It’s hard out here for a pimp. Available in  the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 125 minutes.       It is nighttime in the city of Seoul. A young woman is talking on … Continue reading WTF ASIA 108: The Chaser (2008)

No, this is not about cannibalism. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 124 minutes. In a house in Taipei, far away from the hustle and bustle of the streets, Chu is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 107: Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

You are the worst bodyguard ever. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 111 minutes.   It is a hundred years ago…okay, it is a hundred and sixty years ago, but … Continue reading WTF ASIA 106: Yojimbo (1961)

That’s right. Another movie about the Gujurati Riots. Available in Australia, Canada the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 99 to 101 minutes, depending on which service you use for whatever reason.   The opening … Continue reading WTF ASIA 105: Firaaq  (2009)

What is a teenage girl to do when her boyfriend leaves her? Well…not much, I guess? Erm…well…this is on Youtube, but the video length is misleading and you will need to get subtitles from somewhere else if you do not … Continue reading WTF ASIA 103: Spacked Out (2000)

The first of April is the 100th birthday of legendary Japanese actor Mifune Toshirō. Born and raised in the Japanese-occupied…Chinese province…uh…you know what, never mind. To commemorate the birthday of Toshiro Mifune, I look at one of the films that he … Continue reading WTF ASIA 102: High and Low (1963)

Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 101: Heneral Luna (2015)

Uh…so…you know about Narendra Modi, right? The current Prime Minister of India? Quite controversial? Considered very anti-Muslim? Thought to have helped instigate and encourage the Gujarat Riots on 2002? Well, this movie is about that last part. Well, it is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 100: Parzania (2005)

What would you do when faced with impending death? Would you cower in terror? Or would you kick death in the nuts, steal its gun, and demand its money? Also known as Grandma Gangsters. Available online. Approximately 109 minutes.   Jung-Ja, Young-Hee, and … Continue reading WTF ASIA 99: Twilight Gangsters (2010)

I was maybe fifteen or so when I came across a book called Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head . Not only did it have some sexy ladies on the cover, it also had a picture of two men pointing … Continue reading WTF ASIA 98: A Better Tomorrow (1986)

A beach party movie. Available in the United States and…uh…is that it? Well, maybe some other countries. Approximately 94 minutes.   Murakawa is the leader of a Yakuza branch. He has been running a successful loan shark operation in his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 97: Sonatine (1993)

Get your kicks.   Available in Canada, the United Kingdom (I think?), the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 93 minutes.     The movie starts with a man speaking in Japanese…eh? Is this the right movie? Well, anyways, he is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 96: Chocolate (2008)

Last week’s movie was about how the rich and poor suck the life out of each other. This week’s movie is about how everyone who comes into the life of a wealthy woman ends up dead. Continue reading WTF ASIA 95: 7 Khoon Maaf (2011)

As ushering in the Year of the Metaphorical Rat comes to a close, WTF ASIA presents Elon Musk’s favorite film of 2019. Oh, and the Oscar Winner for Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Film, Best Director, and BEST PICTURE!  RESPECT! In … Continue reading WTF ASIA 93: Parasite (2019)

Between the Museum of Chinese in America catching fire and the whole Coronavirus, this has been a rather nasty Lunar New Year. So, how about something a little nice this week? A movie about…uh…accepting one’s mortality? Available in Canada, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 92: A Simple Life (2011)

This Lunar New Year, I present a Lunar New Year Miracle…from a country that no longer celebrates it at this time. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 118 minutes.     So, if the title of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 91: Death By Hanging (1968)

Small village values don’t change easily. Available in Canada and the United States. Approximately 117 minutes.   Rani had left her village at age 14 to marry a man from another village. Her husband was unfaithful and abusive until he died … Continue reading WTF ASIA 91: Parched (2015)

Politically and socially, South Korea and Japan seem to have a chilly relationship. When it comes to crime, though, everything is chill. This WAS on Amazon a few years ago, but no more. It is online, though. Approximately 115 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 90: Boat (2009)