Asiatiskt

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Collection of six South Korean dramas directed by Bong Joon Ho. In 'Barking Dogs Never Bite' (2000) unemployed academic Ko Yun-ju (Sung-jae Lee) becomes agitated by his neighbour's dog and decides to take drastic action to silence it. Meanwhile, Park Hyun-nam (Doona Bae) begins investigating when a number of canines are reported missing by residents of her apartment complex. In 'Memories of Murder' (2003), set in 1986 in a small town in Gyeonggi Province, Detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song) and his partner, Detective Cho Yong-koo (Roe-ha Kim), investigate the brutal rape and murder of two women discovered in a ditch. They are aided in their investigation by Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon (Sang-Kyung Kim), whose methods clash with Park's. When another body is discovered it becomes apparent the detectives are searching for an elusive serial killer, and they find themselves investigating the deaths of ten women over the course of six years. 'The Host' (2006) follows snack bar owner Gang-du Park (Song) and his family as they are forced to fight back against a mysterious monster which emerges from the Han River in Seoul. Fearing the worst after his daughter Hyun-seo (Ko Asung) is captured and carried away by the unidentified creature, Gang-du is left shocked when he receives a phone call from her explaining she is being held captive by the monster deep in the sewers. Spurred on by Hyun-seo's unexpected call, Gang-du gathers together the remaining members of his family and bravely sets off into the sewers in a bid to rescue her. In 'Mother' (2009), in a remote village in South Korea, a lonely single mother looks after her mentally handicapped son Do-jun (Weon Bin) while scraping a living as an acupuncturist. But her simple, poverty-stricken life is suddenly plunged into chaos when her son is arrested for the brutal murder of a local schoolgirl. Convinced that he has been set up, the mother sets out to prove her son's innocence to the police, who seem more interested in closing the case than in researching other possible leads. In 'Snowpiercer' (2013), following a failed attempt to halt global warming that sparked a new ice age in 2014, the last humans on Earth circumnavigate the globe aboard the Snowpiercer train. 17 years on, with the train rigidly divided by class, the poor inhabitants of the train's tail section, led by Curtis (Chris Evans), decide to rebel and demand better treatment and living conditions. After freeing security expert Namgoong (Song) and his daughter Yona (Asung), the band of rebels make their way to the front of the train in search of its creator, Wilford (Ed Harris). Finally, in 'Parasite' (2019) Kim Ki-taek (Song) sees a way out of his struggling family's poverty when he is employed by the wealthy Park family to tutor their daughter Da-hye (Ji-so Jung). He quickly ingratiates himself with the Park family and convinces them to employ the rest of his impoverished family disguised as his acquaintances. However, their scheme to infiltrate the Park family's lavish life soon turns awry when their true identities come under scrutiny. The collection also includes 'Parasite: Black and White Edition' (2019).<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Box Set</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Yimou Zhang directs this martial arts action feature starring Jet Li. In Ancient China, the king of the northern province of Qin (Daoming Chen) is under constant threat of assassination attempts. Three assassins in particular are the cause of much fear in the palace: Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), Sky (Donnie Yen) and Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung). When a minor local official (Li) comes to the palace to relay the information that he has managed to overcome the three adversaries, the king invites him to tell the story of his incredible victory.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Japanese horror written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. When a series of murders are committed in Tokyo, a distinguishing mark connects them all: a bloody 'X' carved into the neck of each victim. In each case the murderer is found near the scene of the crime with no memory of committing it. The perpetrators are revealed to be ordinary citizens who all interacted with the same mysterious man shortly before inexplicably killing someone. Detective Kenichi Takabe (Kôji Yakusho) must now place his own sanity on the line as he attempts to put an end to the violence sweeping the city.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Kinji Fukasaku directs this Japanese historical martial arts action which depicts the story of the 47 ronin. When Asano (Teruhiko Saigô) is unjustly sentenced to death and stripped of his land and property, his disciples want revenge on Kira (Nobuo Kaneko), the man responsible. However, Kira is protected by the shogun and so the group of 47 men led by Oishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya) bide their time. Over the course of the next year, Oishi must evade the spies and assassins sent by Kira, until the time comes to strike... The cast also includes Sonny Chiba, Toshirô Mifune, Tsunehiko Watase and Masaomi Kondo.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Restored</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Japanese anime set in an alternate Japan during the 1950s. Public unrest leads the government to set up the Capitol Police Organisation (CAPO), an elite unit of soldiers tasked with restoring order and combatting terrorist forces. However, CAPO becomes discredited when one member, Kazuke Fuse (Michael Dobson), fails to act when confronting a young female suicide bomber. Having witnessed her death Kazuke becomes plagued with doubt about his role in the force and visits the dead girl's grave where he meets Kei (Moneca Stori), who claims to be her sister. An unlikely relationship develops between the pair and soon Kazuke finds himself having to make a decision about where his loyalties truly lie.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Hong Kong-Japanese action comedy in which womanising crime-fighter Ryô Seaba (Jackie Chan) is assigned to track down a Japanese heiress when his investigations lead him to a sea-bound ocean liner. However, once on-board, the intrepid hero finds he has more to contend with than a simple kidnapping case - the liner is about to be hijacked by terrorists and he is the only man who can foil their dastardly plot and save the day.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Stephen Chow and Anita Yuen star in this Hong Kong spy comedy spoof of the James Bond franchise. When Golden Gun (Wong Kam-Kong) steals a dinosaur skull, incompetent secret agent Ling Ling Chat (Chow) is tasked with retrieving it. Lee Hueng-kam (Yuen) offers Ling Ling Chat her assistance but when he is targeted by a pair of assassins, including one with a metal mouth, he must decide if she can be trusted... The cast also includes Kar-Ying Law, Joe Cheng and Pauline Chan.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Restored</i>