Asian Drama

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

The story of a group of ex-convicts who try to use the turmoil engendered by a serial killer to carry out their plan, but come under suspicion themselves as serial killers.

Mayo, the Black Angel in this film, has orders from cross-dressing Mama (Shingo Tsurumi from "Freeze Me") to kill a powerful Yakuza syndicate leader, but doesn't get the job done because one of his bodyguards is the same man who saved her from a rape years prior, whom she has feelings for.

A broadcasting station employee discovers a lost cassette recording gathering dust in a storage area and brings it to a radio show hosted by an idol member. On the tape, there is a faint humming sound of a girl.

Concerned about a missing group member, the idol's manager employs a private investigator to find him within three days, just in time for a big concert. The investigator interviews each individual in the hopes of solving the mystery.

As the inquiry proceeds, however, the idol members succumb to a terrible curse, falling to terror one by one. As the detective examines the identity of the mystery voice on the recording, it becomes clear that the cursed cassette tape holds the answer to their problem.

(Source: Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival; Edited by Krystale Mitaesa)

In a row of wooden municipal houses in the countryside, Hidenori Yamane (Tadanobu Asano) & Nanase Ogawa (Minami) lives together under the same roof. The roommates co-exist in a tense & awkward state. Every night Hidenori hides in the attic and peeks through a hole into Nanase's room, while thinking of the cruelest ways to inflict revenge. Meanwhile, Nanase, who wears outdated sweaters and glasses, refers to Hidenori as her "brother" (even though they are not related) and is aware he is peeking at her at night. They sleep on the same bunk bed but do not have sex. There was a case that happened 10 years ago and since that time Nanase awaits for the worst form of punishment. One day, a couple moves into their neighborhood and a delicate crack starts to emerge between their closed off relationship.

Ma Lin Da went to Rainbow Village to be an officer with his two brothers, Lin Gu and Lin Chiang. Lin Chiang disliked his brothers' greedy and dishonest behavior of being an officer, he left without saying a word. When Lin Da arrived Rainbow Village, he found that all the villagers were self-restraint, contented and honest. Therefore, Lin Da secretly waited for an opportunity to trap and separate the villagers in order to obtain advantages. One day, Mrs. Minister's beautiful niece, Zhi Yun, met Lin Chiang in the forest. They fell in love with each other at the first sight. In order to cover up his identity, Lin Chiang plays all sort of tricks to his brothers. However, they did not know that Lin Gu already lusted for Zhi Yun's beauty. Meanwhile, the villagers of the Rainbow Village fell into the trap set by the Lin brothers, they became selfish and dishonest. Suddenly, the Rainbow Village full of evil and hatred, all the villagers start feeling discontented........

Liu Ye reprises his role as Laosan, the former Navy officer who suffered brain damage while on duty. Low on mental capacity but stacked with Kung Fu skills Laosan would walk around the city fighting crime. And more crime is afoot when in The Underdog Knight 2 Laosan fights international criminals to protect a national treasure from being stolen during an exhibition. He also rescues his girlfriend from kidnappers. Director Ding Sheng returns to helm the film. Playing Laosan's girlfriend is Zhang Xinglin, Miss World 2007.

An unemployed programmer Manson Ma is kidnapped and later found in abandoned hotel which is believed to be haunted since a gruesome murder occurred there many years ago. After his return, Manson is acting strange, as if he became different person altogether. Detective Pit Kwan who is in charge of this case is determined to find out the truth. Is Manson being possessed, or is something else lying behind his strange behavior?

As Mao Zedong rises amongst the ranks of an increasingly vocal student body, China finds itself in a revolution.

American slapstick comedy team, The Three Stooges, made this short subject film in 1949. In this short, the Stooges run a restaurant in the desert where they overhear their customers hatching a plot to rob a precious diamond from the tomb of King Rootintootin. But when they find out that the emir of Schmow has already gotten his hands on the diamond, all three arrive at the emir's palace dressed as Santa Claus, and manage to sneak away with the diamond.

Elderly Nun Wumei inadvertently obtained a special martial art "Yanshi's Offering", where the practitioners can control others in distance, no matter they're living or dead. At the same time, Emperor Qianlong's nephew Yonghan held a grudge since his father Hongshi died tragically after being cut from his clan status. Under the guise of killing people who had been opposing Ming Dynasty, he plundered the martial art skills of all sects and tried to usurp the throne. His new goal is the Emei secret skill "Yanshi's Offering." Bai Yuanming, who is proficient in medicine, came to Emei to relieve the malaria crisis. He met Li Erhuan, a female disciple of Emei, and was involved in disputes. Under the pseudonym Sun Ziyi, Yonghan sneaked into Emei to provoke a dispute in an attempt to profit from it, and was eventually defeated by Bai Yuanming and Li Erhuan.

Duration: 1 hr. 33 min.

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.