Anukkai watches and talks about films from Asia
COKE-COCK COKE-COCK! COCK-COKE-COKE-COCK! Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States. Approximately 146 minutes. The movies starts with a disclaimer, perhaps to sooth the censorship board. Among other things, the disclaimer claims that drugs are not produced in the state … Continue reading WTF ASIA 150: Udta Punjab (2016)
Yes, that’s right. Another movie about a woman and her son. For a few weeks, this was the number 2 movie in South Korea behind the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the lead was the first Asian to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 149: Secret Sunshine (2007)
We are several days into the Chinese New Year. To help celebrate, I present a movie that…uh…got banned in China. Available in Australia, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Also Youtube. Approximately 140 minutes. Tietou grew up … Continue reading WTF ASIA 148: The Blue Kite (1993)
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I bring you a musical film from the master of romance…uh…Takashi Miike…erm…yeah! Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, and maybe a few other countries. Theoretically…It is available online in the United States, but JustWatch is being a liar. Approximately 134 … Continue reading WTF ASIA 147: For Love’s Sake (2012)
Maybe it is true that if you can make it here, then you can make it anywhere. But what if you cannot make it here? Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 127 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 146: Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
Let off some steam, Amrit. Available on Einthusan.tv. Approximately 125 minutes. The movie starts out breezing through thirty-two minutes of possible storyline in thirty-two seconds worth of dialogue. Colonel Sinha has just been informed that one of his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 145: Commando – A One Man Army (2013)
Big city cop meets a small town family. Available online. Approximately 119 minutes. Inspector Lee Young-nam is moving from Seoul to a small coastal town to be the new police chief. Before even getting settled in, she meets … Continue reading WTF ASIA 144: A Girl at My Door (2014)
Political squabbling over a terrorist bomb threat? Who would have guessed? Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. It is the dead of night in the middle of nowhere that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 143: Helios (2015)
It is a new year, and with a new year comes new possibilities and hopes. Indeed the future is bright…and beautiful…enticing…and dangerous…like a jellyfish. Available…erm…online. Approximately 115 minutes. 24-year-old Yuji Nimura works part-time in a factory … Continue reading WTF ASIA 142: Bright Future (2002)
One wrong turn and the entire birthday is ruined. Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Also on Einthusan if that works. The version that I had watched on Netflix was around 111 minutes, but the one that is available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 141: NH10 (2015)
In this season that has seen families unable to be together as normal and political…uh…complications…WTF ASIA presents a story of a politician’s family that undergoes strife when the daughter goes missing. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 140: The Truth Beneath (2016)
And now for a movie about an election that goes more smoothly than the 2020 US Presidential Election. No, there is no Reese Witherspoon here, but there is a scene where a character grinds up a spoon and eats it. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 139: Election (2005)
Bad Boys for Life Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. The site was not cooperating with me, so I may have missed some of ones that I normally include. Approximately 98 minutes. It is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 138: Her Brother (1960)
This week, I present a movie about both the founding of a nation and its reconnection with its religious roots. The nation, by the way, is Pakistan. This is, Khamosh Pani, otherwise known as Silent Waters. Available on Youtube. Approximately 91 … Continue reading WTF ASIA 137: Khamosh Pani (2003)
It is the time of year when big city bigshots return to their small-town roots to bicker with family members about politics and religion and whose kid that really is and what to do with daddy’s corpse. Available in Australia, Canada, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 136: White Sun (2016)
Are we human or are we dancer? Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 144 minutes. Mumtaz has grown up in a Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh with her loving mother and father. Then, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 135: Chandni Bar (2001)
Yes, I am talking to you. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 137 minutes. Mr. Kim works as a taxi driver in Seoul. He is prepared for a fine day of work … Continue reading WTF ASIA 134: A Taxi Driver (2017)
Forget it, Jake. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 136 minutes. For a movie that is well over two hours long, it dispenses with one part of its premise very quickly. Qin … Continue reading WTF ASIA 133: Detective Chinatown (2015)
Small town Japan may have bad customer service, but at least you get extra food sometimes. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 130 minutes. Content warning: depiction of animal cruelty A Yakuza meeting … Continue reading WTF ASIA 132: Gozu (2003)
No, this is not the Vince Vaughn movie. Available on…Facebook (?) as Matir Moina. The video quality is horrible. Approximately 93-98 minutes. Anu is a young boy living in East Pakistan. Though his father, Kazi, is a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 131: The Clay Bird (2002)
Did you see Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies? Did you see the extended versions? If so, then there is no reason why you would not be able to sit through a movie that is three hours and forty-four … Continue reading WTF ASIA 130: Lagaan (2001)
