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My Lovely Sam-Soon (Korean Drama - 2005)
Title: 내 이름은 김삼순 / Nae I-reum-eun Kim Sam-soon
Also known as: My Name is Kim Sam-Soon / My Lovely Sam Soon (KBFD-TV)
Producer: Kim Sa Hyun
Director: Kim Yoon Chul
Writer: Kim Do Woo
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Cast:
Kim Sun Ah as Kim Sam-soon
Hyun Bin as Hyun Jin-heon
Jung Ryu Won as Yoo Hee-jin
Daniel Henney as Dr. Henry Kim
Synopsis:
Kim Sam Soon (Kim Sun Ah) is a baker who has a talent in making pastries and cakes. On Christmas Eve, she caught her boyfriend, Min Hyun Woo (Lee Kyu Han), cheating on her and breaks up on the same night. On that same night, she accidentally went into the men's restroom and met Hyun Jin Hun (Hyun Bin), a somewhat callous fellow but sometimes considerate guy. By sheer coincidence, Jin Hun needs a baker for his restaurant Bon Appetit and Sam Soon is unemployed. Sam Soon is hired as the restaurant's chief baker and the two fights like cat and dog. Nevertheless, they started to have feeling for each other and Sam Soon agreed to post as Jin Hun's girlfriend so his mother would leave him alone. Things got complicated when Jin Hun's ex-girlfriend Yoo Hee Jin came back from the States intending to win him back.
[K - Movie] April Snow (2005)
Director: Jin-ho Hur
Writers: Jin-ho Hur, Hyo-kwan Kim (adaptation)
Stars: Yong-jun Bae, Ye-jin Son and Kook-huan Chun
Genre: Drama | Romance
Credited cast:
Yong-jun Bae as In-su
Ye-jin Son as Seo-young
Summary:
A man and a woman meet in the hospital after their respective partners are involved in a car accident. After learning that their spouses have been having an affair, the two begin one of their own.
[J - Movie] 1 Litre of Tears (2005)
Writers: Takao Tanaka (screenplay), Aya Kito (diary)
Stars: Yoshimi Ashikawa, Mitsuo Hamada and Yoneko Matsukane
Summary:
After the tears are shed, a new day begins… Adapted from the same-titled novel, 1 Litre of Tears is based on the true story about a girl’s long fight with an incurable disease. A collection of her diary entries, chronicling her experiences and passion and perseverance for life, were published in 1986, and the book immediately became a bestseller. Her inspiring story was adapted into both a hit TV series starring Sawajiri Erika and a moving film directed by Okamura Riki. Promising new actress Asae Onishi stars as the film’s tragic heroine, while Kazuko Kato portrays her supportive mother. Keep the tissue box near, as 1 Litre of Tears promises to touch the hearts of viewers with its tragic story and universal sentiments. One day on her way to school, middle school student Aya (Asae Onishi) suddenly falls to the ground. The doctor diagnoses her with spinocerebellar degeneration, a rare and incurable neurological disease. Entering high school, Aya’s condition continues to worsen as physical movements become more difficult. Forced to attend a special boarding school, she nonetheless finds hope and happiness through the support of her new friends and family. Working hard, she completes her high school education and bravely begins a new stage in her life, despite her weak health and continuous trips to the hospital. Aya never gives up, living each day of her life to the fullest until the very end.
[K - Movie] Duelist (2005)
Director: Myung-se Lee
Writers: Myung-se Lee, Hae-jyung Lee
Stars: Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn and Dong-won Kang
Genre: Action | Mystery
Summary:
Set years ago in the era of the Joseon Dynasty, the story follows a young police officer named Namsoon (Ha Ji-won) who, along with her fellow officers, discovers a counterfeit ring operating out of the area they've been assigned to protect. However, as the criminals aren't just printing up their own money, they also plan to use it to topple the economy and take down the government. As her investigative work continues, Namsoon soon makes the acquaintance of a young man known only as Sad Eyes (Gang Dong-won), for the way that he looks out at you from underneath his hair - he doesn't say much, but he's got that look and that's all it takes to pique Namsoon's interest in him, even if she shouldn't be thinking those thoughts about someone she might have to toss in jail. Of course, Namsoon can't deny her feelings even if the object of her affection belongs behind bars, and it's not long before she's starting to act on her emotions.
[Korean Drama] Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005)
Title : Be Strong, Geum-soon!
Alternative Title(s) : Aja, Geum Soon
Number of Episodes: 163
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2005-02-14
Summary:
This is a story of a young widow, Geum-Soon, who never becomes discouraged or blames other people – no matter what happens in her life. The viewers will get both hope and comfort by watching her do her best in everything she does.
It is also a story of a family who loves and takes care of each other. You can always turn to your family and their love gives you the hope to get through the tough times. Sometimes, they seem to make your life more difficult, but they will always stand up for you and love you whatever you do.
[Thailand Movie] Scared (2005)
Director: Pakphum Wonjinda
Writer: Pakphum Wonjinda
Stars: Sumonrat Wattanaselarat, Wongthep Khunarattanrat and Amornpan Kongtrakarn
Summary:
A group of freshman college student travel to the woods with the veterans for their initiation into college. However the bridge collapses and their bus falls in the river. While the students seek shelter and means of communication, a serial-killer chases and kills each one of them.
[J - Movie] Frog Song (2005)
Title : Frog Song (J-Movie) – Not 4 Kids
Alternative Title(s) : Kaeru no uta
Hardsubbed or Softsubbed: Hardsubbed
English Subtitles: Yes
Date Aired (YYYY-MM-DD): 2005
Summary:
Frog Song follows Akemi, a young woman who runs off into the night after discovering that her husband has been cheating on her. She ends up in a local comic shop where she meets an aspiring comic-book artist, Kyoko, who supports herself by working as a prostitute. Unable to deal with her husband’s betrayal, Akemimoves in with Kyoko where they develop a taste for sex, singing and frogs!
[Korean Movie] Art of Seduction (2005)
Director: Ki-hwan Oh
Writer: Jeong-gu Shin
Stars: Ye-jin Son, Il-guk Song and Sun-yeong Ahn
Summary:
Min-Jun (SONG Il-Kook) and Ji-Won (SON Ye-Jin) are so-called the first-rate “players” who are dating gurus with 100% success rates in any dating pursuits. Following her usual systematic dating rules, Ji-Won fakes aschematic car accident to capture Min-Jun’s attention and successfully approaches him.
Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Writers: Hirotsugu Kawasaki (screenplay), Masashi Kishimoto (comic),
Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Shotaro Morikubo and Chie Nakamura
Summary:
The movie opens with a battle taking place at night on a desolate seaside beach between Sand Ninja and mysterious warriors wearing bulky suits of armor. Despite their best efforts, the Sand Ninja are slowly overwhelmed by the sheer strength of their mysterious opponents. The timely arrival of reinforcements led by Kankuro and Gaara turns the tide, with Kankuro slicing apart a suit of armor with his puppet, and Gaara dispatching a large number of enemies en mass with his signature Desert Imperial Funeral. However when Gaara orders the Sand Ninja to shine a flare at the retreating enemies, a large warship appears. The ship then opens fire with its guns, and Gaara's sand armor barely manages to protect his comrades.The movie stars Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, and Sakura Haruno as they deliver a lost pet to its village. However, a mysterious knight called Temujin intercepts them and they fight, causing both Temujin and Naruto to be knocked off a cliff. As Shikamaru and Sakura realize what has happened to Naruto, a giant ship appears.Naruto wakes up to find himself bandaged and traveling in a caravan. He also finds Temujin asleep beside him. When Temujin awakens, the lost pet seems to be attracted to him. The caravan is part of a moving country.Meanwhile Sakura and Shikamaru split up to search for Naruto. Shikamaru spies on the fortress and finds a lab with children in capsules. Two women with similar armor to what Temujin was wearing are talking about the Gelel Stone...
[K-Movie] When Romance Meets Destiny (2005)
Director: Hyeon-seok Kim
Stars: Tae-gyu Bong, Kyeong-ho Jeong and Ah-jung Kim
Summary:
Two brothers, Kwang-sik and Kwang-tae, have very different attitudes toward women. Kwang-sik is extremely shy and can’t say a word to a woman. But Kwang-tae is a playboy who just sleeps around. One day, Kwang-sik meets Yoon-kyung for the first time in seven years and he tries to confess his feelings to her, in his own way. Similarly, Kwang-tae meets Kyung-jae during a marathon and he tries his own ways on her. At first Kwang-sik still finds it very difficult to even talk to Yoon-kyung and Kwang-tae thinks of Kyung-jae as yet another temporary conquest, but in each case something changes in the brothers. Will they be able to love this time?
[Korean Movie] The Beast And Beauty (2005)
Screenplay by Han Jeong-hyeob , Hwang Jo-yoon
South Korean romantic-comedy film. It involves voice-actor Dong-gun (Ryu Seung-beom), whose blind girlfriend Hae-ju (Shin Min-a) suddenly receives surgery to regain her eyesight. Having lied to Hae-ju about his appearance, the beastly Dong-gun chooses to undergo extreme measures to change his appearance, while promising Hae-ju that he will return soon. Meanwhile, Hae-ju bumps into the Joon-ha (Kim Kang-woo)—Dong-gun’s high school friend whose appearance is how Dong-gun described himself to Hae-ju—and mistakes him for Dong-gun. Hilarity ensues, and Dong-gun finds himself struggling to hold onto the love of the woman he loves.
[K-Movie] My Girl and I (2005)
Director: Yun-su Jeon
Writer: Jae-young Kwak
Stars: Tae-hyun Cha, Hae-suk Kim and Yun-seok Kim
Summary:
Beautiful student Su-Eun prevents her fellow student Su-Ho to drown in the ocean. Su-Ho however, does not know who saved him, until Su-Eun tells him after a while. The love between them starts to grow, seemingly infinite. But then something terrible happens.
[Hongkong Movie] The Myth (2005)
Director: Stanley Tong
Writers: Stanley Tong, Hui-Ling Wang,
Stars: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim and Tony Leung Ka Fai
Summary:
Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologist who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact. Assisted by the spirit of a noble princess, Jack follows a mystical trail that soon finds him battling the forces of the legendary emperor, as well as the henchmen of a modern-day tomb raider, as he seeks to uncover history's greatest secret - and his own destiny.
[Korean Movie] Innocent Steps (2005)
Director: Young-hoon Park
Writers: Gye-ok Park, Young-hoon Park
Stars: Yu-mi Jeong, Byeol Kim and Gi-su Kim
Synopsis:
Former acclaimed dancer Na Young-sae (Park Keon-Hyeong) attempts to make a comeback. Young-sae then brings to Korea Jang Chae-rin (Moon Geun-Young), an ethnic Korean from China who he presumes is a highly talented dancer. To Young-sae’s surprise he soon learns Chae-rin is an inexperienced dancer and her older sister is the talented dancer. With only three months until the Dance Championship, Young-sae attempts to turn Chae-rin into a world-class dancer
[Korean Movie]Green Chair (2005)
Cast:
Seo Jung - Kim Mun-hee, Shim Ji-Ho - Seo-hyun, Oh Yun-Hong - Su-jin, Jeon-han Kim - Journalist, Kim Hye-Ok, Nam Jeong-Hee
Summary: Mun-hee (Seo Jung), a married woman in her thirties, has been arrested and convicted for having sex with an underage, Hyun. After being sentenced for 100 hours os social work, Mun-hee is released only to find reporters hungry to sell her story to the press, and among them, Hyun is standing alone. Leaving those hyenas, the two head for nowhere and stop at a small hotel. Day and night they indulge into each other through endless sex. After 5 days of sex and enjoyment, Mun-hee undergoes extreme changes of emotion, and suddenly says goodbye to Hyun. However, Moon-hee finds herself still lingering on to Hyun…
[J-Movie] AZUMI 2 Death or Love (2005)
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Writers: Yu Koyama (comic), Mataichirô Yamamoto (screenplay)
Stars: Aya Ueto, Yûma Ishigaki and Chiaki Kuriyama
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance with former friend Nachi.
