With all the unrest and uncertainty in the world today, now feels as good a time as any for a movie portraying good will and love between people from opposing countries. The film is a love story set in the city of Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture on the Japanese island of Shikoku against the historical backdrop of the Russo-Japanese War. The movie is centered around the romance between a Russian officer, a war prisoner in Matsuyama, and a Japanese nurse who find themselves on opposing sides of the war. It is a kind of "Romeo and Juliet story of the Russo-Japanese War". The movie is a Japanese/Russian co-production and also features Russian actors. The Russian prisoner of war is played by Rodion Galyuchenko, while the Japanese nurse is played by Abe Junko.
A web drama that consists of two segments ("Milky Way" and "Secret Love") broken down into two episodes each.
"Milky Way" tells the story between a barista and a girl who like each other without them knowing the other's feelings. In “Secret Love,” Dongjun and Yurina will portray the sweet and secret romance between the lead vocal in a top idol group and a Chinese reporter.
"Milky Way" tells the story between a barista and a girl who like each other without them knowing the other's feelings. In “Secret Love,” Dongjun and Yurina will portray the sweet and secret romance between the lead vocal in a top idol group and a Chinese reporter.
The film centers on Iwao Shishido, who at age forty suddenly leaves his rural village, but returns with a foreign bride during his father's funeral. What follows is a descent into intercultural marital conflict, lechery, satyriasis, cheating and tragedies.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "I Love Irene" by Arai Hideki.
~~ Adapted from the manga series "I Love Irene" by Arai Hideki.
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.
