Asura
Original Title: アシュラ
Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.
Countries
Japan
Actors
Masako Nozawa,
Hiroaki Hirata,
Kinya Kitaoji,
Megumi Hayashibara
Crew
Yoshihiro Ike,
Keiichi Sato,
Norihito Sumitomo,
George Akiyama,
Ikuko Takahashi,
Yoshi Ikezawa,
Susumu Ueda
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#1
Snowpiercer
Synopsis:
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Starring:
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Plot:
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violence,
guilt
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#2
In This Corner of the World
Synopsis:
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raid…
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#3
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Synopsis:
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#4
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Synopsis:
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Starring:
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#5
Deadpool 2
Synopsis:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Starring:
Jack Kesy,
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#6
Conan the Barbarian
Synopsis:
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Starring:
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#7
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Synopsis:
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.
Starring:
Andy Serkis,
Domhnall Gleeson,
Oscar Isaac
Plot:
reboot,
remake,
crash landing,
wisecrack humor,
sabotage,
cloning,
hatred,
actor reprises previous role,
one liner,
death
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#8
Baby Driver
Synopsis:
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Starring:
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#9
Akira
Synopsis:
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Starring:
Mitsuo Iwata,
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Mami Koyama
Plot:
cyberpunk,
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anime,
nudity,
military,
psychic,
supernatural power,
government,
science runs amok
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#10
Zombieland: Double Tap
Synopsis:
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
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#11
Wonder Woman
Synopsis:
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Starring:
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Ewen Bremner,
Danny Huston
Plot:
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world war one,
matriarchy,
superhero,
princess,
1910s,
invulnerability,
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wartime,
superhuman speed
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#12
Truth or Dare
Synopsis:
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Starring:
Gary Anthony Williams,
Landon Liboiron,
Aurora Perrineau
Plot:
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gay kiss,
male male kiss,
college,
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pool table,
demon,
immolation,
severed tongue,
closeted homosexual
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#13
Tokyo Ghoul
Synopsis:
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Starring:
Fumika Shimizu,
Yo Oizumi,
Yu Aoi
#14
The Witch
Synopsis:
In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and crops mysteriously fail, the family turns on one another.
Starring:
Anya Taylor-Joy,
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Plot:
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isolation,
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forest,
woods,
witchcraft,
sin,
folk horror
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#15
The Northman
Synopsis:
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Starring:
Willem Dafoe,
Nicole Kidman,
Alexander Skarsgård
Plot:
viking,
viking age,
based on legend,
berserker,
incestuous kiss,
revenge,
sword,
prince,
fight,
avenging father's death
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#16
The New Mutants
Synopsis:
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Starring:
Alice Braga,
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Anya Taylor-Joy
Plot:
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#17
The Lost City of Z
Synopsis:
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Starring:
Sienna Miller,
Tom Holland,
Angus Macfadyen
Plot:
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based on true story,
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raft,
archaeology,
husband wife relationship,
travel,
tribe
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#18
The Last Samurai
Synopsis:
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#19
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#20
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