Before We Vanish
Narumi and her husband Shinji are going through a rocky patch when Shinji suddenly vanishes, returning several days later, utterly transformed. At the same time, a family is brutally murdered, and the town beset by strange phenomena. Journalist Sakurai begins to investigate the mystery…

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Election 2
Triad gang underlings vie for the top job.
The Grandmaster
The story of Ip Man, the martial arts master who trained Bruce Lee.

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Infernal Affairs
Two men, working undercover for the police and Triads respectively, have to eliminate each other to save their jobs, and their lives.

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The Mourning Forest
A carer and a patient from a small retirement home become stranded in the forest.
Our Little Sister
Three sisters take their 15-year-old half sister into their home and hearts.

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Shock Wave
An explosives expert has to overcome a series of challenges in order to save the lives of hundreds of people trapped in a tunnel by a crazed bomber with a personal grudge.
Tokyo Sonata
A Tokyo salaryman loses his job and tries to conceal it from his already dysfunctional family.
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