A comedy about semi-competent cops. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 90 minutes.   Ma Shan is woken up by his wife, who is upset that their young son has … Continue reading WTF ASIA 80: The Missing Gun (2002)

What could I possibly say about this movie that was not said here?   *Deep Breath*       Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Also free on Vimeo, but I am not linking to that. Approximately … Continue reading WTF ASIA 79: House (1977)

You like scary movies? How about one about having to survive under the Taliban? Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 83 minutes.   An Afghan boy is talking to a foreign cameraman and leads him to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 78: Osama (2003)

An Indian woman travels to America and finds herself. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 134 minutes.   Shashi, nearing fifty, is a devoted wife and mother of two. While her husband is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 77: English Vinglish (2012)

What? Didn’t I just talk about this movie last week? Nope, this is another movie called Headshot.   Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 119 minutes.   A police officer, accompanied by four prison … Continue reading WTF ASIA 76: Headshot (2016)

Now, this is a story all about how my life got flipped-turned upside down. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 106 minutes.   Meet Tul. Tul is an assassin. I call him partly because wears his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 75: Headshot (2011)

What is a young woman to do when her husband dies? Well, there are a few options. One is not ideal, one is highly questionable, and one is very very bad. Available on Youtube as The Seashore Village, though in snippets. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 74: The Seaside Village (1965)

Crime does not pay. It steals. And sometimes loses the stolen money…or doesn’t get it in the first place. This movie is crazy. Available…online as 一個字頭的誕生, though still subtitled. Approximately 91 minutes.   Kau is 32-years-old. Formerly a gangster, he … Continue reading WTF ASIA 73: Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)

This movie is stupid. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe some other countries.    Approximately 90 minutes.       High school girls, Sakura, Asuka, Miku, and Fuyumi have formed a film club called High Kick Angels with teacher Tanaka as … Continue reading WTF ASIA 73: High Kick Angels (2014)

This movie is stupid. Available…online…sort of…maybe; I borrowed the DVD from my Library system. Approximately 142 minutes.   Raju was a successful industrialist on the verge of starting a 5 billion dollar project. Unfortunately, he got into a car accident, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 72: Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002)

Damn, it feels good to be a gangstow ow! OW! NO! NOT THE BASEBALL BAT! This doesn’t feel good at all. Available online.  Approximately 140 minutes.   Byung-doo walks into a police station and beats up his younger brother for taking part … Continue reading WTF ASIA 71: A Dirty Carnival (2006)

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)