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Zee Oui

6.8

In 1946 a young man from China named Zee Oui immigrated to Thailand in hope of a better life. His only possession was the knife inherited from his mother. However, everything did not turn out as he had thought. He was…

Girl of Dark

7.5

In the late 1950's prostitution was banned in Japan and if a woman was found exercising this profession they were sent to a reformatory. This is a story of one of these brave women Kuniko who is released from the reformatory…

The Broken Commandments

7.0

Ushimatsu’s father told him never to reveal his lower-caste heritage; years later, he now contemplates confiding in an activist fighting against such discrimination. (Source: TMDb)

Mountain Woman

7.3

Late 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws strength from Mt. Hayachine, where the spirits of humans ascend after passing. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from the book…

The First Amendment of Korea

6.9

A power struggle between the ruling party and the opposing party. Opposing party senator gets killed in a conspiracy whereby the Senate gets divided in half with the two parties occupying 136 seats each. The Senate is…

Niwatori wa Hadashi da

6.8

The movie is about people who live strong while facing the problems of modern society such as care for people with intellectual disabilities and discrimination against Koreans living in Japan. (Source: MyDramaList)

The Journals of Musan

6.9

Jeon Seung Chul's citizen registration number brands him as a North Korean defector. It is difficult to find a good job and it's hard to get along with people at church. He is not an ex-convict or a migrant worker, but…

For Kayako

6.6

A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean. (Source: IMDb) ~~Adapted from Lee Hoe Sung's (이회성) novel of the same name.

All Under the Moon

6.2

Tadao is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab corporation wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to build a golf course. He suffers from chronic discrimination. Tadao's mother owns a karaoke…

Kotan no Kuchibue

6.5

A film about the problems faced by Japan’s indigenous Ainu people in the northern island of Hokkaido. (Source: Mubi)

West North West

6.5

Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei chooses not to admit her sexual orientation to anyone, and, as a result, she becomes distressed and lonely. One day,…

The Winter of Three Hairs

6.3

Three Hairs was the name of a popular comic character, a street urchin with a bald head save for three thin stalks sticking straight up towards the sky. After a night on the streets, Three Hairs looks for work wherever…

The Twin Bracelets

6.3

Two teenage girls make a pledge to each other to be as "man and wife" in a small Chinese fishing town. (Source: IMDb)

Qian Fu! Wo You 200 Jin Chou Hen Xiang Gen Ni Suan Suan

7.2

Zhu Yuan Yuan is a fat housewife who works hard. She didn't expect that her scumbag husband had long disliked her and had been getting together with her bestie. She was knocked unconscious after she found out. After…

Songs of Kamui

More than anything, brilliant Teru longs to attend school with other girls. But in early 20th-century Japan, Teru is excluded because she is Ainu. Instead of writing, the Ainu—indigenous people from Japan’s Hokkaido…

Hex Boyfriend

Raya and her mother moved to the Philippines from Japan after her grandmother died. But after the move, they discovered they inherited more than the house. They also inherited the prejudiced neighbors who blame the family…

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LGBTQ+ Dramas

6.2

A series of unrelated stories portraying different scenarios of the LGBTQ+ community, such as online hook-ups, homophobia, work, discrimination, love, and more. Each story shows some kind of lesson the viewer can learn…

Discrimination

Since 2013, Japan has implemented the free high school policy. However, only 10 Chongryon Korean high schools are excluded from this policy. The reason is that there are suspicions that the grant for free education will…

Jang Gae: The Foreigner

Born and raised in Seoul, Korea. Gwang Yong is a troubled youth of mixed- race. His father Jui Hsiang, is second-generation Hwagyo (ethnic Chinese living in Korea), who is a man of both integrity and pride, and also…