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Shining Inheritance (Korean Drama - 2009)
Title: 찬란한 유산 / Chanranhan Yusan
Also known as: Shining Inheritance / Brilliant Legacy / Beautiful Legacy
Director: Jin Hyuk
Screenwriter: So Hyun Kyung
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 28
Cast:
Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung
Lee Seung Ki as Sun Woo Hwan
Bae Soo Bin as Park Joon Se
Moon Chae Won as Yoo Seung Mi
Synopsis:
Go Eun Sung (Han Hyo Joo) was studying overseas in New York and returned to Korea during her vacation to bring her autistic brother, Eun Woo, to the United States to study music. Sun Woo Hwan (Lee Seung Ki), who was also studying in New York, was ordered to return to Korea by his grandmother, Jang Sook Ja, to learn how to manage her food company. Eun Sung and Hwan, who were on the same flight back home, accidentally had their luggage bags exchanged, which led to several misunderstandings between the two of them. Go Pyung Joong, Eun Sung's father, struggled to save his company from going bankrupt. One day, his wallet and valuables were stolen by a thief who subsequently died in a gas explosion accident. The police, upon finding Go's belongings on the thief, mistakenly identified the thief as Go and a death certificate for Go was promptly issued. Go decided to lie low and not tell his family that he was alive so that his family could claim his life insurance money and use it to clear the debts. However his second wife, Baek Sung Hee, kicked her stepchildren, Eun Sung and Eun Woo, out of the house after collecting the insurance money and moved into a new home with her daughter, Yoo Seung Mi (Moon Chae Won). Eun Sung asked for help from several of her friends, including her senior, Hyung Jin, who avoided her because she was no longer rich. She managed to find a job at a nightclub with the help of her friend, Hye Ri. At the nightclub, Eun Sung met Hyung Jin's senior, Park Joon Se (Bae Soo Bin), who was shocked to see her working there. She also met Hwan, who caused her to lose contact with Eun Woo. Realising that Eun Woo was missing, Eun Sung was devastated and tried searching for her brother but to no avail. With the help of Hye Ri and Joon Se, Eun Sung rented a small room and started a small dumplings stall while continuing her search for Eun Woo. Meanwhile, Jang became deeply disappointed in Hwan as Hwan had no direction in life and did not know how to cherish her company and employees. While pondering over what to do about her grandson, Jang visited a neighborhood that she used to live in when she was poor and encountered Eun Sung who was selling dumplings. Jang met with an accident and received help from Eun Sung. Jang, seeing that Eun Sung tried her best to take care of her even when she could not afford her own daily expenses, was touched by Eun Sung's compassion. Jang brought Eun Sung home and announced to her family that Eun Sung was going to live with them and that she was going to appoint Eun Sung as the heir of her food company...
[Korean Movie 18+] Thirst (2009)
Title: Bakjwi/Thirst
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 17,154 users
Metascore: 73/100
Director: Chan-wook Park
Genre: Horror | Not For Kids
Writers: Chan-wook Park (screenplay), Émile Zola (inspired by the book "Thérèse Raquin")
Plot:
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
[Chinese Movie] Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
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Director: Teddy Chan
Writers: Junli Guo, Tin Nam Chun
Stars: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai and Xueqi Wang
Genre: Action | Drama | History
Synopsis:
In 1905, the revolutionary Sun Wen intends to visit Hong Kong to discuss his plans for revolution with fellow Tongmenghui members. Ultimate goal is to overthrow the corrupt Qing dynasty. However, a group of assassins is sent to kill Sun.
[Korean Movie] Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
Director: Chris Nahon
Writers: Chris Chow (screenplay), Kenji Kamiyama (character)
Stars: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller and Liam Cunningham
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller
Synopsis:
Based on a popular Japanese animation of same title and jointly produced by Hong Kong and France. Saya (Jeon Ji-hyeon), looks like a 16-year-old girl but is 400-year-old half-vampire, half-human assassin who has been given the mission by her boss Onigen, a demon, to kill vampires. Over time, however, she never forgets that Onigen killed her father. One day, Saya goes to a high school on a U.S. army base to accomplish another mission. But there, she decides that it's the last chance to avenge her father and sets out with her friend Alice to kill Onigen.
[Malaysia - Movie] 3 Idiots (2009)
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Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra (screenplay), Rajkumar Hirani (story), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Mona Singh
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Synopsis:
Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control.
[Korean Movie] Five Senses of Eros (2009)
Original Title: 오감도 (O-gam-do)
Directors: Hyuk Byun, Jin-ho Hur
Writers: Hyuk Byun (segment), Jin-ho Hur (segment)
Stars: Chong-ok Bae, Su-yeon Cha and Jeong-hwa Eom
Genre: Melodrama | Romance
Summary:
In this anthology film centered around the theme of “Eros,” five seperate stories are presented by five top Korean directors. The main characters from each segment are connected with each other in one way or another. “His Concern” – Directed by Byeon Hyeok
A man is attracted by the women sitting across from him on a train ride to Busan. He then gets off the train after her, even though its not his stop. He is then able to get her phone number. A few days later the man plans to meet the woman for the second time.
“I’m Here” (literal title of “나, 여기 있어요” / “Na Yeogi Isseoyo”) – Directed by Heo Jin-Ho
Hye-rim Ahn (planyed by Cha Soo-Yeon) awaits for her husband, while hiding, to give him a surprise. Hyeon-woo Kang (played by Kim Kang-Woo) always worries about his wife being left alone. Hye-rim worries about Hyeon-woo because he will be left alone soon.
“33rd Man” (literal title of “33번째 남자” / “33beon Namja”) – Directed by Yu Yeong-Sik
On the set of a movie, fresh new actress Mi-jin Kim (played by Gyu-ri Kim) and her charismatic senior actress Hwa-ran Park (played by Bae Chong-Ok) are having difficulties because of their stubborn & demanding director Jan-woon Bong (played by Kim Su-Ro). In the end, the senior actress Hwa-ran transforms Mi-jin into a sexy vixen to seduce the director.
In My End is My Beginning (literal title of “끝과 시작” / “Kkotgwa Sijak”) – Directed by Min Kyu-Dong
Jeong-ha Lee (played by Uhm Jung-Hwa) learns that her husband Jae-in Min (Hwang Jung-Min) has just died in a car accident while on a road trip. She then discovers that her husband was having an affair with her old high school friend Na-ru Kang (played by Kim Hyo-Jin). After the car accident Na-ru comes to Jeong-ha and asks to live with her under the promise of her unconditional devotion.
“Believe in the Moment” (literal title of “순간을 믿어요” / “Sunganeul Mideoyo”) – Directed by Oh Ki-Hwan
Three couples are all high school students & close friends. None of the couples have strong convictions about their relationship. They then decide to exchange partners for 24 hours.
[Thai Movie] Haunted Universities (2009)
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Original Title: Mahalai sayongkwan
Directors: Bunjong Sinthanamongkolkul, Sutthiporn Tubtim
Stars: Atis Amornwetch, Pantila Fuglin and Panward Hemmanee
Genre: Horror
Synopsis:
Remember your university days, when you traded scary urban legends with your friends? Prepare to see some of those legends brought to life in the Thai horror anthology Haunted Universities. In the tradition of the hit Phobia franchise, young directing team Bunjong Sinthanamongkolkul and Suthiporn Tubtim frame four loosely connected school-related horror stories around a young volunteer paramedic with a special gift.
In “The Toilet”, a group of bad guys goes to a school to retrieve drugs from a young student’s locker. However, they didn’t expect the terror waiting for them in the school’s haunted fifth-floor bathroom.
A bad case of hazing sends a young girl into “The Elevator”, where she attracts the attention of wronged spirits. Worst yet, the young girl’s grandfather was the one who wronged them in the first place.
The darkly comedic segment “The Morgue” tells the story of a cowardly medical student assigned to look over the corpse in a hospital. The wilder his overactive imagination runs, the more paranoid he grows.
The directors save the best for last with “The Stairway”, about two girls who participate in a webcam chat that ends with a creepy man vowing to kill them both. What they don’t know is how far the man will go to keep his promise.
[J - Movie] Pandemic (2009)
Kansen rettô (original title)
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Writers: Takahisa Zeze (screenplay), Takashi Hirano (story), and 1 more credit »
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Rei Dan and Ryôko Kuninaka
Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Synopsis:
Tsuyoshi Matsuoka, a doctor at a Tokyo hospital, misdiagnoses a patient's disease as a common cold. But after the patient's sudden death, he realizes that it's very serious disease, which can make a population extinct, so he struggles to find out the cause of the disease with doctor Eiko Kobayashi.
[Taiwan Movie] Hear Me (2009)
Director: Fen-fen Cheng
Stars: Ivy Chen, Michelle Chen and Yi-han Chen
Genre: Drama, Romance
Synopsis:
A delivery Boy falls for a young girl who is hearing impaired. Comparing themselves with "water birds" and trees, together they are going to break the barrier and pursue their dreams and take their relationship to the next level.
[K - Drama] Shining Inheritance(2009)
Title: 찬란한 유산 / Chanranhan Yusan
Also known as: Shining Inheritance / Brilliant Legacy / Beautiful Legacy
Genre: Romance, family
Episodes: 28
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 to 2009-Jul-26
Cast:
Han Hyo Joo as Go Eun Sung
Lee Seung Ki as Sun Woo Hwan
Bae Soo Bin as Park Joon Sae
Moon Chae Won as Yoo Seung Mi
Summary:
Go Eun Sung’s life is similar to Cinderella’s. After her father died, her step-mother, Baek Sung Hee, took away all of her assets and her younger brother, Eun Woo, suddenly disappears without a trace. Despite this, Eun Sung preservers and works really hard to fulfill her dreams. When the CEO of a food company, Jang Sook Ja, suffers amnesia and can’t remember who she is Eun Sung takes her in. However, Eun Sung does not know that she is the grandmother of Sun Woo Hwan, the man who she switched bags with at the airport. How will their constant bickering lead them to realize that they care more about each other than they let on?
[Taiwan Drama] Hi My Sweetheart(2009)
Title: 海派甜心 / Hai Pai Tian Xin
English title: Hi My Sweetheart
Also known as: Play Boy and Sweetheart / Shanghai Sweetheart
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 14
Broadcast network: CTS / GTV
Broadcast period: 2009-Nov-01 to 2010-Jan-31
Air time: Sunday 22:00 - 23:30
Opening theme song: Head Over Heels in Love (愛瘋頭) by Show Lo
Ending theme song: Rain Love (雨愛) by Rainie Yang
Summary:
Xue Hai was a certifiable dork when he first arrived in Hangzhou. After his schoolmate Bao Zhu saved him from bullying, she became his first love. Then, a misunderstanding caused them to lose contact when she moved back to Taiwan. He thought she dumped him. So he transformed himself from a dork to a hunk in order to seek revenge.
[J - Movie] I Give My First Love to You (2009)
Movie: I Give My First Love to You
Romaji: Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Japanese: 僕の初恋をキミに捧ぐ
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Writer: Kenji Bando, Kotommi Aoki (novel)
Producer: Mitsuru Komiyama, Mika Nakamura, Hiroyasu Murakami, Fumihiro Hirai, Fumihiro Hirai
Cinematographer: Mitsuru Komiyama
Release Date: October 24, 2009
Stars: Mao Inoue, Masaki Okada and Natsuki Harada
Summary:
As a child Takuma is diagnosed with a heart condition that requires care from a cardiologist. He soon becomes friends with his doctors young daughter Mayu while being treated at the hospital. One day Mayu overhears her father saying that Takumas condition is serious enough that he most likely wont live beyond the age of 20. Takuma isn't aware of this himself, however, so at 8-years-old he makes a promise to marry Mayu when they turn 20. Later in life, Takuma becomes aware that he wont be able to keep this promise and he begins distancing himself from Mayu in hopes of protecting her.
[K - Movie] Fly High (2009)
Alternative Title(s) : Bisang
Director: Jeong-Hun Park
Stars: Soo-bin Bae, Kim Beom and Byeol Kim
Stars: Soo-bin Bae, Kim Beom and Byeol Kim
Hardsubbed or Softsubbed: Hardsubbed
English Subtitles: Yes
Date Aired : December 3, 2009
Summary:
English Subtitles: Yes
Date Aired : December 3, 2009
Summary:
Si-bum (Kim Beom) has a dream of being an actor. One day, he meets a girl Su-kyoung (Kim Byeol) and falls in love with her at first sight. With Si-bum together, Su-kyoung seems to get over her pain and also the uncomfortable relationship with her father. But after a while, she has to confront her mother’s death. To escape from the reality, they take a trip to the sea but then Su-kyoung gets severely injured from a car accident. Desperately struggling to save her, Si-bum steals money to pay her hospital and this leads him to work in a bar to serve rich girls. Now Si-bum uses his acting skill to relieve Su-kyoung and pretends he makes a living from acting. But when he is getting popular, he decides to follow his friend Young-ho to Seoul to make more money. One day he comes across one of his old friends and gets involved in a big fight.
[Thai Movie] The Vanquisher (2009)
Title: The Vanquisher (Suay Samurai)
Director: Manop Udomdej
Starring: Sopita Sribanchuen, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Pete Thongchua
Genre: Action, Martial Arts
Country: Thailand
Release: 2009
Languages: Thai, Japanese, English
Subtitle: English, Thai, Chinese
Summary:
After completing a covert mission in southern Thailand, CIA agent Gunja finds herself forced to fight off operatives who’ve been ordered to take her out at all costs. She survives and after two years of laying low, re-emerges in Bangkok to face her old foes and foil a plot to detonate a bomb in the city.
[J - Movie] Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009)
Director: Mari Asato
Writers: Mari Asato (screenplay), Takashi Shimizu (story)
Stars: Kôji Seto, Kuniteru Shigeyama and Kana Tsugihara
Summary:
After losing her child at birth, the dark horror of the grudge begins growing within her.
[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.
[J - Movie] Crows Zero 2 (2009)
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.
[Thai Movie] October Sonata (2010)
Director: Somkait Vituranich
Writer: Somkait Vituranich (screenplay)
Stars: Ratchawin Wongviriya, Pitsanu Nimsakul and Thanawat Wattanapoom
Summary:
Sangchan is a factory worker who falls in love with an attractive guy named Rawee. As Rawee has to go study abroad, he promises to return home to see Sangchan on October 8th of each year. While Rawee is away, Sangchan befriends Lim, another guy who admires her. Sangchan and Rawee meet again several times over the years, with the turbulent politics of Thailand in the 1970s and 1980s always close by in the background.
Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009)
Directed by: Masahiko Murata
Written by: Junki Takegami & Masashi Kishimoto
Starring: Junko Takeuchi
Kazuhiko Inoue
Satoshi Hino
Chie Nakamura
Noriaki Sugiyama
Ryoka Yuzuki
Showtaro Morikubo
Yoichi Masukawa
Shinji Kawada
Kousuke Toriumi
Nana Mizuki
Yukari Tamura
Koichi Tochika
Ninjas with bloodline limits begin disappearing in all the countries and blame points toward the fire nation. By Tsunade's order, Kakashi is sacrificed to prevent an all out war. After inheriting charms left by Kakashi, Narutofights through friends and foes to prevent his death while changing the minds of those who've inherited the will of fire.
[J - Movie] Grotesque (2009)
Director: Kôji Shiraishi
Writer: Kôji Shiraishi (screenplay)
Stars: Tsugumi Nagasawa, Hiroaki Kawatsure and Shigeo Ôsako
A young couple get abducted by a perverse sadist named Tachikawa who ties them both up in his basement and begins mutilating their bodies in unspeakable ways as the other looks on helplessly. If either of them happens to pass out from the intense pain, he revives them with smelling salts before going back to work.
