Five Flavours Film Festival 2023
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1. Kochira Amiko (2022)
104 min | Drama
Amiko isn't like other children. Her endless energy and curious eccentricities make her an outcast at school and get her in trouble at home. When a painful family loss disrupts her ... See full summary »
Director: Yusuke Morii | Stars: Kana Ôsawa, Arata Iura, Machiko Ono
Votes: 194
2. Autobiography (2022)
115 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young man working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.
Director: Makbul Mubarak | Stars: Kevin Ardilova, Arswendy Bening Swara, Haru Sandra, Rukman Rosadi
Votes: 760
3. Abang Adik (2023)
115 min | Crime, Drama
Abang and Adi are undocumented orphans in Malaysia. While the older brother, a deaf mute, has resigned himself to a life of poverty, his younger sibling burns with indignation. A brutal accident upsets their relationship's fragile balance.
Director: Lay Jin Ong | Stars: Kang Ren Wu, Jack Tan, Kim Wang Tan, Serene Lim
Votes: 834
4. Raining in the Mountain (1979)
120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Ming Dynasty China, the abbot of the San Pao Buddhist monastery must choose a successor. Among the high dignitaries invited, there are some who are after the priceless parchment kept in the temple: the Mahayana Sutras.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Feng Hsu, Yueh Sun, Lin Tung, Feng Tien
Votes: 1,498
6. Dragon Inn (1967)
Not Rated | 111 min | Action, Adventure
When the children of an executed General are pursued in 1457 China, some heroic martial arts swordsmen intervene.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Polly Ling-Feng Shang-Kuan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai, Feng Hsu
Votes: 3,627
7. Phantom (I) (2023)
16+ | 133 min | Action, Crime, History
An action, spy film set in the backdrop of the Japanese colonial era.
Director: Hae-Young Lee | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Hanee, Park So-dam, Park Hae-soo
Votes: 604
8. Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon (2019)
121 min | Drama
A testament of time written in Old Delhi, past and present plotted in its lanes. The narrative moves like a homeless migrant, changing space and structure with each unfolding event, living in the twilight between the real and the dream.
Director: Anamika Haksar | Stars: Ravindra Sahu, Raghubir Yadav, Gopalan, Lokesh Jain
Votes: 127
9. Hamon (2023)
120 min | Comedy, Family
A repressed matriarch and unfortunately over-the-top circumstances - a disquieting earthquake, crushing debt, a dying ex-husband, a raging co-worker, and her son's girlfriend that take her to the brink.
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Tamae Andô, Noriko Eguchi, Akira Emoto, Kami Hiraiwa
Votes: 72
10. Gaga (2022)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
A widely-revered elder of an indigenous community in northeastern Taiwan, Hayung passes away in his sleep, leaving behind a family troubled with a land dispute and financial problems. His ... See full summary »
Director: Laha Mebow | Stars: Kagaw Piling, Wilang Lalin, Ting-li Lin, Gaki Baunky
Votes: 350
11. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
82 min | Drama, Comedy
On a dark, wet night a historic and regal Chinese cinema sees its final film. Together with a small handful of souls they bid "Goodbye, Dragon Inn".
Director: Tsai Ming-liang | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Chun Shih
Votes: 6,176 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Hellaro (2019)
121 min | Drama
A group of suppressed women from a village in Gujarat find someone in the desert and their lives are changed forever.
Director: Abhishek Shah | Stars: Shraddha Dangar, Jayesh More, Tejal Panchasara, Shailesh Prajapati
Votes: 1,591
13. Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Two Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.
Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Leon Lai, Eric Tsang, Kristy Yeung
Votes: 7,647
14. Your Mother's Son (2023)
99 min | Drama
Relationship between a hard-working mother and her son is challenged when she invites one of her students to their home.
Director: Jun Lana | Stars: Kokoy De Santos, Sue Prado, Elora Españo, Miggy Jimenez
Votes: 65
15. Dreaming & Dying (2023)
77 min | Drama, Fantasy
Three middle aged individuals who are forced to confront their inner demons as a long buried love triangle between them resurfaces
Director: Nelson Yeo | Stars: Peter Yu, Kelvin Ho, Doreen Toh
Votes: 75
16. Kayo Kayo Colour? (2023)
96 min | Drama
An unemployed Razzak wants to own an auto, and his daughter Ruba craves for a 100-rupee drink she cannot afford. An unexpected move threatens to alter their life.
Director: Shahrukhkhan Chavada | Stars: Bilkish Refai, Fahim Shaikh, Imtiyaz Shaikh, Samina Shaikh
Votes: 48
17. An Autumn's Tale (1987)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Filmed in New York, story of naive young woman from Hong Kong who goes to New York to study. Street-wise cabbie cousin takes care of her in the big city.
Director: Mabel Cheung | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung, Danny Bak-Keung Chan, Gigi Suk Yee Wong
Votes: 2,349
18. The Wheel of Life (1983)
104 min | Drama, Romance
Three people with their karma entwined meet in three different periods of Chinese history: Ming Dynasty China, early Republican China, and modern-day Taiwan.
Directors: King Hu, Hsing Lee, Ching-Jui Pai | Stars: Hsueh-Fen Peng, Huo-Yen Chiang, Chun Shih, Hsi-ping Chang
Votes: 118
19. Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Not Rated | 192 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Chun Shih, Feng Hsu, Sylvia Chang, Hui-Lou Chen
Votes: 1,206 | Gross: $0.01M
20. Millennium Mambo (2001)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
The ethereally beautiful Vicky recalls her romances with Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.
Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Stars: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan, Jun Takeuchi
Votes: 6,761 | Gross: $0.01M
21. River (2023)
86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.
Director: Junta Yamaguchi | Stars: Riko Fujitani, Manami Honjô, Gôta Ishida, Yoshimasa Kondô
Votes: 913
22. Come Drink with Me (1966)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime
Bandits kidnap a governor's son and demand their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange. The governor's daughter, a skilled martial artist, is sent to rescue him, but eventually finds herself overmatched and in need of assistance.
Director: King Hu | Stars: Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chih-Ching Yang, Hung-Lieh Chen
Votes: 4,926
23. Glorious Ashes (2022)
117 min | Drama
Relationships between three women and their partners in a southern seaside village.
Director: Bui Thac Chuyên | Stars: Hoang Le Cong, Bao Ngoc Doling Juliet, Phuong Anh Dao, Quang Tuan
Votes: 285
24. Xue yun (2023)
100 min | Drama
Han Jiangyu, who has been away from his hometown for ten years, returns to his hometown, trying to regain his old love with his former lover Su Hong. Han's old friend Chen Kai participated ... See full summary »
Director: Lang Wu | Stars: Kang-sheng Lee, Meng Li, Ke Ren, Wanling Liang
Votes: 66
25. Full River Red (2023)
159 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Teng Shen, Jackson Yee, Yi Zhang, Jiayin Lei
Votes: 3,188
26. Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)
173 min | Action, Drama, Sport
When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, will Kabilan, a young labourer, put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuaded by his disapproving mother and dangerous politics?
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Arya, Pasupathy, John Kokken, Shabeer Kallarakkal
Votes: 25,281
27. Satan's Slaves 2: Communion (2022)
119 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When the heavy storm hits, it wasn't the storm that a family should fear but the people and non-human entities who are out for them.
Director: Joko Anwar | Stars: Tara Basro, Endy Arfian, Nasar Annuz, Bront Palarae
Votes: 3,741
28. R.I.P. (2018)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in Chellanam, Kochi, the story of Ee. Ma. Yau revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri in a coastal village. It showcases the events that unfold between two evenings and looks at death from different perspectives.
Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery | Stars: Kainakary Thankaraj, Chemban Vinod Jose, Vinayakan, Dileesh Pothan
Votes: 3,970
29. Ripples of Life (2021)
123 min | Drama
Follows a big star who brings a film crew to her remote hometown for a shoot, and while the production is afflicted by disagreements between the crew, a bored local restaurant owner finds excitement to be the stand-in for the star.
Director: Wei Shujun | Stars: Zishan Yang, Miyi Huang, Yang Liu, Chunlei Kang
Votes: 217
30. A Light Never Goes Out (2022)
103 min | Drama
Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon-sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs.
Director: Anastasia Tsang | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Henick Chou, Cecilia Choi
Votes: 361
31. A Wild Roomer (2022)
136 min | Drama
Gi Hong is a carpenter who makes his living by taking on small interior work. He has become close to the young landlord and his wife and spends more time hanging out with them. Meanwhile, small but strange things happen to Gi Hong.
Director: Jeong-Hong Lee | Stars: Gi-hong Park, Joomin Ahn, Jeon-gil Kim, Kyung-June Choi
Votes: 54
32. The Way We Dance (2013)
110 min | Drama, Music
The rise, fall, and rise again of a Hong Kong street dance crew.
Director: Adam Wong | Stars: Cherry Ngan, Babyjohn Choi, Lok Man Yeung, Janice Fan
Votes: 595
33. Saido bai saido tonari ni iru hito (2023)
130 min | Drama
Mysterious young man Miyama has the ability to sense the thoughts of other people. The secrets of his background linger emerge when he confronts the thoughts of Kusaka, his junior in high school, and the past that he ran away from.
Director: Chihiro Itô | Stars: Kentarô Sakaguchi, Asuka Saitô, Kôdai Asaka, Ameri Isomura
Votes: 85
34. In Broad Daylight (2023)
106 min | Drama
Posing as the granddaughter of a private extended care-home patient, an investigative journalist uncovers a culture of abuse and corruption at the facility.
Director: Lawrence Kwan Chun Kan | Stars: David Chiang, Jennifer Yu, Pui-Yue Bo, Charm Man Chan
Votes: 457
35. Hitoribocchi janai (2022)
136 min | Drama
An awkward and sensitive dentist who is troubled by love.
Director: Chihiro Itô | Stars: Satoru Iguchi, Fumika Baba, Yumi Kawai, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 34
36. Hail to Hell (2022)
109 min | Adventure, Drama
Na-mi and Sun-woo plan suicide over school bullying. On verge of success, find tormentor Chae-lin has moved on. Decide on revenge first. Confront her but see a changed person, foiling their scheme.
Director: Lim Oh-Jeong | Stars: Oh Woo-ri, Hyo-rin Bang, Yi-ju Jung, Park Sung-hoon
Votes: 141
37. Rapture (2023)
127 min | Drama
Since the church foretold that an 80-day apocalyptic darkness would come, a community has lived in constant fear of kidnappers. A ten-year-old youngster who is night blind has never found the village to be more frightful.
Director: Dominic Sangma | Stars: Handam R. Marak, Balsrame A. Sangma, Celestine K. Sangma, Torikhu A. Sangma
Votes: 104
38. Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2022)
126 min | Comedy, Drama
Two estranged brothers inherit a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other a struggling architect as lucrative real estate for condos.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 250
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