Film Asia

A Simple Noodle Story (三枪拍案惊奇) [China] - 2009

2009-12-28T07:50:00.001-08:00

Country: China
Production Company: Beijing New Picture Film Co./ Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Drama
Director: Zhang Yi Mou
Starring: Sun Hong Lei, Xiao Shen Yang, Ni Da Hong, Yan Ni, Cheng Ye, Mao Mao, Zhao Ben Shan
Length: 94 mins
Date of release: 10th December, 2009

Synopsis

Ma Zi (Ni Da Hong) and wife (Yan Ni) open a noodle house and employ three workers: Li Si (Xiao Shen Yang), Zhao Liu (Cheng Ye) and Chen Qi (Mao Mao). One day the workers are being investigated by patrol officer, Zhang San (Sun Hong Lei) for an offence. Li Si realizes his mistakes and starts to sweat with guilt upon knowing this.

However, he is puzzled with Ma Zi’s wife calm behaviour since both have a hidden secret. Ma Zi is one stingy and calculative employer as well as has bad temper, fierce and likes to bully his wife and treats her badly. Therefore she starts a private affair with Li Si and then purchases a gun for her own protection.

One day Ma Zi finds out about their affair. He then hires Zhang San to take away both his wife and Li Si’s life. During the couple’s time together they are planning and discussing about their own future. Then Zhang San brings a knife and heads towards them. Will Zhang San able to complete his task? Who will get the wife’s gun in the end?

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Ja Ae..Goi Laew Jaa (จ๊ะเอ๋...โกยแล้วจ้า) [Thailand] - 2009

2009-12-27T07:10:00.000-08:00

Country: Thailand
Production Company: The Action Co. Ltd.
Genre: Comedy/ Horror
Director: Nati Panmanee
Starring: Treechada 'Poy' Marnyaporn, Seksan Suthichan, Somlek Sakdikul
Length: NA
Date of release: 29th October, 2009

Synopsis

Faa (Treechada 'Poy' Marnyaporn) takes away her own life after her boyfriend, Wutee (Seksan Suthichan) leaves for Bangkok to pursue his studies and returns as ghost and starts to haunt local villagers day and night. It is actually a joke by her boyfriend to prove her love to him which becomes reality in the end.

Her presence creates fear among the villagers until they need to hire a local shaman to chase her spirit away but failed. Then the shamans from foreign countries are also invited to tackle her spirit but still unsuccessful. After waiting for long time Wutee returns to meet Faa, not knowing she is already dead and still treats her as a human being.

Faa then tries to persuade him to take away his own life too so they can be together in eternity and would not get separated again and she will stop haunting the villagers. Before he decides to accept her challenge he discovers a horrifying truth. Will Wutee take up the challenge and join Faa as a spirit?

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Girlfriends (걸프렌즈) [South Korea] - 2009

2009-12-22T23:42:00.000-08:00

Country: South Korea
Production Company: Aram Studios
Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Director: Kang Seok Beom
Starring: Kang Hye Jeong, Han Chae Young, Heo In Jae, Bae Soo Bin, Jo Eun Ji, Choi Song Hyeon
Length: 114 mins
Date of release: 17th December, 2009

Synopsis

Twenty nine year old Song Yi (Kang Hye Jeong) is dating a handsome colleague, Jin Ho (Bae Soo Bin). After dinner one night they pledge their love to one another with a passionate kiss. One day Song Yi suspects that Jin Ho might be having an affair with another woman, Sae Jin (Han Chae Young) who works as a party planner.

Sae Jin is gorgeous from head to toe and is Jin Ho's ex-girlfriend and first love. As Song Yi thinks Sae Jin is the only woman she needs to deal to preserve their love she is dead wrong. Then another woman, Bora (Heo In Jae), a young college student confesses her relationship with Jin Ho.

Dealing with the two women is so tough that Song Yi has to use cakes to fight with them in a party. However, her animosity against these women turn into friendship as they found they have so much in common that everyone wants to make Jin Ho as their boyfriend. Who will make Jin Ho as her boyfriend in the end? Will Jin Ho get three women as his girlfriends at one time?

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The Treasure Hunter (刺陵) [Taiwan] - 2009

2009-12-21T21:32:00.000-08:00

Country: Taiwan
Production Company: Chang-Hong Channel Film & Video Co./ Yen Ping Films Production
Genre: Adventure/ Action/ Romance/ Sci-Fi
Director: Chu Yen Ping
Starring: Jay Chou, Lin Chi Ling, Eric Tsang, Chen Dao Ming
Length: 110 mins
Date of release: 31st December, 2009

Synopsis

Qiao Fei (Jay Chou) is a young man who conducts the protection of ancient cultural relics, tomb and artifacts. He is also dedicated in combating its smuggling and reselling activities. One day he manages to possess a treasure map from the original map keeper, which is also being wanted by an international crime group at the same time.

In order to obtain the map successfully, they kidnap the archaeological map scientist's daughter, Lan Ting (Lin Chi Ling) and in order to save her life Qiao Fei has to surrender the map to the group in exchange for her release. Later under the harsh desert condition he teams up with Hua Ding Bang, a famous archeologist and Lan Ting in search of a legendary city where the map is believed to be hidden.

This is also the time when romance blossoms between Qiao Fei and Lan Ting. The team face great obstacles and challenges inside the legendary city and has to decide to be friend or enemy among themselves in the chase for the treasure map. What secret is hidden inside the treasure? Will they ever find the map and locate the treasure in the end?

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No More Cry!!! (なくもんか) [Japan] - 2009

2009-12-18T20:46:00.000-08:00

Country: Japan
Production Company: Be-Wild/ Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)/ Toho Company/ Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV)/ Video Audio Project (VAP)
Genre: Drama/ Comedy
Director: Nobuo Mizuta
Starring: Sadao Abe, Eita, Yuko Takeuchi, Takashi Tsukamoto, Sarutoki Minagawa, Hairi Katagiri, Sawa Suzuki, Takanori Takeyama, George Takahashi, Takanori Jinnai, Ichiro Ogura, Ken Mitsuishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ayumi Ishida, Shunji Fujimura, Seishiro Kato
Length: 134 mins
Date of release: 14th November, 2009

Synopsis

Yuta Yamagishi (Sadao Abe) is separated from her mother when she was still pregnant with his other brother. His father then abandoned him with a restaurant owner, who groomed him to inherit the family business and hopes Yuta would marry her daughter Tetsuko (Yuko Takeuchi) one day and become part of the family.

The younger brother, Yusuke (Eita) lost in touch with his brother during the early childhood days although he knows about his existence. He grows up to become a comedian and through Daisuke’s (Takashi Tsukamoto) assistance, together they formed Kinjo Brothers although they are not related and later his popularity begins to rise.

Due to his popularity with Kinjo Brothers, Yuta later discovers that Yusuke is his real life brother. And Yuta gets excited wanting to meet him for the first time in his life. Will Yusuke and Yuta finally meet up with each other for the first time in their lives?

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Seven 2 One (关人7事) [Hong Kong] - 2009

2009-12-14T23:33:00.000-08:00

Country: Hong Kong
Production Company: Universe Entertainment
Genre: Drama/ Thriller/ Crime
Director: Danny Pang
Starring: Elanne Kwong, Chow Pak Ho, William Chan, Stephanie Cheng, Siu Fay, James Ho, Gary Chiu, Chrissie Chow, Izz Tsu, Wylie Chiu, Jones Xu, Katy Kung, Chan Chor Kiu, Yung Cheng, Leo Chim, Terrence Chui, Ho Seung Him, Mimi Chi
Length: 85 mins
Date of release: 5th November, 2009

Synopsis

Katy (Katy Kung) and Chrissie (Chrissie Chow) work together in a convenience store. One day they are being sexually assaulted by the store owner, Leo (Leo Chim) and the ladies plan to hold a fake robbery as an act of revenge by their boyfriends; Zheng Xi (Izz Tsu) and Xiao Fei (Siu Fay).

Meanwhile beer promoter Ling (Elanne Kwong) nearly breaks up with her boyfriend, Bo Hao (Chow Pak Ho) due to gambling debts and she decides to become a prostitute in order to pay off his debts. However, Bo Hao decides to rob a convenience store instead to settle his debts and Ling has to stop him from behind.

William (William Chan) decides to break up with her girlfriend, Wylie (Wylie Chiu) after a demand from Ah Long (Stephanie Cheng). The plan is actually set up by Ah Long and Carolyn (Chan Chor Kiu). Police officer James (James Ho) arrests Gary (Gary Ho) in a bar for murder. In the vicinity area of the murder, he discovers that a robbery and traffic accident occur at the same time.

The convenience store is robbed by masked men where one customer injured his back from knife stabbing and the waiting partner, a lady is knocked down by a car driven by two youths who are also planning to rob the convenience store at the same time! They failed to control the speed and knocked her, making both shocked in disbelief.

Just in an overnight there are series of accident that happen simultaneously, the question now remains: is it coincidental or accidental? What is the reason behind all of this?

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De Dana Dan (दे दाना दान) [India] - 2009

2009-12-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

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Country: India
Production Company: Venus Films/ Venus Records and Tapes
Genre: Comedy
Director: Priyadarshan
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy, Paresh Rawal, Archana Puran Singh, Chunky Pandey, Asrani, Johnny Lever, Sharat Saxena, Neha Dhupia, Vikram Gokhale, Supriya Karnik, Aditi Govitrikar, Shakti Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, Tinnu Anand, Rajpal Yadav
Length: 165 mins
Date of release: 27th November, 2009

Synopsis

Nitin Bankar (Akshay Kumar) and Ram Mishra (Sunil Shetty) are two men working in Singapore as driver and courier delivery man respectively. Nitin is in debt and has a girlfriend, Anjali Kakkad (Katrina Kaif). Like every young man, Nitin dreams of a better life but his situation is getting no better while working for his wealthy female boss, Kuljeet Kaur (Archana Puran Singh).

Anjali has to support Nitin financially and he is very much in love with her. Anjali’s father (Tinnu Anand) expects his future son-in-law to be rich or else their marriage would be cancelled. Ram also has a girlfriend called Manpreet Oberoi (Sameera Reddy) and his father (Manoj Joshi) also share the same expectations with Anjali’s father.

Manpreet is then introduced to Nonny (Chunky Pandey) for marriage, whose father Harbans Chadda (Paresh Rawal) is eyeing on Oberoi’s large dowry in order to multiply his income. Also waiting is Harbans’s second wife, (Aditi Govitrikar) who is also eyeing the dowry so she could run away with her lover.

When the situation is getting more intense this is also when Nitin and Ram meet up and come out with a plan to kidnap Kuljeet’s spoilt dog called Moolchandji and demand for a ransom. The kidnapping goes well and while waiting for the ransom money inside a hotel, Manpreet’s wedding reception is also about to begin in the same location.

At one stage Moolchandji escapes and the police assume that Nitin has been kidnapped. Soon they are joined by multiple characters including a dead body that nobody wants to claim. Can Nitin and Ram strike it rich from the ransom money and marry their girlfriends? Will the marriage between Nonny and Manpreet proceeds successfully?

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Hantu Binal Jembatan Semanggi (Indonesia) - 2009

2009-12-09T20:50:00.000-08:00

Country: Indonesia
Production Company: K2K Production
Genre: Horror
Director: Gunung Nusa Pelita
Starring: Okie Agustina, Chintyara Alona, Wicky Husein, Idea Pasha, Five Vi
Length: 94 mins
Date of release: 19th November, 2009

Synopsis

Rico and Ricky (Wicky Husein) are identical twins. Since childhood they are separated from one another. Rico possesses a sixth sense and his ability to communicate with the supernatural makes him rather stressful during the early days of his youth.

His other twin Ricky has been kept in the basement just below their home since the age of 5 years old as he is insane. And Ricky had opportunity to recover, but over the last 2 years his condition worsened. Therefore he is being kept in the basement forever.

One day Rico got an accident at Semanggi Bridge due to drunk driving and lost both of his eyes and his memory. He then received a transplant from Cherise’s (Five Vi) eyes, who died in that accident. Having a new pair of eyes does not make him any happier, in fact his condition worsens.

The spirit of Cherise cannot accept the way she dies and returns to seek revenge. The spirit returns in the form of Jenglot ghost and Kuntilanak ghost at Semanggi Bridge and starts to haunt Rico and demand the virgin’s blood of the 17 years old that is born at night time on Friday, July the 7th.

Will the insane Ricky helps Rico? What happen to all the sensual and stimulating women? Is Rico related to the ghost’s revenge? Will Cherise eventually seek her own revenge? Can Rico recovers from his memory loss or will he die in the end?

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Bangkok Traffic Love Story (รถไฟฟ้า...มาหานะเธอ) [Thailand] - 2009

2009-12-09T16:04:00.002-08:00

Country: Thailand
Production Company: GMM Tai Hub Co. Ltd.
Genre: Romance/ Comedy
Director: Adisorn Treesirikasem
Starring: Sirin Horwang, Theeradej Wongpuapan, Unsumalin Sirasakpatharamaetha, Panisara Pimpru, Taksaorn Paksookjarin
Length: 125 mins
Date of release: 15th October, 2009

Synopsis

Mei Li (Sirin Horwang) is a 30 year old unmarried working lady that lives in Bangkok city and is longing to get married due to her growing age. Raised in a traditional and strict Thai-Chinese family, her family prefers her to be courted by a guy rather than she goes after a guy.

One day while coming home from an overnight stay at friend’s place, Mei Li gets involved with an accident while driving and luckily a handsome gentleman, Loong (Theeradej Wongpuapan) helps her out. From that day onwards she can only travel to work using public transport after the accident.

While going to work using skytrain Mei Li meets up with Loong again and damages his eyeglasses. She later purchased a new set of eyeglasses to pay back the damages but he could not be contacted. Later she seeks Plern’s (Unsumalin Sirasakpatharamaetha) assistance and both waited inside a movie rental shop for a successful meeting with Loong.

Mei Li soon finds out about Loong’s occupation as BTS engineer and is working at night shift. As she works during the day both have problem to meet and one day Mei Li happens to see Loong’s old photo with his ex-girlfriend, Kob Kavita (Taksaorn Paksookjarin) and upon knowing Loong is still single, she spends more time with Loong during Songkran holiday.

Soon Loong leaves for Germany to further his studies and the two lost in touch. Two years later, Mei Li accidentally meets up with Loong again at BTS skytrain station and this time she is working at night shift while Loong at morning shift, and the different time shifts remain the greatest obstacles in their relationship. Will both of them get married or Mei Li will remain unmarried forever?

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Pisau Cukur (Malaysia) - 2009

2009-12-07T13:40:00.000-08:00

Country: Malaysia
Production Company: Primeworks Studios/ Red Films Sdn. Bhd.
Genre: Comedy/ Romance
Director: Bernard Chauly
Starring: Nur Fazura, Maya Karin, Aaron Aziz, Eizlan Yusof, Shahredza Minhat, Umie Aida, Liyana Jasmay, Radhi Khalid, Nabil, Nas-T, Rahim Razali, Afdlin Shauki, Sharifah Sofia, Khatijah Tan, Yasmin Yusof
Length: 101 mins
Date of release: 5th November, 2009

Synopsis

Bella (Maya Karin) and Intan (Nur Fazura) are best friends. One day they are having holiday on a luxury cruise ship with the hope of finding rich old men to be their future husbands. On the ship, Bella meets up with a handsome guy, Faqir (Shahredza Minhat) who likes her and tries to woo her although he knows Bella is only interested with rich men.

Faqir is actually being taken advantage by Datuk Hisham (Eizlan Yusof) to approach Bella. Intan, on the other hand has to enjoy the holiday without his married sugar daddy, Datuk Salleh (Radhi Khalid) who is absent in order to take care of his sick wife. Luckily she manages to meet up with Datuk Zakaria (Rahim Razali), who brings three wives and two children with him.

During the cruise Datuk Zakaria is later found dead due to food poisoning. A private detective called Ari (Aaron Aziz) is later assigned to investigate the mysterious murder and asks for Intan’s assistance in this matter. Can both women achieve their goals of finding rich men on the cruise ship? Who is involved with Datuk Zakaria’s murder and can the killer be caught in the end?

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Ang Tanging Pamilya: A Marry Go Round (Philippines) - 2009

2009-12-04T06:09:00.000-08:00

Country: Philippines
Production Company: ABS-CBN Film Productions/ Star Cinema Productions
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wenn V. Deramas
Starring: Ai Ai De Las Alas, Joseph Estrada, Sam Milby, Toni Gonzaga, Dionisia Pacquiao, Candy Pangilinan, Joseph Reyes
Length: 100 mins
Date of release: 11th November, 2009

Synopsis

Prince (Sam Milby) is planning to marry his fiancee, Charlie (Toni Gonzaga) but Charlie’s father, Dindo (Joseph Estrada) who is not very fond of Prince from the beginning is planning a series of unpleasant events to humiliate, harass and terrify Prince in order for their marriage ceremony to be cancelled.

One of the main reason for Dindo’s action is Prince has been having long distance relationship prior to their engagement, and he is not convinced Prince will treat his daughter well after marriage. Another reason is he was treated the same way before he married his current wife, Sunshine (Ai Ai De Las Alas) by her parents.

Sunshine, after knowing his husband’s intention is trying very hard to stop him in order for the wedding to proceed. However, there’s another new problem; Sunshine is also at odds with Prince’s mother (Dionisia Pacquiao) of who will be the ultimate wedding planner. Will Prince and Charlie eventually get married in the end?

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Summer Times (夏天協奏曲) [Taiwan] - 2009

2009-12-03T02:02:00.000-08:00

Country: Taiwan
Production Company: Idea Shine Company Limited
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Director: Huang Chao Liang
Starring: Bryant Chang, Shara Lin, Lin Mei Shiu, Li Jia Wen, Kang Ding
Length: 96 mins
Date of release: 27th November, 2009

Synopsis

While going back to Kinmen island during summer, Ah Kwan (Bryant Chang) learns from the internet about a pretty girl called Chen Wen Qing (Shara Lin), who emerged champion in the National Piano Competition. One day he visits Uncle Hui (Kang Ding) who is working in a brewery and coincidentally meets up with Wen Qing there.

Wen Qing is holidaying in Kinmen, and the first meeting brings love at first sight for both of them. Together, they go out and play with another friend, Sha Chong (Li Jia Wen). Wen Qing loves to take pictures with her handphone camera and perform adventurous trip such as riding bicycle along the road in the countryside.

Inside her house Wen Qing will practice her piano lessons everyday and the naughty Ah Kwan will hide outside, wanting to listen to her music. Undoubtedly this is the happiest moment in Ah Kwan’s life. However, since Ah Kwan is from a poor family he always feel he is unsuitable with her and deliberately avoids her.

Wen Qing insists on continuing their relationship and confesses her love to him, and this make Ah Kwan feeling touched. And for both this is the best summer holiday they ever had in their lives. Before going back Wen Qing promises to Ah Kwan she would email him everyday and coming next summer, she would find him in Kinmen again.

And eventually the next summer arrives. And Wen Qing is back once again to find Ah Kwan. However, Ah Kwan is no longer interested with Wen Qing and has different feelings. A temporary summer love, is it always better than waiting for someone in their lifetime?

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Mulan (花木兰) [China/ USA] - 2009

2009-12-02T02:18:00.000-08:00

Country: China/ USA
Production Company: Beijing Gallop Horse Film & TV Production/ PKU Starlight Group/ Shanghai Film Group/ Starlight International Media
Genre: Drama/ Adventure/ Romance/ War
Director: Jingle Ma/ Dong Wei
Starring: Vicki Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Jaycee Chan, Hu Jun, Vitas, Yu Rong Guang, Xu Jiao, Li Jiu Zhe
Length: 114 mins
Date of release: 27th November, 2009

Synopsis

In Northern Wei Dynasty, little Mulan (Xu Jiao) has ambition to become a soldier fighter for his kingdom one day. However, since she is a girl she is not permitted to join the army. As a grown up Mulan (Vicki Zhao Wei) suddenly finds an opportunity when his retired soldier father Hua Hu (Yu Rong Guang) gets drunk and soon she dresses as a male army and takes over his place.

After entering the army barracks, Mulan has to undergo harsh and intensive training, making herself courageous and soon win the respect of the battalion’s Vice Commander, Wentai (Chen Kun). During the training session Mulan meets up with her childhood friend, Xiao Hu (Jaycee Chan). One day Wentai suspects there’s a woman among the male army troops and a strip search is required.

In order to avoid her identity to be exposed to everyone Mulan finally reveals her real identity to Wentai after she confessed of stealing the jade pendant. Her punishment is jail sentence but is later released when the Rouran tribe invades the kingdom for tin and iron. Mulan’s first real battle ends with a success and soon she is promoted to be the Vice Commander and always fight the battle along with Wentai.

It is friendship at first for Mulan and Wentai but later turns into romance for both of them. The Rouran tribe then strikes back with a stronger army under the leadership of Modu (Hu Jun). The attack arrives unexpectedly and the Wei’s army is significantly reduced and Mulan now faces the toughest battle of her life. She must choose whether to surrender her kingdom to Rouran or sacrifice her love for the sake of her kingdom…

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Zero Focus (ゼロの焦点) [Japan] - 2009

2009-12-01T04:51:00.000-08:00

Country: Japan
Production Company: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)/ Asahi Shimbun Newspaper/ Dentsu/ IMJ Entertainment/ Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K./ TV Asahi/ Toho Company/ Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co./ Tsutaya Group/ Yahoo Japan
Genre: Drama/ Mystery
Director: Isshin Inudou
Starring: Ryoko Hirosue, Miki Nakatani, Tae Kimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tetta Sugimoto, Takeshi Kaga, Hiromi Sakimoto, Toru Nomaguchi, Fukumi Kuroda, Hirotaro Honda, Yoshie Ichige, Hana Matsumoto, Shunta Watanabe
Length: 130 mins
Date of release: 14th November, 2009

Synopsis

The year is 1957. Teiko Uhara (Ryoko Hirosue) gets married to Kenichi Uhara (Hidetoshi Nishijima) after knowing him from a matchmaker. After seven days of marriage Kenichi bids farewell to Teiko as he need to attend a business trip in Kanazawa. He promises Teiko to bring them honeymoon together once he is back. However, he does not return on the promised date, making Teiko feeling very worried.

Teiko then travels to Kanazawa in a chilling winter with his brother, Sotaro (Tetta Sugimoto) to look for Kenichi. The first person that she refers for her husband’s whereabouts is Gisaku Murota (Takeshi Kaga) and his wife, Sachiko (Miki Nakatani). Gisaku is the owner of his company and major client of Kenichi’s company. However, the couple has no idea where he is.

The second person that Teiko refers to is Hisako Tanuma (Tae Kimura), a receptionist who has good command in English but with low level of education. She got her job simply through a good connection with the company’s owner. At the same time mysterious murders begin to occur at the same time of Kenichi’s disappearance. Teiko then realizes these women are somehow related to Kenichi.

The more and deeper she investigates, Kenichi’s colleagues and brother eventually got murdered in a mysterious way. She then proceeds to check his husband’s background including his previous career and a shocking past of Kenichi is about to be revealed. Who is the person behind all the mysterious murders? Can Kenichi be found in the end? How is Kenichi related to Sachiko and Hisako?

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Adrift (Chơi Vơi) [Vietnam] - 2009

2009-11-30T05:35:00.000-08:00

Country: Vietnam
Production Company: Vietnam Feature Film Studio
Genre: Drama
Director: Bui Thac Chuyen
Starring: Nguyen Duy Khoa, Johnny Tri Nguyen, Pham Linh Dan, Do Thi Hai Yen, Nhu Quynh
Length: 110 mins
Date of release: 13th November, 2009

Synopsis

Hai (Nguyen Duy Khoa), a taxi driver marries with Duyen (Do Thi Hai Yen), a tourist guide. Both are in their earlier twenties and fond of each other. Although both have little in common Duyen hopes the wedding would make her happy. However, the after marriage proved otherwise. Hai’s sexual inexperience greatly affected their relationship.

Duyen then turns to her best friend Cam (Pham Linh Dan), a writer by profession to express her frustration. The much older and mature Cam is quietly in love with Duyen, although she already had unhappy relationship with a man called Tho (Johnny Tri Nguyen). One day the sick and heartbroken Cam asks Duyen to send a letter to Tho.

The first meeting between Duyen and Tho leads into unexpected sexual relationship and more problems arise as he had been charged with sexual desire. Cam, who does not dare to express her feeling to Duyen openly due to the taboo by the society, is now becoming lonely once again. Now, which one will Duyen choose in the end: her husband, her best friend or Tho?

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White Night (백야행 : 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다) [South Korea] - 2009

2009-11-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

Country: South Korea
Production Company: Cinema Service/ Folux Pictures
Genre: Thriller/ Mystery/ Crime/ Romance
Director: Park Shin Woo
Starring: Han Seok Kyu, Son Ye Jin, Ko Soo, Lee Min Jeong, Park Seong Woong, Cha Hwa Yeon, Ju Da Yeong, Lee Jong Won
Length: 135 mins
Date of release: 19th November, 2009

Synopsis

One male prisoner is killed after being released from the prison. Detective Han Dong Soo (Han Seok Kyu), in charge of this case suspects that this is related to a murder about 14 years ago when a woman is the prime suspect for killing her lover. He has no doubt that the lover’s son, Yo Han (Ko Soo) is involved with the recent murder.

Meanwhile, the chief executive officer of a large company orders his assistant, See Yeong (Lee Min Jeong) to do a background check on his future wife, Yoo Mi Ho (Son Ye Jin). She later discovers that Mi Ho has created a new identity in order to cover up for her mother’s murderous act 14 years ago. What is even more interesting Yo Han is very much involved in Mi Ho’s personal life.

Yo Han acts as Mi Ho’s protector whenever someone tries to interfere with her life. He exists as shadow and Mi Ho is her light, simply because both knew exactly what happened 14 years ago. As the romance between the two grows more killings are being committed. Detective Han is searching for more clues to uncover the mystery. Will the real murderer get caught in the end and what’s the hidden truth behind the murder?

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Ruma Maida (Indonesia) - 2009

2009-11-26T08:39:00.000-08:00

Country: Indonesia
Production Company: Lamp Pictures/ Karuna Pictures
Genre: Drama/ History
Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja
Starring: Atiqah Hasiholan, Yama Carlos, Frans Tumbuan, Hengky Solaeman, Davina Veronica, Nino Fernandez, Imelda Soraya, Verdy Solaiman, Wulan Guritno
Length: 90 mins
Date of release: 29th October, 2009

Synopsis

Maida (Atiqah Hasiholan) is a final year university history student who spends most of her time teaching the street kids Indonesian history and musical instruments in an abandoned old house. One day a group of gangsters force Maida and the young children to move out from the house. The house is previously owned by a famous composer, Ishak Pahing (Nino Fernandez).

Sakera (Yama Carlos), an architect working for his boss, Dasaad Muchlisin (Frans Tumbuan) explains to Maida that actually the house had been bought by his boss and will be converted into a commercial center. Maida is against the decision due to the house’s historical past while Sakera wants the house’s architecture to be preserved, but his idea got rejected by Dasaad.

This is also the time when romance blossoms between Maida and Sakera. At the same time Maida is working on her history thesis about the house’s history dating back to 1928, during the Dutch colonization and Japanese occupation era. She also discovers about Ishak’s love with Nani Kuddus (Imelda Soraya) and his wife’s love triangle story with a Japanese spy, Maruyama (Verdi Solaiman).

Why does the house gets abandoned in the end? Will Dasaad succeeds in building a commercial center there? Who will win in the end?

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Do Knot Disturb (India) - 2009

2009-11-23T23:31:00.000-08:00

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Country: India
Production Company: Big Pictures/ Puja Films
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Dhawan
Starring: Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Ritesh Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Satish Kaushik, Sohail Khan, Kunal Kumar, Ranvir Shorey, Rajpal Yadav
Length: 126 mins
Date of release: 2nd October, 2009

Synopsis

Raj (Govinda) is a wealthy businessman who is married to Kiran Saxena (Sushmita Sen). After their marriage Raj gets itchy and starts an extra marital affair with a supermodel, Dolly (Lara Dutta). Kiran, suspecting that his husband is fooling outside hires a private detective, Nonu (Ranvir Shorey) to track on his private lives.

Nonu has a crush on Kiran since childhood and he hopes to expose Raj’s infidelity and marry his childhood sweetheart one day. One day Raj finds out he has been tracked by Nonu and decides to save his own reputation of being getting caught red-handed by bribing a waiter, Goverdhan (Ritesh Deshmukh) that pretends to be Dolly’s boyfriend.

Dolly eventually lands herself in a complicated situation as initially she dumps her ex-boyfriend, Diesel (Sohail Khan) in order to be with Raj and hopes to marry him one day. And suddenly she is being surrounded by Goverdhan who gladly accepts Raj’s offer as he promises to pay him huge sum of money for the treatment of his ill mother.

And the confusion, twist and turns of a love square begins. Will Raj get caught red-handed and can Nonu marry his childhood sweetheart? Who will Dolly choose in the end out of the three guys?

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Slice (เฉือน) [Thailand] - 2009

2009-11-19T01:03:00.000-08:00

Country: Thailand
Production Company: Five Star Production/ Metro Pro-Disc Co. Ltd.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
Starring: Arak Amornsupasiri, Chatchai Plengpanich, Sonthaya Chitmanee, Jessica Pasaphan
Length: 90 mins
Date of release: 22nd October, 2009

Synopsis

Horrible serial murders are on the loose in Thailand where each victim is sliced into pieces and Sergeant Major Chin (Chatchai Plengpanich) is assigned to find the murderer when one politician’s son becomes the latest victim. Running out of clue he seeks Tai’s (Arak Amornsupasiri) assistance, a former undercover who is serving his jail sentence.

To find the murderer Tai requests for his freedom and promises to find the serial killer within 15 days. To ensure Tai keeping his promise of finding the murderer his wife (Jessica Pasaphan) is held hostage during that period. Tai drives back to his hometown to find the necessary clue that goes back to his childhood days. Who is the serial killer and can he be caught in the end?

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My Rainy Days (天使の恋) [Japan] - 2009

2009-11-17T22:01:00.000-08:00

Country: Japan
Production Company: GAGA Corporation
Genre: Drama
Director: Yuri Kanchiku
Starring: Nozomi Sasaki, Shosuke Tanihara, Hikaru Yamamoto, Mitsuki Oishi, Araki Nanaki, Saki Kagami, Motoki Fukami, Wakana Sakai, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Mayumi Wakamura, Kanji Tsuda
Length: 119 mins
Date of release: 7th November, 2009

Synopsis

Extraordinary beautiful 17 years old high school girl Rio (Nozomi Sasaki) possesses the charisma to attract others, and she is always in the company of Miho (Araki Nanaki) and Maki (Mitsuki Oishi). At one stage she saved Tomoko (Hikaru Yamamoto) from her bully, Naoko (Saki Kagami) and later joins her group.

Rio is good at manipulating her friends and makes herself in the center of attention and always ignores others due to her traumatic past. Money is the most valuable thing for her. Everything changes when she meets a history professor, Kouki Ozawa (Shosuke Tanihara) who is 35 years old and leading a lonely life.

Kouki is Rio’s first love where she dares to express her love to him openly and honestly. Kouki is also interested with Rio but since he is suffering from brain tumor and is counting his final days, Rio finds it hard to accept the reality. Will Rio continues her mean and selfish ways to reject Kouki or decides to stick with Kouki until his final days?

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Lembing Awang Pulang Ke Dayang (Malaysia) - 2009

2009-11-16T22:38:00.000-08:00

Country: Malaysia
Production Company: Dayang Digital Sdn. Bhd./ Pakotai Pictures
Genre: Drama/ Romance
Director: Majed Salleh
Starring: Farid Kamil, Siti Elizad, Zul Huzaimy, Lynette Ludi, Hattan, Aziz M. Osman, Dato’ Mustapha Maarof, Kuswadinata, Khir Rahman, Datin Hajah Rosnani Jamil, Uji Rashid, M. Rajoli, Zainurdin Ismail, Tamrin Ibrahim Pendek
Length: 114 mins
Date of release: 22nd October, 2009

Synopsis

The story is set in mid-1776 in the state of Johor where two men are fighting to marry a village girl called Dayang (Siti Elizad). After 3 years and 5 months seeking knowledge in foreign land, Awang (Farid Kamil) returns with some money and silk cloth upon his arrival at Parit Raja, in order to marry Dayang. His return shocked Bacok (Zul Huzaimy) as previously he told the villagers that Awang had died during his foreign trip.

The villagers acted in disbelief when they saw that Awang is still alive. Awang angrily wants to seek revenge with Bacok and the evidence is quite clear, with the spear that he brought home crying lime juice. Carrying the spear with him he heads to Dayang’s home during the wedding ceremony and waited for Bacok. When Bacok appears he prodded the spear in his stomach and the blood sprays from his stomach and he dies instantly.

One of the guests try to remove the spear from Bacok’s stomach but suddenly the spear acted with its own magical power and proceed to kill Bacok’s best man. Next are the rest of the guests until it reaches the 99th victim, who is Dayang’s father. Dayang, upon seeing his cries, removes the spear from his father’s stomach. The spear then stopped the killing spree after Dayang takes hold of the spear. After that incident Awang leaves for Endau. Will Dayang get married in the end?

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In My Life (Philippines) - 2009

2009-11-16T12:43:00.000-08:00

Country: Philippines
Production Company: ABS-CBN Film Productions/ Star Cinema Productions
Genre: Drama/ Comedy
Director: Olivia M. Lamasan
Starring: Vilma Santos, John Lloyd Cruz, Luis Manzano, Dimples Romana, Tirso Cruz III, Nikki Valdez, Rafael Rosell, Vice Ganda, Paw Diaz, Arnold Reyes, Noni Buencamino, Shamaine Buencamino, Cacai Bautista, Zeppi Borromeo, Aaron Junatas
Length: 120 mins
Date of release: 16th September, 2009

Synopsis

Shirley Templo (Vilma Santos), who is a librarian heads to New York to reunite with her son, Mark (Luis Manzano) after her daughter Dang (Dimples Romana) plans to migrate to Australia with her family. After her arrival she is surprised to see Mark living with another man, Noel (John Lloyd Cruz) who is his gay partner.

Since Mark is busy working Noel becomes Shirley’s tour guide in New York, although Shirley looked down on his homosexuality behavior. Noel is an illegal immigrant living in New York and is looking for ways staying in America legally. At the same time Mark is suffering from cancer and refuses to tell his mother about his serious health condition, despite being persuaded by Noel.

After having vacation in New York, Shirley heads back to Philippines to be with her own family once again. But then she finds herself unhappy with some issues while living in New York. Will Mark eventually inform her mother about her cancer problem? Can Noel get his green card and stay in America legally with Mark? What issues are affecting Shirley’s mind, making her unhappy?

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Nazar (Indonesia) - 2009

2009-11-13T19:39:00.000-08:00

Country: Indonesia
Production Company: MVP Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sofyan D. Surza
Starring: Jessica Iskandar, Renata Kusmanto, Adelia Rasya, Ben Joshua, Ytonk Club 80’s, Shinta Puteri
Length: 90 mins
Date of release: 15th October, 2009

Synopsis

Cindy (Jessica Iskandar) sees a huge promotion poster displayed in front of a mini shop that offers a car as the main prize if anyone could find the car symbol behind the bottle cap of the drink. After seeing the attractive prize she vows to marry a ketoprak seller called Jajat (Ytonk Club 80’s), only if she can pick the main prize.

She makes the vow in front of her two friends: Rani (Adelia Rasya), Dhea (Renata Kusmanto) and Donny (Ben Joshua), who is having a crush on Cindy for long time. Eventually Cindy’s vow turns into real life reality and she wins the main prize and later dismisses her own vow as a joke.

The effect of not fulfilling her vow resulted in her nearly knocking down a pedestrian while driving and the back of her new car got hit by a motorcyclist. While inside the workshop for repairing her damaged car, her laptop got broken accidentally by the mechanic, which resulted in her whole thesis stored inside disappeared.

Her friends advise Cindy to see Jajat to explain what had happened in order to end her continuous misfortune. Cindy and her friends then searched everywhere from his workplace to his rented room and later learn that Jajat have returned to his hometown in Cianjur. The search is extended to his hometown and later Jajat is found.

Finding Jajat is simply not enough as he will get married with the girl of his choice, Lilis. Lilis eventually discovers Cindy’s intention and decides to avoid Jajat. However, she got kidnapped by some gangsters. Will Lilis be freed eventually and will Cindy end the negative effects of her broken vow? Who will Jajat marry in the end?

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Ghosted (曖昧) [Taiwan/ Germany] - 2009

2009-11-12T10:49:00.000-08:00

Country: Taiwan/ Germany
Production Company: Hyena Films/ 3Sat/ Chi & Company/ PTS/ Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Genre: Mystery/ Romance
Director: Monika Treut
Starring: Inga Busch, Ke Huan Ru, Hu Ting Ting, Lu Yi Ching, Jack Kao, Jana Schulz, Marek Harloff, Kevin Chen, Nick Dong Sik
Length: 90 mins
Date of release: 16th October, 2009

Synopsis

Sophie (Inga Busch), a German artist started a lesbian relationship with a Taiwanese woman, Ai Ling (Ke Huan Ru) when she traveled to Hamburg to look for her real life father. One day Ai Ling dies in a bizarre manner, making Sophie devastated.

Few months later Sophie travels to Taipei to display her latest visual art in an exhibition and to visit her lover’s memorial. From there she is being spotted by a journalist, Mei Li (Hu Ting Ting) who uses her charm and self-confidence to woo Sophie.

Sophie, still in the process of mourning and forgetting Ai Ling rejects Mei Li. Few days later Mei Li discovers that Sophie has returned to Hamburg. Soon Mei Li decides to visit Hamburg in the hope of finding Sophie.

The two finally met and Mei Li learns from Sophie that initially Ai Ling’s mother (Lu Yi Ching) prohibits her to visit Hamburg as she suspects that her uncle (Jack Kao), who is living in Hamburg, is her real life father. Ai Ling insisted and while in Hamburg she befriended Sophie and their relationship started.

It was love at first sight for both and Ai Ling moved in with Sophie afterwards. Ai Ling’s constant possessive and monitoring behavior towards Sophie begins to create some cracks in their relationship with Ai Ling suspecting Sophie using her as the subject of a documentary film.

After sharing the story about Ai Ling’s past history, romance blossoms between Sophie and Mei Li. Actually Mei Li’s main purpose of visiting Hamburg is to secretly investigate the real cause of Ai Ling’s death, without the actual knowledge of Sophie.

Sophie later discovers that there is no journalist called Mei Li in Taiwan and finds no immigration record of her name entering Germany. And she is wondering if Mei Li is the reincarnation of Ai Ling’s spirit? Who is the real mystery woman behind the love story?

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Poker King (扑克王) [Hong Kong] - 2009

2009-11-12T07:27:00.001-08:00

Country: Hong Kong
Production Company: Icon Pictures/ China Star Entertainment/ Sun City Group
Genre: Comedy
Director: Chan Hing Ka/ Janet Chun
Starring: Louis Koo, Lau Ching Wan, Stephy Tang, Josie Ho, Cherrie Ying, Jo Kuk, Wong You Nam, Cheung Siu Fai, Jacky Heung, Lam Suet, Cheung Tung Cho
Length: 122 mins
Date of release: 22nd October, 2009

Synopsis

Zhang Ren Jie (Louis Koo) is the heir of a casino in Macau but since he is not interested to take over the gambling business he decides to leave for Canada, prompting the casino manager Zhuo Yi (Lau Ching Wan) to persuade him to come back.

Zhang’s only interest is with online poker and Zhuo Yi performs well as the casino manager and is due to take over as the new owner under the late Zhang’s father decision as he has no confidence under Zhang’s lack of interest in casino business operations and poor skills in public relations.

Upon hearing the decision the angry Zhang leaves the casino and meet up with Xiao Rong (Stephy Tang) who gives him luck to win and later cooperates with Miss Kwan (Josie Ho) to participate in a poker king tournament.

In his earlier days Zhang always lost in gambling but now he has completely changed and is prepared to face Zhuo Yi in a real poker tournament. He wants to settle old scores between the two and to get back what his father had left behind in the gambling industry.

Now, facing in the final is both Zhang Ren Jie and Zhuo Yi. Who will become the real poker king?

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