Asian Cinema
The 'Asian' category in the Alice library represents a collection of countries generally thought of as Asian but excluding China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and India. Alice has a large enough collection of films from these countries for them to have categories of their own. Here you will find films from Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore and even Mongolia.
Check the 'By Country' option on the menu to the left for films from a specific country.
Home Song Stories (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tony Ayres
Starring: Joan Chen, Steven Vidler, Qi Yuwu, Darren Yap
Rose (Joan Chen) is a popular nightclub singer in Shanghai during WWII and eventually accepts a proposal from young soldier Bill (Vidler) to take her... Read more
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
7/10
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang
Starring: Pearlly Chua, Lee Kang-Sheng, Norman Bin Atun, Chen Shiang-Chyi
Shortly after he is robbed, beaten and left for dead on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, homeless Hsiao-kang is taken in by kindly immigrant Rawang and nu... Read more
Invisible Waves (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Hye-jeong Kang, Eric Tsang, Toon Hiranyasup, Ken Mitsuishi, Mari...
Kyoji is a chef in a mobster-run restaurant who, unwisely, has been having an affair with his boss' wife. When they are discovered the husband orders... Read more
Journey from the Fall (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Ham Tran
Starring: Kieu Chinh, Diem Lien, Long Nguyen, Nguyen Thai Nguyen, Khanh Doan
A poignant and realistic drama, set after the Americans left war-torn Saigon, depicting a side of the Vietnam War seldom seen - the affect on the Viet... Read more
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Sinitta Boonyasak, Asano Tadanobu, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Take...
A macabre, dead-pan comedy/drama chronicling the unlikely and all-too-brief romance that develops between two disparate loners. Kenji is a fastidious... Read more
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
7.6/10
Director: Jimmy Wang Yu
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Kang Kam, Kun Yee Lung, Kar Wing Lau, Lung Wei Wang
A vengeful martial artist who has developed a deadly flying guillotine act is out to settle a score with the One-Armed Boxer. But as he's also blind,... Read more
Merantau (2009)
6.8/10
Director: Gareth Evans
Starring: Iko Uwais, Christine Hakim, Sisca Jessica, Mads Koudal
Living the simple life of a young man in rural West Sumatra, Yuda must undergo "Merantau," the traditional rite of passage in which a young man leaves... Read more
Metro Manila (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Sean Ellis
Starring: Jake Macapagal, John Arcilla, Althea Vega
A rural Filipino family discovers the realities of life on the streets of the capital in director Sean Ellis's crime thriller. Forced to find work whe... Read more
Millennium Mambo (2001)
7/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Chun-hao Tuan, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Jun Takeuchi, Doze Niu
The first part of a planned series about life in modern Taipei, this intellectually challenging film begins with bar hostess Vicky (Shu Qi) imagining... Read more
Monga: Gangs of Taipei (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Doze Niu Chen-Zer
Starring: Ethan Juan, Mark Chao, Ma Ju-Lung, Rhydian Vaughan
Set in 1980s Taiwan, after the end of military dictatorship, "Monga" centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. When 17-ye... Read more