Asian Drama

Has the world suddenly split into four? Keiwa Sakurai, Neon Kurama, Michinaga Azuma, and Tsumuri are flung into different worlds. And for some reason, a different Ace exists in each of the four worlds. The cause seems to be from the "World Doomsday Game" started by the staff from the future. In light of this crisis, the mysterious X-Geats appears. Just what will happen to Ace and his friends?

(Source: kamenrider.wikia.com)

Duration: 60 min.

Three unlikely thieves break into a mansion looking for the cash they believe its owner is hiding, only to encounter unexpected complications.

(Source: Netflix)

Episodes: 1

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Wednesday

Hinata is murdered again by the Tokyo Manjikai Gang in front of Takemichi. In order to save Hinata, Takemichi travels 10 years back in time again. Takemichi has to change a key case that can save Hinata. The key case involves a sad incident that occurred to 6 men, who later formed the Tokyo Manjikai Gang.

Adapted from the manga series "Tokyo Revengers" (東京卍リベンジャーズ) by Wakui Ken (和久井健).

Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.

Set 2 years after Sangenya Machi and Yashiro Dai left Teiko Real Estate's Shinjuku office.

The real estate office has seen a steep decline in business due to competition. Niwano Seiji visits Sangenya Machi for help, but he is surprised to see her holding a baby.

The next day, Sangenya appears at Teiko Real Estate and deals with customers who are having problems.

The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya Inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing at the back of the building in front of the Kibune river when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!

(Source: TMDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 26 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

In the Edo period, at the remote village of Okitsu, the evil cult leader Koushirou uses ninjutsu to bewitch sharks and forces them to attack local pearl divers so the cult can steal the pearls from their mangled corpses. Desperate for help, the village chief hires Kotaro Shiozaki, a guard at a nearby temple, but Kotaro soon finds his path blocked by lady ninja Kikuma and a gigantic shark that doesn't seem like something from this world.

Mysterious deaths befall on employees of a VR-tech company. There's an unprecedented fear waiting between reality and the virtual world.

(Source: IMDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Toshihide works as a doctor at a clinic located by the sea. One day, he meets Ako. She looks exactly like the woman he admires. Due to her, his heart flutters. Soon, Toshihide realizes that Ako is not his ideal woman. A case leads to Ako to begin living with Toshihide and his family. Living with the warm-hearted family, Ako slowly regains herself and becomes a person with a truthful and honest mind.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

"Ice Cream Fever" tells the story of four women whose ages range from their teens to thirties, and their lives intersect at an ice cream shop.

Adapted from the short story "Aisukurimu Netsu" (アイスクリーム熱) from the collection "Ai no Yume Toka" (愛の夢とか) by Kawakami Mieko.

Set in the 1960's, high school student Watanabe Toru loses his only friend Kizuki after he commits suicide. Toru, now looking for a new life, enters a university in Tokyo. By chance, Toru meets Kizuki's ex-girlfriend Naoko in the university. They grow close because they both share the same loss.

As Toru and Naoko grow even closer, Naoko's sense of loss also grows. After Naoko's 20th birthday, she leaves for a sanitarium in Kyoto. Toru, devastated by the situation, meets pure-hearted Midori during the spring semester. Midori looks like a small animal that just came into the world.

Duration: 2 hr. 13 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Taka, a shiftless young man, sets off on a quest to find his brother, Mune. Teaming up with a quirky new friend and an edgy, mysterious young girl along the way, Taka finds himself taking on a pack of vicious monster cats determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop owners.

(Source: IMDb)

Duration: 1 hr. 28 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

"G-Men" follows the story of Shouta Kadomatsu, who transfers to an all boys school in hopes of finding a girlfriend, as the school is surrounded by four all-girls schools. A rumor at his school states that there is a 120% of losing your virginity before graduation, however, Shouta finds himself in class G, which is the lowest ranked class in the entire school, and is filled with delinquents, nerds and losers - the types of guys girls aren't interested in.

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Adapted from the manga series "G Men" (Gメン) by Ozawa Toshio (小沢としお).

Duration: 2 hr. 0 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Set in China, during the Warring States Period. The powerful neighboring country of Zhao suddenly attacks Qin. Shin, who dreamed of becoming a great general, fights against Zhao.

(Source: Asianwiki)

Adapted from the manga series "Kingdom" (キングダム) by Hara Yasuhisa (原泰久).

Duration: 2 hr. 9 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

Hajime, who works at a post office counter in Kyoto, does everything at a faster pace than most people. One day, he meets Sakurako, a street musician, and falls in love with her due to her singing voice. Although he manages to arrange a date at the fireworks festival, when he wakes up, it's somehow the next day. Eventually, Hajime learns that Reika, a slow-tempo college student who comes to the post office every day, holds the key to the "vanished day."

Remake of 2020 Taiwanese film "My Missing Valentine" directed by Chen Yu-Hsun. For the Japanese remake, the personality traits & backgrounds of the two main characters has been switched.

(Source: TvFan)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.

(Source: Drama-Otaku)

Release Dates: May 17, 2023 (Festival) || June 2, 2023 (Cinema)

Duration: 2 hr. 6 min.

Content Rating: G - All Ages

In the town of Sakurada, where about half of the residents have special abilities, Asai Kei is a high school student and is able to remember everything. Haruki Misora is also a high school student and she has the power to reset the world by 3 days. If they use both of their powers together, they can go back in time by 3 days and retain their memory. They are watched by the administrative bureau.

Salaryman Masumi goes to great lengths to get his 6-year-old daughter into a prestigious primary school.

Duration: 1 hr. 54 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

The story of a family that moves into a home situated next to a graveyard. The film starts innocently with a playful exchange between a parent and child about lizards' tails growing back. However, the child's curiosity leads him to chant a strange spell in the yard, which sets off a dangerous chain of events.

Hiroko Kurasawa, a video director and former colleague of the family's father, Naoto Ihara, visits their home and witnesses the strange occurrences. As Hiroko tries to uncover the mystery behind the family's troubles, she too becomes a victim of the malevolent forces at play.

Adapted from the novel "Kinjirareta Asobi" (禁じられた遊び) by Shimizu Karuma (清水カルマ).

Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Neri and her younger brother Jo make money by perpetrating fraud cases. One night, they happen to score hundreds of millions of yen. Since that time, they are chased by various nefarious people.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the novel "Keisou" (勁草) by Kurokawa Hiroyuki (黒川博行).

Duration: 2 hr. 23 min.

Jin is a temporary elementary school teacher on his way to a permanent position when a traumatic event plunged him into a terrifying deep darkness. Three months later, a mysterious man named Kai provokes Jin's memories and feelings regarding the past experience through rapping.

Why is Kai obsessed with Jin? How does Jin confront his own "darkness"? Conflicts and battles for men who have been deeply injured inspire healing. And does true love exist on the other side?

Struggling, suffering, we will live.

Adapted from the manga "Koi Kogare Utae" (恋い焦れ歌え～R.I.P.～) by Miso.

Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs them. More of his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Co-production with Germany.

Duration: 2 hr. 3 min.

Set at Shidou Gakuin, a boys' boarding school situated off the beaten track. In the second year at school, Takumi Hayama is allocated a room in a dorm to share with Giichi "Gii" Saki. Gii was brought up abroad and is the school idol with his exceptional academic performance, as well as his good looks. One day, Gii confesses to Takumi that he has been in love with him for some time. This unexpected truth of events unsettles Takumi, however, he comes to realize the true sensitivity of Gii.

Kuno Totono is a college student with naturally curly hair. He is extremely smart and loves curry, but doesn't have any friends or a girlfriend. Kuno Totono loves to talk and he can often solve difficult problems simply by talking it through. One day, Kuno Totono visits the city of Hiroshima. There, he gets involved with a mystery involving the succession of the Kariatsumari family’s property.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga "Mystery to Iunakare" (ミステリと言う勿れ) by Tamura Yumi (田村由美).

Nozomi Kuroda is in the 2nd grade of high school. One day, she finds a letter in a classroom desk. The letter has only the word "like" written on it. The person who wrote the letter is Jun Setoyama. He happens to be the most popular boy at the high school. Nozomi Kuroda feels embarrassed, but she eventually leaves a reply in a shoe closet at school. This is how their secret exchange diary begins. Nozomi Kuroda soon learns that the intended recipient for the first letter was her best friend. Nevertheless, Nozomi Kuroda is attracted to Jun Setoyama, who expresses his thoughts and feelings unlike her. She's unable to tell him the truth that the person exchanging messages is her and not her best friend.

Fukazawa Kaoru is a manga artist who had just finished an 8 year run for his manga Sayonara Summer. He has no ideas for his next manga, he thinks his editor is giving up on him, and his relationship with his wife Machida Nozomi has hit several bumps. In his depression Kaoru visits a brothel and meets prostitute Chifuyu. He instantly becomes attracted to Chifuyu for her cat-like eyes. After spending time together and building a relationship they decide to head to Chifuyu’s hometown together.

(Source: Panap Media)

Adapted from the manga series "Reiraku" (零落) by Asano Inio (浅野いにお).

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Taeko should have lived a happy life with her beloved husband and her son. However, one day a sad event that suddenly fell breaks the peace of her family and destroys her daily life.

The individuals that comprise the Tokyo MER team rush to on-site disasters and accidents, performing life-saving treatment thanks to the OR equipped within their vehicle. Their one mission is simple: leave no one dead. But conflicts arise when an unprecedented event rocks Yokohama after a bomb explodes in Landmark Tower, leaving thousands fighting to escape. Although the chief doctor Kitami believes they should not wait and presses for a quick dispatch, the more level-headed Chief Kamoi of the elite Yokohama MER thinks otherwise — they need to wait until the area is safe to enter, or they won’t be able to save anyone.

When the ocean's surface begins to boil white-hot and a Japanese freighter Eiko-maru vanishes into the Pacific, the superstitious villagers of Odo Island Fishing mysteriously drop to zero elder fear an ancient legend has come true the legend of Godzilla! Awakened from an eons-long sleep by an H-bomb explosion, the behemoth seeks revenge on the civilized world, turning Tokyo into a wasteland of atomic fire and rubble. Young lovers, Emiko and Ogata, Dr Serizawa find themselves facing this atomic-breath Godzilla.

The research team investigates a crazy supernatural phenomenon and plunges into an even more outrageous situation!

As a child, Manami attended her father Takuma's boxing matches and marveled at the scarlet shoes he wore. Unfortunately, he and his wife died in a terrible accident while he was preparing for the long-awaited championship. Now a single mother of a daughter she adores, Emi, Manami has decided to follow her father's footsteps and is back in the ring after her husband died of a long illness. However, her mind and body are not there and she is humiliated. Sinking into poverty, barely able to feed Emi and losing every job she has, her mother-in-law gains custody of her daughter. Overwhelmed by grief and anger, unable to catch her breath, she falls to her lowest point. However, her coach comes to pick her up from the Fukuoka Red Light and promises to make a champion of her so she can reconnect with Emi.

Haruka, Nana, and Takanori visit the home of Souta, a band member they have lost contact with. However, Souta's house has an eerie atmosphere with newspapers covering all the windows, and there is something strange about his behavior. Then, Nana, guided by a mysterious power, removes an ominous bill that is pasted at the back of the room. A door to another world opens...

Several months later, music producer Kousuke wakes up to find himself tied up in a bar he doesn't recognize. A stranger, Ren, was lying nearby. Kosuke desperately calls out to Ren, but... In a world where another world has opened up, Haruka and Kousuke meet and visit that house again.

(Source: JFDB)