The Best 9 Asian movies that you should check out today - Part 1 | CouchPotato | Blogspot|
The pandemic has left us all shaken. It has made us to rethink about our life choices. The WHO recently announced that the worst is yet to come. But, hey! let's take a break! Let's try enjoying our life as we all had before pandemic. Let's go on a movie journey together! So, what're we waiting for? Let's dive in.
The following is the list of top 9 all time recommended Asian movies.
1) She's dating the gangster
GENRE: Romance/Drama
LANGUAGE: Tagalog, English, Filipino
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Philippines
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2014
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Netflix
The story revolves around two generations. In the present time, two completely different strangers end up meeting in an airport while searching for the names of the people who had recently been the passengers of the airplane that crashed. Kenneth is in search of his father while Kelay is in search of her aunt's long lost love. Kenneth's father ends up being Kelay's aunt's long lost love and they start a journey together in search for Kenneth's father. Kelay starts to narrate her aunt's story in the journey and her goal to reunite them for one last time. Will Kelay be able to reunite her aunt with Kenneth's father? Or faith has something else in store for them?
 |
GENRE: Romance/ComedyLANGUAGE: Thai |
Nam is a high school student and she has a crush on P'Shone. P'Shone is the heartthrob of the high school and he is popular for his good looks. Nam is an average girl who is considered to be ugly by her peers and even the outsiders. Nam takes help from her three loyal friends to be able to confess her feelings to her crush. A sudden turn of events occur meanwhile as people start recognizing Nam after she undergoes a transformation. Will she be able to have a happy ending with her crush?
3) Pee Mak
GENRE: Horror/Comedy
LANGUAGE: Thai
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Thailand
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2013
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Netflix
Combining horror and comedy at the same time has always been a challenge. Pee Mak has set a benchmark to look up to the genre of Horror/Comedy and explore it further. The story revolves around Mak's return from war with his four friends to his home. Mak has a wife and an infant son. Strange events follows and they end up doubting each other to be the ghost. Who's the actual ghost? Or, is there even a ghost?
3) Three idiots
GENRE: Comedy
LANGUAGE: Hindi
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2009
IMDb Rating: 8.4/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Netflix
Two friends start their journey to find their long lost friend. They start a nostalgic narration of their college days. As they proceed with their journey, they realize that their friend has a big secret in store. Will they ever be able to reunite with their friend? The movie is the take on the education system prevalent all over Asia.
4) 200 Pounds Beauty
GENRE: Comedy/romance
LANGUAGE: Korean
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Korea
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2006
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Dramacool
Hanna is a ghost singer and she wants to avoid the crowd as she's overweight. She lacks self confidence. She tries to overcome her insecurities by undergoing a head to toe surgery and starts living her life with a new identity. How long will she be able to hide her identity?
5) Train to Busan
GENRE: Horror/Thriller
LANGUAGE: Korean
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Korea
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2016
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Netflix
The story revolves around a zombie outbreak in South Korea. The passengers of the train have to find their own ways to survive. The train is heading towards Busan, the safe part of the country. As the movie advances, the passengers are also infected and they turn into zombies. Will there be survivors in the train?
6)Parasite
GENRE: Comedy/Thriller
LANGUAGE: Korean
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Korea
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2019
IMDb RATING: 8.6/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Prime Video
This Oscar winning film will sent shock-waves throughout your spine. The first half of the movie appears to be an usual story-line of a poor family who is trying hard to make ends meet. However, the second half of the movie is a complete twist. The movie mainly focuses on the existence of class conflict in the society.
7) A Werewolf Boy
GENRE: Romance/Supernatural
LANGUAGE: Korean
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Korea
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2012
IMDb RATING: 7.3/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Viu
Sun-yi is a teenage girl who lives with her widowed mother and sister. One day, she discovers a boy of about 19 in her yard. He was a complete savage when she meets him. Sun-yi's
kind-hearted family decides to adopt him. Sun-yi takes on the task to help him live as normal man as she teaches him the various humanly behaviors. As they start to spent more time with each other, Sun-yi opens up to the boy. What will be the fate of their relationship?
8) Your Name
GENRE: Comedy/Thriller
LANGUAGE: Japanese
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2016
IMDb RATING: 8.4/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Prime Video
Two completely different strangers start to switch their bodies when they wake up. They communicate with each other by leaving messages on phones, writing on their hands and writing on papers. Soon, they discover that they were separated by a timeline of 3 years. Meanwhile, they have fallen for each other. Will they ever be able to meet with each other in their original bodies?
9) Journey to the West : Conquering the Demons
GENRE: Comedy/Fantasy
LANGUAGE: Chinese
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2013
IMDb RATING: 6.8/10
WHERE TO WATCH: Prime Video
The story focuses on the difficult journey towards reaching enlightenment. The movie is action packed as Shanzang, the main lead undertakes his difficult journey to fight the demons. On his way, he meets Duan, a demon hunter, who falls in love with him. His last mission before he attains the enlightenment is to tame the 'monkey king'.
Comment down below the name of your favorite Asian movies that you have watched! Have you watched all the above mentioned movies?
Excited to check them out
ReplyDeleteI give my first love to you
ReplyDeleteMillionaire 's first love
Koizora