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In 2005, a high-profile case of a police officer who disappeared during a forest hike spawned urban legends about the existence of a gateway into another world. In 2016, those legends inspired popular internet novel Missing, which is now being adapted into an eerie supernatural thriller by first-time director and Fresh Wave alum Ronnie Chau. Former pop idol Gillian Chung stars as a social worker who hires a mountain guide to search for her missing father in the mountains. She discovers the mystical gateway from the urban legends, but is her father really waiting for her on the other side?

Missing (2019)

Hayami Teruya is a dedicated salaryman who does a workman like job as the chief editor for a magazine. He has personal charm, get along with both the publisher and subordinates and runs the ship well. Chatting with his direct boss he picks up a certain vibe. Did he misunderstand that the magazine is doomed and will be terminated? If so, he is not going down without a fight. He will fight to make it through and keep his, and the others', jobs.

Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction (2021)

Kiyozumi Hamada (Taishi Nakagawa) is a 3rd grader in high school. He possesses a strong sense of justice. One day, he sees first grade student Hari Kuramoto (Anna Ishii) being bullied. He helps her. Since that time, Kiyozumi Hamada tries to save Hari Kuramoto from bullies. While doing that, they grow closer.

My Blood & Bones in A Flowing Galaxy (2020)

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering uncle. But, the maid has a secret: she is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese count to help him seduce the heiress to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until the women discover some unexpected emotions.

The Handmaiden (2016)

Based on a novel by Wang Xianxing, this movie tells the story of the construction of the Red Flag Canal.

Returning of Red Flag Canal (2019)

Hiyori (Kei Tanaka) is an ornithologist (expert on birds). His wife is Rinko (Miki Nakatani). She is the leader the minority opposition party. One morning, Hiyori is about to travel to an isolated island to watch birds on a 10 day trip. Before he leaves, Rinko asks him if she becomes the prime minister would he be inconvenienced. Hiyori then goes on his bird watching trip. During this time, he is completely isolated from the outside world. When he returns home, his wife Rinko is now the prime minister of the country. She is also the first ever female prime minister of Japan. Suddenly, Hiyori is now the first gentleman of the country. He decides to support his wife, but he finds himself caught up in unexpected circumstances.

First Gentleman (2000)

Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his younger brother who is at school. The youngest one is the girl and has two brothers to protect her. And then there is Sakura, the family's dog who is always by their side. The fate of this quirky but happy family changes drastically after Hajime, the family's hero-like figure, encounters a tragic accident...

Sakura (2020)

Lu Jin is a handsome, wealthy hotel executive whose drive for perfection is matched only by his taste for fine cuisine. When he checks into the Rosebud, he's dissatisfied with everything he sees and is ready to take action... until flamboyant female sous chef Gu Shengnan creates the perfectionist what may be a perfect meal. Now, these bitter rivals find themselves brought together in the kitchen in this light-hearted romantic comedy, infused with fun and flavors to create a delicious dish that foodies around the world wouldn't dare to miss.

This Is Not What I Expected (2017)

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

Laplace's Witch (2018)

During the Edo period, the darkenss after sunset is the time when people's faces blend in the dark and silence fills the streets. People greet this time of day with fear as evil spirits are said to roam the rivers and mountains. Sanosuke (Eita) earns his bread and butter working through the darkness. One day, he meets a mysterious man Ihei (Hashizume Isao) at his usual place, Okame. Ihei propositioned a get-rich-quick plan and asks if Sanosuke is in game. Sensing something dangerous about Ihei, Sanosuke stalks. Around the same time, he unexpectedly ends up living with a woman named Okumi (Ishibashi Shizuka).

Hoping for a future with her, Sanosuke finally joins Ihei's robbery plan. Other accomplices are Iguro (Ogata Naoto), a masterless samurai with a sickly wife; Sentaro (Nakamura Aoi), a young knight from a family of merchants; and Yaju (Daichi Yasuo), a white-haired old man with a criminal record. They are all faces Sanosuke come across in Okame but never spoken to each other. All four are complete rookies at robbery but Ihei is the most professional. His goal is to rob a 700 ryo found in a certain merchant house. At dusk, the gears begin to turn. However, the women around him also get involved and their lives begin to unravel.

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk (2019)