All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001

7.30

Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

2001

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002

6.57

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.

2002

Wushu

Wushu 2008

6.10

A group of Wushu students stumble into a child kidnapping ring run by an alumnus.

2008

Ken

Ken 1964

7.80

Kokubu, captain of his university's kendo team, is a mystery to those who know him: An ascetic dedicated to a point of obsession with the simplicity and beauty of the sword arts. Kagawa, a promising but arrogant kendo student, is attracted to Kokubu's devout leadership but kept at a distance by his standoffish nature. With the national championships fast approaching, the pair clash as Kokubu drives his students with increasingly rigorous training and Kagawa tests Kokubu's grip on the class.

1964

Bushido Sixteen

Bushido Sixteen 2010

5.50

Kaori is an intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow manages to beat Kaori in the final tournament of junior high school. Although Sanae doesn’t particularly care about it, Kaori holds a grudge, setting up a rivalry that bleeds over into high school.

2010

Iron Mask

Iron Mask 2023

5.70

When young Jae-woo reaches the upper ranks of South Korea's national kendo team selection, he is shocked to learn his main competition is the man who accidentally killed his older brother.

2023

Japanese Sword Fencing

Japanese Sword Fencing 1897

4.70

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.

1897

Mukoku

Mukoku 2017

6.20

Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security guard and spends his days drinking. One day, he encounters a high school student Toru, who has a natural ability in Kendo. Toru revives the spirit of the sport in Kengo and he resumes practice again.

2017

Naked Rashomon

Naked Rashomon 1973

5.80

An ambitious businessman knocks up his mistress with fraternal twins. He keeps the boy but sends his bodyguard to dispose of the mother and the girl. Years later…

1973

Frog River

Frog River 2002

1

Record shop clerk and aspiring DJ Tsutomu searches for his masculinity when challenged to a kendo duel.

2002

Bamboo Blade

Bamboo Blade 2007

6.00

It didn’t take long for pint-sized Tamaki’s lightning reflexes to catch the eye of starving Kendo instructor Toraji. This second-rate sensei is an embarrassment to the sport, and his Kendo club is running out of members. His only hope for redemption – and a full belly – is to get Tamaki to sign-on as his star pupil. Unfortunately, this sword-wielding prodigy is a serious anime addict, so it’ll be a challenge to get her to step away from the television and into the dojo. But once she feels like a part of the team, Tamaki will put down the remote and pick up her sword as Toraji turns his girls into a fearsome sisterhood of the bamboo blade!

2007

Unkind Women

Unkind Women 2015

6.10

This drama features the women of three generations and the people around them. Ma Ri grows up as a good teacher of this generation where there is no true mentor. Hyun Sook, who has been a troublemaker, realizes the love and support of her family. Kang Soon Ok regards herself as unlucky, but later on realizes how happy she has been. How can you hold up when your life gets tough? You will figure it out by holding up day by day, just like these women in the drama.

2015