16 year old Diana from Uzbekistan was to attend the school of Bolshoi Ballet but as she wasn't going to benefit from the scholarship system after the collapse of Soviet Union, her dreams walked further away from her. She gets on the plane to Korea with stranger Mr. Jo as she hears she can make money there. However, the Korean dream she starts with the name Rosa isn't what she thought it would be... Everything starts going haywire as time goes. Like the girl who became a swan under a spell, the 16 year-old girl seems like she will never make it through the lake called Korea. Will she be able to achieve her dreams and undo the spell she's under?
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor.
Lin Yue, an art student from Shanghai, met rescue team member Mamoru in Yubari and fell in love. After Mamoru died, Lin carried out his wish to open a chocolate store in Shanghai, and she’s watched over by Mamoru’s friend Soichiro who secretly harbors feelings for her. After many years, the girl can’t forget her beloved yet. And Soichiro still loves Lin deeply, but he wouldn’t ruin the relationship between them. Sweet Heart Chocolate is a story of true love that follows a love triangle over 10 years to its conclusion. This China-Japan co-production film amid the beautiful scenery of Shanghai and Yubari, is the latest film from director Tetsuo Shinohara.
A strange foreign woman arrives at a Japanese provincial temple to attend an abbot's funeral. No one knows where she comes from or why she came here. Clearly, she has no place to go. She gets shelter to help in the temple. Jennifer, or 'Jenifa' as she is called, barely knows a few words of Japanese, but soon finds a common language with all residents except for one quiet boy. He lives secluded from others and works all day in a field. Residents call him "Prisoner A" behind his back. Jennifer shows genuine interest in the quiet boy and wants to help him overcome his alienation from the inhabitants.
It brings a realistic depiction of the atrocities committed during the second world war. The story is told through the heart-wrenching romance between an American pilot who crash lands in China and the widow who saves him. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American government has ordered an air strike on Tokyo. Having completed their mission and completely depleted of gas, Captain Jack Turner and his team make an emergency landing in Zhejiang Province. Ying Zi and her daughter find an unconscious Jack Turner and saves him in spite of the dangers that it can spell for themselves should the Japanese soldiers find out. From total strangers, the two eventually develop a relationship that crosses cultural and language barriers.
When Ayumi Mastuda (Eiko Koike) worked as a freelance writer she met Chinese cameraman Xiaoxuan Fan (Kingone Wang), who worked at the same publishing company in Tokyo. They married 5 years ago. After his employer's went bankrupt, Xiaoxuan Fan and Ayumi Matsuda moved to Ishigaki Island. Xiaoxuan Fan also decided to apply for naturalization as a Japanese citizen. In order to prove they are real married couple they have an interview at a local Bureau of Judicial Affiars branch. As the interview goes along, they find it more difficult than expected ...
