Asian Drama

Doll Bride (2024)

In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.

(Source: HanCinema)

Duration: 2 hr. 33 min.

After suffering from serial paranormal events, a wealthy family living in LA summons a young rising shaman duo Hwa Rim and Bong Gil to save the newborn of the family. Once they arrive, Hwa Rim senses a dark shadow of their ancestor has latched on the family in a so-called 'Grave Calling'.

In order to exhume the grave and relieve the ancestor, Hwa Rim seeks help from top-notch geomancer Sang Deok and mortician Yeong Geun. To their dismay, the four find the grave at a shady location in a remote village in Korea. Unaware of the consequences, the exhumation is carried out, unleashing a malevolent force buried underneath.

(Source: showbox.co.kr)

Duration: 2 hr. 13 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

Hana is a high school student. Her parents suddenly died in an accident. Since then, Hana doesn't have any hope to live. One day, a man introduces himself to Hana as an agent from a special government agency. He asks Hana to talk about a dream she. She is confused by what he talked about. On that night, Hana has a strange dream.

One day, high school girl Yamamoto Yukari finds an 'f' written on the nameplate to the apartment building she lives in. Following this, her friends die in mysterious accidents, her mother tries to commit suicide and her father disappears. Yukari...

The third film in the Jingle Ma-directed franchise, following “Tokyo Raiders” from 2000 and “Seoul Raiders” from 2005.

The prolific filmmaker of cult favorites like Bad Blood and Womb Ghosts, Dennis Law takes it upon himself to reinvent and possibly resurrect the Hong Kong vampire flicks. While The Twins Effects demonstrated how to take a modern spin on the old horror sub-genre with stylish action and hot idols, Law's Vampire Warriors offers an intriguing mix of thrilling violence, jaw-dropping special effects, and outrageous comedy elements for a no-holds-barred campy fun ride. With Herman Yau on cinematography and Nicky Li on fight choreography, the over-the-top fantasy actioner stars Mainland action starlet Jiang Luxia (True Legend) opposite veteran kung fu actors Yuen Wah and Chin Siu Ho from the classic Mr. Vampire. Sexy model/actresses Chrissie Chau, A.Lin, DaDa Lo, and Rachel Lam are responsible for the eye-candy factor, with Pinky Cheung and Xiong Xinxin coming in for cameo appearances. Ever since time immemorial, vampires have lurked in the shadow of the human world. Young vampire hunter Ya (Jiang Luxia) lives in a deserted slaughterhouse near a family of benign bloodsuckers Si (Chrissie Chau), Long (Chin Siu Ho), and Li (Rock Ji). The peace is ripped to pieces when a vicious vampire named Meng (Yuen Wah) emerges out of nowhere to slay his fellow vampires. Ya's sister Su (Pinky Cheung) and Si's friends Jia (DaDa Lo), Lin (A.Lin), and Bi (Rachel Lam) fall victim to Meng's fangs one by one. Unfortunately, no one is his match as he gets more powerful with every kill. In order to avenge her friends and rid the earth of this menace, Ya decides to sacrifice herself by asking Si to make her a vampire before the final showdown at the slaughterhouse...

The sequel picks up three years after the events of the first episode. This time the energetic group gets caught up with a fight.

Qi Jun Yuan, a distinguished young assassin in training in the guild of Lihen Valley received his first assignment but failed to complete it. Consequently he became a fugitive hunted by the government, rival assassin groups and other shadowy figures. He must strive to survive and get into the bottom of a huge conspiracy...

Based on the web novel of the same name.

Movie was planned to be a prequel to the web drama, but for now, plans for the second one and status of making of it, are unknown.

In this drama Special, Ito Kana is working at a TV station applying sound effects for a comedy team when she gets a note from her Aunt that Kana's Mother has passed away in her hometown of Okuhida in Gifu Prefecture. Kana is reluctant to return to Okuhida since she had some bad childhood memories from there, but feels she has no choice but to attend the funeral. At the same time, back in Okuhida, Morita Shinichi, who was a grade school classmate of Kana's, has been hoping to escape from the Inn his parent's run and go to America, but things aren't going his way. It may take the unlikely intervention of local oddball Kotani Yoshio and his crazy dream of utilizing the discontinued railroad tracks in Okuhida that will solve all their problems...

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.

Makabe Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), a loyal retainer of Princess Yuki-hime (Masami Nagasawa), has been commissioned to transport Yuki-hime and Akizuki's ample treasury of gold bars safely to the politically stable Hayakawa. They disguise themselves as humble firewood peddlers, hiding the gold bars inside the logs they are carrying so as to pass safely through roadblocks set up by Yamana, which is under the control of Takayama Gyobu (Kippei Shiina), whose attire bears a striking resemblance to that of Darth Vader.

Along the way, Rokurota comes across Takezo (Jun Matsumoto) and Shimpachi (Daisuke Miyagawa), who have escaped from forced labor in a gold mine. Takezo and Shimpachi first frown on joining the journey, but eventually agree to help out in the hope of escaping Yamana's oppression and cashing in on the gold reward Rokurota offers them.