Asian Drama

Two old college pals, Asai and Jiyong, make their annual pilgrimage up a mountain in the middle of winter in honor of their friend Sayuri who disappeared there 16 years earlier. However, Jiyong seriously injures his leg in the middle of a violent blizzard. Overcome by cold and pain, he asks Asai to let him die here and save his own life. First, though, he confesses to a horrible secret that has been eating away at him. He was the one who killed Sayuri that fateful day, out of jealousy. The problem, if there is one, is that Asai finds a cabin nearby that they hadn’t seen because of the blinding storm. Once inside, the murderer's confession takes on a whole new dimension, and let's just say that the elephant in the room is more of a mammoth. To say that it's going to be a long night would be an understatement.

Pei Xing, known as the Jackal, once traded lives for money without emotion. After witnessing the powerful crush those fighting for justice, his sense of righteousness awakens. Now, he seeks revenge, punishing the wicked while facing off against other skilled swordsmans.

Hong Kong writer Tian Yu embarks on a solo trip to Taipei, seeking solace by searching for the mysterious “Bay of Vanishing Whales”. He unexpectedly befriends A Xiang, a warm-hearted local gangster. Despite initial doubts, Tian Yu, drawn to the Bay, joins A Xiang on the adventure. With A Xiang’s company, Tian Yu finds inspiration. The smile of A Xiang lightens Tian Yu’s heart. However, the much-anticipated Kenting Fireworks Festival takes a disappointing turn due to A Xiang’s absence. When Tian Yu learns the truth about A Xiang’s absence, he realizes their encounter is destined, not by chance. With renewed hope, Tian Yu is determined to find A Xiang, awaiting their reunion.

Striking Rescue (2024)

Surgeon Jiaer (Liu Xinyou) grew up in an orphanage. He received a lawyer's letter and knew that there was another 嫲嫲 (Bao Qijing) living in Malaysia. The deceased who left the family left the will to ask Jiaer to return to Malaysia to take over the remaining mansion. The hesitant Jiaer decided to follow the sisters Jessica and Amy, went to Malaysia to find the truth, and reunited with his childhood companion Su Wen (Liu Haolong). In the process of handling the incident, the horror and strange things happened one after another. Deeply hidden secrets, Jiaer vowed to uncover the deadly truth of terror

Director Jo Bum Gu might not be a big name (yet), but he had earlier raised eyebrows in the industry for his little known debut, The Bad Utterances, a low-budget affair which expertly mixed action, comedy, and coming-of-age tropes. Bar Legend is a bigger and better version of his debut film with one very important detail: this time it�s Jung Doo Hong (The City of Violence) behind the wheel for action! Throw in singer MC Mong (in his film debut), former musical actor Park Gun Hyung (Innocent Steps), and a couple of gangsters, and we have a winning cinema experience. Back in the day, Jung Kwon (Park Gun Hyung) and his two buddies Sung Hyun (Lee Cheon Hee of The Aggressives) and Kyung Ro (MC Mong) were renowned around the riverbank behind school as the �No Touch Gang�. Kyung Ro�s mouth was scarier than his fists and Sung Hyun lacked experience in fighting despite trying really hard, but Jung Kwon had the charisma and superb fighting skills. As the years pass, things change for them all. Work, family, and life get in the way, and even the riverbank is changing. Now it�s not just fights between students anymore; organized crime is starting to make a mark in the area. Will the trio be able to go back to their glory days of youth?

Park Pil Gi's family has never owned a house for three generations. They have to live in a rented room all their lives. Quite understandably, his father's will at his death bed was 'get your own house', which became Pil Gi's goal in life. He works at a shipyard by day and as part-time chauffeur by night. After 10 years, he finally manages to buy a two-storey house near the beach in Geoje-do, with some loans and mortgage. On the day, he moves in, he shouts "Father... I did it! I bought my own house!" But his joy soon turns to fear. A knife flies toward him, the actor on TV suddenly shouts at him to leave the house, and even crawls out of the screen...

The manager (Kim Myung-Min) of an attorney’s office, who was once a detective, receives a letter from prison. The letter concerns a prisoner (Kim Sang-Ho) who insists he is innocent. The manager of the attorney's office learns that the detective in charge of the prisoner's case is a former rival of his. To gain personal revenge, he begins investigating the case.

After five years of working on it, writer Xiao Ai (Mei Ting) has her horror novel rejected by her patient publisher (Ma Shuliang). She also hears that her ex-husband, Qi Kun (Wu Chao), who was imprisoned for domestic violence, has been released and is looking for her and their asthmatic young son Xiao Xin (Zhu Jiangdi). A doctor friend, Yinan (Guo Jingfei), offers them an old, remote house so she can work peacefully. But unexplainable events begin to happen when Xiao Ai finds some faded photos of a young woman and her child whose faces have been cut out and decides to use them for inspiration. Although the movie has the same director and name as the 2004 South Korean horror, it is not a remake. [filmbizasia]

A dark rainy night, an empty house, a stranded couple and an unknown man. A sleek game of the cat and the mouse starts playing on, as the three of them find a dead body in the basement.

Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.

Seeking to exact revenge upon Yoji, Yukio travels to an area surrounded by the sea, desert and lava topped mountains. There, Yukio meets mysterious Rika and becomes enchanted by her presence. While, Yukio can't get Rika out of his mind, he faces off against Masakazu, a former subordinate of Yoji, and a detective chasing Rika.