest Zhou Huai’an and Qiu Moyan. With different agendas, several forces fight to the death on this strange dragon ship.

Duration: 1 hr. 13 min.

Matsuoka is a teacher at a culinary school. One day, a student, Tashiro, says something strange during the lesson: “There’s a noise, it’s like a chime. Someone is sending me a message.” The people running the school warn him that Tashiro’s a little odd, but Matsuoka isn’t bothered by it at all and continues treating him normally. However, on another day, Tashiro says, “Half of my brain has been replaced with a machine,” and takes drastic action to prove it. Some days after the incident with Tashiro, Matsuoka is teaching a female student, Akemi. Matsuoka continues teaching unenthusiastically but when she complains that a whole chicken leaves her feeling uncomfortable, something incomprehensible overtakes him. Both at the school and at home, a strange dread begins to undulate in his ordinary existence…

(Source: roadstead.io)

Duration: 45 min.

Ratings: 6.6

Tells the story of an investigation into a murder case that takes place on a remote seaside road.

Aruo, the dragon girl from the East China Sea, is determined to find her beloved, and comes to the mortal Wang Sheng at all costs. However, the fox demon Xiaoman wants to get the most precious spiritual leaf from the dragon girl, and designs to break Wang Sheng's heart. Aruo has no choice but to use Lingye made up for Wang Sheng's heart, so the two women started a "heart-stealing" contest with Wang Sheng as the center.

When the world is hit with a naturally occuring virus that spreads among all living things, humans begin to turn into insatiable zombies. In a blink, the world as we know it collapses. Furthermore, the few remaining survivors are unable to use the available food resources. They therefore develop a new crop to support themselves. Survivors depend on one profession, their only hope; someone in this profession must brave the dangers to send and recieve food and packages of necessities. These people are called Riders.

Saeba Ryo is a "sweeper" in the city of Tokyo. He works as a trouble shooter, cleaning the streets of vermin, and helping out desperate people. Sometimes he's a bodyguard, sometimes he's an assassin, whatever Ryo does he does it well. In fact, his only flaw is his hormones - he loves the ladies and sometimes turns into an idiot when he's near them. Thankfully he's got people like his partner Kaori Makimura to keep him in check.

(Source: Mangaupdates)

Adapted from the manga series "City Hunter" (シティーハンター) by Hojo Tsukasa (北条司).

Duration: 1 hr. 42 min.

Ratings: 8.1

After suffering from serial paranormal events, a wealthy family living in LA summons a young rising shaman duo Hwa Rim and Bong Gil to save the newborn of the family. Once they arrive, Hwa Rim senses a dark shadow of their ancestor has latched on the family in a so-called 'Grave Calling'.

In order to exhume the grave and relieve the ancestor, Hwa Rim seeks help from top-notch geomancer Sang Deok and mortician Yeong Geun. To their dismay, the four find the grave at a shady location in a remote village in Korea. Unaware of the consequences, the exhumation is carried out, unleashing a malevolent force buried underneath.

(Source: showbox.co.kr)

Duration: 2 hr. 13 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Legend has it that after Pangu created the world, in order to stabilize the cosmos, the Grand Ancestor Hongjun took the Yin and Yang energies of heaven and earth, refining them into the Profound Heaven Divine Sword using the power of the universe. It stood at the pinnacle of the Nine Heavens, guarding all living beings below. One day, Donghuang Taiyi and Demon Emperor Di Jun engaged in a fierce battle in the heavenly realm. Unintentionally, they disturbed the Profound Heaven Divine Sword, which was in the midst of cultivation. The sword body and scabbard were knocked down to the mortal realm by the combined spiritual power of Taiyi and Di Jun. The sword body was reborn in the Xingxiang Town Zhou Mansion, becoming Zhou Qian, the young master of the Zhou Mansion, losing both memory and spiritual power. The scabbard, carrying memories and residual spiritual power, fell into the Peach Blossom Forest, and became known as the Peach Blossom Fairy due to her efforts to help the world.

In his 40s, the stuntman Woo-seok wishes to go back to the prime of his life in 1997, before a facial scar ended his acting dreams. One day, he purchases five talismans from an unknown monk, hoping to change his life. However, during a film shoot, a car accident transports him back to his high school days in 1997. Now living as the high school student, he embarks on a project to revamp his past life, which was filled with a troublesome father, son, and husband.

Si Young has been chosen to play the lead role in an experimental art film centered around her dance major. Along with her college friend Chae Yoon, they perform geometric dance routines as part of a shamanic ceremony as directed by the film's director. However, their world is turned upside down when a production team member suddenly falls from the roof, but their seemingly lifeless body begins to move and come to life.

(Source: ktalpha.kr)

Duration: 1 hr. 40 min.

The kind and tolerant grandmother reunites with her granddaughter, who went missing 12 years ago in an accident. From being strangers, they gradually become close, and during their time together, the secrets they carry are slowly revealed. In the end, the grandmother saves the granddaughter, who had lost hope in life.

Man Jae at his brink of life, even sold his name to survive. In the world of ruthless barge where no one can trust, he held out a threadlike-life with a calculation ability. One day, he decides to retire for his soon to-be-born child and takes on the big final commission. The moment he thought that everything was going smoothly, he was framed for embezzlement of 100 billion won due to his unidentified 'investor' and faced his own obituary. A political consultant, Mrs. Shim, appears to Man Jae when he is trapped in a hellish private prison and lives as a 'dead man', offering a deal with his life as collateral. Man Jae accepts the offer to regain his name, family, and life.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Dangerous Evidence 2024

Kuga Kazuyuki aspires to become an actor. He auditions for the lead role in a theater company's next work. Among the 300 people who take part in that audition, only seven people are selected for a final audition round. Kazuyuki is among the final seven participants. These seven people then travel to a snowy mountain villa and stay there for four days to take the final audition. By the director's orders, all contact with the outside world is not allowed. Soon, the participants begin to disappear one by one.

Deok Hee is an ordinary citizen. She becomes a victim of a voice phishing scam. She loses tens of thousands of dollars in one moment. With the help of Jae Min, Bong Rim and Sook Ja, Deok Hee chases after the voice phishing group. Jae Min is a member of the voice phishing group and Deok Hee's secret informant. Bong Rim is Deok Hee's friend and co-worker. Sook Ja shares Deok Hee's enthusiasm to catch the voice phishing group.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 54 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

“Wannabe” is a thriller about an actress preparing to return to acting after a long hiatus who gets caught up in an unexpected incident and heads straight towards catastrophe.

(Source: Naver)

The film tells the story of four members of the National Intelligence Agency's secret ace agent "Warhead" team: "Strategist" Alex, "Various Rose" Bibi, "Stormy Hero" Blake, and "Cold Knife Madman" Collier. He was framed by the group and became a wanted criminal by the National Intelligence Bureau. Through a series of anti-terrorist operations such as being hunted down, going deep behind enemy lines, and rescuing hostages, after experiencing repeated hardships, he finally got out of trouble, found the leader of the criminal group, and wiped them all out!

Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.

The film tells the story of narcotics police officer Huang Mingjin and the "mysterious figure" Wei Yunzhou. Through completely different means and methods, in the process of calculating and wrestling with each other, they tear apart the facade of urban tranquility, exposing the underground drug network woven by the hidden hand "Long Wang", and ultimately eradicate the darkness with the sword of justice, revealing the dawn of light.

The Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)

Ian is stuck in the past while trying to stop an alien prisoner from escaping a human body. After many obstacles, she finds a new weapon that can open a time door and saves Thunder. Meanwhile, Mu Reuk is confused by a strange presence inside him. Other characters, such as Heuk Seol, Cheong Woon, and Neung Pa, are also involved in the search for a divine sword. Ja Jang starts chasing Ian and Mu Reuk.

Many people are dying from an alien substance called Hava, and Min Gae In realizes this is just the beginning. With limited time left, Ian opens the time gate and returns to the present with Mu Reuk, Thunder, and two immortals. They must fight the aliens, stop Hava from exploding, and save the people.

(Source: Korean = Namu-Wiki)

Duration: 2 hr. 2 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.

(Source: Netflix)

Duration: 2 hr. 12 min.

Loh Ki Wan is a North Korean defector. He has arrived in the unfamiliar country of Belgium from North Korea because of his mother, Ok Hee. He wants to settle down in the country, but his only hope for him to stay is to receive refugee status from the Belgian government. He fights to get that. Loh Ki Wan then meets Marie. She used to be a Korean, but she has now received Belgian citizenship. In the past, she was a shooter. Unlike Loh Ki Wan, who came to Belgium to live a new life, Marie doesn't have a reason to live. They have an unpleasant first meeting but fall in love with each other.

(Source: AsianwWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Ro Ki Waneul Mannatda" (로기완을 만났다) by Jo Hae Jin (조해진).

Duration: 2 hr. 11 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

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Duration: 1 hr. 29 min.

Violent father, Moo Jin, whose family is everything. Mother So Yeon left because she couldn't stand the violence.

Hoon, who loves both his father and mother, is forced to make a choice and leaves, but eventually remains alone and enters his world.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 28 min.