Asian Drama

He Fei's wife, Li Mu Zi, disappeared mysteriously during their wedding anniversary trip. While he was searching for Mu Zi, she appeared again out of nowhere, but he insists that the strange woman in front of him is not his wife. Lawyer Chen Mai gets involved in this bizarre case, and more mysteries slowly emerge.

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

Release dates: Dec 25, 2022 (Festival) || Jun 22, 2023 (Online/Cinema)

Duration: 2 hr. 1 min.

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

Synopsis After receiving approval from his superiors, young anti-narcotics policeman Chen Zheng (played by He Shengming) changed his identity and went undercover in a drug manufacturing factory. He cooperated with Jiang Hai (played by Wang Yiquan) outside the factory to plan to uproot the huge drug manufacturing and trafficking gang headed by He Yuanhua (played by Yu Entai). During this period, he was repeatedly tested and threatened by cunning drug lords.

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

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

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A real-time live chase movie in which freelance PD Dong Joo finds out that his girlfriend is being broadcast live through a link he accidentally received, and to stop it, he had a desperate confrontation with the mysterious 'Gentleman' in the hidden camera broadcast.

A crime action film that depicts the desperate conspiracy and betrayal of two men who chose different paths to liquidate the past and live a new life. Woo Cheol is a well-rounded boxer who wants to live a sincere life after serving in prison due to the death of his opponent during a game. Do Shik is Woo Cheol's friend.

(Source: Naver)

In order to claim the arrears, two laid-off workers took temporary care of Qian Qian, the daughter of the debtor, but they didn't expect Qian Qian to have an accident.

(Source: IMDb)

The story revolves around Su Jian Ming and Li Hui Lin jointly investigating an undercurrent criminal case involving a huge interest group.

In order to investigate the case, Su Jian Ming ignores the persuasion of his powerful father Zheng Gang, and rushes to the "Hongmen Banquet", hosted by rich businessman Li Zhi Tian. More and more clues gradually surface. The undercurrent surging behind these clues makes people faintly feel that a big game of chess is being planned.

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Joy, a secretary at a large multinational company, has an online shopping problem, likes to read adventure novels and watch travel and adventure shows. She daydreams about living a life of adventure.

One day, on a trip to Shanghai with her boss, Joy meets Thai traveller Ricky at an antiques shop. Ricky sells largely counterfeit antiques to the rich and is in debt to many. The two fight over a pair of strange statues at the shop. When Ricky gets the prize back to his room, he accidentally breaks it and discovers that hidden inside is a piece of an old treasure map. For the two adventurers, a hunt for unknown treasure begins.

(Source: Thai = Sanook.com)

Lawyer Chen Zhi Qi, who excels in her work-line, unintentionally finds herself involved in an heinous conspiracy theory that involves her client who is in death row.

Facing doubts by the inmate's family members, especially by Lin Shu, Chen Zhi Qi teams up with police officer Jin Zhi Xiong to investigate the situation, but the already suspicious case is gradually growing stranger and bloodier by the day...

(Source: Chinese = Douban)

The film will start with the decision of the central government to enter the Korean War and end with the signing of the armistice agreement. It will show the great deeds of the heroic people's volunteers in the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea in a panoramic and multi-level way.

(Source: IMDb)

Duration: 2 hr. 30 min.

Tough Chinese detectives go on a mission to Moscow to hunt down ruthless robbers who have been plaguing the trans-Siberian railway with violence and chaos.

(Source: IMDb)

Based on the real case of "China-Russia Train Robbery" that happened on "China Railway K3/4" between February and May 1993.

Duration: 2 hr. 8 min.

“If you go to college, you can do anything”, “Okay, okay...” The high school student daughter, who used to casually brush off her mother’s nagging while driving her to school, makes a tragic decision that forever changes their lives one day. The police, investigating incidents centering around typical teenage problems, like school violence and random chatting apps, gradually uncover a twisted and distorted mother-daughter relationship, which they never suspected before as they gather testimonies from those around them.

(Source: BIFAN.kr)

Release Dates: 2022 || Jul 1, 2023 (Festival)

Duration: 1 hr. 44 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

One UFO sighting after another proves false. He has to beg for money to keep his space-exploration magazine afloat. There are no messages in the TV static. Nevertheless, aging Tang Zhijun continues to believe in alien life forms and heads...

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.

They meet at the airport in Seoul and could not be more different: Chinese immigrant Jin Xia works at the security checkpoint, dresses practically, and does her duty. The green-haired woman who shows up that day is younger, more extroverted and unimpressed by the pat-down. Xia is fascinated. When the young woman involves her in her crooked dealings shortly afterwards, it becomes clear that the two have more in common than meets the eye. On the lookout for the big hit that could free them from all their dependencies, they venture into South Korea’s underworld where they hold their own against the men who seek to dominate, possess and use them.

In 1970s Korea, when both art and dreams are censored, a film director dreams of a masterpiece.

After his successful debut, Director Kim endures scathing attacks from critics who call him a specialist in trashy dramas. After finishing his latest feature ‘Cobweb’, he has vivid dreams over several days of an alternative ending to the film. Sensing that if he can just shoot those scenes as he envisioned them, a masterpiece will surely emerge, he tries to arrange just two days of additional shooting. However, the rewritten script fails to pass censorship, and his actors can’t make sense of the new ending. Between the tangled schedule, the opposition of the producer, and the collision between these fantastic scenes dancing before his eyes and the harsh conditions of reality, Director Kim feels he is about to go insane, but he pushes on regardless…

“If I can just change the ending, a masterpiece will emerge. All I need is two days!”

(Source: Festival de Cannes international press kit)

Can you trust an AI to write for you “the story of your life”?

In a hair salon in an alley, apprentice Fen practices day and night in the hope of becoming a fully-fledged hairdresser soon. On a stormy night, Tai, a wounded gang boss, rushes into the salon to hide from his rival. With Fen’s help, Tai manages to escape. Smitten by Fen and to repay her kindness, Tai brings his underlings to have their hair cut in the salon and passionately pursues Fen. When Fen and Tai, who come from such different backgrounds, gradually come to understand each other and fall in love, Tai’s rival shows up and challenges Tai. Could the couple work together to overcome the difficulties and start a new life?

Release dates: Jun 22, 2023 (Festival) || Jul 28, 2023 (Cinema).

A detective who is solving a murder mystery and uncovers some secrets of the past. It's a thriller film about serial murders & deals with social theme of military violence.

(Source: Soompi)

Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.

A fantasy drama about the miraculous moment of a mother coming down from the Heavens on a 3-day vacation and staying beside her daughter.

(Source: HanCinema)

"Persona: Sulli" is split into two parts: A short film titled "4: Clean Island", and a feature-length documentary film "Dear Jinri" (Sulli's real name), which includes the star's final interview.

"4: Clean Island" is a short film about a main character named Nezzi (Sulli) who dreams of immigrating to the cleanest place in the world, 'Clean Island'. In order to pass through an immigration checkpoint to the island, Nezzi needs to confess a sin. Her sin involves a story about a special pig. This narrative presents a remarkable canvas for the viewers to appreciate Sulli's profound and emotive performance.

"Dear Jinri" is a documentary which features the diverse concerns and thoughts of 25-year-old Choi Jinri (Sulli) in the form of interviews. The documentary conveys Sulli’s wish for the public to see her and like her for just the way she is.

(Source: Korea herald, Soompi, Laika Cinema, BIFF website, NME, Naver, Allkpop, Kbizoom)

Episodes: 2

Duration: 1 hr. 5 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Aired On: Monday

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To win the three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, the chief disciple of the Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder journeyed to the Snake Clan Desert to seek the legendary Heavenly Flame—the Green Lotus Core Flame, in order to enhance their strength. In the Snake Clan Desert, they became unexpectedly involved in the racial conflict between the human race and the snake people. The Snake Clan Queen, Medusa, was in seclusion to advance to the Dou Zong realm, providing Xiao Yan with an opportunity. Xiao Yan, together with Qing Ling and Mu Li, infiltrated the Snake Clan's underground palace. Coincidentally, Medusa fell into demonic possession due to absorbing the Heavenly Flame, allowing Xiao Yan to effortlessly obtain the coveted "Green Lotus Core Flame." Meanwhile, outside the city, a monumental racial war between the human race and the snake people was unfolding. With Xiao Yan's greatly enhanced strength, he thwarted the long-planned conspiracy of the snake people. After some arrangements, Xiao Yan embarked on his journey to the "Jianan Academy."

Episodes: 27

Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Step into the thrilling world of high school student Kang Jin as he fights against debt collectors and the oppressive harassment of Nam Young, who masquerades as a model student. With each day feeling hopeless and bleak, Kang Jin's life takes a dramatic turn when he stumbles upon a lost envelope of money belonging to Rang.

Using this newfound wealth, he takes a stand against Nam Young's girlfriend Da Young. But when Nam Young discovers Kang Jin's actions, he strikes back by stealing his money and issuing dangerous threats. With nowhere to turn, Kang Jin confides in Rang, who reveals a secret knowledge of the debt-collecting world.

Together, they embark on a thrilling journey of power and control, as Kang Jin takes his first steps into the world of loan sharks.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

It features three different spooky tales loosely inspired by international folklore. While attending the birthday celebration of the scion of some record company, an ex-hair model who aspires to make a comeback in the entertainment business gets her tresses burnt by a spoiled brat. She walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end.

(Source: chiswickcinema.co.uk)

Duration: 1 hr. 33 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Jeong Min, a rookie lawyer, becomes Yoon Ah's public attorney, as she is accused of murdering her husband. Against a nasty prosecutor, a mysterious judge, and all the suspicions surrounding the defendant, Jeong Min seeks to unravel the truth behind the conspiracies of the case.

(Source: HanCinema)

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.