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God Man Dog and Zombies From Banana Village
After School (Afutâ sukûru)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2008; Director: Kenji Uchida; Writer: Kenji Uchida; Stars: Yo Oizumi, Masato Sakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Takako Tokiwa, Tomoko Tabata, Masatô Ibu, Toshiyuki Kitami, Kei Yamamoto)
Double-crossing crime caper.
The Detective (C+ jing taam)
(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2007; Director: Oxide Pang; Writer: Oxide Pang, Thomas Pang; Stars: Aaron Kwok, Liu Kai-Chi, Kenny Wong, Lau Siu-Ming, Lai Yiu-Cheung, Sing Fui-On, Kiki Sheung, Jo Koo, Elle Choi, Natthasinee Pinyopiyavid, Chaiyapong Settagam, Naratid Namkang, Sriak Boonsomrat, Mantanakarn Lhaomang, Sarunjit Lelapisan)
A broke detective tries to track down a mystery woman.
Dream (Bi-mong)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2008; Director: Kim Ki-duk; Writer: Kim Ki-duk; Stars: Jô Odagiri, Lee Na-yeong, Jang Mi-hie, Kim Tae-hyeon, Park Ji-a)
A woman acts out the dreams of a stranger.
Eye For An Eye (Noon-e-neun noon I-e-neun i)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2008; Director: Kyung-Taek Kwak, Ahn Kwon-tae; Writer: Ahn Kwon-tae, Kim Dong-Woo, Kwak Kyung-Taek; Stars: Cha Seung-won, Han Suk-kyu, Jeong In-gi, Kim Ji-seok)
Slick heist thriller sees a retiring cop track a robber who impersonated him.
Ghost In The Shell 2.0 (Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0)
(Country: Japan, USA; Year: 2008; Director: Mamoru Oshii; Writer: Masamune Shirow, Kazunori Itô; Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tesshô Genda, Masato Yamanouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Shigeru Chiba, Maaya Sakamoto)
Remastered and spruced up version of the anime, featuring 3D elements.
High Kick Girl! and Eye For An Eye
God Man Dog (Liu lang shen gao ren)
(Country: Taiwan; Year: 2007; Director: Singing Chen; Writer: Singing Chen, Yi-an Lou; Stars: Tarcy Su, Jack Kao, Han Chang, Jonathan Chang, Ka-yi Mo, Hsiao-han Tu)
Multi-strand emotional drama.
High Kick Girl! (Hai kikku gâru!)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2009; Director: Fuyuhiko Nishi; Writer: Yoshikatsu Kimura, Fuyuhiko Nishi; Stars: Rina Takeda, Naka Tatsuya, Akihito Yagi)
A high school girl and highly skilled karate expert sets about proving herself as the ultimate fighter.
Keeping Watch (Chen shui de qing chun)
(Country: Taiwan; Year: 2007; Director: Fenfen Cheng; Writer: Fenfen Cheng; Stars: Chang Hsiao-chuan , Haden Kuo)
A split-personality love story.
Legendary Assassin (Long nga)
(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2008; Director: Jacky Wu Jing; Writer: Fung Chi Keung; Stars: Jacky Wu, Celina Jade, Ronald Chang)
An assassin unwittingly takes hospitality from a policewoman... and when a headless body turns up it spells trouble.
Me... Myself (Khaw hai rak jong jaroen)
(Country: Thailand; Year: 2007; Director: Pongpat Wachirabunjong; Writer: Kongdej Jaturanrasamee; Stars: Ananda Everingham, Chayanan Manomaisantiphap, Monton Annupabmard, Puttachat Pongsuchat, Piya Wimookdayon, Treepon Promsuwan, Direk Amattayakul, Kamol Chatrasen, Maria Dissayanand, Poomipan Aiumporames, Virat Chainirunkit, Phinit Santisripathip)
A gay man loses his memory, falls for a woman, then rediscovers his past.
Sparrow and The Detective
Muay Thai Chaiya (Chaiya)
(Country: Thailand; Year: 2007; Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri; Writer: Kongkiat Khomsiri; Stars: Akara Amarttayakul, Sonthaya Chitmanee, Don Ferguson, Saengthong Gate-Uthong, Prawit Kittichantheera, Phreeta Kongpetch, David La Haye, Samart Payakarun, Thawatchai Phanpakdee)
Thai kick boxing pals strive for the big time.
Sparrow (Man jeuk)
(Country: Hong Kong; Year: 2008; Director: Johnnie To; Writer: Chan Kin Chung, Fung Chi Keung; Stars: Simon Yam, Kelly Lin, Lam Ka Tung, Lo Hoi Pang, Law Wing Cheong, Kenneth Cheung, Lam Suet, Lo Chun Shun, Jonathan Lee, Jackson Ha, Jeff Cheung, Hung Wai Leung), Trailer
A group of pickpockets find themselves on course for a showdown with a veteran from a rival gang
Zombies From Banana Village (Zombi kampung pisang)
(Country: Malaysia; Year: 2007; Director: Mamat Khalid; Writer: Mamat Khalid; Stars: Awie, AC Mizal, Que Haidar, Sofi Jikan, Ezlynn, Nadia Mustafar, Hamid Gurkha, Loloq, Jalil Hamid, Mazlan Senario, Zami Ismail, Man Kadir, Adam Khalid)
Following the death of people who died after eating at a local café, the undead rise to scare the locals.
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