Pearls of the Far East (2011)
We’re only halfway through 2012, but Cuong Ngo’s Pearls of the Far East is probably the most gorgeously shot film I’ve seen all year.
Tagged: mood: melancholic
Golden Pin (2009), The
A Vietnamese-Canadian young man finds himself on the crossroads of following his heart or fulfilling his family’s expectations.
Taiyo Matsumoto – Black & White
There are some manga that manage to push the understanding of human nature to the very edges of its periphery. Taiyō Matsumoto’s Black & White cracks open your psyche and forces you to put your morals into hard focus.
Dromómanos
Dromómanos is a story about people who have a mental or physical disability called Dromomanía, an uncontrollable psychological urge to wander. Is it because they failed in society or were their lives originally like this? Or maybe it’s simply their fate to collect parts of a life someone else has thrown out?
Ghost of a Chance, A
Clumsy attorney Emi Hosho gets her last chance to save her career when she has to defend a man accused of killing his wife. His alibi? A 500-year-old samurai ghost sat on him, and now he must show up at the witness stand in the trial.
Hebe Tien – To Hebe
In her debut, just titled To Hebe, S.H.E member Hebe writes a letter to herself about the complicated dealings of love and self-love.
Cuento Chino, Un (2011)
When Roberto runs into a Chinese man who gets mugged and beaten out of his taxi, he has his hands full and is taken out of the routine that he loves by not being able to communicate with each other.
Take Care of my Cat
Take Care of my Cat is a movie about friendship, where five girls share a bond full of passion, as they just graduated from high school.
Descendants, The
The Descendants stars George Clooney as Matt King, a man who attempts to re-connect with his daughters after his wife had a boating accident.
Usagi Drop
Based on the josei manga by Yumi Unita, Usagi Drop tells the story of 27-year-old Daikichi, who ends up living with his grandfather’s 6-year-old illegitimate child, Rin, after his passing.
