Our Platinum Queen: 70 Years On The Throne
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
In 1966 a factory employee Iwao Hakamda was arrested for murdering his boss and his wife and two children. Despite his continuous denial he eventually confessed under duress and was sentenced to death. The youngest among the three judges Norimichi Kumamoto convinced he was innocent but his vote was over ruled and the worse he was tasked to write the verdict. A year later Kumamoto quit the...
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Comedy
Despite bearing Wong Jings name this fluffy comedy is pretty good for wacky Hong Kong fare. Richard Ng is the lonely widower father who schemes with son Jimmy Lin to get his three daughters married. He pretends to have testicle cancer so the three daughters all try to bring home boyfriends albeit fake ones to placate their “dying†father. Brigitte Lin is a tough HK cop named...
Country: Japan
Genre: Action ; Sci-fi
Danger Dolls follows a quartet of cute idol singers who moonlight as butt-kicking action heroines. When extraterrestrial invaders threaten the safety of the Earth after an earthquake unleashes them from an alternate dimension the Danger Dolls become humanitys only hope for survival. The team infiltrates the evil cult behind the invasion and must use their swords and their fists to smash the...
Country: Other Asia
Genre: Horror
A young gentleman called Putra Restu Sinaga marries Amira Indah Kalalo and would like to give the best honeymoon experience for his wife in his privately owned island. However strange ghostly incidents are haunting them as a newly wed couple. From an exotic bedroom to a swimming pool filled with excitement to their romantic bathroom and in every corner of the island a female ghost dressed...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama ; Horror
Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors. Produced by the Tokyo Broadcasting...
Country: Japan
Genre: Drama
Long thought to be one of the lost treasures of Japanese cinema that had been destroyed by MacArthur’s Occupation forces this brilliant portrait of samurai warlord Date Masamune has recently been found and restored to its original form in a digital print that brings this classic tale to DVD with English subtitles. From his early youth as an aggressive warrior through battles upon battles...
Country: Taiwan
Genre: Action ; Comedy
Liang plays David Loman a simple country bumpkin who accidentally becomes a big boss in the criminal underworld. A decade passes and life seems to go on as usual — drinking tea solving everyday problems for locals and receiving “protection fees” — until one day a deity tells David through a medium that he needs to find a double to avoid a...
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