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In a world devastated by a fine dust pollution, society has been divided into two castes: the "Cs" (Clean) are those who can afford a vaccine at birth which permits a 100-year lifespan and the "Ns" (Non-clean) are those who can't and will usually die by the time they are 30. Two young women who share the same tragic fate take comfort in each other's company.
The Kyowakai-Shintokai War came to a close with the disbandment of the Shintokai. While Kyowakai’s second-generation chairman, Kudo (Hakuryu), pushes forward with his ambition to unify Japan’s underworld, Kawatani remains stubbornly indecisive. Meanwhile, in Nagasaki prison, Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) is approached by a man bearing a ceremonial sake cup from Mikami… At the same time, Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) enters Kawasaki Prison, only to come face-to-face with his old rival, Akimoto (Sho Aikawa). With former Shintokai member Sugamoto joining in, a fierce power struggle erupts behind bars, where the stakes are nothing less than the yakuza crests themselves.
Short films by top CM directors and CG creators: MUSIC POWER GO! GO! ダモン君の巻; BUS PANIC!!!; GAME SHINGO; 治療; Good-bye, cruel world; ROLLING BOMBER SPECIAL; 菅原さん ・コンセント ・トイレ ・のれない ・脱出不可能. Produced for and aired together as TV special of SMAPxSMAP
An insecure waitress (Yvonne Yung Hung) who thinks all her problems will be solved if she has plastic surgery to become beautiful. Initially it actually does work. She becomes a model and starts dating a billionaire at once after her surgery.
Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.
Himuro and Tamura of the Kyowa-kai discover that the conflict with the Marukami-kai involving the Yokohama Fujishiro-gumi is a secret maneuver between the Chinatown mafia and the half-grey group Kobura. Having discovered that they have a common enemy, the Kyowa-kai and Marukami-kai formulate a joint strategy, but Himuro and Tsurumi of the Marukami-kai are at odds over the dead Ryuji Munakata.
Two restaurant employees begin a sexual killing spree after they accidentally kill a hitch hiker and find that murder and mutilation is their mutual aphrodisiac.
A seventeen-year-old girl with sun allergy lives a sheltered life. One night, she ventures out to play guitar, and she meets a guy she admires. As they develop a romance, she hides her condition from him, creating tension in their budding relationship.
Yoyogi Johnny is a high school boy who gets on the nerves of his strong-willed girlfriend by spending his time loafing around the school squash club with its eccentric members and meeting his childhood friend Kagura, a recluse. His attitude changes when new girls show up in his world: Deko, a full-throttle passionate new squash player who inspires him to train, and Izumo, a country girl living in Tokyo and working part-time at a used book store. Little by little, Johnny’s daily life changes with romance, friendship, club activities and a squash team competition.
A little-known Hong Kong crime film.
Jae-yeon has always been a follower- and just went with what everyone else said. One day, she accidently spots her fiancé walking into a motel with another woman. At the obvious sign of betrayal, she is just heartbroken and is shell-shocked. And with the advice of her friend Su=mi, she decides to take some time off. She leaves everything behind, and runs off to a guesthouse in Jeju Island. Other guests have been occupying the guesthouse- and with Jae-yeon as their new member, they gather around the dinner table and each start their own stories on their past romances- extraordinary stories. One by one, they empty out their 'waste of emotions', yet to be thrown out yet.
Since his longtime lover Sang-hee left for Budapest, poet Jaewon has been unable to pen a single line.
On the day when Hui’s long-gone father suddenly reappears, she and her sister spend happy hours with him. However, when Father announces they will embark on a journey abroad, Hui knows she must reveal the truth about his mental illness.
The year is 2021 and the world is in a state of chaos and fear. The ancient king OOO has come back to life after 800 years of dormancy. As the Kougami Foundation mounts a human resistance, Eiji Hino returns to Japan, believing he has at last found the means to revive the Greeed Ankh...
A passionate teacher, Kumiko Yamaguchi, a.k.a. Yankumi, is now overseeing the new students of Class 3D of Akado High School, who still have not opened up to her and are giving her a hard time. Current and former Class 3D students collide in this epic finale to the Japanese TV series.
The one-eyed swordsman Tange Samanosuke receives a secret order from his lord, Daizen no suke: to steal the cursed twin blades, Kenunmaru and Konryumaru. He risks his life to seize Kenunmaru, losing his right arm in the process. Saved by the fugitive Ofuji, he is reborn as the one-eyed, one-armed warrior-Tange Sazen. Soon, the turmoil reaches Town Magistrate Ooka Tadasuke.
Born in the Chinese state of Lu in 551 B.C., Confucius is raised by his mother after his father dies when he is only three. He marries at 19 and enters the service of the local nobility. At 32, he becomes tutor to the Prince of Lu's children, eventually becoming a politician at 51. His career peaks are the roles of Lu's justice minister and eventually prime minister. The land prospers for four years, but Confucius grows disenchanted with court intrigues. For the following 12 years, he wanders the neighboring states, offering advice to their rulers.
In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. (Compilation film of the second half of the original TV series.)
Oshin comes from a family of poor rice farmers. Her father and brother must work in the fields and her grandmother and mother, who is expecting another child, barely have enough to eat. In order to make ends meet for her family, 7-year-old Oshin gives up school and decides to become a servant in the household of a wealthy family, where she faces trials and tribulation beyond her worst fears.
A film that traces the hard life of 29-year-old woman Seonghye for a significant portion of running time. After graduating from college, she worked as an intern in a large company. When the protest against sexual harassment was ignored, she reported to the Human Rights Commission and left the company. She currently is unable to work elsewhere and lives on part time jobs. Her father is in the hospital, and her mother working at the restaurant asks her for money. Her boyfriend preparing the civil service exam is incompetent and behaves tactlessly. Seonghye, who silently endures working in the difficult situation, makes a deep impression without particular devices to dramatize, because the film centers on the characters' feeling in everyday, instead of developing dramatic events.
Chihiro is depressed and obsessed with his own mortality. Him and his wife, Yuri (Yoko Mitsuya), decide to take a trip to Bali, Indonesia to see his pregnant sister, Kumi (Kiki Sugino). They hope the trip can bring about change.
Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. He then meets Miyazono Kaori through childhood friend Sawabe Tsubaki. Kaori plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kousei is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.
When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex. When the husband and wife move for his work she falls for her husband's boss and takes on the role of a betrayer.
A story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping.
The anime depicts the "smart city" envisioned by Kyocera, where everyone can comfortably and safely live with the use of advanced technology, and it also depicts the worries of job seekers. The anime's title and theme reflect both the vexing issue of how to describe Kyocera's extensive business in just one word, and the mood of job seekers vexed by the interview question, "If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would it be?"
Prequel to the TV anime series, revolving around the "origin of the dream."
In the middle of a riverside park stands a single bench. One evening, a couple of childhood friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while meet up at this bench. Although awkward at times, they sit there exchanging gentle words of affection.
In Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
Yu-ra yearns for money and fame while Jun wants to go back to his hometown. Yu-ra scolds Jun. Jun helps Yu-ra in her efforts to become a star. In her reach for stardom, Yu-ra is unaware that a person is helping her out from behind the scenes.
In 2015, Tsai Ming-Liang was once again invited by the Hong Kong International Film Festival to make the opening short film. This time, he selected Shibuya station in Tokyo as his main filming location and invited the famous Japanese actor Masanobu Ando to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng. They sleep separately at a capsule hotel and cleanse themselves at a public bath. Their fatigued bodies yearn for sleep but restless minds keep them for falling asleep. "No No Sleep" won the Best Director Award at the Taipei Film Festival.
The film is a powerful condemnation of the political radicalism of the Cultural Revolution and shows how ordinary people were victimized during a decade of turmoil.
Agent Jon contemplates leaving the force until he learns his brother is working as a mercenary for a former colleague who betrayed their team.
Younghoon's younger brother suddenly comes to the house where the gay couple Taeho and Younghoon live. Hurriedly covering the traces of the couple, anxious that he might find out about the relationship between the two. Can Younghoon and Taeho pretend to be roommates until the end?
A painter in Amsterdam receives flowers from a mysterious admirer, while a hitman and cop find themselves in conflict.
When one girl from five close school friends moves to Seoul after school is over, the other four try and deal with the loss of her moving and them drifting apart.
Jack denies to help his boss's corrupt. He must fled to foreign country to find his older friend, Saksit. There, he faces many difficulties, moreover he is robbed. He meets a Thai girl, which is very kind and nice. But everything becomes more turmoils when the killer arrives at his hiding place and tries to finish his job.
Takashi, who lived with his wife and his two sisters together, decided to let him sleep for a moment with a request from his friend Yuuki, whom he met a long time ago. Takashi is suspicious of Yuki who seems to be hiding something secret. And while Takashi came to work, he showed the touch of black desire for his mother and wife ...
Li Tang Zhen is a 40-year-old single woman who lives with her niece and nephew whom she has been taking care of from their childhood after her brother got remarried. Although she used to write novels using her pen name Xiao Baihe, she supports them by working at a supermarket. One day, out of curiosity, she plays an online game and meets college student Xihao Jihan, a fellow player. They become close over a period of time and things start to get complicated when Jihan wants to meet Bai He in real life.
In two separated job interviews, two former gang members recalled their past, but their memories were completely at odds. After enduring extreme humiliation, both experienced changes in their mental states. Ultimately, the truth was revealed, allowing their brotherly bond to reach a new height.
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.
Seong-hye of Room Salon Ace Inn is tired of the rich men who always run at her. One day, she feels shaken by the appearance of innocent Jae-min, but due to interruption of Dong-cheol who admires Seong-hye, she gradually falls into a deep pit.
Bo-ram and Hyeon-woo are friends in the neighborhood that I knew since I was young. The two, who were just like children, became adults and began to love each other. Bo-ram prefers a lighter love rather than a more serious one, and Hyun-woo likes only one woman... Hyeon-woo gets help from Bo-ram in many ways to win his favorite Seo-yeon. And as a friend, Bo-ram starts a special class for Hyeon-woo... In the midst of this, Hyeon-woo realizes that his true love is not Seo-yeon but Bo-ram, and he struggles to choose between friendship and love. This is how people in their 20s start their own unpredictable love story.
A call-girl named Yumi and Tetsuro, a married man with a debt to the yakuza, have a violent rendezvous in a cheap love hotel. Years later, haunted by the memory of that night, they reconnect and begin a strange love affair. Determined to finish what they started, they return to the scene of their first macabre passion.
Fifteen-year-old Myung-hee and her nine-year-old brother Myung-ho are of Korean-Chinese descent. Their mother left for Yeonbyeon three months ago, promising to return with their father, and they have heard no news from her since. Every day, Myung-hee and Myung-ho go to the shipping port or airport hoping for their parents' return. Tired from waiting one day, Myung-hee meets Yong-kyu, a young man high from sniffing glue. Beyond a tough and violent exterior, Myung-hee finds a young man's heartwarming inner-self, and she expects Yong-kyu to take the place of her parents. But even Yong-kyu leaves her and life steadily deteriorates. Hoping for help, Myung-hee goes to a familiar Korean-Chinese woman, arriving in time to find immigration officials taking the woman away. They are now truly alone.
A coffee machine salesman falls for a boutique cafe owner on a business trip to Thailand.
A serial killer nicknamed "Jack the Ripper" is murdering women in their own homes. While the media is reporting on his latest victims, Natsuko's husband leaves on a business trip. As soon as her husband is gone, her lover arrives for some quick sex. Then there's a knock on the door...
When the wife of a 17th-century Kyoto scrollmaker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves truly falling for one another.
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
This is a silent film from China made in 1931. It is about two leads in a film, Yan (Raymond King) and Ying (Violet Wong). They meet after hearing Ying sing while another movie is being shot. You, of course, don't get to hear the song, but it catches people's attention. Once they meet and work together, they fall in love. Is it forever?
Ja-young is a flutist. When her father has a child out of wedlock, her mother regards sex as a sin out of anger towards him. Ja-young grows up under her mother's exceedingly oppressive notions.
GU Chang-sik is a debt collector working day and night to reform Korea’s fiscal order and dreaming of becoming the ‘King of debt collecting’, so that he can earn a tremendous salary. Unfortunately, he is the last man in the race for three months in a row. One day he meets three debtors, which leads to the comedy of the film: KWAK Seon-ju, a young debtor who is struggling hard to raise a child alone; CHO Eul-sang, who goes bankrupt after his company collapsed but tries to keep his house for his soon-to-be-married daughter; and SHIM Su-gyo, who fails to get a job after graduating from a local university and falls into the private loan business.
The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.
Oh Man Bok lost her mom an her dad abandoned them when her mom was pregnant with her. Her new family over her as their own, and her siblings love her a lot as well. They make sure that she never feels lonely and a part o the family. One day she hears a song on the TV, the song her mom used to sing to her, she knew that the song was meant for her mom. She decides to...