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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pupil's Language

This film tells the story of scholar Fang Dong who endangers his life because of his greed for beauty, and his kind-hearted Ya who loves Fang Dong deeply and chooses to sacrifice herself in exchange for Fang Dong. The prodigal son Fang Dong embarks on a journey to find his true love, and encounters and rescues an oppressed kind-hearted banshee on the road. With the help of the demon catcher and others, the lovers finally get married, a poignant love story.

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Pupil's Language

6.0 2024
Hakkenden

Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guided by fate and embark on a harsh journey to fight the curse of the Satomi family. Hokusai is drawn into the story that Bakin is telling, and visits Bakin on various occasions to hear the rest of the story, and a strange relationship between the two begins. The serialization becomes Bakin's life's work, with the idea of ​​"rewarding good and punishing evil in a world where evil is rampant," but after 28 years, as the story finally approaches its climax, Bakin begins to lose his sight. With the completion of the story in doubt, he receives an unexpected proposal from his daughter-in-law. Will the story ever be completed?

Hakkenden

7.4 2024
The Last Town We Saw

The narrative centers on Taichi Tamiya, a television scriptwriter living in modern-day Tokyo with his family. Their ordinary lives are disrupted when they inexplicably time-travel to June 1944, during the height of World War II. Confronted with the harsh realities of wartime Japan—scarcity of resources, constant air raids, and societal pressures—the family struggles to adapt and survive. The story delves into their attempts to navigate this perilous era while seeking a way back to their original time.

The Last Town We Saw

5.7 2024
Attack Jiajin Mountain

A Red Army reconnaissance team embarks on a vital mission to cross Mount Jiajin, the first major snow-capped mountain of the Long March. Along the way, they engage in fierce battles with the Nationalist army and confront mountain bandits. In a surprising turn of events, they find themselves forming unexpected alliances. As they navigate challenges and dangers, their journey becomes a test of courage and resilience, leading to a significant milestone in their quest.

Attack Jiajin Mountain

NR 2024
The Beginning

In the summer of 1917, Mao Zedong and his fellow student Xiao Zisheng, who were studying at Hunan First Normal University, embarked on a journey of poverty with only pen and ink, without a single word. Over the course of more than a month, they traveled to five places, measured the world with their footsteps, and felt the people with their hearts. In the process of opening up the "wordless book" of society, Mao Zedong gradually realized the location of the "great source" he explored day and night. This journey became an extremely important starting point in his life path.

The Beginning

NR 2024
Desperate Sniper

In Country A, Zhao Jian leads his Black Wolf Squad to escort cargo for General Cha Cai. They are ambushed by guerrillas. Zhao Jian captures the guerrilla leader Zhang Ling and learns that the Black Wolf Squad isn't transporting humanitarian supplies but materials for human experimentation conducted by Cha Cai for personal gain. Zhang Ling pleads for help from the Black Wolf Squad but is refused. On their way back, the squad stumbles upon the horrifying aftermath of the human experiments in the jungle. Overcome with sorrow, Zhao Jian decides to quit the Squad and join Zhang Ling to fight Cha Cai. Zhao Jian is backed by his teammates, who vow to wipe out Cha Cai's organization and avenge the dead.

Desperate Sniper

NR 2024
Red Radio Over Shanghai

The story of "Electric Wave" takes place on the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, and is based on the true story of the martyr Li Bai. It is a city card born from the red genes of Shanghai. There is no dialogue in the dance drama film, and the emotional explosion is vividly expressed through the body, conveying the strong love between the two through their dance, eyes, and body movements. The emotional struggle and compromise, as well as the mutual empathy between them, are more intense and lasting than any line of dialogue. The film is adapted from the original dance drama of the same name.

Red Radio Over Shanghai

7.0 2024
Boys on the Hill

At nineteen, they left their homes for an unfamiliar land, its name unknown to them. UN soldiers from across the globe boarded ships bound for the Korean Peninsula's battlefields. Filled with youthful adventure, they soon witnessed horrors in the Korean War that no young person should ever experience. Now in their nineties, these veterans, nearing the end of their lives, recall the unforgettable highlands of the Korean Peninsula. Over these hills, where the beautiful landscapes of spring, summer, fall, and winter pass by, what did they witness, and what did they lose?

Boys on the Hill

NR 2024