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Asia Pop!

From dancing gangsters to alternate universe conundrums, films from Asia when all you want is to ugly-cry, ugly-laugh, get adrenaline-high, or feel the heart flutter.

Asia Pop!

Arrested Memory

Film Arrested Memory Directed by Sabu After developing amnesia, Lee is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of a Japanese businessman.…

Asia Pop!

Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava

Film Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava Directed by Nông Nhật Quang When an unplanned baby enters the lives of a conservative mother, neurodivergent daughter, and detached gay son, the…

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Edjop

Film Edjop Directed by Katski Flores A biopic about student-activist Edgar Jopson during martial law-era Philippines. A young man born to privilege, Edjop woke…

Asia Pop!

Fujiko

Film Fujiko Directed by Taichi Kimura Fujiko brings her daughter Mari into the world. Yet joy quickly turns to heartbreak when her husband’s family…

Asia Pop!

Gohan

Film Gohan Directed by Atta Hemwadee, Baz Poonpiriya, Chayanop Boonprakob For ten years, a stray dog roamed with nothing but a pure heart – a heart that carried…

Asia Pop!

The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony

Film The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony Directed by Habiba Nosheen In a place where girls and sport rarely mix, joy, ambition, and quiet rebellion take root as three…

Asia Pop!

I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish

Film I Blew Out the Candles Before Making a Wish Directed by Chao Koi-Wang, Hu Chin-Yen A broke man and a young girl with unusable casino chips form an unlikely alliance, hoping to outplay…

Asia Pop!

Ideal and Weird Family

Film Ideal and Weird Family Directed by Kim Jihyun Da-sun and Hee-soo, a lesbian couple, decide to divorce. As their two children struggle to choose which mother…

Asia Pop!

In Love With You

Film In Love With You Directed by Duman Yerkimbek A young musician and a university student meet in Almaty under random circumstances, cautiously open to the possibilities…

Asia Pop!

Mystery Kung Fu Theater

Film Mystery Kung Fu Theater THE MYSTERY TEASES.
THE THEATER BECKONS.
THE KUNG PLEASES.
THE FU RECKONS.

Asia Pop!

No Good Men

Film No Good Men Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat Naru, the only camerawoman at Kabul’s main TV station, is convinced no good men exist in her country,…

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Now I Met Her

Film Now I Met Her Directed by Xiao Luxi Shiyi never knew his mom—until his 18th birthday, when a diary crashes into his life revealing the hilarious…

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The Specials

Film The Specials Directed by Eiji Uchida When a gig to kill a yakuza boss requires a dance competition, an unlikely group of hitmen must…

Asia Pop!

We Are Aliens

Film We Are Aliens Directed by Kohei Kadowaki "Hey, what if I told you I am an alien?" In a small Japanese town, an ordinary boy's…

Asia Pop!

We Are Born Good

Film We Are Born Good Directed by Yeung Leung Chuen A restaurant mishap leads to a feud between Wing-kat and Zoey, who engage in a cycle of revenge.…

Asia Pop!

You are the Film

Film You are the Film Directed by Makoto Ueda Madoka and Kazuma go and see a movie, only to discover the other person on the screen. They…

Asia Pop!

Zsazsa Zaturnnah

Film Zsazsa Zaturnnah Directed by Avid Liongoren A shy gay man swallows a magical rock that transforms him into a flamboyant female superhero!