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MUBI
84
7.4
/84665/
73
/3291/
73
/1758/
4.0
/305277/
95
/197/
80
/209/
91
/39/
cc age 17+

Burning (2018)
Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.
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Fandor
83
7.8
/9098/
78
/364/
77
/218/
4.4
/37497/
94
/51/
77
/16/
86
/16/

An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
7.4
/4304/
76
/196/
75
/112/
4.1
/31618/
98
/49/
74
/12/
82
/10/
cc age 14+

House of Hummingbird (2019)
14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.
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The Roku Channel
81
7.8
/36035/
79
/1555/
78
/973/
4.2
/140106/
93
/59/
90
/778/
70
/15/
8.2
/93296/
cc age 12+

Millennium Actress (2002)
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
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Kanopy
78
7.7
/38024/
77
/1212/
78
/783/
4.2
/77543/
88
/25/
89
/605/
58
/7/

Joint Security Area (2000)
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.
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The Roku Channel
77
7.0
/323/
75
/19/
75
/5/
100
/12/
72
/10/

They Call It Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain (2012)
Shot clandestinely over a two year period, this film provides a rare look into the second most isolated country on the planet held in a stasis by a brutal military regime for almost a half century. From over 100 interviews of people across Burma, including the recently released Aung San Suu Kyi, interwoven with stunning footage of Burmese life this documentary is truly unique.
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Kanopy
85
77
7.6
/16485/
78
/772/
81
/525/
4.2
/114527/
97
/30/
97
/14/
83
/5/

Better Days (2019)
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
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Fandor
77
6.9
/3658/
75
/117/
67
/80/
3.7
/14722/
98
/44/
81
/21/
77
/13/

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts (2017)
After encountering a group of bandits with plans to rape and steal from her, a young widow ventures into the wilderness in search of justice.
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/84966/
72
/2760/
70
/1583/
3.6
/219913/
98
/46/
81
/2285/

Ring (1998)
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
7.8
/8989/
80
/401/
81
/206/
3.7
/4876/
86
/7/
89
/16/
63
/4/

Dying to Survive (2018)
When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. Not only does Yong Cheng see his profits skyrocket, but he is dubbed the god of medicine“ by his customers
poster
Amazon Prime Video
77
74
7.0
/4954/
70
/293/
70
/146/
3.6
/7425/
80
/20/
100

The Man Standing Next (2020)
When the investigation of 'Koreagate' takes place, Park Yong-gak, a former KCIA director who knows everything about the government's operations, heads to the United States in exile.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
6.4
/1058/
68
/36/
60
/36/
3.3
/1299/
94
/16/
62
/7/
82
/9/

Our Time Will Come (2017)
In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
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The Roku Channel
79
74
7.6
/7878/
74
/190/
74
/194/
3.7
/5079/
88
/8/
92
/256/

Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/21693/
75
/1406/
80
/1147/
3.5
/30087/
67
/9/
84
/83/

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.
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Fandor
74
7.2
/36882/
72
/1506/
72
/1040/
3.6
/49745/
83
/18/
83
/561/
68
/4/
cc age 14+

Fist of Fury (1972)
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school.
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Kanopy
74
7.1
/98039/
71
/2892/
71
/1703/
3.8
/260282/
81
/81/
80
/4510/
70
/19/
cc age 18+

Audition (2000)
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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Hoopla
73
6.7
/1982/
66
/79/
63
/59/
3.6
/8373/
93
/44/
53
/4/
85
/10/

To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.
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Kanopy
73
7.5
/13670/
78
/468/
74
/270/
4.2
/168871/
68
/40/
89
/511/
73
/18/

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
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Kanopy
76
73
7.0
/7840/
72
/308/
68
/181/
3.6
/7533/
100
/5/
75
/38/

Nameless Gangster (2012)
A corrupt customs official joins forces with a vicious gangster to form the most powerful crime partnership in Busan.
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Kanopy
73
6.9
/28698/
70
/969/
69
/681/
3.9
/114587/
78
/18/
76
/863/

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.
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Kanopy
81
71
7.4
/3480/
75
/163/
76
/104/
4.0
/27645/
100

Microhabitat (2018)
Miso lives from day to day by housekeeping. Cigarettes and whiskey are the two things that get her through the day. As cigarette prices and rent start to rise, Miso decides to give up her house for cigarettes and whiskey, leading her to couch surf with old friends while reconsidering her place in life.
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Fandor
79
70
7.3
/11582/
78
/584/
75
/240/
3.8
/33842/
100
/6/
77
/9/

Midnight Runners (2017)
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.
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MUBI
70
7.1
/6023/
68
/224/
67
/197/
3.8
/35612/
77
/48/
73
/6/
69
/20/

Asako I & II (2018)
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
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Kanopy
70
6.4
/6756/
66
/322/
66
/209/
3.5
/22430/
91
/53/
57
/33/
76
/13/

Creepy (2016)
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.5
/3422/
65
/199/
67
/107/
3.3
/4650/
80
/51/
72
/19/
64
/10/

Cliff Walkers (2021)
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
69
7.5
/3178/
79
/138/
81
/80/
4.0
/14439/
63
/8/
96
/52/

Swing Kids (2018)
Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.9
/2641/
66
/109/
68
/92/
3.5
/3000/
85
/52/
69
/11/

I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)
Li Xuelian, a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. To defend herself, Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital.
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Kanopy
71
69
7.3
/8888/
75
/509/
76
/276/
3.6
/20561/
70
/10/
84
/32/
48
/5/

The Beauty Inside (2015)
Woo-jin, a furniture designer who wakes up in a different body every day, falls for Yi-soo, a woman he meets through his work.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.3
/18877/
59
/850/
63
/543/
3.5
/30893/
80
/127/
48
/172/
82
/29/

The Assassin (2015)
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
68
7.0
/14978/
72
/991/
73
/396/
3.4
/24768/
96
/26/
100
/10/

The Roundup (2022)
The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.
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Fandor
68
6.1
/1070/
57
/39/
59
/29/
3.3
/2493/
87
/31/
50
/11/
83
/9/

Office (2015)
Two assistants, Lee Xiang and Kat, start new jobs at the financial firm Jones & Sunn. Lee Xiang is an earnest young man who naively enters the world of high finance with noble intentions. Kat on the other hand has a secret.
poster
66
6.4
/5579/
65
/162/
62
/132/
3.5
/14665/
62
/119/

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)
A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs.
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MUBI
72
66
6.8
/8076/
70
/162/
68
/214/
3.6
/17461/
94
/16/
64
/92/

Boiling Point (1990)
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
66
7.7
/8236/
82
/364/
81
/218/
3.8
/14148/
80
/5/
81
/3/

Be with You (2018)
Along with his young son, Ji-ho, Woo-jin misses his wife Soo-a, who died after promising to return a year later with the rainy season. Miraculously, they reunite with Soo-a when the rainy season comes around, but she has no memory of her husband and son whom she dearly loved.
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Amazon Prime Video
77
66
7.7
/12430/
79
/389/
78
/304/
3.7
/11428/
80
/12/

Always (2011)
A former boxer turned parking lot attendant finds hope in the love of the blind telemarketer who walks into his booth one day.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
6.0
/2299/
56
/108/
63
/70/
3.0
/2649/

Office (2015)
To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.
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Amazon Prime Video
70
64
6.9
/3053/
68
/343/
69
/94/
3.7
/18285/

River (2023)
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
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Amazon Prime Video
71
64
7.0
/6193/
70
/367/
70
/268/
3.6
/11708/
94
/34/
50
/16/

Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)
A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
64
7.1
/10484/
74
/761/
80
/723/
3.5
/16555/
44
/9/
78
/20/

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.
poster
Crunchyroll
64
5.9
/13782/
61
/565/
60
/351/
3.4
/25032/
80
/10/
61
/679/

Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. Ruka is a cop from a squad whose goal is to destroy homicidal mutant humans known as 'engineers', that possess the ability to transform any injury to a weapon in and of itself.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
6.2
/4114/
65
/173/
63
/131/
3.0
/1513/
67
/6/
50
/22/

Lost in Thailand (2012)
The story of two rival business managers, Xu and Bo, who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured.
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Fandor
68
63
6.6
/5202/
66
/184/
66
/180/
3.3
/3512/
77
/13/
71
/182/

Hansel & Gretel (2007)
When Eun-soo gets lost in a country road, he meets a mysterious girl and is led to her fairytale ike house in the middle of the forest. There, Eun-soo is trapped with the girl and her siblings who never age. Eun-soo finally discovers a way out which is written on a fairy tale book. But the book tells a story of none other than himself!
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Kanopy
68
62
6.8
/5755/
70
/178/
67
/164/
3.7
/17188/
56
/9/
72
/121/

A Snake of June (2003)
A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.
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Kanopy
78
61
7.3
/5040/
77
/274/
76
/170/
4.0
/34407/
84
/7/

Little Forest (2018)
A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
60
7.6
/13368/
75
/365/
78
/429/
3.6
/4880/
21
/19/
77
/61/
30
/12/

My Way (2011)
During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create this epic war drama.
poster
72
60
7.0
/4598/
70
/121/
68
/144/
3.9
/21602/
78
/31/

Tokyo Fist (1995)
A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru. After an altercation, Tsuda begins training rigorously himself, leading to an extremely bloody, violent confrontation.
poster
75
60
7.2
/2694/
73
/134/
69
/53/
3.4
/1849/
92
/43/

Sunflower (2006)
Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets a second chance in life. His former gang tries to destroy his new home in order to build a night club but he won’t let them destroy his new family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.1
/9894/
60
/411/
59
/253/
3.0
/23225/
61
/28/
57
/442/
62
/9/

Uzumaki (2000)
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.


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