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Harbin (2024)

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:14:57 +0000

In 1905, Japan forced Korea to sign the Eulsa Treaty, stripping the nation of its diplomatic rights and reducing the entire peninsula to a Japanese colony. By 1909, when Harbin begins, Korea’s small but tenacious Righteous Army militia is deep into a campaign of armed resistance against the Japanese. After emerging as the sole survivor of an especially bloody skirmish, Ahn Jung-geun (Hyun) heads an operation to assassinate Itō Hirobumi, the first Japanese Resident-General of Korea and a key symbol of violent colonial oppression.

The operation will require Ahn and his cohort to travel clandestinely into Russia, gathering resources and allies while concocting elaborate decoys. With terrifying risks at every turn, murderous security forces on their tail, and the entire plan under constant threat of collapse, the question arises: how many Koreans must die for the sake of their country’s independence?

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Squid Game Season 2

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:53:19 +0000

Seong Gi Hun, a.k.a Player 456, has reentered the Squid Game after winning at the conclusion of the previous game. Now armed with the knowledge of what the game is really about, he seeks to save the lives of other players and end the game once and for all. But those good intentions may fall flat in the face of millions of won.

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Sweet Home Season 3

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:07:21 +0000

The never-ending monsterization crisis. Hyeon Su, consumed by monsters, tries to regain his human self. Nam Sang Won, who entered Pyeon Sang Uk’s body, visits the survivors’ stadium with a group of people to achieve his goal. And unlike the previous rules, they put forward an unconventional condition to provide convenience to those with symptoms. Stadiums are no longer safe spaces, and people are confused. Meanwhile, Eun Hyeok, who was reborn from the cocoon, appears in a new form… Season 3, which will mark the finale of the desperate struggle of those who are faced with a choice between the border between monsters and humans.

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Golden Kamuy (2024)

Mon, 20 May 2024 09:11:10 +0000

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

(Source: BakaUpdates)

~~ Adapted from the manga "Golden Kamuy" (ゴールデンカムイ) by Noda Satoru (野田サトル).

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A Bloody Lucky Day

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:27:39 +0000

Oh Taek works as a taxi driver. One day, he had a dream where a lot of pigs appeared. This type of dream is thought to bring about good luck. On that same day, he earns his usual amount of money. When he thinks about calling it a day, a man named Geum Hyuk Soo asks Oh Taek to drive him to the port city of Mokpo. He offers a million won (~$1,000) to drive him. Oh Taek accepts the drive, but Oh Taek is not aware that Hyuk Soo murdered a man, and he is planning to stow away on a boat. Meanwhile, Hwang Soon Kyu is the mother of the man who was murdered by Hyuk Soo. She chases after her son’s killer.

(Source: AsianWiki)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Unsuojinnal" (운수 오진 날) by Aporia (아포리아).
~~ Release dates: Oct 5, 2023 (Festival) || Nov 17-19, 2023 (CGV Special Screening) || Nov 20 – Dec 19 (tvN) || Part 1: Nov 24, Part 2: Dec 8, 2023 (TVING)

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Death’s Game

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:46:06 +0000

He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Choi Yi Jae decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying, Death comes to punish him with her game: he must experience death over and over again through 13 other lives. But if he can find a way to survive the imminent death coming for these lives, he gets to live out their lifetime. His life was a bust, but what about the lives of others?

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In My Mother’s Skin (2023)

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:35:37 +0000

Stranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.

(Source: IMDb)

~~ Co-production with Taiwan and Singapore.

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Moving

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 23:46:12 +0000

Kim Bong Seok, Jang Hee Soo and Lee Gang Hoon attend the same high school. They look like ordinary students, but they have special abilities that they inherited from their parents.

Kim Bong Seok has the ability to fly, while Jang Hee Soo has excellent athletic abilities and is able to rapidly recover from injuries, like being shot or stabbed. Lee Gang Hoon has uncanny power and speed.

These three students try to hide their special abilities from other people, while their parents struggle to protect them from being used by other people.

(Source: AsianWiki)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon “Moving” (무빙) by Kang Full (강풀).

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The First Responders Season 2

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:07:49 +0000

The season continues to follow the joint operations of the police force, fire department, and paramedics, showcasing their bravery and teamwork in the face of danger. However, this time, viewers will get a deeper understanding of the characters’ motivations and personal struggles.

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Bloodhounds Season 1

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:53:18 +0000

When reserved rookie boxer Kim Geon Woo squares off against loquacious southpaw Hong Woo Jin, Geon Woo narrowly prevails — but the two former marines become fast friends. As their friendship grows, so do the financial woes that plague Geon Woo’s mother. To save her quaint café from going under, she signs off on a hefty loan. But when it turns out she’s been targeted by Smile Capital — a ruthless loan shark business — Geon Woo and Woo Jin do everything in their power to make it right. Fate intervenes as the pair end up working for a generous money lender whose foster daughter is dead set on taking down the loan sharks.

(Source: Netflix)

~~ Adapted from the webtoon "Bloodhounds" (사냥개들) by Jeong Chan (정찬).

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