Kaiju #2 Ishirō Honda (1954) The inception of the true KING OF MONSTERS and his eternal beef with Tokyo The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006) Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954) Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support us on Patreon! | https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram| Pastthesubtitles Twitter| @PastTheSubtitle...
Kaiju #1 Bong Joon-ho (2006) The birth of a sea creature emerges from the Han River and wrecks havoc on civilians. It takes victims, including the daughter of a dead beat father. When the whole family learns the possibility of her survival, they prove to do anything possible to find her. The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006) Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954) Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support us on Patreon! | https...
Buddy Cops # 4 Chia-Liang Liu (1988) Senior cop Francis Li is the opposite case of a role model for his new partner Michael Tso. In this true to form buddy cop, these unlikely pair work together to bust a drug operation against crime lord Johnny Law Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017) Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015) Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019) Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support us on Patreon! |...
Buddy Cops # 3 Jung Da-won (2019) A young detective gets suspended from duty and is transferred with a civil servant unit. She gets partnered with a frightening, retired detective, who also is her sister in law? That's right, a dysfunctional family pair gets stuck together at work, but quickly bonds over the investigation of case only they can tackle Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017) Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015) Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019) Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988) YouTube...
Buddy Cops # 2 Ryoo Seung-wan (2015) The hard boiled detected Seo Do-cheol uses any means necessary through his police jurisdiction to investigate the death of his friend Bae. Initially painted as a suicide, Do-cheol has his own doubts and digging further into the case, he is able to point a finger at the young and arrogant Jo Tae-oh. The owner of the corporate group behind the death of his friend, Tae-oh uses his corporate powers and people to block Do-cheol from getting evidence or jurisdictio...
Buddy Cops # 1 Jason Kim (2017) Ki-Joon and Hee-Yeol are two cops in training who've become best friends in their time at the academy. On a night out to get away from school, they discover a young women getting kidnapped. The two rookies figure out that the proper way of doing things won't save the girl and so with their backs against the wall, they take matters into their own hands Midnight runners ( Jason Kim , 2017) Veteran ( Ryoo Seung-wan , 2015) Miss and Mrs cops ( Jung Da-won , 2019) Tige...
Colorless Classics # 4 Yasujirō Ozu (1949) When it's for a widowed Professor to marry off his own daughter, she refuses to leave his side. Noriko, shares no interest and refutes all chances to get married. This causes friends and family to become concerned, and brings out all sorts plans and tricks in order to convince her otherwise. Spring in a Small Town ( Fei Mu , 1948) The Housemaid ( Kim Ki-young , 1960) The Book of Fish ( Lee Joon-ik , 2021) Late Spring ( Yasujirō Ozu , 1949) YouTube | htt...
Colorless Classics # 2 Kim Ki-young (1960) When a piano teacher hires a housemaid to support his pregnant wife, he invites more trouble than good. The Femme Fatal, Myung-Sook, seduces the piano teacher and tries to tie his whole family under her string. Spring in a Small Town ( Fei Mu , 1948) The Housemaid ( Kim Ki-young , 1960) The Book of Fish ( Lee Joon-ik , 2021) Late Spring ( Yasujirō Ozu , 1949) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support u...
Colorless Classics # 1 Fei Mu (1948) A devastated household and a separated marriage, Yuwen struggles to stay afloat in her marriage due to her husbands illness and depression. A old mutual friend of theirs visits their home. Little to the husbands knowledge, his friend brings both the possibilities to saving himself and his marriage or tearing it apart for good. Spring in a Small Town ( Fei Mu , 1948) The Housemaid ( Kim Ki-young , 1960) The Book of Fish ( Lee Joon-ik , 2021) Late Spring ( Yasu...
Podcast Review | Best of the Bet #4 Keishi Ohtomo (2017) Highschool student, Rei Kiriyama is ranked Shogi player. He lives alone, away from his adopted family because his foster sister like--hates him. He soon meets another family of sister that care for him. Kiriyama struggles to become the best Shogi player, facing the threatening high ranking player Goto. Tazza: The High Rollers ( Choi Dong-hoon , 2007) The god of gamblers ( Wong Jing , 1989) Kaiji the ultimate Gambler ( Tôya Satô , 2009) Mar...
Podcast Review | Best of the Bet #3 Toya Sato (2009) Kaiji Ito gets confronted by a group of loan sharks, led by a woman named Rinko. She drops on him a huge amount of debt, which he clearly can't payback. Instead, she offers him to take part of a game, which he's able to pay back his debts by winning. In this obscure series of games, kaiji must overcome trials to climb his way out of debt Tazza: The High Rollers ( Choi Dong-hoon , 2007) The god of gamblers ( Wong Jing , 1989) Kaiji the ultimate...
Podcast Review | Best of the Best #2 Wong Jin (1989) What you may think is a simple story following Ko Chun the world famous "God of Gamblers", turns out to be something no so extravagant. When all is going well for him, Ko Chun falls into an unlikely accident and is adopted by the trio of friends who set up the trap. One of them, known as "Little Knife", founds out about Ko Chun's gambling talents and uses him to climb the latter of wealth. Tazza: The High Rollers ( Choi Dong-hoon , 2007) The g...
Podcast Review | Best of the Best #1 Choi Dong-hoon (2006) Having gambled away all his and his family's money away, Goni seeks out revenge on the swindler who took his money. Along the way he meets and trains under a legendary 'Tazza" Mr. Pyeong. From rags to riches, Goni continues to his new found gambling skills and gets way in over his head. Tazza: The High Rollers ( Choi Dong-hoon , 2007) The god of gamblers ( Wong Jing , 1989) Kaiji the ultimate Gambler ( Tôya Satô , 2009) March comes in li...
Podcast Review | Love is the air #4 Shunji Iwai (1995) Unable to forget about loss of her fiancé Itsuki, Hiroko sends a letter to his old address in Otaru. Surprisingly, she receives a letter back from a women bearing the same name. This Itsuki helps share her memories having known the same Itsuki, except her experience is particularly different. The Classic (2003) A Moment to Remember (2004) A Man and a Woman (2016) Love Letter (1995) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W99...
Podcast Review | Love is the air #3. Lee Yoon-Ki (2016) When two parents meet overseas, Ki-Hong and Sang-Min confide in each other's loneliness. Haven't forgotten about her, Ki-Hong finds Sang-Min again in Seoul, beginning a scandalous, yet earnest relationship. The Classic (2003) A Moment to Remember (2004) A Man and a Woman (2016) Love Letter (1995) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtit...
Podcast Review | Love is the air #2. John H. Lee (2004) . In the Son Ye-Jin double feature, she plays Su-Jin, a women who returns home after a scandalous relationship. She meets and falls in love with Cheol-su, who works in construction under her father. They both start a life together until Su-Jin develops a condition that challenges their relationship. The Classic (2003) A Moment to Remember (2004) A Man and a Woman (2016) Love Letter (1995) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI...
Podcast review | Love is the air #1 Kwak Jae-yong (2003) Starting off with a "Classic" South Korean romance film. Son Ye-Jin stars as both a daughter, Ji-Hye and her mother, Joo-Hee, in a dual fated love story about Joo-Hee's first lover and Ji=Hye's current crush in college. The daughter recounts the story of her mothers first love through a series of letters The Classic (2003) A Moment to Remember (2004) A Man and a Woman (2016) Love Letter (1995) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzM...
Podcast review | Jet Li Series #4 Tsui Hark (1991) Wong Fei-Hung is given charge to a local militia and is a martial arts teacher in 19th century Foshan, China. With foreign occupancy running rampant, Wong and his militia get into trouble with all sides of authorities against a local gang out to get him. Fearless (Ronny Yu, 2006) Fist of Legend (Gordan Chan, 1994) Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) Once Upon a Time in China (Tsui Hark, 1991) YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJk...
Jet Li Series #3 Dir. Yi-Mou Zhang (2002) Jet Li stars as the character only referred to as Nameless. Set in a very stylistic and beautifuly shot ancient China, Nameless is rewarded by meeting the King after slaying the 3 most fearless assasins against him. The King, desiring to learn about his accomplishment, realizes there is more truth than his Nameless leads on. Fearless (Ronny Yu, 2006) Fist of Legend (Gordan Chan, 1994) Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) Once Upon a Time in China (Tsui Hark, 1991) Y...
Podcast review | Jet Li Series #2 Dir. Gordan Chan (1994) A remake for Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury, comes Jet Li's version of Chen Zhen; Senior student to Huo Yuanjia. After hearing news of his masters death by a challenger, he seeks revenge against them. Chen Zhen realizes there is a deeper truth to his master death and must choose between taking up his school's legacy or uncovering the truth Fearless ( R onny Yu, 2006) Fist of Legend (Gordan Chan, 1994) Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) Once Upon a Time i...
Loosely based on the life of a Huo Yuanjia. A man who looses everything at the cost of being the best martial artist. He learns what it really means to practice Wushu and matures into a truly iconic figure. Fearless ( R onny Yu, 2006) Fist of Legend (Gordan Chan, 1994) Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002) Once Upon a Time in China (Tsui Hark, 1991) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram...
From acclaimed Stephen Chow is his blockbuster hit before the blockbuster hit. Shaolin Soccer follows Sing, a Shaolin martial artist who meets a soccer coach that puts a team together to compete in a pro league. Seeing it as a way to debut Shaolin Kung-Fu, Sing recruits all of his old Kung-Fu brothers in order to create the ultimate Soccer team. Twenty ( Lee Byeong-heon , 2015) Taste of Tea ( Katsuhito Ishii , 2004) My Love Story!! ( Hayato Kawai , 2015) Shaolin Soccer ( Stephen Chow , 2004) You...
Based on a Manga/Anime also known as Ore Monogatari!! Takeo Goda, a new freshmen in highschoool, has no luck with girls. He's not only big, but maybe comes off a little unapproachable to people other than his male classmates. Unlike his best friend Makoto Sunakawa, who is quite the ladies man. Upon helping a young student from a different school, Takeo starts to have new crush on this girl, and it turns out, she happens to feel the same way. Rinko Yamato, trying to get her feelings across, is mi...
Taste of Tea follows the lives of the members of the Haruno family. The eight-year old Sachiko is struggling with a giant version of herself watching over her as she goes about her life and is trying to figure out a way to get rid of it. Hajime's crush recently moved away from the town and he finds himself infatuated with another girl who arrives to the school he goes to. Yoshiko is a housewife who is looking to start her career in animation again, while her husband Nobuo is a hypnotherapist. Ak...
As a trio of friends turn twenty years old and rationalizing that their twenties are the midpoint of their lives they each look for an answer to live life to the fullest. Next Series: Comedy Central Twenty ( Lee Byeong-heon , 2015) Taste of Tea ( Katsuhito Ishii , 2004) My Love Story ( Hayato Kawai , 2015) Shaolin soccer ( Stephen Chow , 2004) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true In...
A pickpocket and a con-artist devises a plan to steal the inheritance of a rich Korean man who made his wealth by betraying his country. The pickpocket infiltrates the household as a handmaiden to the niece of the man but things take a turn when she falls in love wit her... Next Series: Comedy Central Twenty ( Lee Byeong-heon , 2015) Taste of tea ( Katsuhito Ishii , 2004) My love story ( Hayato Kawai , 2015) Shaolin soccer ( Stephen Chow , 2004) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPY...
Framed with a murder of a child, Geum Ja enacts her long awaited plans of revenge when she is released from prison. Vengeance Incarnate: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Old Boy (2003) Lady Vengeance (2005) Handmaiden (2016) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles
Arguably the pinnacle of revenge thrillers, Old Boy pushes the bounds and limits of revenge. A man is kidnapped and taken captive in a small room with no contact with the outside world except a delivery of fried dumplings everyday. Stuck in the room for 15 years with no understanding of why or who his kidnappers are, he swears to get revenge and to find out the truth. Vengeance Incarnate: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Old Boy (2003) Lady Vengeance (2005) Handmaiden (2016) Youtube: https://ww...
We're back! We are kicking it off with our retrospective of director Park Chang Wook and his exploration of the theme of vengeance. Ryu, a deaf man, is desperate to find a kidney replacement for his sick sister. With no luck finding a suitable donor, he resorts to contacting shady organ sellers and ends up losing his money and his kidney. Out of options, he decides to kidnap the president's daughter of his old company for ransom. A simple plan spirals into a brutal cycle of vengeance. Vengeance ...
Are those who have met Yonosuke Yokomichi luckier to have known him? The unassuming student arrives in Tokyo and meets a myriad of people whose lives have all been impacted by him in big and small ways. Cozy Holiday Series: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) It All Began When I Met You (2013) Merry Christmas Mr. Mo (2016) Story of Yonosuke (2013) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram:...
