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)

Do you like Nat King Cole singing in mangled Spanish? Well, you are going to hear him a lot.   Streaming in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe other places. Approximately 98 minutes.   It is Hong … Continue reading WTF ASIA 54: In The Mood For Love (2000)

To celebrate a year of this series, I…post another article about movie that no one else has seen. A comedy about family, outsiders, and a metaphorical parakeet.   Streaming in Australia, Canada, United States and maybe other places. Approximately 95 minutes.   Natsuki … Continue reading WTF ASIA 53: Hospitalité (2010)

Billa, had it reached the right audience at the right time, could have been immortalized as a cult hit in the vein of Kung Pow: Enter The Fist. It is badly written, badly acted, badly budgeted, bad to look at, … Continue reading WTF Asia: Billa (2009)

Sometimes, it may be difficult to understand the true significance of the moment that changed your life forever. Available online. Approximately 119 minutes.   The movie starts out peacefully enough. Black and white footage of a tree waving in the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 51: A Bittersweet Life (2005)

A long time ago, the evil Empire held hostage countless lives. With the fate of the future in the balance, one man joins the Rebel Alliance and realizes his destiny. And through a mysterious power known as the Force, he … Continue reading WTF ASIA 50: The Last Supper (2012)

TEENAGE PUNKS!!! Available online. Approximately 115 minutes.   A group of high school girls had planned to play a couple of cover songs for the school festival, but an injury to the guitarist and subsequent fallout between two of the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 49: Linda Linda Linda (2005)

The Mumbai lunch delivery system has been going strong for well over a century and only one in six million deliveries goes to the wrong place. This is the story of that one wrong delivery…that may have actually been the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 48: The Lunchbox (2013)

This movie…oh my goodness, this movie. I love it, though maybe for the wrong reason. Available on…uh…Youtube…but it adds several minutes at the end to make it look like it is almost 2 hours, but it is approximately 99 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 47: Rainbow Eyes (2007)

This movie is about a little girl who just sits around, but at least she sits around outside a lot. Available on Amazon. Approximately 99 minutes.   A husband and wife have taken a rather long journey from the countryside to … Continue reading WTF ASIA 46: Little Moth (2007)

Uh… Available on Amazon and Youtube. Google says that it is on Google Play, but the link leads nowhere. Approximately 97 minutes.   A teenage boy is getting bullied by a group of other teenage boys. And by “bullied”, I mean that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 45: The Machine Girl (2008)