A Window on Asian Cinema

• Te-Sheng WEI
• Taiwan
• 2008
• 129min

While once he dreamt of singing in a band, now Aga lives as a post man. Two events visit his boring life: an opportunity to perform at a concert of a Japanese superstar and a love ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Amin Matalqa
• Jordan
• 2008
• 99min

Abu Raed is a sweeper who works at the Amman airport. One day he happens to find a pilot’s cap in a trash can at the airport and puts it on. A child from the village mistakes Abu f...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Koji Hagiuda
• Japan
• 2008
• 122min

This film illustrates an endearing yet shocking rebellion by some fifth grade students. The story begins with Haruna’s pregnancy, and leads the audience into the ‘world of children...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Ruel Dahis Antipuesto,Jerrold Tarog
• Philippines
• 2008
• 86min

Confessional is a film that questions the borderline between truth and lies. However there is a surprising twist at the end. Ryan, who works as a video editing engineer, heads for ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Yojiro Takita
• Japan
• 2008
• 131min

A cellist named Daigo returns home to Yamagata to look for a new job after his orchestra was disbanded. He is employed by a mortician company, but Daigo can’t even tell his wife wh...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Pan Jianlin
• China
• 2008
• 85min

Fu-gui decides to sell his organs to make money for his father’s operation. He took several examinations and sold his kidney but never got the promised money. He came home without ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Mouly Surya
• Indonesia
• 2008
• 110min

Alisha, a daughter of a rich family, has never had a relationship with anyone else with the exception of her dolls. She is tormented nightly by the nightmare of her mother who kill...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Prasanna Vithanage
• SriLanka,India
• 2008
• 90min

This film has everything to make you feel warm in your heart. Sandiya Rani, a former star, makes a living by providing a secret place for celebrity couples. One day a scandal is le...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Inudou Isshin
• Japan,Korea
• 2008
• 116min

The new film by Isshin Inudou, director of Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish(2003) and La Maison de Himiko(2005), captures the life and romance of Asako, a single comic artist in her ...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Francis Xavier Eusebio PASION
• Philippines
• 2008
• 96min

A gay schoolteacher, Jay is brutally murdered and the story begins with a reality TV show that documents Jay’s death. While the show features his death, grieving family, interviews...