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[K - Drama] Can't Lose (2011)

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Title : Can’t Lose (K-Drama)
Alternative Title(s) : Jikoneun Motsalah, Can’t Lose
Directed by: Lee Jae-dong (이재동)
Screenplay by: Lee Sook-jin (이숙진)
Hardsubbed or Softsubbed: Softsubbed
English Subtitles: Yes
Fansub: Viki Fansub
Other Fansub: Darksmurfsub
Number of Episodes: 18
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2011-08-24

Summary:
Eun Jae and Hyung Woo are both highly competent lawyers who met and fell in love at first sight without knowing each other’s occupations, but are now in the midst of their divorce proceedings. Their relationship was initially sweet and loving, but their marriage slowly began to crack under their constant fights.



[Korean Drama] Iris (2009)




Hangul: 아이리스
Director: Yang Yun-Ho, Kim Kyu-Tae
Writer: Kim Hyun-Joon, Jo Gyu-Won, Kim Jae-Eun
Episodes: 20
Release Date: October 14 - December 17, 2009


Summary:
Kim Hyun Joon and Jin Sa Woo are best friends who were brought into a top secret organization known as NSS by analyst Choi Seung Hee and Park Sang Hyun. Hyun Joon and Sa Woo both fall in love with Seung Hee when she first profiles them. Their lives are changed forever when Hyun Joon is given a solo mission in Hungary. Hyun Joon later tries to find out who set him up and to figure out what IRIS is and wants.




[T.V. Series] Smile, You

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Title: 그대, 웃어요 / Geudae, Useoyo
Also known as: Smile, You / Smile / Smile Honey
Director: Lee Tae Gon
Screenwriter: Moon Hee Jung
Genre: Romance, comedy, family
Episodes: 45
Cast:
Lee Min Jung as Seo Jung In
Lee Chun Hee as Seo Sung Joon
Choi Jung Yoon as Seo Jung Gyung
Jung Kyung Ho as Kang Hyun Su
Lee Kyu Han as Lee Han Se
Jun Hye Jin as Jung Ji Su


Synopsis:
Seo Jung In is the second daughter of a chaebol family, whose family suddenly meets with financial ruin. She is dumped by her husband, Lee Han Se, after their wedding ceremony when his family finds out about her family's financial problems. Her family is then left with no other alternative but to move in with their longtime chauffeur's family. The once rich and spoiled daughter and her family must now learn how to adjust to life as commoners in the Kang household.


[Thai Movie] The House (2008)

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Genre: Horror
Starring: Inthira Chaloenpura, Chamanun Waniwinwasara, Chatcha Rujinanon, Komsun Nuntachit, Kongdech Jaturanrasamee, Nutthawat Plengsiriwat, Natthakan Thayutajaruwit, Vorapoj Nimvijit, Wiboonsiri Khongpool
Release year: 2008
Language: Thai
Subtitle: English

Summary:
This is inspired by a true story of three horrible murders that happened to three women in years past. Chalinee, a young reporter, is curious as to the truth behind the three mysterious cases, so she starts searching for more information. Finally, she discovers the house where three women were killed by their lovers. But when she takes her final steps into the cursed house, she finds something more frightening than she ever imagined waiting for her.



[Thai Movie] Coming Soon (2008)

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Director: Sopon Sukdapisit
Writer: Sopon Sukdapisit (screenplay)
Stars: Chantavit Dhanasevi and Vorakarn Rojjanavatchra

Summary:
What kind of scenes in a horror film scares you the most? When a ghost appears totally unexpectedly? When the main character does not see the ghost sneaking up behind him? When at the very end you find out that the main character was actually a ghost all along? But none of this compares to the feeling of arriving home alone and suddenly being stuck by a feeling of deja-vu that you are reenacting the very same scenes in the horror movie you just saw!



[J - Movie] Crows Zero 2 (2009)

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Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi (comic), Hiroshi Takahashi (comic)
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe and Meisa Kuroki
Year: 2009
Country: Japan
Genre: Action
Runtime: 133 min
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Summary:
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.


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[J - Movie] Crows Zero (2007)

Crows Zero(2007)

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi (comic), Shogo Muto (screenplay)
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe and Meisa Kuroki

Genre: Drama/Action
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Shun Oguri, Kyosuke Yabe, Takayuki Yamada, Shunsuke Daito, Meisa Kuroki, Tsutomu Takahashi, Goro ~censored~
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Released By: Encore Films & Golden Village
Rating: NC-16


Summary:
The film centers around the character Takiya Genji (Oguri Shun), a newcomer to Suzuran All-Boys High School who aims to 'conquer' Suzuran. Genji makes a deal with his father, Hideo Takitani (Kishitani Goro). If he can conquer the school, he will be allowed to succeed his father as the head of his yakuza syndicate. But first, he has to defeat Serizawa Tamao (Yamada Takayuki), the "King of a Hundred Beasts" and closest to conquering Suzuran.

The mega-hit comic, CROWS, about feuding high school tough guys, has sold over 32 million copies in its eight-plus years. This feature length movie version of "CROWS" depicts the never-before-told origins of the story as "Episode Zero".
The Suzuran Senior High School for Boys, nicknamed "The School of Crows", is the poorest achieving, most violent school in the country. The students are called "crows" and they band together in factions, battling each other for influence and power. But they all share a common goal ... one that has never been reached in the school's history: unification. No one faction has ever reigned supreme.

Oguri plays the role of Genji Takiya, a transfer student who attempts to take over Suzuran Boys High School and is mentored by old boy yakuza Katagiri (Kyosuke Yabe) as he faces off against rival Serizawa (Takayuki Yamada).



[Korean Drama] Dae Mul (2010)

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Director: Jong-rok Oh
Title : Dae Mul (Big Thing)
Alternative Title(s) : Big Fish / Big Things
Number of Episodes: 24
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2010-Oct-06 to 2010-Dec-23
Stars: Seok-hwan Ahn, In-Pyo Cha and Il-hwa Choi
Cast:
Yum Dong-Hyun
Ko Hyun-Jung
Kim Jae-Bin
Park Ji-Il
Seo Ji-Young
Min Joon-Hyun
Lee Ju-Sil
Park Keun-Hyeong
Bang Kil-Seung
Tae-woo Kim
Tae-won Kwon
Sang-woo Kwone


Summary:
Seo Hye Rim is a hot-tempered news announcer who was fired by the broadcasting company, but is later elected to the National Assembly and became the first female president of Korea. She faces political pressure and potential impeachment from Kang Tae San and his followers, but survives with the aid of the prosecutor Ha Do Ya.


[TV Series] GTO Live Action (1998)

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Title: グレート ティーチャー オニヅカ
Title (English): Great Teacher Onizuka
Also known as: GTO (ジーティーオー)
Genre: School, human drama
Original writing: Fujisawa Tohru Shounan Jun'ai-gumi (manga)
Screenwriter: Kazuhiko Yukawa
Director: Suzuki Masayuki
Music: Hattori Takayuki

Synopsis:
The drama series is based on the manga and anime of the same name, both created byFujisawa Tohru. The story is a sequel of lesser known series Shounan Jun'ai-gumi (Shounan Love Gang) where Onizuka Eikichi's rogue high school days are depicted.

Sorimachi Takashi plays Onizuka Eikichi, a graduate of a third-rate University and the leader of a motorcycle gang, whose lifelong dream is to become a teacher. After being hired by a seemingly eccentric director, Onizuka begins his unconventional way of teaching a hopeless group of troublemakers. Although he meets much opposition from the students and teachers themselves, his passion for teaching, and more importantly, his students, eventually convinces everyone that Onizuka truly has the makings of a great teacher.

[TV Series] Great Teacher Onizuka

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Alternative title:
El Gran Profesor Onizuka (Spanish)
GTO
Крутой учитель Онизука (Russian)
المعلم العظيم أونيزوكا (Arabic)
グレート・ティーチャー・オニヅカ (Japanese)
麻辣教師GTO (Chinese (Taiwan))
반항하지마 (Korean)
Running time: 27 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 43
Genres: action, comedy, drama, slice of life
Themes: delinquents, school, troublesome teens

Plot Summary:
Onizuka is an ex-biker and gang leader who has one goal, to become the greatest teacher. He learns of the power and respect possible as an intern teacher, using his strength and connections to get his students to respect him. Now, graduated, he gets a job at a prestigious private school to handle their 'problem class' that made the past few teachers quit. He must handle a different sort of trouble when the trouble makers include some of the smartest kids in Japan who prefer a more cerebral approach to torturing their teacher. Onizuka must slowly win his students over and deal with their mistrust of teachers while handling the distrust of his fellow teachers.


Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)

Memoirs of a teenage Amnesiac

Director: Hans Canosa
Writers: Gabrielle Zevin (novel), Gabrielle Zevin(screenplay)
Stars: Maki Horikita, Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi

Summary:
Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances.


[J - Movie] Raiou (2010)

Raiou (2010)


Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writers: Masato Kato, Sachiko Tanaka
Stars: Yû Aoi, Masaki Okada and Akira Emoto

Summary:
The mentally troubled son of a shogun falls for a girl who's been raised in the mountains.


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[J - Movie] Hanamizuki (2010)

Hanamizuki(2010)




Director: Nobuhiro Doi
Writer: Noriko Yoshida (screenplay)
Stars: Yui Aragaki, Tôma Ikuta and Arata

Summary:
Sae (Yui Aragaki) is a high school student who is studying hard for her college entrance exams. She lost her father when she was very young and so lives her mother Ryoko (Hiroko Yakushimaru) in Hokkaido, Japan. Her father Kemimichi (Arata) once planted a dogwood tree in their garden after he found out he had a terminal disease and could not watch Sae grow up. She hopes to enter a university in Tokyo. She then meets Kouhei (Toma Ikuta), who attends a specialized high school teaching fishery. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather as a fisherman. These two young people meet and have a long distance relationship. Although their love is strong it does not last. 10 years later these two people have a miracle.


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[K - Drama] Poseidon (2011)

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Title :
Poseidon
Hardsubbed or Softsubbed: Softsubbed
English Subtitles: Yes
Fansub: Viki Fansub
Number of Episodes: 16
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 19/09/2011
Directed by: Oh Sang-won (오상원), Yoo Cheol-yong (유철용)
Screenplay by: Jo Gyoo-won (조규원)

Summary:
Kim Sun Woo, who spent his school days as a troublemaker, decides to make a change in his life and joins the sea special attack team, which is called Poseidon. Sun Woo works as a promising commando, but he unexpectedly becomes entangled in an unsavory incident after 2 years. He is demoted and is sent to a maritime police office in Gunsan city. Sun Woo’s passion cools down and he slowly loses his vision as a maritime policeman. Then one day, Jung Ryul, who has formed a new crime investigation section in Incheon city, visits Sun Woo and asks him to join the team.

[J - Movie] Into the White Night (2011)

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Movie: Into the White Night
Romaji: Byakuyako
Japanese: 白夜行
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Writer: Keigo Higashino (novel), Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Shingo Irie
Producer: Hiroyuki Ishigaki
Cinematographer: Hirokazu Ishii
World Premiere: October 25, 2010 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Release Date: January 29, 2011
Runtime: 149 min.
Production Company: Gaga Communications, WOWOW, Horipro
Distributor: Gaga Communications
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot:
A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho (Maki Horikita) and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji.
As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji



[J - Movie] The Lightning Tree (2010)





Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Writers: Masato Kato, Sachiko Tanaka,
Stars: Yû Aoi, Masaki Okada and Akira Emoto


Summary:


The mentally troubled son of a shogun falls for a girl who's been raised in the mountains.



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[K - Movie] Funny Neighbors (2010)

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Director : Yang Young-chul
Cast : Park Won-sang, Jeon Mi-seon, Yoon Se-ah, Yoon Hee-seok, Jeong Kyung-ho, Hwang Seok-jeong.


Synopsis :
The most preposterous week of my life! Jong-ho, a reporter at a local news paper accuses a dog-seller in his article. When he and his wife gather at a pub to celebrate his promotion, the dog-seller suddenly comes in.


Minutes later their neighbor In-so enters with a weapon and things go out of control. In-soo holds everyone hostage telling them that he killed his father who abandoned him long time ago. But his fraud is brought to light when his wife Hye-jung enters who Jong-ho found attractive the other night.



[K - Movie] My Black Mini Dress (2011)

My Black Mini Dress (2011)




Also Known As: Little Black Dress
Directed by: Heo In-moo (허인무)
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Custom by heeji16)
Year: 2011
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Cast: Yoon Eun-hye, Park Han-byeol, Cha Ye-ryeon, Yoo In-na
Dong Ho, Lee Yong-woo

Summary:

“My Black Mini Dress” is a bright and frank story of four 24-year-old young women. Yu-Mi is nicknamed “Dwoenjang Girl” because of her fondness for expensive items. Hye-Ji is a girl who born to be an entertainer. Soo-Jin is a girl who is always honest to people. Min-Hee is an unreasonable girl, but very cute…


[K-Movie] Super Monkey Returns (2011)

Super Monkey Returns (2011)




Also Known As: Seoyugi Riteonjeu
Directed by: Shin Dong-Yeob
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: None at the moment. Do not request.
Year: 2-.17-2011
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Science-Fiction
Cast:
Kim Byeong-man, Ryoo Dam, Han Min-gwan, Min Ah-ryeong
Choi Hong-il, Kim Wang-geun




Summary:
Some 2000 years ago, the “Chun Bo Kyung” existed which was a scripture covering reasons for governing the world. There was an old legend that if someone held the “Chun Bo Kyung,” they would become the most powerful person in the world. Because of this legend, evil forces attempted to retrieve the “Chun Bo Kyung.” A Buddhist monk, Son Oh-Gong, Jeo Pal-Gye and Sa Oh-Jung faught against these evil forces. The monk, Son Oh-Gong, Jeo Pal-Gye and Sa Oh-Jung won the battle and sealed the evil forces in the gourd of a bottle.
In the present day Seoul, South Korea, the relic of Son Oh-Gong, Jeo Pal-Gye, Sa Oh-Jung and the Buddhist monk is found on a construction site. The sealing of the gourd bottle is released in the process. The evils forces arise some 2000 years after their initial confinement and begin to wreak havoc on the world. Son Oh-Gong is the only one who can stop them. Scientists extract DNA from the relic of Son Oh-Gong, Jeo Pal-Gye, Sa Oh-Jung and the Buddhist monk to revive them. Can these heroes save the world once again?




[K - Movie] Glove (2011)

Glove(2011)




Director: Woo-Suk Kang
Writer: Kim Ki-Beom
Stars: Jae-yeong Jeong, Yoo Sun and Shin-il Kang

Summary:
Kim Sang-nam (Jeong Jae-yeong), a hot-tempered former professional baseball player, is sent to the countryside to coach a team of hearing-impaired players in order to avoid media coverage of his recent involvement in an assault case. At first, Kim has a difficult time imagining how he can teach baseball to a group of boys who can't hear, but as he spends time with them he starts to believe that they can play the game. Motivated, Kim decides to help them prepare for the nationals. But things don't go the way Kim plans and their difficulties communicating with one another exacerbates the situation.


[K - Movie] Sleeping with the Enemy (2011)

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Also Known As: In Love and the War
Directed by: Park Keon-Hong
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English
Year: 2011

Summary:

Set during the Korean war, North Korean soldier Kim Jung-Woong (Kim Ju-Hyuk) aims to liberate the people, but when he meets South Korean Sul-Hee (Jung Ryeo-Won) in a village, he slowly starts to change. In 1950, residents in a rural village hears rumors of a war. Even though the country of South Korea is in a war, Seokjeongri is a remote rural village seemingly oblivious to what is occurring in other parts of the country. One day, while the villagers are busily preparing for the wedding of the village leader’s granddaughter Sul-Hee, a high level North Korean officer Kim Jung-Woong and his troops appear in front of the villagers. The soldiers appear to be ready to takeover the village, but the residents seem elated that the soldiers have arrived. Jae-Chun welcomes the soldiers passionately and Mr. Baek helps the soldiers. The kind village leader and the warmhearted villagers disarm the soldiers. But, all of these actions taken by the villages are part of a calculated and shred strategy to preserve their own safety.


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