2018 asian movie list
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- DirectorYong-hwa KimStarsHa Jung-wooCha Tae-hyunJu Ji-hoonAfter a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.Exceeded my expectation! Was looking forward to some awesome visual delights but was offered more. Dragonball-like teleporting actions, cool final fantasy-like blades. Overall a special piece of film. Best korean movie since "Train To Busan"
- DirectorHyun-seok KimStarsNa Moon-heeLee Je-HoonPark Chul-minAn elderly woman who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day, forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer, who begins to teach her English.I expected to be laughing throughout the movie but after the one hour mark I got very emotional as the storyline sudden changes. I love this because it's so heartwarming but also highlights tragedies in history. Superb cast !!
- DirectorJung Sung HoJoon-Hwan JangStarsKim Tae-riYeo Jin-gooGang Dong-wonIn 1987 Korea under an oppressive military regime, the unlawful interrogation and death of a college student ignite ordinary citizens to fight for the truth and bring about justice.The greatest cinematic depiction of modern Korean history !!!
This is the great movie such like 'Citizen Kane' and 'Shawshank Redemption'. It's a historical movie, a humanism drama dedicated to freedom fighters all around the world. - DirectorBaz PoonpiriyaStarsChutimon ChuengcharoensukyingEisaya HosuwanTeeradon SupapunpinyoLynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, Lynn and her classmates have to finish the international STIC(SAT) exam and deliver the answers back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes place once again in her home country.Ocean's Eleven meets The Breakfast Club in Bad Genius...My heart was still beating after watching this movie !! damn it , it excited me every minute
Bad Genius is literally flawless. A Thai film worth recommending. - DirectorWoo-seok YangStarsJung Woo-sungKwak Do-wonKim Kap-suA coup in North Korea forces an agent to defect to South with unconscious "Number One". While operatives from North hunt for both of them, the agent has to work with South Koreans to stop the nuclear war.The visual and technical aspects of the film are top notch , its very gripping thanks to the excellent story and crisp editing . " Steel Rain " is a masterfully crafted action film , good job netflix for picking this up
- DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsSatoshi OhnoYuri ChinenDendenWhat is the only thing that can stand in the way of a ruthless warlord after total domination of a country? Ninjas. When ninja Mumon kills another fierce ninja in order to claim a reward the repercussions are severe and involve the advancing army and the band of stealth fighters. Politics, warfare and sinister plots.This is definitely different from any ninja movies out there, exposing the fact of these brute ninjas. A great work from Director Yoshihiro Nakamura , cast lists and staff roundup. This movie are full of amazing actions and intense scenes.
- DirectorJang Hang-junStarsKang Ha-neulYeon Je HyungKim Mu-yeolWhen his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.An unpredictable psychological thriller that perpetually takes you deeper and deeper. If you liked 'Oldboy', you'll love this. Twists that you don't see coming at all.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsMinami HamabeTakumi KitamuraShun OguriA dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.Never judge the book by it's cover as they say, as well as the title. I am dude but I cried like a baby watching this movie. An amazing way for Japanese to say love, after "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"
- DirectorJoko AnwarStarsTara BasroBront PalaraeDimas AdityaAfter dying from a strange illness that she suffered for 3 years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.The lighting, color palette, The screenplay , the stunning cinematography, clear visual storytelling, great background music and phenomenal pacing and great performances. The scariest movies I saw in 2018 so far
- DirectorXiaogang FengStarsXuan HuangMiao MiaoCaiyu YangA look at the lives of members of a Military Cultural Troupe in the 1970s.The film is an excellent criticism of the Chinese government past and present.
The movie is not about war, love or the time of culture revolution and etc. It is about how "young beautiful flowers" grow and what they have become at particular time of China. - DirectorYû IrieStarsTatsuya FujiwaraHideaki ItôTôru NakamuraA television reporter and a detective try to track down a serial killer known as the Tokyo Strangler.Directed brilliantly by Yû Irie, and featuring impressive performances across the board, Confession Of Murder is rapid-fire, gripping and hugely entertaining watch from beginning to end.
- DirectorBong-han KimStarsHee Sun ChungJo Dal-hwanKim Do-yeobAn up-righteous police officer with a wife and son gets involved with a conspiracy after he arrested a murderer by chance. His weakness was his son needed an operation to treat his legs. Which path to choose? Righteousness or conspiracy?The screenplay is well written,and technically, the film manages to hold you till the end. The cinematography and action sequences too deserve a special mention. This is one of the most relatable and emotionally gripping South Korean movies.
- DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsMasami NagasawaRyûhei MatsudaHiroki HasegawaThree aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies.a fascinating, at times funny, and at other times tragic merging of the paranoid sci-fi trope of not being able to trust that the people around us are who they say they are and the horror trope of not being in control of our own minds
- DirectorChapman ToStarsStephy TangChapman ToYasuaki KurataHalf Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds dojo after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half of her father's karate dojo.A willfully oddball martial arts drama that rises above its modest station thanks to star Stephy Tang's lead performance. Even when we feel that life is miserable, martial arts instills discipline and teaches us to persevere.
- DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsCres ChuangBamboo Chu-Sheng ChenLeon DaiOne day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.Taiwanese dark comedy satire ballad of sad losers . " The Great Buddha + " is convulsively funny yet uncompromisingly bleak, bridging black & white art with entertainment.
- DirectorEiji UchidaStarsSairi ItôKenta SugaKaito YoshimuraBorn in a regional city, a young girl named Ai (Sairi Ito) is sent to a cult commune by her religious maniac mother and lives there for seven long years. After the cult is exposed by the police, Ai starts a new, normal life going to a regular middle school, but can't find a place to fit in normal society. Ai drops out to continue finding her path in life, first living with a rock-bottom delinquent family, then moving on to be part of a middle-class family, all along trying to find her place in this world. The only person who understands Ai is Ryota (Kenta Suga), another drop-out and cast-off from society. Ryota finds his path in a shady world of delinquents while Ai ends up working in the sex industry. Two teens' purity gets swallowed up by the urban jungle of a big regional city. A black comedy depicting lives of modern youth and their struggles in a place where there is no way out.The richness of palette makes the films cinematography stand out,and there are some wonderful locations and settings used to tell what could be a bleak and downbeat story. Sairi Itoh is a treasure,hope to see more of her in the future.
- DirectorYunsung KangStarsMa Dong-seokYoon KyesangJo Jae-yoonBased on real events, this crime action film depicts a Seoul detective's attempts to keep peace while two Chinese-Korean gangs battle over turf in the neighborhood.The Outlaws is a fantastically entertaining film with a well-done mix of humor and dark thriller elements and oozes out tension and just keeps building it up with a terrific screenplay and charismatic performances
- DirectorMartin ZandvlietStarsJared LetoTadanobu AsanoKippei ShînaAn epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.This movie is a silent killer! Leto is solid, and I would say the Japanese cast, especially Min Tanaka, have outdone themselves. The movie is nearly devoid of soundtrack, it has the guts to build tension through acting and screenplay. A must watch!
- DirectorYûya IshiiStarsShizuka IshibashiSôsuke IkematsuRyûhei MatsudaNewcomer Shizuka Ishibashi throws herself into the role of Mika, a nurse by day, a 'girlie bar' hostess by night, subject to feelings of anxiety and isolation, and unable to reach through a hard outer shell that stops her from expressing tenderness to anyone else. Sosuke Ikematsu, one of Japan's most important young actors, stars as Shinji, who struggles as a day-hire construction worker with a sense of impending doom, but who still tries to find the source of an unnamable hope he feels inside. The setting is Tokyo in 2017, where empty words, a sense of doom, and feelings of isolation co-exist with hope, trust, and love. In the sense of real life conjured up in these two people is a new kind of film: the densest kind of love story.a poetry a bout urban love in Tokyo , gorgeously shot and directed by Yuya Ishii
- DirectorKirsten TanStarsPenpak SirikulThaneth WarakulnukrohTossapol LeongsuppornOn a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.Unusual road movie with a perfect screenplay. Unusual characters and situations along the journey, in addition to architect and elephant as main protagonists . Great featured film debut for Kirsten Tan
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsMasaharu FukuyamaKoji YakushoSuzu HiroseA courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.The interesting thing about The Third Murder is not that the pieces all fit, but rather that each new piece adds more to the core of this story.The Third Murder is a captivating puzzle.
- DirectorYong-seung LeeStarsShin Ha-kyunDo Kyung-sooKim Dong-youngDu-sik, the owner of the DVD room, and Tae-jung, a part-timer, confront each other to protect Room No. 7.Room No. 7 keeps the audience on its toes, and makes for a worthwhile watch for anyone wanting a glimpse into the underbelly of Seoul.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsRyu Seung-ryongShim Eun-kyungPark Jeong-minAfter drinking water from a mountain spring, a bank security guard gains telekinetic superpowers, which he must use to save his estranged daughter from an evil construction company, as a superhero.South Korea's first full-fledged superhero film uses black comedy to send a socially conscious message , the storyline is pretty good but it lacks in depth , but those special effects are pretty mindblowing
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsMasatoshi NagaseAyame MisakiTatsuya FujiA passionate writer of film versions for visually impaired people meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.What is that message? Acceptance trumps bitter resentment; love beats lonely isolation. Some may call this simplistic, but in Masaya's world even a sliver of light or glimpse of a face are precious. And basics matter more.
- DirectorLi YuheStarsYe GaoSuxi RenChen XixuBouncing with nail-biting suspense and ingenious humor, young Chinese filmmaker Li Yuhe's feature debut portrays a puzzling crime happened in a rural small town, where greed, lust and wit battle it out in one night. It all starts from a sexually impotent motel owner hiring a pro to murder his cheating wife. Everything goes exactly as planned, until two blind daters, a robber, a policeman and a strange dead body unexpectedly arrive.Li has successfully captured the angst of being left behind by China’s booming East Coast big city economic miracle with heartfelt humor and genius storytelling . There’s hope for independent cinema in China after all.