Lin Zexu

China 1839. Because the British imports of opium into Southern China are creating such widespread medical and economic problems, the weak Manchu emperor Tao Kuang is forced to take action that precipitates the 'Opium…

Iljimae the Chivalrous Robber

8.0

Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later, he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and helping the poor. He eventually manages to take revenge for his parents'…

Death Row Woman

7.1

Rich industrialist Imai wishes to marry his elder daughter Kyoko off to Aoki, who he sees as the ideal candidate to take over his business. Kyoko, however, prefers the rugged but poor Soichi to Aoki's goody-two-shoes.…

The Blonde Hair Monster

Cheung Yan Lai, framed by his elder brother Cheung Yan Tsuen, is sent to jail. He manages to escape and plans to take revenge along with a sorcerer, who uses orangutan blood to turn the Yellow Hair Monster into a lethal…

A Wife from a Mountain Village

After a poor farmer is drafted as a worker by the Japanese colonialist government, his wife takes the responsibility of supporting his mother and their young child. In spite of the mother-in-law's harassment, she does…

Revenge

During the later years of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Queen Min and her followers get rid of royal officials to monopolize power. Their descendants fight to take their revenge for their parents and to save people…

Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery

This movie was adapted from a newspaper serial (Strange Tales of the Adventurer in the Wild Country) and a previous 1928 silent film about usurpers seeking to take over China and the young nobleman and swordswoman…

Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery 2

This movie was adapted from a newspaper serial (Strange Tales of the Adventurer in the Wild Country) and a previous 1928 silent film about usurpers seeking to take over China and the young nobleman and swordswoman…

The Dancing Girl of Izu

During his idle journey on the Izu Peninsula, a university student, Kawasaki, encounters a group of traveling entertainers – including Kaoru, one of the “odoriko”. Kawasaki is taken and cannot take his eyes off…

The Gambling Monk

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother’s death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and…