Anukkai watches and talks about films from Asia
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 90: 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 89: Boat (2009)
Lucky Episode 88. Think of all of the jokes that you can regarding this movie’s title and discard them, for they are not in this movie. Erm…sort of available online? Approximately 113 minutes. Young Master Liu is to be … Continue reading WTF ASIA 88: The Wooden Man’s Bride (1994)
I have made twenty WTF ASIA articles about Japanese movies and not one featured Takeshi Kitano, let alone one of his gangster movies. That ends now with perhaps the least accessible entry point to his work. Available in Canada, the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 87: Outrage (2010)
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! Available online. Approximately 105 minutes. The movie starts out with a dead man and his grieving widow. It suddenly focuses on a young man looking all ominous, as if he were … Continue reading WTF ASIA 86: Pratidwandi (1970)
STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE! This WAS available on Netflix, but now it is just…online. Approximately 104 minutes. The Customer is King. Service for the Customer’s Satisfaction. If the company survives, we survive. We love the customers. This … Continue reading WTF ASIA 85: Cart (2014)
A movie where a Hong Kong cop is a criminal? Who could imagine that? Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 101 minutes. After five years of building up his gang and getting it … Continue reading WTF ASIA 84: Infernal Affairs (2002)
The holiday season is here and so…uh…um…hmmm… Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 99 minutes. A girl…I will call her N…has recently turned 18 and has just got dumped. So, she is single and ready to…have … Continue reading WTF ASIA 83: Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
Money matters in Mumbai make men miserable. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe some other countries. The stated running time varies, but the movie that I have seen on DVD and Amazon Prime is approximately 92 minutes. Three … Continue reading WTF ASIA 82: Barah Aana (2009)
Apparently, the notion of calling dibs does not exist in the world of bank robbers. Available…online. Approximately 90 minutes. Two men and a woman make their way through the sewers to an area by a bank vault and start making … Continue reading WTF ASIA 81: Jakarta (2000)
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)
