Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
With the insurance payout up to millions in yen there is no end to the people who try to get their hands on the money through illegal means. False claims faked accidents faked illnesses and the ultimate worst murder. It requires the insurance companies to employ people who can see through all the sneaky and underhanded methods to separate the genuine from the fake claims. One such person is...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Abe plays the single Takagi Mamoru an employee at a stationery maker. He ends up becoming the guardian of his deceased friends twin children played by Ashida and actor Suzuki Fuku. The show is primarily a home drama about the three of them gradually becoming a family but it also contains an element of fantasy as the two kids find a dog that can speak played by a male Miniature...
Country: South Korea
Genre: Drama ; History
King Gwanghae Lee Byung-Hun has been the King for the past 8 years. He now suspects that someone within the royal court is attempting to poison him. In response King Gwanghae orders his councilor Heo Gyun Ryoo Seung-Ryong to find someone that looks like him to sit in his throne. Heo Gyun then comes across a clown named Ha-Sun Lee Byung-Hun who performs lewd shows in front of drunken...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Kazunari Katsuki Gaku Sano lied to his classmate that Tokyo stinks. Because of his comment he goes to Tokyo alone. On his way back he misses his flight back to Kumamoto. Kazunari only 3400 yen in his pocket. He becomes confused about his missed flight. At that time Masami Tanaka Kaoru Sugita who works at an airport souvenir shop talks to Kazunari. On Kazunaris unusual trip back to...
Country: Japan
Genre: Horror ; Sci-fi
One of my all time favorite classic horror movies! Its a must see! MATANGO scores very high on the slow-burn creepiness meter and the story of a bunch of hapless castaways slowly descending in to distrust and madness is utterly compelling. What they find on the island is truly disturbing and I cant put into words how thankful I am for not having seen this during my formative years. This is one...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama ; Romance
A young woman named Izumi Keiko Kitagawa suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi Masaki Okada who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriends sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named Makiko Nene Otsuka then helps Izumi to remember the final moments of her boyfriends...
Country: China
Genre: Drama ; Horror ; Thriller
Set in a beautifully recreated 1930s Shanghai Junchu has fallen into a profound state of depression after witnessing his girlfriends tragic death on the day he was set to propose. Unable to forget Manli and living in a tortured state of denial and guilt Junchuns domineering mother decides to marry him off to Sansan a beautiful young woman who she believes will lift her sons spirits. The...
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