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A ghostly image emerges in the dark, weakly lights up its surrounding —a city ruin awaits renewal. Deep in the darkness, a girl murmurs a scattered diary of her lonely soul amid the city life. An intimate archive of fleeting sensations amid China’s rapid urbanization, especially on the Urban-Village, one of the most drastic scenes of Chinese urbanization. It was realized with the collaboration of young urban-villagers in Guangzhou, China.
Wang Shun is a seventy-year-old single man nobody cares about who makes his living by collecting scraps in a backwards village. After his old dog dies, Wang Shun plans to spend all of his savings to hold a funeral for himself in advance. The funeral for a living man makes Wang Shun a celebrity in his village.
Barry is a goat, who graduated from Harvard Medical with honors but faces unforeseen challenges in a world that's not ready for him.
E-girls LIVE TOUR 2018 ~E.G. 11~ is the fourth concert tour of E-girls and their first Arena tour. The tour went from June 2 to August 5, 2018. This is the group's first tour since the reformulation as an 11-member group. A footage of the concert held on August 4 and 5 in Saitama Super Arena aired on WOWOW Live on November 18, 2018. A footage of the concert in Saitama Super Arena will be released as DVD and Blu-ray on January 16, 2019.
In the early 1960s, tens of thousands of Shanghai youth came to the Xinjiang Military Region Production and Construction Corps to support frontier construction. These young people, full of pride, came from the Huangpu River to the desolate Gobi desert to join the Corps’ various regiments to participate in production and construction. Dedicated youth and enthusiastic blood have made historic contributions to the development of Xinjiang He Corps.
A new short film portrait that, as often in Ute Aurands work, was filmed over several years and in different places, in this case Germany and Japan. "Filming portraits allows me to emphasize private gestures and moments, and thus to transcend the narrative or documenting." (UA)
2018 release
Lai-Fu, is 80 years old. She lives alone with Chichi her dog. One day, she decides to leave the old apartment, but she seems to have no specific destination. The taxi driver takes her to meet her friends. However, with the taxi nearing the suburb, Lai-Fu seems more and more lonely.
King of the shadows is looking for his girl, who has to be his bride. Lin Xi is pretending to be her brother, who has died, because she is trying to solve his death.
Funaki leads a bleak life in the south of Tōkyō. What keeps him in this place? Is it memories of his childhood? Something haunts him, won't let him go in his thoughts, in the depths of his soul. One night, he suddenly meets a mysterious woman and helps her in her time of need. But after his good deed, Funaki has no idea: he has awakened his old demon - a battle between life, death and forgiveness is about to begin.
WE ❤︎ NAMIE HANABI SHOW 前夜祭～ supported by 7-Eleven
2018 release
A star of the Taiwanese student movement, a celebrity Chinese student who loves Taiwan, and a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker passionate about politics. Each of them shared dreams of rebellion and building a better country. In the wake of the biggest social movement in Taiwan in recent years, they reflect on how close they came to realising their goals, how they were let down, and whether it is still possible to continue fighting for ideals.
Jeong-hwa, a Korean-Chinese woman who works at a restaurant in South Korea, receives her monthly paycheck, but the envelope contains more money than usual. At first, she is happy about it, believing that her hard work is finally being recognized. But then she finds out that the envelope wasn’t meant for her.
The names of the two ‘fathers’ encapsulate Korea's contemporary history. The older priest is known as ‘Father Gang’, symbolizing his fight against corrupt authority. The younger priest, on the other hand, is known as ‘Father Red’ for his advocacy of Korean reunification and for crossing the armistice line. These two figures were pivotal in challenging Park Chunghee's authoritarian regime, participating in the pro-democracy movement against military rule, advocating Lim Sukyung's visit to North Korea, protesting against U.S. military bases, addressing the Yongsan disaster, and standing up against the Jeju Gangjeong village incident. Their church provided solace to the vulnerable and marginalized.
It tells the story behind the family fate of the Prince who was hit by a strange attack where he suffered heavy losses, and his whereabouts are unknown. Empress Wu was furious and ordered Zhong Xingluo, the leader of the Tianji Dao, to find the prince within seven days. During the search, he was attacked by the ghost and half-demon Emperor Jun. On the trail, the two killers continued to fight each other with dead bodies everywhere. In the end, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Jaebum and Hyunchae have been a couple for many years. They decide to get married and buy a house before the wedding. When they start decorating their home, they have quarrels over everything because they have nothing in common; neither their way of thinking nor the banal taste. Hyunchae can't sleep due to anxiety about the future, so she leaves home.
2018 release
Seven scary and mysterious stories of various topics. The included stories are called; Akie-Chan, Yama no Ikiryo, Nokori no Kangae, Otosan to Okasan, Kawarihateta Ani, Gurupu Kaunseringu and Purezento.
2018 release
Military advisors investigate a complaint regarding an exhibition. The photographs in question merely show the spontaneous reactions of ordinary people. Originally appearing as part of the 10 Years Thailand omnibus, this short imagines a future where the state presumes the gullibility of the general public and distrusts the intentions of foreign-educated individuals.
One day, Fumiko Tashiro runs into Ryota Saeki - an old acquaintance from college - outside the municipal library where she works. Brought together by chance, they find themselves drawn to one another, and before long they are set to get married. They make their preparations for the wedding, envisioning their happy future together. But all the while, Ryota is troubled by his own secret ability to see the dead.
Sakura is a 27-year-old unsuccessful actress. She was wondering whether or not to accept a nude offer. Then, Sakura's older sister Yuriko suddenly comes to visit her in Tokyo. The younger sister who abandoned her hometown and the older sister who never left. The two sisters begin a midnight walk from Shimokitazawa to Shinjuku.
Documentary about Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat who helped almost 6,000 Jews escape to Japan during World War II. Akira Kitade, a freelance journalist from Tokyo, sets out to find the stories behind the faces in Sugihara's old photo album.
With the short film series, the director reimagines what a "souvenir" can be in a world of rapid-fire technology – not inanimate objects, but meaningful moments – and rescues the almost forgotten feeling of receiving an analog personal delivery.
For his family, Jongcheol goes to prison for a murder committed by his friend. While in prison, his mother passes away, he is temporarily released. He returns home, decides to go on another dangerous to help his family.
A sorrowful cry from teenagers who fight a horrible war. Let them sing!
This film focuses on the "Out in Japan" project in which over 1,000 portraits of Japanese LGBT+ individuals were taken by photographer Leslie Kee and exhibited around the country. Many of the subjects share their stories and come out for the first time in hopes of normalizing the community and adding awareness to closeted Japanese through this project.
24th installment in the "Shinrei Yami Douga" series, the successor to "Yami Douga".
A heartwarming story of two sisters, Hye Yeong and Hye Jeong.
Half man, half steam engine. Full speed ahead, regardless.
An unknown world appears in the darkness of a cinema. A love affair emerges as the 35mm celluloid runs frame by frame. Its secret is only known to you and the film.
A video letter to his sister, who is about to get married, with comments from more than a dozen people, found among her belongings, is a gateway to death... "Voices of the Dead," while filming a bikini shoot, he is soon confronted with an absurd request...
Old man Chen picked up his granddaughter from school. On the way, he sighed after seeing the notice on the bulletin board that the display of fireworks and firecrackers was prohibited. He hadn't performed the puppets in public for several years... When Old Man Chen played the puppets at home, his granddaughter watched quietly. When I arrived at an iron can, I opened it to play, but accidentally caused a flame. The iron can exploded... During the explosion, Old Man Chen and his granddaughter exchanged bodies quietly. Nowadays, the vicissitudes of appearance, Chen Jingjing hides a girl's heart, and Chen Jingjing, who is vicissitudes of life, is an old man inside her feet... A series of chain reactions took place, and a ridiculous story was officially staged in this quiet village.
Beetle hatches from his cocoon and lives in 'Bugs Forest'. He has many insect friends and goes on fun and exciting adventures.
In August 2017, Shankin Liu, Frab D and DJ Breez3 took their music to six cities, with the director participating and filming the process, which was enjoyable for the most part.
This is the 37th installment of the “Posted Grudge Spirit Footage” film series.
FACE/OFF tackles the awkwardness many Thais feel when it comes with the updates and changes to their favourite apps. As the country’s most downloaded banking app, K Plus (owned by Kasikorn Bank) needed to figure out how to break the news of a brand new look and firmware to nine million people.
Messiah –The Strange Tale of of Amakusa Shirō– The story takes place in Edo Castle in 1656. Foreign-style painter Yuan Yamada is asked by the young shogun Ietsuna Tokugawa to tell him the truth about the rebellion in the Bizen Shimabara domain 20 years ago. Yuan begins to tell the story of Tokisada (Shiro) Amakusa, the man who stood up for the people and became venerated as a messiah. Beautiful Garden; A Profusion of Flowers A profusion of beautiful, talented women† — an eternal flower garden with blooms of various scents and colors — Takarazuka.
Franco Mella is a devoted figure whose life bridges Catholicism and Communism. He has journeyed through Asia, lived simply, and fought for social justice, notably within Hong Kong's protest history as depicted in "Ordinary Heroes" (1999). Mella's path weaves through religious and revolutionary movements, from church beginnings to Communist activism and the Handover, always driven by his missionary spirit and communist ideals. For four decades, he has steadfastly championed the oppressed, undeterred by shifting politics, expressing solidarity through music and protest, and remaining a symbol of wisdom and resilience for the people of Hong Kong.
In the Chinese countryside, an old woman tells the story of her deceased son, while a little girl paints her dreams on the walls of the house. A personal and attentive perspective on the territory, which articulates the memory of a disappearing generation and the hopes of the one to come.
The daughter cannot forget the past, and the mother wants to forget it. Although they lived together as a family, they created their own language and enjoyed it alone. They talk about the past and the present.
Sunhwa meets her old acquaintance at her middle school, Jinkyung. When Sunhwa realizes Jinkyung is bullied at work, she becomes preoccupied.
33rd entry in the 'Sealed Video' franchise from the production team of 'Honto ni Atta. Noroi no Video'.
After being abandoned for nearly seven decades, the old tribal village is difficult to reach with almost no roads leading to it. The only guide on our journey in search of our roots is Wilang, who drags his octogenarian body up the mountain. As we follow Wilang’s footsteps, we travel a tunnel back in time...
A married couple, Yoon-hee(wife) and Seong-gye(husband) are bored with each other after getting married. A husband turned into a chicken, unwilling to tell his wife that he loved her. A domestic father who is old and turned into a deer with great horn. Everyone is changing. And finally, Yoon-hee finds herself changed, too.