Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 롱타임노씨
Also Known As: Long Time No See
Director Kang Woo
Distributor: Naver TV Cast
Released: November 23, 2017
Genre: Action/Romance/BL
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
My Rating: 9/10
Add To: Netflix
The renowned hitman, "Flying Dagger’" starts dating "Wild Dog" who isn't really what he seems to be. While both of them hide their secrets, they cannot help falling in love with each other.
They run into danger as gangsters chase after them. Will "Flying Dagger" reveal his secret identity? Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love?
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 귀 鬼
Also Known As: Ghost/ Be With Me
Director Joachim Yeo, Jo Eun-Kyung, Hong Dong-Myung, Kim-Jho Gwang-Soo
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Released: June 10, 2010
Genre: Paranormal/Horror
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea
My Rating: 5/10
Add To: AsianCrush
Omnibus film "Ghost" premiered at the 2009 Busan International Film Festival with the English title "Be With Me".
Prologue"Tell Me Your Name"- Seo-Hee, Nam-Hee and Lan hold tarot cards and told to chant their names as a magical spell. Once their names are spoken, special events unfold.
Tarot 1 "The Unseen"- Lan (Han Ye-Ri) and two of her best friends are ordered by their seniors to get into an abandoned school building. Lan steps into a classroom in the abandoned building where a kid died without anyone knowing. The dead may not want to be alone and she can't leave the classroom.
Tarot 2 " Attached"- So-Young (Shin Ji-Su) is popular among her peers and the teachers. When So-Young learns that her best friend Nam-Hee (Kim Kkobbi) is pregnant, So-Young tells Nam-Hee that she should keep the baby and they will raise the child together. Meanwhile, So-Young is jealous of Nam-Hee, who ranks first at their school, and plots a scheme to get the principle's recommendation to take the college entrance exam instead of Nam-Hee.
Tarot 3 "Ghost Boy"- Park Chul-Min (Lee Tae-Ri) is a high school student. He can also see ghosts, but pretends he doesn't see them. Chul-Min then sees a cute girl ghost named Seo-Hee (Choi Hye-Kyung). Seo-Hee can't forget her first love and asks Chul-Min for his help.
학교라면, 반드시 있다 (귀) | 혼자 남기는 싫어
소녀와 눈을 마주친 소년. 그녀는 첫사랑을 잊지 못한 귀신. 그녀를 유일하게 알아본 소년에게 도움을 청한다. 아무도 모르게 죽어간 아이가 있는 폐교실에 들어선 소녀. 그 아이는 혼자인 게 싫었던 것일까? 소녀에게 출구는 점점 멀어지기만 하는데..
절친했던 두 소녀. 둘을 갈라놓은 건 한 장의 학교장추천서와 학생회장 남학생. 영원할 줄 알았던 사랑의 맹세가 지켜지지 않자, 소녀는 죽어서라도 함께 하고자 하는데…. 사라진 아이들이 아직도 다니고 있는 그 학교에선 무슨 일이 벌어지고 있는 것일까?
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 3Bの恋人
Also Known As: 3B no Koibito/3B Lovers
Director: Yusuke Taki, Masayuki Matoba, Norihiro Takasugi
Distributor: TV Asahi
Released: January 9, 2021
Genre: Drama/Romance
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 8/10
Add To: Asahi
Kobayashi Haruka fell in love before finding out that her boyfriend was actually a married man. At that time, a regular customer predicts that she will wind up meeting 3 different men. She begins encountering them just as predicted. There's the hairdresser Shintaro, the band vocalist Yu, and the bartender Yoshi. What will come of these fateful encounters?
~~Adapted from the manga series "3B Lover - Love with a Professional Boy Who Shouldn't be Dating" (3Bの恋人～付き合ってはいけない職業男子との恋遊戯～) by Yokoyama Moyo.
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 恋空
Also Known As: Sky of Love/Koizora
Director: Natsuki Imai
Distributor: TBS, Toho
Released: November 30, 2007
Genre: Drama/Romance/Tear Jerker/True Story
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 8/10
Add To: N/A
Mika is in her first year of high school. While Mika accidentally met a flashily dressed boy called Hiro at school, she turns and flees. They soon fall in love each other. Their days pass happily, but the trouble is coming to them...
~~Based on manga series "Koizora" by 美嘉 (Mika; based on her own experiences)
~~This is also the movie adaptation of the show.
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 恋空
Also Known As: Sky of Love/Koizora
Director: Natsuki Imai, Ayato Matsuda, Ayato Matsuda
Distributor: TBS
Released: August 2, 2008
Genre: Drama/Romance/Tear Jerker/True Story
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 9/10
Add To: N/A
Mika Tahara (Elena Mizusawa) is an ordinary high school girl. One day, out of the blue, one of her classmates kisses her. His name is Hiroki Sakurai or Hiro (Koji Seto). Hiro stands out with his bleached hair and piercing. Apparently he is also dating someone right now. Mika is shocked and hurt that her first kiss had to happen this way. She desperately tries to forget about this kiss. Her friend tells her that she should find somebody else and suggests Tatsuya, another boy in the class. However, before she even realizes it, Mika is already in love.
~~Based on manga series "Koizora" by 美嘉 (Mika; based on her own experiences)
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 溺れるナイフ
Also Known As: Drowning Love/ The Knife That Dropped in Water
Director: Yuki Yamato
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Released: November 5, 2016
Genre: Drama/Romance
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 8/10
Add To: N/A
Natsume Mochizuki was a magazine model in Tokyo but moves to the rural town of Ukigumocho. Mochizuki, feeling depressed about living in the boring countryside, meets Koichiro Hasegawa, a member of a locally prominent family of Shinto priests, and gets caught in an intense attraction… It’s an epic love story that intensely and beautifully depicts the feelings of omnipotence and frustration that comes with being a teenager.
~~Based on manga series "Oboreru Knife" by George Asakura
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: 私立バカレア高校
Also Known As: Bakaleya High School/Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou
Director Kentaro Moriya, Masahiko Kiki
Distributor: NTV
Released: April 14, 2012
Genre: Young Adult/Drama/Action
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 8/10
Add To: N/A
In "Shiritsu Bakaleya Koko" two high schools merge together. On one side is the "baka" all male high school, filled with troublemakers. The other side is the “cattleya”all girl high school, filled with well educated girls from rich families. What will happen when the schools merge?
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: クズの本懐
Also Known As: Scum's Wish/Kuzu no Honkai
Director Shogo Miyaki, Shunsuke Shinada
Distributor: Fuji TV
Released: January 18, 2017
Genre: Romance/Drama/Mature
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 7/10
Add To: Not supplying, sorry.
Hanabi Yasuraoka (Miyu Yoshimoto) and Mugi Awaya (Dori Sakurada) look an ideal high school couple, but, they both like someone else. Hanabi Yasuraoka has liked Narumi Kanai (Kouki Mizuta) since she was a kid and Mugi Awaya likes his private tutor Akane Minagawa (Rina Aizawa).
As a couple, Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awayai have 3 conditions: they are not supposed to like each other, they will break up if either of them succeed in love with their secret crush and they will fulfill their physical desires.
~~ Based on manga series “Kuzu no Honkai” by Mengo Yokoyari
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: パーフェクトクライム
Also Known As: Perfect Crime
Director Takeshi Furusawa, Yusuke Taki, Osamu Minorikawa
Distributor: TV Asahi,
Released: January 20, 2019
Genre: Romance/Drama/Mature
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 8/10
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Risa Shiroki (Haruka Fukuhara) is a 20-year-old university student. She came to Tokyo from her hometown in the countryside to attend a university. Although Risa Shiroki is pretty and popular with male students, she has never had a boyfriend. She dreams of having a sweet love. One day, Hiroto Fukami (Dori Sakurada) appears in front of her in a suit. He is a 30-year-old businessman. He is gentle and looks perfect. Risa Shiroki and Hiroto Fukami fall in love, but Hiroto Fukami has a dark past.
~~ Based on manga series “Perfect Crime” by Ririo
Synopsis|줄거리
Original Title: コーヒー＆バニラ
Also Known As: Coffee & Vanilla
Director Smith, Keijiro Tsubakimoto, Hiroto Totsuka
Distributor: MBS
Released: Jul 4, 2019
Genre: Romance/Drama/Mature
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
My Rating: 10/10
Add To: VIKI
Risa Shiroki (Haruka Fukuhara) is a 20-year-old university student. She came to Tokyo from her hometown in the countryside to attend a university. Although Risa Shiroki is pretty and popular with male students, she has never had a boyfriend. She dreams of having a sweet love. One day, Hiroto Fukami (Dori Sakurada) appears in front of her in a suit. He is a 30-year-old business man. He is gentle and looks perfect. Risa Shiroki and Hiroto Fukami fall in love, but Hiroto Fukami has a dark past.
~~ Based on manga series “Coffee & Vanilla” by Takara Akegami
