Far East Film Festival 2023
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1. Ajoomma (2022)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A widow obsessed with Korean soap operas travels abroad for the first time in her life to Seoul and finds more than she had bargained for.
Director: Shuming He | Stars: Yeo Jin-goo, Kang Hyoung-suk, Han Yeo-reum, Jung Dong-hwan
Votes: 377
2. Bad Education (2022)
77 min | Crime, Thriller
On the night of their high school graduation, three delinquents decide to exchange their darkest, most unspeakable secret.
Director: Kai Ko | Stars: Kent Tsai, Berant Zhu, Edison Song, Ning Chang
Votes: 340
3. Hidden Blade (2023)
128 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.
Director: Er Cheng | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Yibo Wang, Lei Huang, Hiroyuki Mori
Votes: 6,415
4. December (IV) (2022)
99 min | Drama
A divorced husband and wife reunite to fight the release of their daughter's murderer.
Director: Anshul Chauhan | Stars: Shingo Fujimori, Takashi Kawaguchi, Tôru Kizu, Ryô Matsuura
Votes: 98
5. 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: 3,179
6. Hachiko (2023)
120 min | Drama
The touching story about a loyal dog named Ba Tong who waited for the return of his owner for ten years even after his owner's death.
Director: Ang Xu | Stars: Jugang Bai, Joan Chen, Xiaogang Feng, Eponine Huang
Votes: 502
7. Home Coming (2022)
137 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two members of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs who are tasked with the evacuation of Chinese citizens when war breaks out in Numia, North Africa.
Directors: Xiaozhi Rao, Frant Gwo | Stars: Yi Zhang, Karry Wang, Tao Yin, Taishen Cheng
Votes: 631
8. The Sunny Side of the Street (2022)
113 min | Drama
Hassan, a Hong Kong-born Pakistani boy, forms an unexpected bond with Yat, a taxi driver who feels guilty about being responsible for Hassan's father's death. Things change when Hassan learns the truth.
Director: Kok Rui Lau | Stars: Endy Chow, Kiranjeet Gill, Padmini Pandit, Inderjeet Singh
Votes: 299
9. A Guilty Conscience (2023)
135 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After his negligence causes an innocent woman to go to jail, a lawyer and his colleagues work to clear her name.
Director: Wai-Lun Ng | Stars: Dayo Wong, Louise Wong, Kai-Wa Ho, Renci Yeung
Votes: 1,754
10. 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: 360
11. Lost Love (2022)
95 min | Drama, Family
Chan Tin Mei (Sammi Cheng) and Ho Bun (Alan Luk)'s son passes away abruptly at just three years old due to congenital heart disease. Suffering in unfathomable pain over the loss, Mei ... See full summary »
Director: Sing-Fung Ka | Stars: Sammi Cheng, Alan Chun-Kwong Luk, Hedwig Tam, Maya Tsang
Votes: 325
12. Mad Fate (2023)
109 min | Mystery, Thriller
Revolves around a fortune teller and a murderer.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Lok Man Yeung, Charm Man Chan, Ting Yip Ng, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 719
13. Vital Sign (2023)
100 min | Drama
When a veteran ambulanceman considers emigrating with his daughter, he clashes with his new partner, a young go-getter on the fast track up the bureaucratic ladder.
Director: Goo-Bi GC | Stars: Louis Koo, Neo Yau, Angela Yuen
Votes: 18
14. Where the Wind Blows (2022)
144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Follows Lui Lok, a police officer who decides to make a name for himself within the police force by controlling organized crime.
Director: Philip Yung | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Aaron Kwok, Richard Ng, Jessie Li
Votes: 626
15. 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: 3,717
16. Sri Asih (2022)
TV-14 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Alana was separated from her parents and was adopted by a rich woman. As she reaches adulthood, she discovers the truth about her origin.
Director: Upi Avianto | Stars: Pevita Pearce, Ario Bayu, Christine Hakim, Jefri Nichol
Votes: 1,454
17. Egoist (2022)
120 min | Drama, Romance
When Kôsuke was 14 years old, his mother died. He spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings as a gay male. Now, Kôsuke (Ryohei Suzuki) has grown up and works as a... See full summary »
Director: Daishi Matsunaga | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Hio Miyazawa, Yûko Nakamura, Iori Wada
Votes: 559
18. The Legend & Butterfly (2023)
168 min | Drama, History, Romance
The story of a man and a woman that extends over 30 years in the Warring State period.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Manabu Hamada, Jun Hashimoto
Votes: 553
19. Phases of the Moon (2022)
128 min | Drama, Romance
Tsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Hinako Kikuchi, Ren Meguro, Kô Shibasaki
Votes: 163
20. Tekuno burazâzu (2023)
98 min | Drama, Music, Comedy
One day the mysterious trio known as "Techno Brothers," with the cold-hearted manager, Himuro, embark on a journey to Tokyo to pitch their music to a record company. However, they find themselves unable to leave their hometown Otawara.
Director: Hirobumi Watanabe | Stars: Haruhito Akabane, Riko Hisatsugu, Gaku Imamura, Yû Imamura
Votes: 121
21. Anata no hohoemi (2022)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
An indie filmmaker (with indie filmmaker Watanabe Hirobumi playing himself) tries to get a film screened in Japan's so called mini theaters.
Director: Kah-Wai Lim | Stars: Hirobumi Watanabe, Shogen, Hikaru Hirayama, Hironobu Tanaka
Votes: 42
22. 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
23. 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: 806
24. Coast Guard Malaysia: Ops Helang (2023)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Hafiz, a Malaysian Coast Guard officer, is celebrating his engagement at a beach resort with his fiancee. Out of nowhere, a group of terrorists hijack the hotel and kidnap his fiancee and ... See full summary »
Directors: Pitt Hanif, Hashim Rejab | Stars: Saharul Ridzwan, Julia Farhana Marin, Sabri Yunus, Adlin Aman Ramlie
Votes: 171
25. Khudaldagch ohin (2021)
123 min | Drama
Studious Saruul covers for her roommate at a basement sex shop run by the alluring, grumpy Katya, who takes Saruul under her wing and shows the young woman that there's more than just studying, and that sex is fun, healthy, and empowering.
Director: Janchivdorj Sengedorj | Stars: Bayarjargal Bayartsetseg, Oidovjamts Enkhtuul
Votes: 89
26. Deleter (2022)
93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An online content moderator who deletes a suicide video made by her co-worker. But the otherwise desensitized woman cannot escape from either her own troubled past or from a mysterious vengeful presence.
Director: Mikhail Red | Stars: Nadine Lustre, Louise Delos Reyes, McCoy De Leon, Jeffrey Hidalgo
Votes: 503
27. In My Mother's Skin (2023)
97 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
Director: Kenneth Dagatan | Stars: Beauty Gonzalez, Felicity Kyle Napuli, James Mavie Estrella, Jasmine Curtis-Smith
Votes: 660
28. Where Is the Lie? (2023)
89 min | Drama
Hopeless romantic Janzen Torres finds another chance at love when she matches with the handsome and seemingly perfect Theo Balmaceda on a dating app. Unfortunately, on the day of their ... See full summary »
Director: Quark Henares | Stars: EJ Jallorina, Royce Cabrera, Maris Racal, Mina Cruz
Votes: 50
29. Ditto (2022)
13+ | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Yong hears a stranger's voice from the future, connecting them to each other and sharing their love stories.
Director: Eun-young Seo | Stars: Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Yi-hyun, Kim Hye-yoon, Bae In-hyuk
Votes: 683
30. Killing Romance (2023)
106 min | Comedy, Music, Thriller
A retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.
Director: Wonsuk Lee | Stars: Lee Hanee, Lee Sun-kyun, Gong Myoung, Bae Yoo-ram
Votes: 320
31. The Night Owl (2022)
TV-14 | 118 min | Mystery, Thriller
A blind acupuncturist, who strangely, is able to see normally at night, and happens to witness the death of the crown prince.
Director: Tae-Jin Ahn | Stars: Ryu Jun-Yeol, Yoo Hae-jin, Shin Chi-young, Seong-Ha Cho
Votes: 925
32. The Other Child (2022)
114 min | Mystery, Thriller
Follow an adopted boy who is able to see the invisible.
Director: Jin-young Kim | Stars: Park Hyo-ju, Kim Min-jae
Votes: 65
33. 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: 596
34. Rebound (II) (2023)
122 min | Drama, Sport
This true story retells the incredible tale of the 2012 National High School Basketball Championship, in which a new coach and six players from the weakest basketball team ran nonstop for eight days.
Director: Jang Hang-jun | Stars: Ahn Jae-hong, Jeong Jin-woon, Geon-joo Jung, Kim Jung-han
Votes: 363
35. The Wild (I) (2023)
111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A boxer, fresh out of prison for killing his opponent during a match, and his ruthlessly ambitious friend - both of whom get wrapped up in conspiracy and betrayal as they choose different paths to live new lives.
Director: Kim Bong-han | Stars: Park Sung-woong, Oh Dal-su, Joo Suk-tae, Oh Dae-hwan
Votes: 177
36. The Abandoned (2022)
PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a mysterious corpse is found in a river, a distressed police officer delves into a string of grisly murders as danger quickly approaches.
Director: Ying-Ting Tseng | Stars: Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Ethan Juan, An-Shun Yu, Chloe Xiang
Votes: 1,786
37. Day Off (2023)
106 min | Drama
For 40 years A-Rui has been running a barbershop. One day, she receives a phone call from the family of an old client who moved away, asking if she would be willing to travel to give the bedridden old man a haircut.
Director: Tien-Yu Fu | Stars: Hsiao-Fen Lu, Meng-Po Fu, Ming-Shuai Shih, Annie Chen
Votes: 384
38. 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: 349
39. Marry My Dead Body (2022)
TV-MA | 130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
One day a police officer finds a red wedding envelope, only to find out that the owner is in fact a ghost asking for the officer's hand in marriage before reincarnation. What will happen when a human and a ghost form a special bond?
Director: Wei-Hao Cheng | Stars: Greg Han Hsu, Po-Hung Lin, Gingle Wang, Chen-Nan Tsai
Votes: 5,544
40. Liu ma gou shi wu hao (2022)
102 min | Drama, History
It tells the story of a group of female thought criminals who were taught by the freshmen of Ludao during the white terror period in Taiwan in the 1950s.
Director: Zero Chou | Stars: Pei-Jen Yu, Cindy Yu-Han Lien, Herb Hsu, Tau Hsu
Votes: 210
41. You & Me & Me (2023)
121 min | Drama, Romance
A nostalgic, coming-of-age story of identical twin sisters who share every aspect of their lives with one another, until one day a boy walks into their lives and puts their strong bond to the test.
Directors: Wanweaw Hongvivatana, Weawwan Hongvivatana | Stars: Thitiya Jirapornsilp, Anthony Buisseret, Supakson Chaimongkol, Natee Ngamnaewprom
Votes: 583
42. You've Got a Friend (2022)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
Yoshio is a man who works for the city's water department and live with his mother. He regularly visits to the SM Queen Miho, but he still cannot forget the legendary SM Queen Yukiko.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Jun Murakami, Nahana, Wyolica, Momoka Ayukawa
Votes: 75
43. Plan 75 (2022)
113 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be euthanized to remedy an aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.
Director: Chie Hayakawa | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Hayato Isomura, Stefanie Arianne, Taka Takao
Votes: 2,184
44. Konbiniensu sutori (2022)
97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Ryo Narita, Atsuko Maeda, Seiji Rokkaku, Yuki Katayama
Votes: 94
45. AUM: The Cult at the End of the World (2023)
106 min | Documentary
On March 20,1995 a deadly gas attack in Tokyo subway sent nation and its people into chaos. This exploration of Aum Shinrikyo, who is responsible for attack, involves the participation of those who lived through the horror as it unfolded.
Directors: Ben Braun, Chiaki Yanagimoto
Votes: 53
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