Mirrorliar Films Season 5

~~ Release dates: May 25, 2024 (Festival) || May 31, 2024 (Cinema)

Don't Look Back

5.2

Jung Hee is a 21-year-old dancer who struggles with insecurities and other problems after her father abandoned her family 15 years ago. One day, Jung Hee's brings back their father. Keun Woo is a 25-year-old low level…

The Lily

Two Muay Thai fighters who were once childhood friends come together for a final fight, which serves as a brutal resolution to their difficult familial bond torn apart by the hatred of their fathers. (Source: Sundance.org)…

Yan Papa

7.1

The opening episode, 25-year-old Yusaku was about to marry Yu, a famous manga artist to whom he was apprenticed. However, Yu had three children by a previous marriage, all of them resented her relationship with the…

In Our Day

6.5

Former actress Sang Won is staying with her friend Jung Soo. One afternoon, a woman visits her, wanting to learn about pursuing a career in acting. Poet Hong Ui Ju has a heart condition, which has driven him to quit…

Our Homeland

7.1

From December, 1959 the North Korean government implemented a policy to recruit Koreans living in Japan and having them emigrate to North Korea. The policy last for 20 years. An older brother (Arata) then leaves for…

(Ab)normal Desire

7.3

Terai Hiroki is a prosecutor at the Yokohama Public Prosecutors' Office. He is married and and has a elementary school aged son. His son is often truant and Terai Hiroki worries his son might shut himself off from…

A Light Never Goes Out

7.5

Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Release Dates: Oct 25, 2022 (Festival) || Apr 13, 2023 (Cinema)

Mori Hanae: Butterfly Beyond

7.7

Mori, who was active as a haute couture designer in Paris, became affectionately known as “Madame Butterfly” for the butterfly motif that symbolized her brand. Born in Shimane as the fourth of five siblings, she…