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  Raped by an Angel 3: Sexual Fantasy of the Chief Executive

  The third instalment of the infamous Category III sleaze series, and the strangest yet…

  
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  The Edge of Daybreak

  The Fall of the House of…

  
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  Minari

  A warm drama about the power of family in the face of adversity…

  
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  Beyond The Dream

  To say that this HK social issue indie was a surprise blockbuster and delight is quite the understatement…

  
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  I Still Remember

  “Once in your life, you have to cheer for yourself!”…

  
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  All Night Long 2: Atrocity

  The second part of Katsuya Matsumura’s infamous series lives up to its billing…

  
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  In the Land of Lost Angels

  An obscure Asian-American community is finally put on the map with a tense kidnap drama…

  
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  No Tears for the Dead

  A love letter to Hong Kong action (and more) from the director of The Man From Nowhere…

  
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  All Night Long

  The first entry in one of Japan’s most notorious extreme film franchises…

  
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  Verdict

  A sincere domestic abuse drama directs the spotlight at the Philippine legal system…

  
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  Back to the Wharf

  Actions from 15 years ago haunt a man returning to his hometown…

  
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  Dreams on Fire

  A luminously kinetic run through Tokyo’s street dance scene and fine vehicle for dancer Bambi; nothing more nothing less…

  
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  Spring Tide

  Acclaimed director Yang Lina’s second fiction feature explores the lives of women in modern China…

  
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  The Swordsman

  A familiar-looking Joseon drama, redeemed by fantastically overblown fight sequences…

  
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  Da Capo

  A guitarist returns home to finish a song, and finds a merry band to assist…

  
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  A Writer’s Odyssey

  A writer’s fantasy world collides with reality in this big budget Chinese New Year blockbuster…

  
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  Pebbles

  Austere, impressive debut in which the landscape and nature dramatically dictate life…