Drama Movie Reviews

"April Story" is a 67-minute romance film produced by Japan's Rockwell Eyes. The film , directed by Shunji Iwai , starred Matsu Takako , Tanabe Seiichi , Kanji Tsuda , and Fujima Teru Kaoru , and was released in Japan on March 14, 1998. The film tells the story of Uzuki Uzuki, a girl from Hokkaido, who came to Tokyo's Musashino University by herself, her daily life and her feelings of love   . The film won the Audience Award at the 3rd Busan International Film Festival   .

"Samurai no one point" is a 121-minute costume action film produced by Japanese Shochiku Films. The film is directed by Yoji Yamada , written by Ichiro Yamamoto, Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu, starring Kimura Takuya , Mayumi Yamazaki , Kaori Momoi , Takashi Sasano ,おがたこぶし, etc. It was released in Japan on December 1, 2006. The film is adapted from the novel "Blind Sword Echo" (Blind 剣尺回し) written by Fujisawa Shuhei , and is a "historical drama trilogy" by director Yoji Yamada (" Twilight's Qingbingwei ", " Hidden Sword Ghost Claw ") The last part of the book is about a samurai who tests poison for the lord. He loses his sight and loses his job because of the poison test. Her wife seeks help from her family in difficult circumstances, but she is raped unexpectedly. revenge . 

"Flight of the Red Balloon" is a feature film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien and starring Juliette Binoche , Hippolyte Girardot , etc. It was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival in France on May 17, 2007,   and January 30, 2008 Released in France   . The film tells the story of Simon's family.

"Forced to Fight" is a war movie directed by Elmo Newganon and starring Caspar Wilberg.

"On the Beach at Night Alone" is a 101-minute drama film produced by South Korea's Jeonwonsa Films. Written and directed by Sang-soo Hong , the film starring 김민희, Seo Young-wan, 정재영 , 문성근 , Kwon Haixiao, Song Xuanmei , 안재홍 , etc. , was released in South Korea on March 23, 2017. The film tells the story of an extramarital affair between a famous Korean actress, Young Hee, and a married man   .

About Endlessness is a Roy Anderson film directed by Roy Anderson and starring Bengt Bergius, Anja Broms, Marie Burman, Amanda Davies and others. The play was released at the Venice Film Festival in September 2019  .

"Be with You" is a fantasy romance film directed by Lee Jang-hoon , starring 소지섭; So Ji Sub and Son Ye Jin . It was released on March 14, 2018   . The film is adapted from Takuji Ichikawa 's novel "いま", which tells the story of Xiuya, who had passed away, reappears in front of her husband and son, and the family spends a warm time.

"Something's Gotta Give" is a comedy film released by Columbia Pictures. The film is directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Diane Keaton, Amanda Pitt, Jon Fayut, etc. It was released in the United States on December 12, 2003. The film tells the love story of an elderly playboy who fell in love with his girlfriend's mother when he was recuperating at his girlfriend's home due to a heart attack. 

"The Hidden Blade" is a costume film produced by Shochiku, directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Nagase Jungmin , Matsu Takako , Hidetaka Yoshioka , and Ozawa Yukiyoshi . The film was released in Japan on October 30, 2004   . The film is adapted from a short story by Shuhei Fujisawa . It takes the weak local feudal clan in the last years of the Shogunate as the stage and tells the story of the little people in the bottom of Tokyo   . The film was the opening ceremony of the 2004 Tokyo Film Festival and was exhibited at the 2005 Berlin Film Festival and the 2005 Shanghai International Film Festival   .

The film "John HD Rabe Diary" is directed by Florian Gallenberger and co-led and starred by Ulrich Tukur , Daniel Brühl , Steve Buscemi , Zhang Jingchu and Kagawa Teruyuki . The film was released in Mainland China on April 29, 2009. Videos taken from John HD Rabe wartime diaries written by "John HD Rabe Diary", by the "Chinese version of Schindler," the legendary story, depicts the tragic memory of that period of Nanjing thrilling. The film records the whole story of " Nanjing Massacre " from the perspective of a person who has witnessed it . John HD Rabe, who once believed in Nazism, stepped forward in the cruel reality of war and set up an " international safety zone " during the "Nanjing Massacre ", saving the lives of 200,000 Chinese people   .