The Psychological thriller directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama dethroned US movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians at number 2 following its release this week at Japan Box Office. Starring Shota Matsuda and Erika Toda (Death Note).
Based on a manga created by Kaitani Shinobu, this movie is set where the 2nd season of the drama series left off. In the first series, a college student Nao Kanzaki is lured into a mysterious game by tricking other players to win. However Nao got tricked by her former sensei, desperate for help, she enlisted the aid of person named Shinichi Akiyama. In the second series, the duo is faced against new opponents with the help of a rival player named Fukunaga .
In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their [...]
Sanshiro Sugata was a stubborn young youth went to a city to apply as an apprentice at a jujitsu school. During his first night, he met Yano an action master of judo and a lover of spiritual art. The protagonist in this movie wanted so much to become one of Yano’s students. Besides the martial arts techniques. Sanshiro had to learn also “satori”, an acceptance of Natural Laws. In their ideology, if a person can balance strength and control, then judo can become as a training regimen for the city police. In the story, the lead character gained the respect of his mentor as well as the hand of his daughter’s teacher. However, the conflict began when another suitor of the woman that he loves attempted to kill him in a midnight duel on a windswept mountainside.
To describe this film, it was Kurosawa’s [...]
Asia’s popular kick sport will be featured in a movie as action-comedy LIbas is set for fall release. Directed by Jurey Latiff Rosli and starring Rosyan Nor and Johan Raja Lawak.
The movie is about Adnan Saladin, a Takraw master who got injured after a tournament. He is now in search for talented ballers to win the championship back from Thailand. The game is unique on its own; besides having a firm grasp on the game it also demands a great skill in Martial Arts. Hopeless in finding the right protégées, he encounters several challenges along the way and to make matter worse he has no choice but to accept the incompetent Ku Mok and Hamidi (Raja Lawak).
For those unfamiliar with the sport, it is a game native to Southeast Asia similar to volleyball where the players touch a rattan ball with their head, chest and feet. The game is not [...]
The story of this movie was all about a Russian explorer saved by a rugged American hunter. Years later, he renewed his tie of genuine friendship with the woodsman after he got back from an expedition. In 1907, Captain Arseniev was assigned for another round of fructuous voyage to the Ussuri River. During his junket, he met Dersu Uzala again and invited his friend to join his team as a guide. As the man reached old age, health problems began to hinder his normal life. As a result, the captain with a good heart, offered Dersu Uzala to live with his family. However, Dersu Uzala was not used to live in an urban lifestyle. Therefore, he decided to go back in the forest. In the latter part of the film, Captain Arseniev got a call from Korfovskaïa to identify a [...]
