Asian Drama

After a deadly forest fire sweeps the earth and fills the air with pollutants, society is on the brink of collapse and riddled with disease. The only hope seems to be in a legend come to life: that of the Slyth, a reptilian species that can disguise themselves as humans and possesses blood that can cure disease. The hunt is on.

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.

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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.

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Co-production with Argentina, Brazil, and Germany.

Release dates: Feb 17, 2024 (Festival)

Duration: 1 hr. 37 min.

Karate master Kazuma Agaki (Shinichi Chiba) gets severely beaten and crippled by a vicious gang of thugs called the Big Four, lead by the evil Nikaido (Bin Amatsu) who’s after Agaki's job as "the top Karate instructor." Blinded in one eye, Agaki flees to New York City with his loyal daughter Yumi (Etsuko Shihomi) which pretty much ends her childhood as Agaki trains her to be his instrument of revenge

Seoul Station, dust alarms go off regularly. Tae San is homeless here. At first glance, he looks different from other homeless people. With Mr. Kim and Do Joon, they live as a family in underpasses or empty stores. One day, Tae San meets art student Moa and draws a picture with her on a dusty car. Tae San and Moa’s ‘Dust Art’ drawings start becoming widely known through social media. Through the cuts on his arms associated with suicide and the sporadic images, we learn that Tae San received great shock in the past and still has not recovered. Then Tae San starts having a positive outlook on life and becomes free from the trauma through the dust drawings. Through Tae San’s explanation on ‘Tyndall phenomenon’, the film tells us that homeless life and dust art are essentially the same. “Even an invisible being has a story to tell.” DUST-MAN seems to convey a message that art can project a light of hope not only to the world covered with dust but also for the artist themselves.

The Pharmacist is a 1933 short American comedy film in which a pharmacist deals with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family.

The film tells the story of well-known actress Luo Manyi’s birthday night, film and television investor Zhu Zong, unknown little actor David, upstart Song Xuefeng, English teacher Zhang Wei, and 600 directors with anxiety come to the door one after another, in the name of celebrating the birthday A series of unexpected stories happened when Roman Yi proposed marriage.

On an isolated island in July, 1999, little Kappei and other young boys are trained in martial arts mukaisappuken by their master. Their goal is to save mankind from the end of the world, which was predicted by Nostradamus.

In 2022, the planet has not been destroyed. Their master gathers Kappei and the other trainees. He decides to disband the group and instructs them to disperse. Kappei goes to the peaceful modern city Tokyo.

Adapted from the manga "Kappei" (カッペイ) by Wakasugi Kiminori (若杉公徳).

“Convict 13” is a 1922 American short comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Keaton gets knocked out while playing golf with his girlfriend and an escaped convict switches clothes with him. He finds himself in prison, but manages to foil the plans to hang him.

As a child, Masaki Sata was teased and bullied because of his appearance and called “Demekin” (popeyed goldfish). He decided to fight back and eventually became unbeatable in fights. His red hair also became a trademark. Masaki Sata and his buddy Atsunari then spent their days fighting and riding motorcycles. After middle school, Masaki Sata went on to high school and Atsunari begins to work at a ramen restaurant. One day, Atsunari comes up with the idea of starting a motorcycle gang with Masaki Sata. What awaits for them are enemies.

The film tells the story of the snake demon Liqing who charms all living beings. In order to monopolize Wang Sheng, who fell in love at first sight, she enters Wang Sheng's house by any means, and designs to "swap skins" with Wang Sheng's wife Xu Pan. But Liqing did not expect that her actions repeatedly disobeyed her mother-in-law, who collects men's souls, and her selfishness completely angered her, causing Wang Sheng to be in danger again and again. , Can the love between the two continue?

Adapted from the story "Painted Skin"(画皮) in the collection "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"(聊斋志异) by Pu Song Ling (蒲松龄).