AKA: He who wins is the conqueror Country: India Language: Hindi Subtitles: English Genre: Comedy, Drama,Romance Director: Mansoor Khan Cast: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori IMDB Plot/Synopsis The biggest sporting event for the school town of Nainital is the annual cycling race. Schools and colleges here range from those like Rajput and Xavier’s for the spoilt rich kids to local ones like Model for the poorer kids. For the past two years the cycling race has been won by the arrogant Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput College. Sanju and Ratan are bothers who attend Model and run a small local cafe. Their father is obsessed by the desire to see Ratan become the cycling champion. Ratan on his part is the ideal son and elder brother to Sanju, good in everything he does and has been the runner-up to Shekhar in the cycling race. Sunju on the other hand is a prankster, not taking life seriously at all enjoying life with his friends among whom is Anjali who loves him silently. Sanju however turns his attention on the new girl on the block, Devika and convinces her he is rich. He uses the money his father has asked him to deposit in the bank to buy a costly necklace for Devika instead. When his father finds out, he chucks Sanju out of the house. At the annual college dance competition when Devika finds out that Sanju is from Model and poor, she dumps him turning her attention to Shekhar. All through Anjali is a silent pillar of support for Sanju. Shekhar and his friends injure Ratan, almost killing him to keep him out of the race. It is at this point that Sanju realizes he has to get serious and responsible in life and he enters the cycle race to do what a man must do…
Aka : Year : 2011. Runtime : 105 Minutes (1 hour 45 Minutes). Country : Philippines. Language : Filipino | Tagalog Subtitles : English (.idx & .sub format). Genre : Drama. Director : Cathy Garcia-Molina Cast : Sam Milby, K.C. Concepcion, Vivian Velez, Rayver Cruz, Dante Rivero, Bembol Roco, Matet De Leon, Lui Villaruz, Robin Da Roza (as Robin da Rosa), Helga Krapf, Spanky Manikan
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Eugene (Sam Milby) arrives in Bukidnon with only one intention: to forget his problems at work. But when he meets Raffy (KC Concepcion) and as they travel and go on ridiculous and death-defying activities together, they start to form a friendship that goes beyond Euge’s original plan. Raffy helps Euge appreciate himself more and to look at things in a positive way. With Raffy, Euge begins to believe in himself again. Soon, against his own expectations, he admits to himself that has fallen in love with this girl. But life is truly ironic. The moment Euge expresses his feelings for her, Raffy suddenly starts to push him away. She admits that he can never have her, and she doesn’t want Eugene to hope for a happy ending with her, because she cannot be loved. Now, it is Euge’s turn to make Raffy believe in love again, just as how she reminded him to believe in himself. But is faith enough to change the course of their destiny…
A.K.A: Nanpokhan Romance Year: 2012 Runtime: 1hour [average] per disc Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitles: English Episodes: 16 Genre: Comedy, Romance Director: Bae Kyung Soo Cast: Lee Dong Wook, Lee Si Young, Kang Dong Ho, Oh Man Suk Links:Drama Wiki
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Everything starts on the birthday of Eun Jae’s dad. Eun Jae ran into Park Moo Yul, who is the 2nd baseman of ‘Green Dreamers’, when she is drunk. Eun Jae who is a fan of ‘Blue Seagulls’, starts a fight with Moo Yul who led the ‘Green Dreamers’ to victory. The next day, internet is on fire with the video called ‘Humiliated Park Moo Yul’. Because of this video, career of both Moo Yul and Eun Jae, who recently got a job as a bodyguard, are in danger.
In the end, they decided to put on a show against the public! They lie that Eun Jae is Moo Yul’s private bodyguard and the video was recorded when Eun Jae was giving a self-defence demonstration to Moo Yul. Like this, Eun Jae becomes real bodyguard of Moo Yul. It seemed like everything worked out just fine, but the problem is that they can’t stand each other’s existence… HanCinema
AKA: Ra.One Year: 2011 Runtime: 2 hours 35 min Country: India Language: Hindi Subtitles: English Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Romance Director: Anubhav Sinha Cast: Sharukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Tom Wu, Rejanikanth, Armaan Verma IMDB Plot/Synopsis
“Ra. One”is a 2011 superhit Hindi science fiction superhero film which had an estimated budget of 125 crore (US.5 million),making it Bollywood’s most expensive film as of November 2011. The film follows Shekhar, a London-based video game designer who lives with his wife and son. Shekhar designs a motion sensor-based game in which the villain is more powerful than the hero. The villain escapes from the game and begins to track down “Lucifer’, the only person who has defeated him in the game. Unfortunately, Lucifer is the user name of Shekhar’s son. An action, adventure filled journey starts with it.
A.K.A: Chô-inran: Shimai donburi Year: 1998 Runtime: 1hour 2mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English | French | Spanish Genre: Drama | Horror | Erotic Director: Yutaka Ikejima Cast: Yumi Yoshiyuki, Kanae Mizuhara, Reina Azuma, Kyosuke Sasaki, Kazuhiro Sano
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A pale-looking man, Kazuhiko, is being questioned by the police following the extremely bloody murder of a young woman. He begins his story with the day that two sisters, Akiko and Mayuko, moved into the house across from his. After helping the pair move in, he starts talking with the younger sister, and soon they become intimate. The relationship continues for a while, but one day the sisters suddenly pack up and disappear, but not before sharing their secret with Kazuhiko. What kind of secret could have caused him to commit such a murder? Or did he?
AKA: Puteri Gunung Ledang Year: 2004 Runtime: 2 hours 25 min Country: Malaysia Language: Malay Subtitles: English Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama Director: Teong Hin Saw Cast: Tiara Jacquelina, M.Nasir, Adlin Aman Ramlee, Man Bi IMDB Plot/Synopsis Puteri Gunung Ledang is a 2004 Malaysian epic fantasy period film directed by Saw Teong Hin and based on the Legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang, a Malay legend about a Princess who lived on top of Gunung Ledang and a Malaccan Sultan’s effort to court her. In the late 15th century, a forbidden romance blossoms between Gusti Putri, a Javanese Hindu princess and Hang Tuah, a Malay Muslim warrior from Melaka, against a backdrop of war and mysticism.
A.K.A: Pained | Tong-jeung Year: 2011 Runtime: 1hour 44mn Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitles: English | Korean Genre: Drama | Romance Director: Kyung-Taek Kwak Cast: Sang-woo Kwone, Ryeo-won Jeong, Dong-seok Ma
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After losing his family when he was young, Nam-soon feels no pain. He cannot feel physical pain and is emotionally barren until he meets Dong-hyeon, who calls herself a vampire because she suffers from hemophilia. Unlike Dong-hyeon, when Nam-soon is injured, she bleeds from even the smallest wound. As the two grow closer, Dong-hyeon suddenly begins to lose his lifelong insensitivity to pain and the hurt of a lifetime washes over him.
A.K.A: Lian Ai Kong Huang Zheng Year: 2011 Runtime: 1hour 31mn Country: Taiwan | China Language: Mandarin Subtitles: English Genre: Comedy | Fantasy | Romance Director: Rocky Jo Cast: Ariel Lin, Bo-lin Chen, Peijia Huang, Cao Lan, Tsu-yun Lang, Yi Feng Li
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Ariel Lin is a girl who has love phobia caused by her high school ex-boyfriend (Li Yi Feng) who left her heart broken. She vows never to fall in love again but then she meets a handsome doctor (Wilson Chen) in the hospital who seems to a perfect guy. Her new journey starts when she tries to show all women that the doctor is not that good as everyone thinks he is but fate is playing a trick on her. Because the more she does things to uncover the doctor dude, the more she discovers that he may be the right guy who can cure her phobia of love.
A.K.A: Dokani / Crucible Year: 2011 Runtime: 2hour 4mn Country: South Korea Language: Korean Subtitles: English | Korean Genre: Drama Director: Hwang Dong-hyeok Cast: Gong Yoo, Jeong Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo, Kim Ji-yeong Links: HanCinema
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Kang In-Ho (Gong Yoo) is a newly appointed teacher at a school for the hearing-impaired in Mujin city. On the way to his new job he becomes involved in a minor car accident and takes his car to a local car repair shop. There his already wrecked car is bumped by a woman named Yoo-Jin (Jung Yu-Mi). Yoo-Jin is an employee at the Mujin Human Rights Center.
On the first day at his new school, In-Ho meets the school’s principal and director of administration. They are an identical twins. The director of administration asks for a bribe of 50 million WON (,000 USD) to work at their school. In-Ho’s financial situation is already in dire circumstances. His daughter who is staying with his mother suffers from asthma. In-Ho’s wife has passed away. In-Ho makes a phone call to his mother asking for the money. She delivers the 50 million WON by taking out the deposit money for their home.
A.K.A: Rabu kiru kiru / Stalking and Sex Year: 2004 Runtime: 1hour 30mn Country: Japan Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Genre: Drama Director: Shin’ya Nishimura Cast: Ruby Aiba, Shion Machida, Shôichi Matsuda, Kanji Tsuda
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Satoshi Minagawa (Kanji Tsuda), an office worker, he seems like a serious person but in real life, he is a mania for porn movie collecting. Nao Aiba (Rubi Aiba), high school student, she wanders the town with her friend Mami rather than go to school. Sayuri Maejima (Shion Machida), unemployed, very beautiful but unorganized person. Her brother Kou gets teased from his classmates all the time, but he grows magic mushroom in his room and sell them to strangers. One day these four people who don’t have any common interests tangle upped.
125 crore (US.5 million),making it Bollywood’s most expensive film as of November 2011. The film follows Shekhar, a London-based video game designer who lives with his wife and son. Shekhar designs a motion sensor-based game in which the villain is more powerful than the hero. The villain escapes from the game and begins to track down “Lucifer’, the only person who has defeated him in the game. Unfortunately, Lucifer is the user name of Shekhar’s son. An action, adventure filled journey starts with it.
