Asian Drama

"Put your luck on me!"

Ki Sam is an unknown actor who fails auditions every time. He is envious of the star, Woon Cheol, who is on a roll in everything and is about to advance to Hollywood. One day, Ki Sam learns that there is a mysterious talisman that can take away his luck, and learns that all of Woon Cheol's luck is also the effect of the talisman that took away his own luck...

The one who stole luck, and the one who lost his luck, to those who want to succeed, get the talisman!

Vampires, the symbol of immortality. Do vampires like that get old? [VIDS (Vampire Immunodeficiency Syndrome)] But there is a way. Gather antibodies that don't age around her. A fantasy-romance that depicts the love, jealousy, hatred, and sacrifice of the three protagonists! Her immortal youth and refreshing charm! The Immortal Goddess of Vampire romance with the Black Knight protecting her from those who seek her. (Source: HanCinema)

While patrolling the Honjo area, Heizo Hasegawa encounters his old dojo companion and close friend, Samanosuke Kishii, as well as Hikoju of Sagami, a ruffian from Honjo. Samanosuke informs Heizo that the daughter they once admired, Ofusa, has been divorced and is now married into the household of the villainous lord, Jubei Matsuoka. When Hikoju investigates the circumstances surrounding this lord, it becomes clear that there are connections to the mentor of Heizo and Samanosuke from their youth, as well as revelations of wrongdoing.

Tells the story of prosecutor Han Ming who is involved in a difficult case where the intentional injury of people is turned into a legitimate defense.

Hye Mi is a top star and the center of the spotlight. Everything she does becomes an issue. In reality, she is a single mother and has a secret daughter that's a high school student. The two have a broken relationship but that's about to change as they come together to face a paparazzi that's trying to reveal the truth to the public.

Kum (Sandra Ng) is a long time Hong-Kong prostitute, when she gets locked in a cash machine vestibule with a would be thief (Eric Tsang) she tells him some stories of her life as a prostitute and how she come to be where she is today.

Shiro has died temporarily but is told by a mysterious person called "Kanrinin" that he can do a "homestay" i.e. his soul to reside in another dead person's body so as to find the reason for the latter's death. However, Shiro has to do this within 100 days or else his true form will be exposed and he will die for real. As such, Shiro enters the body of another dead high school student Kobayashi Shin and tries to investigate his death with Shin's childhood friend Fujieda Akira and his senior Takasaka Mizuki who Shin was in love with.

Adapted from the novel "Colorful" (カラフル) by Mori Eto (森絵都).

An ordinary man (Nao Omori) discovers and attempts to join a mysterious club. Membership to the club lasts for one year only and the membership cannot be cancelled on any terms. Soon, various women appear in front of him dressed in black leather. Has the man received more than he bargained for?

A rather simplistic payoff doesn't prevent Beyond Our Ken from being an excellent film, as well as another assured effort from director Edmond Pang Ho-Cheung. Gililan Chung and Tao Hong are excellent, and the emotions the film conveys are remarkably felt. Not much occurs, but the road travelled makes this one of 2004's better films.

Gillian Chung of Twins reveals hidden depths beneath her squeaky-clean popstar persona in the refreshing and darkly emotional Beyond Our Ken. Directed by Edmond Pang (Men Suddenly in Black), the film details the burgeoning friendship between two obvious romantic rivals: Ching (Gillian Chung), spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken (Daniel Wu), and Shirley (Mainland actress Tao Hong), Ken's current flame. The two girls meet when Ching approaches Shirley needing help. Ken took some nude photos of Ching and posted them on the Internet, and she wants them back. Since Shirley currently has an in with Ken, she's the obvious candidate for help. Yet why would the current girlfriend wish to help the ex?

A romance between a soldier and country boy splinters into a mythical venture based on Thai folklore.

At the height of the 16th-century Chosun Dynasty, a pair of rural male actors - boisterous, macho Jang Seng and quiet, feminine Gong Gil - travels to Seoul and team up with a struggling acting troupe. When their irreverent show, complete with enough bawdy humor and gender-bending to make a contemporary audience blush, mocks the famously hedonistic king, they get more than they bargained for. After being promptly arrested, they're given a chance to spare themselves if they can make the king laugh. To everyone's surprise, the ecstatic monarch loves the show and names the actors official court jesters, giving them more extravagant food and shelter than they'd ever imagined. But the king's attentiveness to Gong Gil makes it quickly apparent that humour isn't the only thing motivating his generosity. The king's mistress, the country's ministers and Jang Seng soon grow suspicious, and jealousy and anger spring from all sides.