A foreign power using a shared ethnic link as a pretext for exacting dominance sends a city into chaos. I have talked about movies with disturbing subject matter before, but this one may be the most disturbing so far. Available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 70: City of Life and Death (2009)

Growing up is not easy. Available…online. Approximately 126 minutes. Inoue Meiko is almost twenty-four-years old. Almost immediately after college, she took an entry-level office job that she has grown to hate. Her mother frequently sends her packages of vegetables, most … Continue reading WTF ASIA 69: Solanin (2010)

A pregnant woman searches for her missing husband, only to find herself embroiled in a terrorism investigation and a web of lies. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 122 minutes.     The movie starts … Continue reading WTF ASIA 68: Kahaani (2012)

Sometimes, you just have hit the ground running after having jumped out of a closed window. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 120 minutes.   The movie starts out with a sting operation … Continue reading WTF ASIA 67: The Man from Nowhere (2010)

LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!! Available on Amazon, but dubbed. Subbed version is on…the internet. Approximately 114 minutes.   This entry is going to be a little different from the usual WTF ASIA blog in two ways. This is one of those … Continue reading WTF ASIA 66: Mulan (2009)

A group of Japanese people go to Korea looking for sex…who thought that this was not a terrible idea? Available on Asian Crush and Vimeo. Approximately 99 minutes.   Ever since she was a little girl, Yoon-ah wished to be a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 65: AV Idol (2012)

Did you have a happy 4th of July? Yes? No? Not American? Well, anyways, this is a movie about an Indian boy whose brother went to America. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe other countries. Approximately 96 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 64: Umrika (2015)

How would you cope if your entire life were to change suddenly and without warning? And you were nine-years-old? Available in Canada, The United States, and maybe other countries. Also free on Amazon Prime because JustWatch is a Liar Sometimes. Approximately … Continue reading WTF ASIA 63: A Brand New Life (2009)

The easy-breezy life of a pickpocket gets shaken up when a less than free-spirited femme fatale enters his life. Available online…maybe.Approximately 87 minutes.   Kei is a happy-go-lucky guy. When a tiny sparrow flies into his apartment, he calmly and … Continue reading WTF ASIA 62:  Sparrow (2008)

Old school modernity with Ozu Yasujirō. Available in Canada, The United States, and maybe other places. Approximately 85 minutes.   Horino Tetsuo, Taichiro Saiki, Kumada, and Shimazaki are college boys. Tetsuo, Shimazaki, and Kumada are part of a male cheerleading squad … Continue reading WTF ASIA 61:  Where Now Are The Dreams of Youth (1932)

The real education begins long before school starts. Available online. Approximately 134 minutes.   Laltu and Mitali are parents of Rishi…nicknamed Gogol. Because local government schools in India are worse than that news story about Texas textbooks, Rishi’s parents are … Continue reading WTF ASIA 60: Ramdhanu (2014)

Do you like small towns? Do you have fond memories of the 1980s? Do you have a fascination for depraved serial killers? Do you crave police brutality? Do you dream of military dictatorship? Well, I have a movie for you. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 59: Memories of Murder (2003)

In anticipation of both Pride Month and the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, I present…uh…this movie. Available online. Approximately 129 minutes.   Flavia is thirty-years-old. She teaches at a girls’ school in Hong Kong. She is married and … Continue reading WTF ASIA 58: Butterfly (2004)

Family. Can’t live with them…so just run away. Available online. Approximately 126 minutes.   Ginko had met Kazuo while they were studying pharmacy in Tokyo. They got married, opened up a pharmacy in the suburbs, and raised a daughter, Koharu. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 57: About Her Brother (2010)

Well, last week’s movie was a difficult one. So here is…well…another difficult one…ahem…but, hey. It is mostly in English. Available online. Approximately 125 minutes.   Anu (nickname for Anjali) is driving her sister Meethi (nickname for Mitali) around the city … Continue reading WTF ASIA 56: 15 Park Avenue (2006)

I have been doing this series about Asian movies for over a year, but have yet to talk about any animated works, at least no fully animated works. That changes today. And for those of you who may have been … Continue reading WTF ASIA 55: The Fake (2013)