Released Date:
2006-09-29
Languages:
Hokkien, English, Japanese, Mandarin
Countries:
Taiwan
Runtime:
108 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (2529 Reviews)
Director:
Chao-Bin SuIn Taipei, the crippled scientist Hashimoto uses his invention of "Menger Sponge" to capture the energy of the spirit of a child in an old building. He invites the specialist in reading lips, Detective Tung, to join his research team that is studying the phenomenon to understand the movements of the lips of the ghost. Hashimoto is trying to disclose why the energy of the ghost does not dissipate, and Tung discovers the identity and the dramatic story of the boy. He was sick with tumors and was killed by his own mother and buried nearby a nuclear plant. Hashimoto deduces that the rage of the boy for his mother associated to the location where the body was buried were the reason to keep the energy. When the government decides to shutdown the research, Hashimoto becomes insane and takes the spirit with him.
Released Date:
2009-05-01
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
128 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (4206 Reviews)
Director:
Kazuaki KiriyaKazuaki Kiriya (original story)
Kazuaki Kiriya (screenplay)
Tetsurè Takita (screenplay)
Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yèsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer - the traitorous Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) - Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo (Takao èsawa).
Released Date:
2008-08-02
Languages:
Japanese, Thai, English
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
138 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (168 Reviews)
Director:
Junji SakamotoSogil Yan (based upon the novel)
A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network.
Released Date:
2013-02-09
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
123 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (522 Reviews)
Director:
Tomoyuki TakimotoGenres:
MysteryUrio Shudè (based on the novel by)
Katsuhiko Manabe (screenplay)
Izuru Narushima (screenplay)
A series of bombings occur and police track a lead, where they find the male protagonist Ichiro Suzuki and believe he is somehow involved. After psychiatric evaluation and rigorous questioning, the man is found to be emotionally vacant, highly intelligent with a savant-like photographic memory, physically strong and unable to feel any pain. The female lead who plays psychiatrist Mariko Mashiya is intrigued and attempts to discover what and how he came to this state, fueled by her own past personal tragedy and determination to seek the truth. Is he the psychopath they are all looking for?
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