Crazed Fruit

Crazed Fruit (1956)

1956

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young married woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking. Bored rich kids. Natsuhisa, 20, constantly teases his brother Haruji, 16, about girls. They arrive by train for a summer at the beach; at the station, Haruji spots a young woman and can think of nothing else for the next few days. When they cross paths again – she’s Eri – Haru invites her […]

Full Contact

Full Contact (1992)

1992

Set in Bangkok, this film stars Chow Yun-Fat as Jeff, a bouncer at a nightclub who rescues his friend Sam (Anthony Wong) from a beating by the loan-shark Hung. To pay back the money Sam owes, they agree to go in on a robbery with Sam’s cousin, Judge (Simon Yam), a particularly stylish and vicious gangster, along with a couple of his gang members, a super-sexually charged vixen, ironically named Virgin (Bonnie Fu), and her […]

Kanojo ga Mimai ni Konai Wake (2010) aka Why She Doesn’t Come to Visit

2010

Seiji is a permanent part-timer. He has been dating a girl, Ai, for two years and he is now thinking about marrying her. But one day, he has a traffic accident and breaks his leg and becomes hospitalized. Ai promises, with a smile, to visit him every day. But their relationship gradually changes after his hospitalization. A real estate broker who hit Seiji. A guy at the same hospital room. A handsome doctor in charge […]

All About Anna (2005)

2005

Anna is a modern, independent single girl, focused on her job and wary of getting caught in romantic relationships. Her life is all about fun. Strangers without strings. No commitment, no casualties. She has just found a new apartment, and is tempted to let her latest boyfriend, Frank, move in with her. Instead, she finds a tenant: The flamboyant, fun-loving Camilla, who shares Anna’s views on love and commitment. But then an old boyfriend happens […]