Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
A girl and her little brother are stranded when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake strikes in Tokyo.
Tagged: mood: tearjerker
Back to 1942
Back to 1942 chronicles the devastating famine that hit China’s Henan province, which displaced around 10 million people and killed 3 million, right in the middle of the Japanese invasion of China and World War II.
Ugly Duckling, The (Russian Animation)
The story is simple — is there anyone in the world who’s not familiar with it??? — a baby swan is born to the wrong family and he’s ostracized for being different.
Memories of Matsuko
A woman’s violent misadventures cast with a colorful and quite shimmering clout that was Matsuko’s life of giving without ever taking.
Call Me Kuchu
In 2009, Ugandan politician David Bahati introduced a draconian bill that would make homosexuality in the country punishable by death. Moreover, anyone who knowingly harbored a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person — or “kuchu” — would also be held criminally accountable.
Beautiful Rain (Jdrama)
Beautiful Rain tells the story of young single father Keisuke, who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s and must figure out what to do with his 8-year-old daughter Miu.
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.
Seediq Bale
This historical epic — the most expensive Taiwanese movie ever made at $25M USD and directed by Wei Te-Sheng — depicts the Wushe Incident, in which the Taiwanese aborigines rose against the Japanese, killing over 130 of them.
Kaitakushatachi
Kaitakushatachi, or simply The Pioneers, is a drama commemorating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Japan.
