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)

A story about how terrible practices and a willful refusal to change sends a generation to its doom?  Be warned: this will be a rough sit. Available online. Approximately 93 minutes. A village woman is about to give birth while … Continue reading WTF ASIA 44: Matrubhoomi (2003)

Married life stinks. Happy Valentine’s Day. Available on Vimeo. Approximately 92 minutes.   Geum-Soon had always been a sporty person, and she had become a pretty successful volleyball player until she got an arm injury. One of her biggest fans, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 43: Saving My Hubby (2002)

WTF ASIA celebrates the new year with Goons. Hired Goons. Available online. Approximately 84 minutes.   In a busy district of Hong Kong, five men are going about their lives. James or Fats…erm…plays Dance Dance Revolution in an arcade and then … Continue reading WTF ASIA 42: The Mission (1999)

A teenage boy is lying on his bedroom floor. He does not seem conscious, but his eyes are open. His family manages to break through the locked door, carry him to the car, and take him to a hospital. His … Continue reading WTF ASIA 41: The Story of Nampu (1984)

Many people may believe that their favorite movies are perfect. Others may acknowledge that their favorite movies have issues, while still being their favorite movies. Well…this one…is a story about the life of a troubled woman desperately searching for love, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 40: Memories of Matsuko (2006) My Favorite Movie

Sometimes…when all seems lost…kidnapping a drunk may seem to be the only option. Available online. This movie goes by many names, such as Pushpaka Vimanamu, Pushpaka Vimanam, Pushpaka Vimana, and Pushpak. I am assuming that this is due to there being various languages … Continue reading WTF ASIA 39: Pushpaka Vimanamu (1987)

If someone watched Rain Man and remembered nothing but the gambling section of the movie and decided to base a movie around that, it would still not be like this movie, but I had nothing else to really say for this … Continue reading WTF ASIA 38: God of Gamblers (1989)

My New Year’s gift was, apparently, not saving my completed WordPress draft of this when I posted it the other day, so I had to copy/paste my old draft of this right now, remembering only a few of my changes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 37: Forever the Moment (2008)