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  • Ep 1 SUB

    Usury Academy (2023) (2023)

    Usury Academy (2023)
    Genre:
    Action, Crime, School, Underworld, Youth
    Country:
    Korean

    With each day feeling hopeless and bleak, Kang Jin's life takes a dramatic turn when he stumbles upon a lost envelope of money belonging to Rang. Using this newfound wealth, he takes a stand against Nam Young's girlfriend Da-young. But when Nam-young discovers Kang-jin's actions, he strikes back by stealing his money and issuing dangerous threats. With nowhere to turn, Kang-jin confides in Rang, who reveals a secret knowledge of the debt-collecting world. Together, they embark on a thrilling journey of power and control, as Kang-jin takes his first steps into the world of loan sharks.

    Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

  • Ep 1 RAW

    Loan Boy (2023) (2023)

    Loan Boy (2023)
    Genre:
    Action, Crime, School, Underworld, Youth
    Country:
    Korean

    Step into the thrilling world of high school student Kang Jin as he fights against debt collectors and the oppressive harassment of Nam Young, who masquerades as a model student. With each day feeling hopeless and bleak, Kang Jin's life takes a dramatic turn when he stumbles upon a lost envelope of money belonging to Rang.

    Using this newfound wealth, he takes a stand against Nam Young's girlfriend Da Young. But when Nam Young discovers Kang Jin's actions, he strikes back by stealing his money and issuing dangerous threats. With nowhere to turn, Kang Jin confides in Rang, who reveals a secret knowledge of the debt-collecting world.

    Together, they embark on a thrilling journey of power and control, as Kang Jin takes his first steps into the world of loan sharks.

    (Source: HanCinema)

    Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

  • Ep 1 SUB

    Knuckle Girl (2023) (2023)

    Knuckle Girl (2023)
    Genre:
    Action, Criminal, Drama, Investigation, Kidnapping, Mystery, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese

    Following the story of Ran, who confronts a mysterious organization by participating in a no-rules deathmatch after discovering her missing younger sister Yuzuki is involved in a crime. With danger at every corner, Ran must trade in her boxing gloves for brass knuckles. Will she save her sister?

    (Source: Amazon)

    Adapted from the webtoon "Knuckle Girl" (너클걸) written by Jun Sang Young (전상영) and illustrated by You Sang Jin (유상진).

  • Ep 1 SUB

    The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023) (2023)

    The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023)
    Genre:
    Action, Crime, Drama, Underworld
    Country:
    Hong Kong
    In the Hong Kong drug dealing scene, drug lord Kang Su Cha, subordinate Zhang Jian Hang, and new member Ou Zhi Yuan are like brothers. So when Kang Su Cha's business starts getting investigated by the police, they flee to the Golden Triangle (where Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar meet) to plan and recover. However, they discover that there is an undercover agent amongst them. Are they a friend or foe?
  • Ep 11 SUB

    Goritekini Arienai: Tantei Kamizuru Ryoko no Kaimei (2023) (2023)

    Goritekini Arienai: Tantei Kamizuru Ryoko no Kaimei (2023)
    Genre:
    Detective, Investigation, Law, Mystery, Novel, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese

    Kamizuru Ryoko, a brilliant female detective who is a master in disguises, teams up with Takayama Nobuhiko, a young man who has an IQ of 140 but is uncomfortable in the presence of women. She fulfils all manner of requests except for murder and assault cases, but her request fee is a high price at 2 million yen.

    Kiyama joins the agency after a chance encounter, and though he appears perfect at first glance, he has an extreme area of weakness when talking to women. He is drawn in by the absurdly unpredictable methods of the Detective Agency and utilizes his brilliant mind to support Kamizuru, who is willing to use any means at her disposal, and the combination of the two leads them to solve cases in the most lively way.

    Adapted from the novel "Goritekini Arienai: Tantei Kamizuru Ryoko no Kaimei" (合理的にあり得ない ~探偵・上水流涼子の解明~) by Yuzuki Yuko (柚月裕子).

  • Ep 10 RAW

    Dr. Chocolate (2023) (2023)

    Dr. Chocolate (2023)
    Genre:
    Investigation, Medical, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese

    Two years ago, Noda Tetsuya worked as a doctor. He was a medical intern trained by cardiac surgeon Terashima Koichi. One day, Koichi and his wife were murdered. At that time, Tetsuya lost his right hand. Koichi and his wife left behind their 8-year-old daughter Terashima Yui.

    Now, Noda teams up with Yui to lead an illegal secret surgery team, whose ultimate purpose is to find the truth behind the death of her parents. The team consists of 7 members. Noda is called Teacher and Yui is called Dr. Chocolate. She is only 10 years old, but she is a genius in the medical field. She was strongly influenced by her father and acquired advanced medical techniques through her interest in her father's work. To hire the black market surgery team, a fee of 100 million yen in cash is required as well as an NDA requirement and chocolate. The team are able to save the lives of patients no matter the circumstances, but a newspaper reporter begins to chase after them.

  • Ep 6 SUB

    Dr. Chocolate (2023) (2023)

    Dr. Chocolate (2023)
    Genre:
    Investigation, Medical, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese

    Two years ago, Noda Tetsuya worked as a doctor. He was a medical intern trained by cardiac surgeon Terashima Koichi. One day, Koichi and his wife were murdered. At that time, Tetsuya lost his right hand. Koichi and his wife left behind their 8-year-old daughter Terashima Yui.

    Now, Noda teams up with Yui to lead an illegal secret surgery team, whose ultimate purpose is to find the truth behind the death of her parents. The team consists of 7 members. Noda is called Teacher and Yui is called Dr. Chocolate. She is only 10 years old, but she is a genius in the medical field. She was strongly influenced by her father and acquired advanced medical techniques through her interest in her father's work. To hire the black market surgery team, a fee of 100 million yen in cash is required as well as an NDA requirement and chocolate. The team are able to save the lives of patients no matter the circumstances, but a newspaper reporter begins to chase after them.

  • Ep 15 RAW

    Yamikin Saihara-san (2022) (2022)

    Yamikin Saihara-san (2022)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese
    N/A
  • Ep 16 SUB

    Tomorrow (2022) (2022)

    Tomorrow (2022)
    Genre:
    Action, Coma, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Underworld
    Country:
    Korean

    After being jobless for three years, Choi Joon Woong decides to take his own life and goes to a bridge to jump off of it. However, he finds someone else there who is also about to jump off the bridge and gets into a fight trying to save them. In the fight, the two of them accidentally fall off the bridge. A crisis management team run by grim reapers belatedly arrives at the scene, and Choi Joon Woong ends up falling into a three-year coma with his soul having escaped his body due to an error caused by the grim reapers. Now a soul who is half alive and half dead, he unexpectedly gets a job at the crisis management team at the most prominent company of grim reapers in the underworld. His job at the team involves taking special care of people with high risk of suicide and helping them want to continue living.

    Adapted from the webtoon "Tomorrow" (내일) by Llama.

  • Ep 1 SUB

    Till We Meet Again (2021) (2021)

    Till We Meet Again (2021)
    Genre:
    Adventure, Amnesia, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Novel, Resurrection, Romance, Underworld
    Country:
    Taiwanese

    Xiao-lun, who is struck dead by lightning, has lost memories of his life. While Xiao-lun is working as god of love, persons with red strings, with his partner Pinky to reincarnate as a human being, Xiao-lun runs into Xiaomi, who was his lover during his life, and recalls his past. Although Xiaomi cannot see him anymore, Xiao-lun couldn’t stop hovering around her, but at the same time he also realizes that he has to find someone else to bond her red string to protect her in an uncertain danger.

    Adapted from the novel "Yuelao" (月老) by Giddens Ko (九把刀).

  • Ep 20 SUB

    Sometimes When We Touch (2021) (2021)

    Sometimes When We Touch (2021)
    Genre:
    Comedy, Friendship, Horror, Investigation, Mystery, Romance, School, Supernatural, Underworld
    Country:
    Taiwanese
    College student Stone has been a fan of supernatural phenomena since his childhood. To attract his crush to join the unpopular "Supernatural Sensor Society", he plans to stage a rescue mission. However, things get out of hand and Stone dies trying to save his crush from drowning. He meets an Underworld Guide, Lou, who made the mistake of capturing Stone's spirit and eventually resurrects him. They are transported to the Dream Pavilion, where they are forced to help the lost souls or risked being trapped in the Underworld forever.
  • Ep 16 SUB

    Tale of the Nine-Tailed (2020)

    Tale of the Nine-Tailed
    Genre:
    Action, Drama, Fantasy, Gumiho, melodrama, Resurrection, Romance, Underworld
    Country:
    Korean

    The mythical nine-tailed fox, or gumiho, Lee Yeon had to settle in the city many centuries ago. Able to transform into human form, he eradicates supernatural beings that threaten the mortal world. His real aim is to find the reincarnation of his lost first love.

    The talented television producer Nam Ji Ah works in a show that features urban myths. In the past, her parents were involved in a mysterious car accident and disappeared, and she suspects that Lee Yeon might be connected with this accident.

    The half-brother to Lee Yeon is the captivating Lee Rang. Despite being half-human himself, he harbors a deep-seated contempt for all people. For sport, he will unleash his seductive prowess upon his human-du-jour, by promising to grant them their wishes, only to trick them into paying a hefty price for their earthly desires.

  • Ep 8 SUB

    Ryu no Michi: Futatsu no Kao no Fukushusha (2020) (2020)

    Ryu no Michi: Futatsu no Kao no Fukushusha (2020)
    Genre:
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Novel, Revenge, Suspense, Thriller, Underworld
    Country:
    Japanese

    Not long after twin brothers Ryuichi and Ryuji were born, they were abandoned by their own parents. They were then adopted by the Yoshie couple, who ran a small shipping company. Sometime later, the Yoshies gave birth to their daughter Misa. Ryuichi and Ryuji enjoyed pleasant days with their adopted parents and younger sister Misa. When Ryuichi and Ryuji were 15-years-old, their parents experienced extremely dark days because of Genpei Kirishima, who ran a competing shipping company.

    Genpei Kirishima tried to expand his business nationwide at this time and he tried to deprive business of the company owned by the Yoshies. Due to Genpei Kirishima, the Yoshies fell into heavy debt and eventually killed themselves. Ryuichi and Ryuji vowed to get revenge on Genpei Kirishima.

    7 years later, Ryuichi has become a new person through plastic surgery and using someone else's identity. He takes part in the criminal world. Meanwhile, Ryuji works for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, to supervise shipping companies.

    Adapted from the novel Ryu no Michi by Shirakawa Toru.

  • Ep 12 RAW

    The Chosen Ones (2019)

    The Chosen Ones
    Genre:
    Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Underworld
    Country:
    Chinese

    A story with fantasy elements revolves around the god of death, the ghost keeper and the judge. In helping save others from death, three ghost keepers learn the value of living.

    Xiao Yi, Wu Xin, and Yin Zheng Feng are three people whose names were mistakenly put into the book of death. As a result, they are invited to become ghost keepers and tasked with helping the god of death. Once they restore the system and save everyone who has been erroneously sentenced to die, they can then be reborn.

  • Ep 16 SUB

    Into the Sunlight (1999)

    Into the Sunlight
    Genre:
    Drama, Family, Romance, Underworld
    Country:
    Korean
    Follow the tumultuous lives of four twentysomethings -- spoiled rebel In-Ha (Tae-hyun Cha), kindly orphan Yeon-Hee (Hyun-ju Kim), privileged girl Soo-Bin (Ha-Neul Kim) and former gangster Myung Ha (Hyuk Jang) -- as they connect through unexpected romances, friendships and family ties. Full of dark secrets and audacious lies, this Korean coming-of-age soap features first-rate performances from the talented cast.
  • Ep 21 SUB

    TVB The Fixer (2015)

    TVB The Fixer
    Genre:
    Action, Betrayal, Crime, Drama, Hidden Identity, Martial Arts, Suspense, Thriller, Triad, Underworld
    Country:
    Hong Kong
    When police officers, lawyers or triad members have difficult problems that they cannot solve, an underground organization called "The Fixers" will step in. Mastermind Szeto Sam Ping leads the group, consisting of legal expert Leoi Leoi, computer expert Mak Ping On, flirty thief Chan Dai Man and former government official Bak Seon. The team of five uses extraordinary tactics that trend on the borderline to help their clients solve difficult problems. Under the leadership of the courageous and intelligent Szeto Sam Ping, the team is invincible. But when he re-encounters his brother, OCTB officer Mak Hang Zik, whom he has not seen for many years, he finds out that his mother Szeto Yan Yan has dementia. To make up for his past mistakes, he mends his relationship with his family and experiences a family warmth that he never had before. However, the appearance of a mysterious person pushes everything that Szeto Sam Ping has to the brink. The identities of the team members are exposed one after another. Hunted by both the police and triads, breaking with his own brother and left to fight alone, how can Szeto Sam Ping fix his own problem?