Far East Film Festival 2019
List activity
250 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
55 titles
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsNick CheungRichie JenZi YangWorking in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.
- DirectorSabuStarsShintarô AkiyamaShô AoyagiKeita MachidaHiroshi, Takeru and Tetsuo all live in the same city. Hiroshi is an unpopular idol singer and he feels a void in his life. He is placed under confinement by his fan Masako. Takeru believes that a girl returns to consciousness. Tetsuo decides to take revenge on a yakuza who sent him to prison.
- DirectorSeiji TanakaStarsYôji MinagawaYoshitomo IsozakiMebuki YoshidaKazuhiko, a graduate of a prestigious university, wasn't enjoying his life, until he takes a job at a bathhouse. Then he discovers that the baths are used as a space for killing people after closing hours.
- DirectorLee HanStarsJung Woo-sungKim Hyang-giJang Young-namA man either committed suicide or he was murdered. An autistic girl is the only witness.
- DirectorGavin LinStarsIvy ChenJasper LiuBryan Shu-Hao ChangA terminally ill man sets up his best friend, whom he has loved since high school, so that she will not be lonely after he passes away.
- DirectorKwon LeeStarsKong Hyo-jinKim Ye-wonKim Sung-ohA thriller that begins with a murder incident with a trace of a stranger entering the house of Kyung Min who lives alone in the one room.
- DirectorJames LeeStarsEmily LimMei Fen LimWilliam BooFollowing a girl's release from an asylum, she is reunited with her older sister and together they return to their abandoned family home. However, the two sisters harbour a dark and tragic family secret, which begins to unfold after their return.
- DirectorHan HanStarsTeng ShenJohnny HuangZheng YinAn old-time racing champion tries to come back to the race track.
- DirectorKatsumi NojiriStarsIttoku KishibeHideko HaraMai KiryûKoichi is a son in the Suzuki family. He is a hikikomori ("recluse") and dies suddenly. The rest of Suzuki family, father Yukio, mother Yuko and daughter Fumi, fall into confusion.
- DirectorNadiah HamzahStarsSharifah AmaniRosyam NorIedil Dzuhrie AlaudinA no-nonsense police investigator gets mixed up in an out-of-town missing person case, while she herself struggles to fit into the role of a second wife in a polygamous marriage.
- DirectorKwang-shik KimStarsNam Joo-hyukZo In-sungPark Sung-woongA historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Man-chun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 500,000 invading Tang dynasty men to defend it.
- DirectorTatsushi ÔmoriStarsHaru KurokiMikako TabeKirin KikiNoriko is a university student. By her mother's recommendation, Noriko begins attending a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin Michiko. There, Noriko learns from Teacher Takeda. Noriko now has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
- DirectorJ.Q. LeeStarsYoo Hae-jinCho Jin-woongLee Seo-jinFour friends meet for the first time in a long time to play a game that reveals one another's secrets.
- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsJin ZhangDave BautistaYan LiuWhile keeping a low profile after his defeat by Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi gets into trouble after getting in a fight with a powerful foreigner.
- DirectorMeng HuoStarsTaiyi YangYunhu LiDongcai NieA young boy is sent to the countryside to be with his grandfather. By pure chance, the old man finds out where an old friend is, whose days are numbered. He decides to travel with his motorized tricycle and visit, taking the child along.
- DirectorAkiyo FujimuraChie HayakawaKei IshikawaStarsJun KunimuraHana SugisakiTaiga NakanoFive short 'film' stories of how 5 different directors imagine Japan to be in 10 years from now.
- DirectorTzu-Hsuan HungStarsKang Ren WuJ.C. LinNikki HsiehWith a single mistake, Rui, a former star basketball player, loses his job and has nothing to do. Collecting parking fees on the street, he's snooping around a dark world. He knows it is not where he belongs, but he has no place to go and nobody welcomes him. Then one day, he finds a woman bleeding on the street, and he takes her to the hospital. On the way, he is kidnapped by a bank robber. At first, he only looks for a chance to get away, but he is increasingly attracted to the robber who lives proudly, cleverly leading the underworld. Through him, a mentor and role model for the dark, Rui faces the brutal criminal nature hidden inside him. But the moment arrives when Rui can't avoid the final showdown with him.
- DirectorDan VillegasStarsEddie GarciaGina PareñoKat GalangLisang is two years late. After dying from a complication of diabetes in her 60s, Lisang has overstayed in her waiting room in purgatory, occasionally causing other souls trouble for her own entertainment. But today her waiting ends. Today, she is finally set to cross over, and her room is to be leased to a new tenant: Manolo, her newly-deceased ex-boyfriend.
- DirectorMuye WenStarsZheng XuYiwei ZhouChuan-jun WangThe story of how a small drugstore owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China.
- DirectorAngga Dwimas SasongkoStarsVino G. BastianYayan RuhianFariz AlfaraziIndonesia, the 16th century, Wiro Sableng, a disciple from a mysterious Warrior named Sinto Gendeng, got a mission from his Master to take down Mahesa Birawa, her former disciple who betrayed her.
- DirectorKook-Hee ChoiStarsKim Hye-suYoo Ah-inHuh Joon-hoA dramatization of the behind-the-scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997, through three parallel stories.
- DirectorShunji MugurumaStarsShôdai FukuyamaManami HashimotoChihiro HayamaWhen the rock band JoKers broke up one member flew over to be with the yankees and try to make a living there. Another one decided to focus on his schooling and become a university graduate instead of continue on with music. Two others are still hopeful their music career can be put back together. To rekindle all members' love for rock one of the members is hired to coach all-girl band Drop Doll. In the meanwhile, the girls are improving.
- DirectorWei ZhangThe LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man and brought her to the man.
- DirectorKim Sung-hoonStarsHyun BinSeo Ji-hyeJang Dong-gunLee Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty.
- DirectorXue BaiStarsYao HuangSunny SunCarmen SoupStudying in Hong Kong but living in Shenzhen (the port city of Mainland China), Peipei has spent 16 years in her life travelling between these two cities. To realize the dream of seeing snow in Japan with her bestie, Peipei joins a smuggling gang and uses her student identity to smuggle iPhones from Hong Kong to Mainland. Her family life and friendships begin to fall apart. The daily life of Peipei starts to get out of control.
- DirectorLee Min-jaeStarsJeong Jae-yeongKim Nam-gilUhm Ji-wonWhen a pharmaceutical company's illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family finds it and tries to profit from it.
- DirectorZahir OmarStarsBront PalaraeJack TanFabian LooA Taxi driver uses his service as a front for an extortion racket, and when his younger brother's impulsive behaviour brings the cops and the triad to his doorstep, he stops at nothing to protect all who matter to him.
- DirectorShôtarô KobayashiStarsChieko BaishôTatsuya FujiKazuma HamadaMasaru and Yukiko have been married 44 years. They have three children who live independently from them. Masaru and Yukiko enjoy their peaceful days, but, one day, Yukiko tells her daughter Naoko that she wants to divorce Masaru.
- DirectorMirai KonishiStarsChris AshtonKen ChibaMarie ChibaSake is a traditional alcoholic beverage from Japan and is otherwise known as rice wine. Women were prohibited from entering the many large and small sake breweries dotting Japan for centuries. However, times have changed and women are present on the sake scene today. In several cases, they are integral to the Japanese brewery business. The documentary depicts women who are not only enthusiasts, but also leaving their marks on the evolution of this Japanese mainstay.
- DirectorXiaozhi RaoStarsJianbin ChenSuxi RenBinlong PanWhile two criminals hide out at a woman's apartment after a botched robbery, an ex-cop tries to find a missing gun.
- DirectorKim Min-HoStarsMa Dong-seokSong Ji-hyoKim Sung-ohDong-Chul (Don Lee) and Ji-Soo (Song Ji-Hyo) are a happily married couple. One day, Dong-Chul comes home to find his house in disarray and his wife is missing.
- DirectorNobuhiro YamashitaStarsTakayuki YamadaTakeru SatohYoshiyoshi ArakawaHardcore is about the life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The robot wants to stay with the men. A bond is formed. The men resolve to change their lives.
- DirectorFruit ChanStarsChloe MaayanCharm Man ChanKeung MakA wondrous prostitute plies her trade while living on a boat in Hong Kong. With a superhuman libido and three loving husbands, she doggedly devotes herself to her work. Using sex to satirize the era, this film brims with intense desire.
- DirectorWisit SasanatiengStarsAnanda EveringhamPeerapol KijreunpiromsukTeerawat MulvilaiSoon after a mysterious-ritual ceremony has been performed in a house, there are several chilling and inexplicable events happening which allegedly relate to haunting-spirit possession influencing house members into violence.
- DirectorTian YeStarsYuhu ChangXing FengYue GuoIn metropolis Beijing, a delivery boy inspired by a play to pursue his secret crush with a real estate sales girl who lives under the same roof with him in the "urban village".
- DirectorSitisiri MongkolsiriStarsPhantira PipityakornOabnithi WiwattanawarangSapol AssawamunkongIn a far-away village, lived an innocent teenage girl, "Sai" who later discovered herself inheriting the curse of "Krasue". At night, her head would detach from her body and hunts for flesh and blood. Villagers are terrified by the deaths of their livestocks and that is when the Krasue hunt begins. "Jerd" a friend joined the hunt with an unknown reason while "Noi", the childhood friend who had just came back to the village decided to stand beside Sai despite knowing the horrifying truth.
- DirectorJoyce BernalStarsSarah GeronimoNova VillaJames ReidFely is an elderly woman who finds second chance at youth after a visit to a mysterious photo studio.
- DirectorYue LüStarsChen YaoYili MaWenkang YuanAn aloof lawyer who is also a single mother, found her daughter missing along with their nanny. She desperately tried to find both of them, while unfolding the tragic life of the nanny.
- DirectorMikhail RedStarsBea AlonzoCharo Santos-ConcioJake CuencaWhen a student's suicide rattles an all-girls Catholic school, a clairvoyant guidance counselor leans on a ghost to uncover the convent's abusive past.
- DirectorHo-Cheung PangStarsYat Ning ChanDada ChanGigi LeungA group of old friends must put their grudges aside for the moment and team up again when one of them gets into trouble. Eventually, they find themselves trying to save not only their mutual friend, but their long gone friendship.
- DirectorLina WangStarsTajigul HeilmeierYasan KamisuKuramu KasimuWhen Isa is not at school or working on his parents' farmyard, he spends carefree days with his friends - until the outside world starts forcing him to say one goodbye after another.
- DirectorNawapol ThamrongrattanaritStarsCherprang AreekulNayika SrinianRina IzutaA documentary about a Thai idol girl group, BNK48 originally adapting from a Japanese idol girl group, AKB48 open opportunity to ordinary teens to be selected into a controlled system and competitive concept.
- DirectorKazuya ShiraishiStarsKisetsu FujiwaraArata IuraKuu IzimaSpring, 1969. The Japanese New Wave, represented on international screens mainly by the films of Nagisa Oshima, reaches new heights. 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gathers there with young talented people who are all fascinated with movie making. When they are not making movies, they spend their time smoking, drinking alcohol, scouting for actresses and looking for material for their next film. When filming begins, everybody immerses themselves into the production and will do everything on the filming set from running, shouting to acting.
- DirectorFelix ChongStarsChow Yun-FatAaron KwokJingchu ZhangHong Kong police are hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter". In order to crack this true identity, the police recruit gang member Lee Man to unmask "Painter's" secret identity.
- DirectorOliver Siu Kuen ChanStarsAnthony Chau-Sang WongCrisel ConsunjiSam LeeA paralyzed and hopeless Hong Kong man meets his new Filipino domestic worker. The two strangers live under the same roof through different seasons, and as they learn more about each other, they also learn more about themselves.
- DirectorHideki TakeuchiStarsFumi NikaidôGacktYûsuke IseyaIn a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.
- DirectorDavid ChuangStarsVivian HsuJen-Shuo ChengJoe Shu-Wei ChangThe devil fish which manipulated by Juon-like ghost ''a little girl in red dress'' targets tiger-man's mother. Then, tiger-man tries excising his mother from the devil fish and a little girl in red dress.
- DirectorChito S. RoñoStarsChristian BablesJomari AngelesFrancis MagundayaoIntoy takes care of his parents when his sister moved out to work overseas. Since he lives in a remote area in Samar, the only way he could contact his sister is by going to strange rock formations on the island.
- DirectorHao WuTwo live streamers seek fame, fortune and human connection in China's digital idol-making universe, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives. Winner of Grand Jury Award (Documentary) at 2018 SXSW.
- DirectorHae-Young LeeStarsRyu Jun-yeolKim Sung-ryungHalley KimA police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge-thirsty member of the gang.
- DirectorHerman YauStarsFrancis NgLouis KooAnita YuenAn ordinary family of five try their best to remove the billboard that blocks the sea view from their house window.
- DirectorLee Byeong-heonStarsRyu Seung-ryongLee HaneeJin Seon-kyuA police undercover operation takes a delicious, unexpected turn.
- DirectorLe-Van KietStarsVeronica NgoMai Cát ViThanh Nhien PhanWhen her daughter is kidnapped, a desperate yet determined mother treks through her former gang's turf in Saigon to track down the abductors.
- DirectorRemi M. SaliStarsJunaidi M. SaliLizzie.V.Firdaus RahmanInspired by actual events, KONPAKU tells the story of forbidden love between a Malay-Muslim man and a sensual Japanese succubus.
- DirectorPak-Wing YanStarsChrissie ChauLouis CheungEric KotA corporate tragedy and encounter with Helena Law Lan's taoist master leads Mei qi to meet three relative ghosts who later support the protagonist and her new boy friend Zhang Zi-jin on their new ''haunted'' hotel business.