Drama
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AFTER THE STORM
Hirokazu Kore-eda / Masters / Japan / 2016 / Comedy, Drama / 117 mins
A novelist temps as an infidelity detective, partly for research, but mostly to pay alimony so he can see the young son who no longer lives with him. With a typhoon incoming, his hope for reconciliation blows harder than ever. Kore-eda directs a bruised heart with a light and utterly charming touch.AFTER THE STORM
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Friday, November 4, 2016 6:30 pmAFTER THE STORM
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 6:05 pmAFTER THE STORM
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 8:45 pm
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THE BACCHUS LADY
E J-Yong / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2016 / Drama / 110 mins
"Don't call me granny. My vagina is still young!" Revered actress Youn Yuh-jung plays an elderly prostitute who wanders the parks of Seoul looking for lonely seniors in the racy, funny, and poignant BACCHUS LADY, an incisive look at communities that struggle and survive below the glossy K-pop radar.THE BACCHUS LADY
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 6:20 pm
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BEAUTIFUL 2016
Jia Zhang-ke, Nakata Hideo, Alec Su, Stanley Kwan / Masters / China, Hong Kong, Japan / 2016 / Drama / 95 mins
The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s annual collection of commissioned shorts includes a story of an 80-year-old in search of her first love, a documentary about middle-aged women in Beijing, a musical comedy about a diva in a recording studio, and a satire about unemployed coal miners trying on new roles.BEAUTIFUL 2016
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 6:20 pmBEAUTIFUL 2016
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sherwood Auditorium
Friday, November 11, 2016 4:15 pm
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A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE
Shunji Iwai / Masters / Japan / 2016 / Drama, Mystery, Romance / 179 mins
A junior high school teacher finds love or something like it through an online service and soon finds herself married and as alone as ever. Quickly, layers of deception unfold with a gothic touch and a dizzying dose of soft-focus romanticism as only a Shunji Iwai epic could deliver.A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 7:05 pm
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CHEE AND T
Tanuj Chopra / Asian American Panorama / USA / 2016 / Comedy, Drama / 80 mins
Two Silicon Valley debt collectors get a gig below their pay grade, but end up way over their heads. When their boss asks them to shuttle his nephew around, Chee and T end up on a hilarious chase involving haircuts, drugs, and an engagement party that will test their loyalties.Preceded by: HAND FART
CHEE AND T
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 3:55 pm
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HANG IN THERE, KIDS!
Laha Mebow / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2016 / Drama / 90 mins
Three playful country boys pass the time causing trouble, hawking vegetables in town, navigating family drama, and sometimes going to school with the few other kids in their tribe. A chance field trip to the city gives them an opportunity for adventure and for growing up.HANG IN THERE, KIDS!
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 pm
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HARMONIUM
Koji Fukada / Discoveries / Japan / 2016 / Drama, Mystery / 118 mins
A mysterious stranger knocks on the door of suburbia in Koji Fukuda’s award-winning HARMONIUM, a grim drama about a family getting a shock to the system. Unsaid words between husband, wife, and the mysterious man in white structure an eerie dance around truths waiting to explode.Preceded by: HO CHI MINH KIM CHI
HARMONIUM
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Friday, November 4, 2016 5:45 pmHARMONIUM
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 8:55 pm
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THE ISLAND FUNERAL
Pimpaka Towira / Discoveries / Thailand / 2016 / Drama / 105 mins
Laila, her brother, and his friend set out from Bangkok to one of the southernmost provinces of Thailand to visit her aunt. Their road trip reveals a psychic unease about what’s going on in their country, which director Pimpaka Towira plays eerily to a surprising and shimmering finale.THE ISLAND FUNERAL
Digital Gym Cinema
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 6:00 pm
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KAPOOR & SONS
Shakun Batra / Asia Pop! / India / 2016 / Comedy, Drama / 132 mins
Estranged brothers set jealousy and resentment aside when they move back home after grandpa’s heart attack. But it just wouldn’t be the Kapoor family without secrets and lies. KAPOOR & SONS is a festive, doggedly emotional celebration of family working through misunderstanding and meeting each other where they least expect.KAPOOR & SONS
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 7:55 pmKAPOOR & SONS
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Monday, November 7, 2016 5:20 pm
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THE LAST PRINCESS
Hur Jin-ho / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2016 / Drama, History, Romance / 127 mins
At age 13, Princess Deok-hye of Korea was sent to Japan where she was given a colonial education, but where she also befriended Korean independence fighters. Son Ye-jin shines in the role of a lifetime, portraying nationalism as an emotional wellspring in the face of turbulent historical change.THE LAST PRINCESS
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 5:15 pmTHE LAST PRINCESS
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 5:45 pm
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LIFE AFTER LIFE
Zhang Hanyi / Discoveries / China / 2016 / Drama, Experimental / 80 mins
Nothing seems strange anymore in the desiccated Shaanxi hinterlands, not even the fact that a young boy has been possessed by the ghost of his mother who returns home to move a tree. The painterly LIFE AFTER LIFE watches with a bemused, distant eye, casting grim clouds over a haunted landscape.LIFE AFTER LIFE
Digital Gym Cinema
Monday, November 7, 2016 6:05 pm
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THE LOCKPICKER
Randall Okita / Asian American Panorama / Canada / 2016 / Drama / 94 mins
Numbed by the recent death of a friend, Hashi wanders through high school committing petty robberies while enduring the odious machismo of his peers. Keigian Tang delivers a star-making performance in the title role, his eyes longing for escape as the world’s cacophony weighs upon his skull.THE LOCKPICKER
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 3:30 pm
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MAVERICK
Cheng Wen-tang / Asia Pop! / Taiwan / 2015 / Drama, Noir / 114 mins
A rookie cop has the nerve to flaunt his integrity, tipping the equilibrium of his squadron and threatening its connections with an underworld that is also its lifeline. As it crawls through the rancorous corruption of the police force, MAVERICK spares no one in its portrayal of souring righteousness.MAVERICK
UCSD Calit2 Atkinson Hall Auditorium
Saturday, November 5, 2016 2:55 pm
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THE MOHICAN COMES HOME
Shuichi Okita / Asia Pop! / Japan / 2016 / Comedy, Drama / 125 mins
Sensing little future in his death metal band, Eikichi reluctantly chooses the next best things: his fiancée, the child they’re about to have, and the family he hasn’t seen in seven years. With droopy goofiness and heartfelt observations on everyday life, this tragicomedy finds smiles in the awkward exchanges of family.THE MOHICAN COMES HOME
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 7:55 pmTHE MOHICAN COMES HOME
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 6:20 pm
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OLD STONE
Johnny Ma / Discoveries / Canada, China / 2016 / Drama, Noir / 80 mins
When cab driver Lao Shi accidentally injures a motorcyclist on the road, he decides to obey Chinese law and pay for the victim's hospital bills. But his good intentions only invite a wave of stress, deceit, and madness. Compassion is a costly emotion in Johnny Ma's unflinching noir debut.OLD STONE
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Sunday, November 6, 2016 3:45 pm
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OUR LOVE STORY
Lee Hyun-ju / Discoveries / South Korea / 2016 / Drama, LGBT, Romance / 99 mins
Art student Yoon-ju is inexperienced in relationships until she meets an alluring girl at a junkyard, and later at a convenience store, and then pivotally, in her apartment. OUR LOVE STORY captures beautifully that bursting feeling of never wanting to be apart, as well as Yoon-ju’s bittersweet discovery of what can come next.OUR LOVE STORY
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Friday, November 4, 2016 8:15 pm
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OVER THE FENCE
Nobuhiro Yamashita / Masters / Japan / 2016 / Drama, Romance / 112 mins
After his divorce, Shiraiwa (Joe Odagiri) limps back to his hometown, where he signs up for carpentry school, plays softball to pass the time, and ends up meeting a hostess (Yu Aoi) with as deep a thirst for connection, but about as much baggage, and as he does.OVER THE FENCE
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Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:30 pmOVER THE FENCE
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:10 pm
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PAMILYA ORDINARYO
Eduardo Roy, Jr. / Discoveries / Philippines / 2016 / Drama / 107 mins
New baby in tow, teenage parents Jane and Aries slash the streets, swiping cell phones and valuables from passerby to feed their love and their addictions. But when their most precious possession is stolen, they're plunged even deeper into the reality of the city.PAMILYA ORDINARYO
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Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 pmPAMILYA ORDINARYO
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Monday, November 7, 2016 8:55 pm
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RUN-OFF
Kim Jong-hyun / Asia Pop! / South Korea / 2016 / Comedy, Drama, Sports / 126 mins
A short-track racer, a figure skater, and a random collection of other athletes who definitely don’t play hockey insist on becoming South Korea’s national women’s hockey team. To convince the sports bureau of their worth, all they have to do is win bronze in a tournament that only has four teams.RUN-OFF
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Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:55 pmRUN-OFF
La Paloma Theatre
Saturday, November 12, 2016 5:30 pm
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A SIMPLE GOODBYE
Degena Yun / Discoveries / China / 2015 / Drama / 100 mins
After dropping out of school in London, Shanshan reluctantly returns home to Beijing when her father, a former luminary of the Mongolian film industry, falls ill. A quietly astonishing portrait of family and youth seeking emotional connection, A SIMPLE GOODBYE unmasks its characters’ fears and capacities for feeling with a tender, striking beauty.A SIMPLE GOODBYE
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 5:45 pm
