Author: amy

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Osen (Jdrama)

Osen is a 10-episode 2008 NTV Japanese drama based on the manga series by Kikuchi Shota following a traditional Japanese restaurant owner named Handa Sen, often referred to as Osen by her workers and peers.

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Tampopo

Widow Tampopo sets out to find the perfect recipe to make ramen alongside truck driver Goro.

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Nonchan Noriben

Nonchan Noriben is a movie about a woman’s struggle to get on her feet after she decides to get a divorce, just as much as it is a movie about food-making.

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Leafie, A Hen into the Wild

Based on the successful 2000 book by Hwang Sun-mi, Leafie, A Hen into the Wild follows a crazy, egg-laying farm chicken who dreams of escaping her egg-laying prison to explore the wilderness and freedom… of the yard.

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War of the Arrows

Set after the second Manchu invasion of the country, War of Arrows follows a skilled archer who must rescue his sister when she’s taken by the Qing army.

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As One (Korean Film)

Table tennis, politics, a true story and Doona Bae! Can’t get better than As One, which follows the South and North Korean teams that united as one Korean team to beat China at the 1991 World Championship held in Chiba, Japan.

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Dark Horse (2011)

Dark Horse is a bizarre drama following the life of Abe, a nearly forty-year-old man still living at home with mom and dad and reluctantly working for his father’s company.

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Elite Squad (2007)

There hasn’t been a recent take on contemporary society that doesn’t rely on metaphoric imagery in recent memory. Tropa de Elite and Tropa de Elite 2 have done so in an accessible way for regular movie-watching audiences.

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Brave (2012)

Brave is ultimately the story about a mother and a daughter. Brave is the story of families torn apart by pride.

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Indie Game: The Movie

Indie Game: The Movie is not really a documentary about the independent game industry, but a documentary about the sacrifices of starting something from scratch.