Asian Drama

Ah Wei, who is tired of his life and desperate for death, finds that his many suicide attempts are continuously being thwarted by four ghosts. Unexpectedly, these ghosts, which refuse to let Ah Wei die, bring into his life new meaning through an unbelievable and moving adventure.

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Kuno Totono is a college student with naturally curly hair. He is extremely smart and loves curry, but doesn't have any friends or a girlfriend. Kuno Totono loves to talk and he can often solve difficult problems simply by talking it through. One day, Kuno Totono visits the city of Hiroshima. There, he gets involved with a mystery involving the succession of the Kariatsumari family’s property.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Adapted from the manga "Mystery to Iunakare" (ミステリと言う勿れ) by Tamura Yumi (田村由美).

Depicts the love story and conflicts of a couple in a long-distance relationship in the modern, tech-obsessed era that is glued to their screens. Do Ha is a 28-year-old beginner in love and relationships. He goes from being a fan of an indie band to dating its vocalist for five years. During the process, he struggles to balance work and his relationship. Tae In is Do Ha’s lover and the band’s vocalist. While in her twenties, Tae In lived an exciting life, but in her thirties, she finds herself at crossroads between dreams and reality and struggles to cope.

Nozomi Kuroda is in the 2nd grade of high school. One day, she finds a letter in a classroom desk. The letter has only the word "like" written on it. The person who wrote the letter is Jun Setoyama. He happens to be the most popular boy at the high school. Nozomi Kuroda feels embarrassed, but she eventually leaves a reply in a shoe closet at school. This is how their secret exchange diary begins. Nozomi Kuroda soon learns that the intended recipient for the first letter was her best friend. Nevertheless, Nozomi Kuroda is attracted to Jun Setoyama, who expresses his thoughts and feelings unlike her. She's unable to tell him the truth that the person exchanging messages is her and not her best friend.

Fukazawa Kaoru is a manga artist who had just finished an 8 year run for his manga Sayonara Summer. He has no ideas for his next manga, he thinks his editor is giving up on him, and his relationship with his wife Machida Nozomi has hit several bumps. In his depression Kaoru visits a brothel and meets prostitute Chifuyu. He instantly becomes attracted to Chifuyu for her cat-like eyes. After spending time together and building a relationship they decide to head to Chifuyu’s hometown together.

(Source: Panap Media)

Adapted from the manga series "Reiraku" (零落) by Asano Inio (浅野いにお).

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

Former actress Sang Won is staying with her friend Jung Soo. One afternoon, a woman visits her, wanting to learn about pursuing a career in acting. Poet Hong Ui Ju has a heart condition, which has driven him to quit drinking and smoking. A young filmmaker who wishes to make a documentary about the poet is staying with him. An earnest young man who admires the poet visits him and asks a number of questions. "In Our Day" intertwines snippets of a single day that Sang Won and Ui Ju experience separately. The characters’ attitudes toward life resonate in some ways—Sang Won values honesty; Ui Ju, fleeting moments rather than right answers or truths.

The individuals that comprise the Tokyo MER team rush to on-site disasters and accidents, performing life-saving treatment thanks to the OR equipped within their vehicle. Their one mission is simple: leave no one dead. But conflicts arise when an unprecedented event rocks Yokohama after a bomb explodes in Landmark Tower, leaving thousands fighting to escape. Although the chief doctor Kitami believes they should not wait and presses for a quick dispatch, the more level-headed Chief Kamoi of the elite Yokohama MER thinks otherwise — they need to wait until the area is safe to enter, or they won’t be able to save anyone.

Soo Jin and Hyun Soo are a newlywed couple. Their happy married life soon turns into a nightmare because Hyun Soo suddenly begins to behave abnormally during his sleep.

What starts out as some light sleep-talking soon escalates to unexpectedly grotesque behaviour. They consult a sleep clinic without success and as his nightmarish behaviour escalates, they desperately seek help from a shaman.

(Source: IMDb, Wikipedia)

Duration: 1 hr. 34 min.

Content Rating: 15+ - Teens 15 or older

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Jung Yeol and Na Ra fell in love with each other and got married. During their marriage, they have grown to hate each other due to their personality differences. They decide to get a divorce. A month later, their divorce will be finalized. But, on the day that they applied for a divorce, they get into a car accident. When they wake up at the hospital, they have both lost their memories and do not remember each other.

(Source: AsianWiki)

Duration: 1 hr. 59 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

The movie "Dead Silence" is adapted from the fantasy novel "Zi Buyu". The movie tells the story of blacksmith Lu Li, who after several demon slayings, constantly gets rid of his inner entanglements and becomes a real night wanderer

Na Mi and Sun Woo, who have been suffering from bullying and school violence throughout their school days, attempt suicide while their classmates go on a school trip. After the silly yet ridiculous suicide failure, the two try to take revenge on Chae Rin, who bullied them most and now lives happily in Seoul. However, their plans go awry. Ridiculously, Chae Rin, the worst bully ever, has found religion and has turned into a genuinely good person. What should they do now?

(Source: BIFF)

Release dates: Oct 09, 2022 (Festival) | Aug 16, 2023 (Cinema)

Duration: 1 hr. 49 min.

Content Rating: 13+ - Teens 13 or older

A young ethnic Shan man moves from the war-torn Shan State buffering Thailand and Myanmar to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Refusing to return home to fight for the military yet undocumented as a refugee in the new country, he survives through sex work. To escape this bitter reality, he projects himself into the colourful lives of his clients.

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A romantic human growth drama about Na-eun who believes she is a cosmic being. She refuses to communicate with people because of her wounds, then she meets Seok-min who heals prejudices and wounds with care and love.

Having lost his colleague who was also his brother-in-law to a serial murderer two years ago, homicide detective Jae Hwan is unable to contain his hatred toward the murderer and dives headfirst into hunting the brutal killer. Jae Hwan finally comes face to face with the murderer Jin Hyuk but in the heat of the chase, they get into an accident. Waking up in a hospital, Jae Hwan realizes his body has been switched with that of the murderer. To protect his family and uncover the secret of this body switch, Jae Hwan begins a desperate chase.

Gu Wentong, a middle-aged living alone, meets a young photographer Ouyang Wenhui at work. By chance, Gu Wentong learns the whereabouts of his father, who has been missing for more than 40 years. With the encouragement of Ouyang Wenhui, Gu Wentong chooses to face his father and regains the long-lost father-son relationship.

Xiang Teng Hui puts his heart and soul into nurturing underprivileged children in the local area, giving them a glimmer of hope for the future. However, when past performance videos depicting "cruel and bloody" scenes are leaked, it triggers a reaction from people who are unaware of the truth.

Overnight, public opinion starts to escalate. Xiang Teng Hui's life and the children's future become entangled in a web spun by people claiming to be acting out of kindness, making it difficult for them to break free and return to the quagmire. As for their future, where will their "way out" lead them?

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Quick Counterattack (2023)

The research team investigates a crazy supernatural phenomenon and plunges into an even more outrageous situation!

As a child, Manami attended her father Takuma's boxing matches and marveled at the scarlet shoes he wore. Unfortunately, he and his wife died in a terrible accident while he was preparing for the long-awaited championship. Now a single mother of a daughter she adores, Emi, Manami has decided to follow her father's footsteps and is back in the ring after her husband died of a long illness. However, her mind and body are not there and she is humiliated. Sinking into poverty, barely able to feed Emi and losing every job she has, her mother-in-law gains custody of her daughter. Overwhelmed by grief and anger, unable to catch her breath, she falls to her lowest point. However, her coach comes to pick her up from the Fukuoka Red Light and promises to make a champion of her so she can reconnect with Emi.

Haruka, Nana, and Takanori visit the home of Souta, a band member they have lost contact with. However, Souta's house has an eerie atmosphere with newspapers covering all the windows, and there is something strange about his behavior. Then, Nana, guided by a mysterious power, removes an ominous bill that is pasted at the back of the room. A door to another world opens...

Several months later, music producer Kousuke wakes up to find himself tied up in a bar he doesn't recognize. A stranger, Ren, was lying nearby. Kosuke desperately calls out to Ren, but... In a world where another world has opened up, Haruka and Kousuke meet and visit that house again.

(Source: JFDB)

Having been betrayed in her latest relationship, Ji Soo believes that people's garbage reveals their true colors. One day, she comes across garbage that's been neatly sorted and discarded, which immediately piques her interest. The person who did such a good job is none other than her next-door neighbor, Woo Jae. She grows curious about him and goes as far as collecting clues found in his trash to amass the information to get closer to him. As they get to know each other, Woo Jae's warm-hearted and friendly temperament allows her to open up little by little. Then a chance meeting with his ex-girlfriend, Se Ra, hurts Ji Soo's feelings. Unable to trust Woo Jae again, Ji Soo treats him with cold indifference. Woo Jae becomes troubled by Ji Soo's sudden change of attitude. One night, he sees Ji Soo enter the apartment building with a trash bag in her hand and follows her. They have a fight, and the bag bursts open, exposing Ji Soo's secret. After that day, Ji Soo's apartment seems to remain empty.

On the night of December 29th, Detective Kudo Yuji drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. He receives a phone call from the station police chief asking about his involvement in the creation of a slush fund. He also learns that that his mother has passed away. Yuji then accidentally hits a man with his car and that man dies. At the hospital, Yuji tries to cover up the death of the man he hit with his car by placing his dead body into his mother's casket. At that time, he receives a text message from Police Officer Yazaki. The text message warns "You killed a person. I know that."

A delightful, fantasy, romantic comedy film featuring 'Il-woo' who became a 'fake natural person' and Bong-sook who became a 'fake farmer' in Bongtaeri, the dead end of life.

Thinking that 'a home of one's own' and 'stable and happy life' go together, Il-woo goes to the mountainous valley called Bongtaeri for the first time to save a failing pharmaceutical company and get 200% of his annual salary, in turn becoming a 'fake natural person'.

Bong-sook's parents, on the other hand, declared that their economic aid will be suspended so to achieve their dreams, Bong-sook becomes a 'fake farmer' in Bongtaeri

Miyazawa Masajiro owns and runs a pawn shop for generations. His first son is Miyazawa Kenji and his daughter is Miyazawa Toshi. Kenji is supposed to take over the pawn shop as the first son, but he refuses to take over the store. Masajiro is soft on his son. Meanwhile, Toshi is smart and wise. She gives advice to her father and her older brother. One day, Toshi gets sick.

Adapted from the novel "Ginga Tetsudo no Chichi" (銀河鉄道の父) by Kadoi Yoshinobu (門井慶喜).

Late at night, a Korean man, Chi-hoon, visits his older sister’s house which is located in a residential area in the United States. He knocks on the door and it is Mun-seok, the husband of Chi-hoon’s sister, who welcomes Chi-hoon. The two start drinking. While having conversation, the truth that will determine the fate of their family is revealed. What on earth happened to this family?

It tells the story of a woman, Ji Hye, who dreams of turning her life around, and her daughter infiltrates the house of a cultural asset broker with a fortune of 60 billion won.

(Source: Mnews.jtbc)

A romantic comedy about a single mother who raises a child alone while working for a confectionery company.

Retells of Dr. Cheon, a false exorcist who can't hear or see ghosts but solves all types of cases with his ghostly insight, receives a contract for a powerful possession case he's never seen before. (Source: JTBC News, edited by Krystale Mitaesa)