Asian Drama

Jung Woo goes from being a successful, popular pilot to being unemployed one morning. However, he succeeds in getting a new job after accidentally taking on a newly laundered identity.

(Source: HanCinema)

Tags: Starting Over, Pilot Male Lead, Job Seeking, Unemployed Male Lead, Popular Male Lead, Fake Identity, Mistaken Identity, Stolen Identity, Double Identity (Vote or add tags)

Episodes: 1

Duration: 1 hr. 51 min.

Country: South Korea

Aired: Jul 31, 2024

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

In the early days of the Republic, legendary martial artist Ye Ruzhou suffers a severe injury, losing her memory and winding up in the impoverished alley of Minfu Lane. By a twist of fate, she crosses paths with the carefree Chen Awang, and the two fall for each other. When local tyrant Zheng Juehou intensifies his hold over the neighborhood, Ye Ruzhou rises to defend her new community. Her actions, however, draw unforeseen danger, and together with Chen Awang, she faces the challenge to protect Minfu Lane’s hard-won peace.

A fatigued man wakes up at a bar with a bartender who will forever change his life as he gets to know more about her. Three criminals have somewhat accomplished their task of kidnapping their target, but their overall mission seems to go nowhere in the end. In the late 1970s, a mysterious woman runs a bar where a deadly situation will affect the lives of everyone. Two killers are looking for their faceless victim, who shows up at a diner every day at 6 o'clock sharp. Four incredibly talented Korean filmmakers, four intriguing cinematic visions, four astounding stories revolving around murderers for hire. (Source: fantasiafestival.com) ~~ Adapted from the short story "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway. ~~ Release dates: Jul 24, 2024 (Festival) || Oct 23, 2024 (Cinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity)

The story follows a young man who has been single for a year after his boyfriend suddenly disappeared without a formal breakup. One night, while scrolling through a dating app, he encounters someone who looks strikingly similar to his ex. After a spontaneous hookup, he discovers that this new acquaintance is actually his ex’s twin brother. As he navigates this unexpected twist, he finds himself drawn into a complicated web of emotions. Will he end up choosing between the two brothers, or will he find himself entangled with both?

Duration: 11 min.

Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand on this piece of precious jade.

This story is adapted from real events. The defending team in the story is the main member of an African bodyguard company composed of Chinese. They not only face the separation of flesh and blood from their relatives far away, but also face the test of life and death when performing tasks. So Captain Yang Dong decided to take the defending team on a long journey home. Back to the embrace of their home country, China. On the way home, the defending team encountered armed bandits slaughtering civilians. Captain Yang Dong led everyone to rescue the innocent refugee and girl Nata. After that, the defending team fought bloody battles with the bandits, but they still failed to get rid of the bandits' pursuit and interception. At a critical moment, the captain Yang Dong replied strongly when facing the vicious threat of the bandit leader: We will not bow to evil.

Tatsuo Sato quits his job and roams around aimlessly, trying to escape from his painful past. Tatsuo Sato then meets Takuji Oshiro (Masaki Suda) at a pachinko parlor. They strike up a friendship and Tatsuo goes with Takuji to his home. Takuji's home is located along the beach, but the home is a rundown shack.

There, Takuji lives with his ill father, ambivalent mother and older sister Chinatsu (Chizuru Ikewaki). Tatsuo sees something special with Chinatsu. A light shines there despite the oppressive atmosphere that surrounds their situation.

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.

“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city of the Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushu Island. The stories feature many actors, celebrities and athletes who have ties to Fukuoka, including a few members of the popular Japanese girl group AKB48.

Akina (Umika Kawashima) and Takumi (Kodai Asaka) have been dating since high school. Akina started working as a bus tour guide in Saga Prefecture after graduating from high school. On the other hand, her boyfriend Takumi stayed in town, got a job in a factory. Being 1 hour train ride away from her boyfriend, romance oriented Akina struggled not to miss her boyfriend Takumi so much. But one day, on their date, one Akina’s action made Takumi’s mind to end their relationship. Was Akina the only one who was madly in love?! Three years later, Akina was living changing job to jobs, not having a particular goal in her life. She still had a feeling for Takumi, and one day her friends announced her the shocking news about him. Takumi was dealing with a disability. Leaving everything behind, Akina goes to see him. Can she get close to Takumi’s deeply hurt, closed heart? The second chapter of their romance begins!

13 year old Sanae lives with her mother and little sister in a small town. Her fisherman grandfather also lives there and although she's fond of him, they're very distant to each other. One night, Sanae wakes up to the sound of heavy rain and in the morning her grandfather is dead. Frictions and difficulties leads to frustrations, which makes her run away from home and jump into her grandfather's fishing boat.

While master Wong Fei Hung is away traveling, the impulsive Lau Zhai (Yuen Biao), an initiate into Wong's kung fu school, begins wandering town. He soon allies with police chief Panther in order to offer assistance in toppling an opium distribution ring. The Story: Martial arts students Lau Zhai (Yuen Biao) and buck-toothed So (Wu Ma), members of the esteemed Po Chi Lam school, put the school into a mess when the herbs they brought over from Hong Kong actually contain a large amount of opium hidden within the crates. Lau Zhai takes the fall for the unfortunate mess and begins to track down the smugglers who are smearing his and, more importantly, his schools name. He soon discovers that old friend Ming is working for secret opium impresario Chairman Wah (Yuen Wah), and poor Lau Zhai must team up with the local constable, Panther, and go undercover within the criminal organization in orderto get proof of their nefarious activities. But, going undercover means he must go it alone, separate himself from his school and friends, and play at being a bad guy while receiving scorn from his buddies. But, when Chairman Wah discovers Lau Zhai's ruse, it may be too late.

A story about the friendship between a 17-year-old high school girl and a 75-year-old lady who met through BL manga.

Adapted from the manga series "Metamorphose no Engawa" (メタモルフォーゼの縁側) by Tsurutani Kaori (鶴谷香央理).