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The Handmaiden
A pickpocket girl is hired as a handmaiden to a wealthy Japanese heiress to assist a con man, but unexpected passion alters the plan.
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Past Lives
Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea.
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F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers
A bright working-class girl attends an elite private academy and stands up to the school’s notorious gang of handsome wealthy bullies.
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Drive My Car
An aging theater director directing Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya confronts lingering grief while bonding with his quiet young chauffeur.
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Shoplifters
A makeshift family surviving on petty crime and grandmother’s pension welcomes an abused young girl into their warm, secretive home.
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Shōgun
In feudal Japan in the year 1600, Lord Yoshii Toranaga navigates mortal danger as a shipwrecked English pilot becomes a key piece in his power struggle.
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Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
A small Tokyo diner opens from midnight to 7 a.m. where the Master serves comfort food tailored to the nostalgic heartbreaks of nocturnal patrons.
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First Love
Cross-cutting across twenty years, a man and a woman retrace the poignant memories of their unforgettable first love inspired by Hikaru Utada songs.
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Nirvana in Fire
A frail strategist arrives at the imperial capital to vindicate his slaughtered army and orchestrate the rise of an honorable prince.
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Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
A big-city dentist opens a practice in a close-knit seaside village, home to a charming jack-of-all-trades who is her polar opposite.