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  Terrorizers

  Ho Wi Ding returns to the Toronto International Film Festival with another standout directorial effort…

  
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  Last of the Wolves

  A new rogue cop faces a new rogue yakuza amidst intrigue in both of their ranks for an ultraviolent sequel…

  
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  Sensei, Would You Please Sit with Me?

  An irresistibly quirky and inventive examination of the challenges of marriage and/or adultery thru manga…

  
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  Snakehead

  Cold hard facts and fiction mingle in a moody crime indie echoing modern immigration issues…

  
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  Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

  Three vignettes about the lies we tell ourselves and each other…

  
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  Fan Girl

  A coming-of-age drama meets the concept of fandom from a subtle feminist viewpoint…

  
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  As We Like It

  Fun and bright adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the original play…

  
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  Barbarian Invasion

  Everything is film…

  
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  Hand Rolled Cigarette

  Gordon Lam dazzles again in a movie that unites the disparate elements in Hong Kong contemporary cinema…

  
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  The Book of Fish

  An exiled civil servant finds meaning in composing a new book on marine life in Korea…

  
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  Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It

  An amusing caper that blends genres…

  
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  Last Of The Wolves

  Kazuya Shiraishi delivers with his sequel, another amazing and highly entertaining yakuza/police thriller…

  
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  Money Has Four Legs

  A cynical but realistic drama that uses cinema as a metaphor for society…

  
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  The Prayer

  Robot nurses start to develop conflicting human emotions in Min Kyu-dong’s sci-fi tinged drama…

  
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  A Song For You

  A nomad’s pursuit of musical fame offers an interesting depiction of the lives of Tibetans in China…

  
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  The Silent Forest

  Hard-hitting real-life drama with a powerful message…

  
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  Escape From Mogadishu

  Ryoo Seung-wan manages to make pulse-pounding popular cinema out of peculiar politics and extraordinary true events…