Asian Movies

Tales Of Young Genji Kuro, Genji Kuro Sassoki Nuregami Nitoryu

Date: 1967
Parts: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Master swordsman Genji Kuro is intrusted by the Otsubo Family to protect an antique sword know as the “”Kaen”” sword. As part of a valuable pair of swords made by a legendary sword maker, the Otsubo Family seeks to reunite it with its companion “”Suien”” sword at Mishima Shrine. However the journey to the Shrine is wrought with danger and Genji Kuro must put his skills to the test fending off a band of cunning and ruthless thieves. Nakamura Kinnosuke, Chihara Shinobu, Tashiro Yuriko, Kataoka Eijiro, Wakamizu Yoshiko

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Take Care Of My Cat,
Date: 2001
Parts: 3
Language:
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Take Care of My Cat (???? ??? Goyangireul Butakhae) is a 2001 South Korean coming of age film. The movie is about the lives of a group of friends ? five young women ? a year after they graduate from high school, and the changes and difficulties they face in both their friendships and the world of work. Though critically acclaimed in its native South Korea, the film’s box office returns were not so great, prompting a ‘Save the Cat’ movement involving film-industry professionals to try to increase viewership before its theatrical run would be cut short. The film went on to many international film festivals as well, where it received awards and special mentions. The film is the debut work of director Jeong Jae-eun, who would later go on to direct the 2005 film The Aggressives.

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Taiyou No Uta, ??????, Taiy? no uta, A Song to the Sun, Midnight Sun
Genre: Romance.
Date: 2006
Parts: 2
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: A girl who can only live at night and a high school student who loves to surf as the sun rises… The two had nothing in common… Kaoru Amane, 16 years old, did not attend school but instead sang herself away every night after dark at a square in front of a train station with a guitar in her hands. She led a lifestyle opposite the norm, sleeping during the day and active at night. Kaoru was suffering from xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an illness, which also might be described as the allergy to the sun, and was not allowed to be exposed to sunlight. The only motivation in her life was singing, which also was the only connection to the outside world. One day, an incident drastically changes her life… Yui – Kaoru Amane Takashi Tsukamoto – Koji Fujishiro Kuniko Asagi – Yuki Amane Eri Fuse Gaku Hamada Goro Kishitani – Ken Amane Takashi Kobayashi Magy Sogen Tanaka – Haruo Kato Airi Toyama – Misaki Matsumae

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Taegukgi: The Brotherhood Of War, ??? ????, Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo, Taegeukgi: the Brotherhood of War, Brotherhood

Date: 2004
Parts: 3
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: The story of two brothers who are unwillingly drafted into the South Korean army following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. The older brother strives to protect his younger brother on the battlefield, while struggling to find a way to have him discharged so he can return to their village and care for the family they left behind. However, as the war progresses, the horror and violence they witness begin to take its toll on each man and severe their bonds as brothers and soldiers. Dong-Kun Jang – Jin-tae Lee Bin Won – Jin-seok Lee Eun-ju Lee – Young-shin Kim Hyeong-jin Kong – Yong-man Yeong-ran Lee – Mother

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Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru, ?????????, Just, Loving You, Loving You, Just So, Heavenly Forest

Genre: Romance.
Date: 2006
Parts: 3
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: “”She used to lie very often.”” Due to his inferiority complex, Makoto shies away from other people, but Shizuru manages to make him open up to her. Because of their friendship, Shizuru takes interest in photography and they often go to a forest, partially hidden from the public, to take photos. Shizuru wants nothing but to be at Makoto’s side. When Makoto starts liking a college friend Miyuki, Shizuru decides that she too will like Miyuki and becomes her friend. One day, Makoto asks Shizuru what birthday present she would like. With her interest in a photography contest, Shizuru wants a photo of them kissing in the hidden forest. Since that day of the forest kiss Shizuru disappears from Makoto’s life. Aoi Miyazaki – Shizuru Satonaka Hiroshi Tamaki – Makoto Segawa Meisa Kuroki – Miyuki Toyama Misa Uehara – Saki Inoue Munetaka Aoki – Ryo Shirohama Keisuke Koide – Kyohei Sekiguchi Asae Oonishi – Yuka Yaguchi

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Taboo, ???, Gohatto, Against the Law

Date: 1998
Parts: 2
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: “”It takes a madman to know a madman. And you’re the leader of the pack.”” In 1865, three years before the Meiji Restoration would end the feudal system and restore Japanese imperialism, the Shinsengumi samurai (an elite samurai police group) are recruiting men proficient, fast and focused enough to join their elite ranks. Teenager Sozaburo Kano emerges as one of the very few who possess the skill to enter this lethal world but there is a problem which potentially makes him more dangerous than his ability with a blade. He is bishounen (‘pretty boy’) whose feminine looks ignite distrust in his fellow warriors. The elders question whether he’s as delicate as his appearance would suggest. To assuage the doubts of superiors he is ordered to execute a samurai who has broken their strict laws, and when Kano decapitates the man with smooth efficiency, he begins to get ahead. But his appearance makes many in the strictly male group – both students and superiors – attracted to him, creating tension within the group of people vying for Kano’s attention, blocking Kano’s path to realising his ambition. Based on Shiba Ryotaro’s novellas, With a Lock of Hair Over His Forehead and The Revolt of the Mountain. Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano – Captain Toshizo Hijikata Ryuhei Matsuda – Samurai Sozaburo Kano Shinji Takeda – Lieutenant Soji Okita Tadanobu Asano – Samurai Hyozo Tashiro Koji Matoba – Samurai Heibei Sugano Masa Tommies – Inspector Jo Yamazaki Masatô Ibu – Officer Koshitaro Ito Uno Kanda – The Geisha Nishikigi-Dayû Kazuko Yoshiyuki – The Servant Omatsu Tomorowo Taguchi – Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa Yoichi Sai – Commander Isami Kondo Jiro Sakagami – Lieutenant Genzaburo Inoue Zakoba Katsura – Wachigaiya Kei Sato – The Narrator (voice)

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Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, ??? ?? ?, Boksuneun naui geot

Genre: Thriller.
Date: 2002
Parts: 1
Language:
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: A young man named Ryu, deaf-mute since his birth, has to work very hard at a factory to gather some money for an operation for his sister. His sister needs a new kidney as soon as possible but Ryu is starting to get desperate, because so far no donor has showed up. Ryu is ready to do anything to save his sister, even trying illegal ways to get the new organ. Unfortunately for him that second alternative doesn’t goes as he planned. He’s now back again at the square one and he needs to find another alternative. Meanwhile, Dong-Jin, a businessman who has worked really hard to get were he is, tries to live a quiet life with his very young daughter. But one day, Dong-Jin daughter gets kidnapped for a big money ransom. Those who seem to be behind that kidnapping are Ryu and his girlfriend, trying to gather money for the kidney transplant of Ryu’s sister. Unfortunately for both parties, the kidnapping doesn’t goes as planned in a way that you have never imagined. Kang-ho Song – Park Dong-jin Ha-kyun Shin – Ryu Du-na Bae – Cha Yeong-mi Ji-Eun Lim – Ryu’s Sister Bo-bae Han – Yu-sun Se-dong Kim – Chief of Staff Dae-yeon Lee – Choe

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Sympathy For Lady Vengeance, ??? ???, Kind-Hearted Ms. Geum-Ja, Lady Vengeance

Genre: Thriller.
Date: 2005
Parts: 4
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: Lee Geum-Ja is a thirty-two year-old woman who’s just getting released from prison. Her crime: the kidnapping and murder of a young boy some thirteen years ago. The result: all those years in prison, and the notoriety that comes with becoming a murderer at the age of nineteen. But her rep encompasses more than just a terrible crime. In prison, Geum-Ja became a legendary figure, renowned for her kindness and near-angelic demeanour. She became devoutly religious, and proceeded to win the hearts and loyalties of her fellow prisoners. But that’s all in the past. Upon release, Geum-Ja does a 180 on her rep, and appears to go bad. She dumps her unassuming dresses for black leather and blood-red eye shadow, and proceeds to stomp around Seoul with a particularly grouchy expression on her face. Clearly, this is a woman with something on her mind. Yeong-ae Lee … Geum-ja Lee Min-sik Choi-Mr. Baek Tony Barry-StepFather, Australian Anne Cordiner-StepMother, Australian Su-hee Go-Ma-nyeo Hye-jeong Kang-Tv announcer Bu-seon Kim-So-young Woo Byeong-ok Kim-Preacher Shi-hoo Kim-Geun-shik Yea-young Kwon-Jenny Dae-yeon Lee-Prison head Seung-Shin Lee-Yi-jeong Park Su-gyeong Lim-A prison officer Il-woo Nam-Detective Choi Dal-su Oh-Mr. Chang Kwang-rok Oh-Se-hyun’s Father Mi-ran Ra-Oh, Su-hee Seung-wan Ryoo-A passerby Yeong-ju Seo-Kim, Yang-hee

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Sword In The Moon, Cheongpung Myeongwol

Genre: Action, Adventure.
Date: 2003
Parts: 4
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: In this sweeping and visually stunning martial arts epic set in 17th century Korea, an elite group of Imperial guards is formed to protect the most important officials. When the group’s two top warriors–sworn brothers until death–are separated by unforeseen circumstances, they are forced to turn on each other as one has become a top assassin of government officials, and the other is assigned to eliminate him. Min-su Choi – Choi, Ji-hwan Jae-hyeon Jo – Yun, Gyu-yeob Bo-kyeong Kim – Shi-yeong Jong-su Lee – Jae-deok

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Sway, Yureru
Genre: Mystery.
Date: 2006
Parts: 4
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English

Synopsis: “”What do you see?”” Mild-mannered Minoru runs a family gas station in Yamanashi, while his brash younger brother Takeru is a successful photographer living in Tokyo. Takeru returns home to attend their late mother’s memorial ceremony and soon after, he slowly re-acquaintances with his older brother and their childhood friend Chieko who now works for Minoru. One day Minoru invites Takeru and Chie to go to Hasumi Gorge where Takeru and Minoru often went there during their childhood. The area has luscious mountains divided by a river and an old suspension bridge that sways high atop the river. On that day Takeru goes on the old creaky suspension bridge ahead, leaving Minoru and Chie to follow behind. What happens after becomes the heart of this mystery: how did Chie fall to her death? Is it an accident? Or murder? With the circumstances of Chie’s death unclear, Minoru goes on trial for the possible murder and Takeru is called in as a witness. As the court investigation deepens, old secrets, true personalities and the truth of what happened that day are gradually revealed. J? Odagiri – Takeru Hayakawa Teruyuki Kagawa – Minoru Hayakawa Masat? Ibu – Isamu Hayakawa Hirofumi Arai – Yohei Okajima Yoko Maki – Chieko Kawabata

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