8-Fav Korean- Asian Shows & Movies
by sarrah-mushir | created - 13 Apr 2021 | updated - 5 days ago | PublicAsian Shows I Loved and remember seeing
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1. Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman (2017– )
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A stoic book salesman leads a double life as he plays hooky from work to write his sweets blog. In his journey to attain a glimpse of sweets heaven Kantaro samples various Japanese and Western sweets.
Stars: Matsuya Onoe, Ren Ishikawa, Sarutoki Minagawa, Hiroyuki Onoue
Votes: 912
2. Hibana (2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A young Manzai comedian in Tokyo has an electrifying encounter with a senior comedian who is a genius with unique comedy philosophy who drives his determination and inspires his creativity.
Stars: Kento Hayashi, Kazuki Namioka, Masao Yoshii, Nahana
Votes: 1,110
3. Back to 1989 (2016)
73 min | Drama
Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself.
Stars: Li-Ang Chang, Yu-Wei Shao, Mini Tsai, Yorke Sun
Votes: 155
4. Minami-kun no koibito (2015–2016)
43 min | Comedy, Romance
Girl magically shrinks to a 15 cm (6") height and hides out in her former childhood sweetheart's bedroom, both hoping for her return to normal.
Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Maika Yamamoto, Naomi Akimoto, Ai Yoshikawa
Votes: 437
5. One More Time (2016)
Fantasy
The singer of an indie band has to save his girlfriend from a dark destiny, despite his constant memory gaps.
Stars: Go Gyu-pil, Kim Myung-soo, Yoon So-hee, Kim Gi-du
Votes: 672
6. Age of Youth (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Five college students, from different walks of life end up living together in a fictional house share called Belle Epoque.
Stars: Han Seung-Yeon, Han Yeri, Park Eun-bin, Ryu Hwa-young
Votes: 2,765
7. Good Morning Call (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Romance
Nao rents her dream apartment, but things are not what they seem when she finds out she will be sharing it with high school heart throb Uehara.
Stars: Haruka Fukuhara, Shun'ya Shiraishi, Moe Arai, Shûgo Nagashima
Votes: 3,639
8. Signal (2016)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A cold-case profiler in 2015 and a detective in 1989 work together to solve a series of related murders spanning three decades using a special walkie-talkie to communicate with each other.
Stars: Lee Jehoon, Kim Hye-su, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Won-hae
Votes: 9,187
9. Wadjda (2012)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour | Stars: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani, Ahd
Votes: 21,473 | Gross: $1.35M
10. Children of Heaven (1997)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport
After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi
Votes: 80,702 | Gross: $0.93M
11. Tunnel (2017)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A detective follows the trail of a serial killer 30 years into the future and teams up with detectives in that time period to find the culprit.
Stars: Choi Jin-hyuk, Kang Suk-Won, Yoon Hyun-min, Jo Hie-bong
Votes: 3,533
12. The Girl Who Sees Smells (2015)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Detective Tae Ho lost his younger sister to a barcode-murder case and lost his ability to taste, smell, and feel pain. He then meets Oh Cho Rim, the only witness to the murder case who possesses a special sense: she can see smells.
Stars: Park Yoo-chun, Shin Se-Kyung, Jin-Seo Yoon, Min Nam-koong
Votes: 1,469
13. Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, Dokkaebi, a 939-year-old guardian of souls, meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Stars: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na
Votes: 28,046
14. The Legend of White Snake (2019)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Provoked by the actions of a seemingly sly human, an ancient snake spirit takes on a human form, in order to prove him a fraud. Convinced she's doing the world a favor, Bai Su Zhen ... See full summary »
Stars: Jingyi Ju, Menglong Yu, Yan Xiao, Tim Pei
Votes: 334
15. W (2016)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
After being pulled into the webtoon world created by her father, a surgical resident gets entangled in a murder mystery involving the story's hero.
Stars: Han Hyo-joo, Lee Jong-suk, Jeong Eu-gene, Lee Tae-Hwan
Votes: 14,007
16. The Call (2020)
TV-MA | 112 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Two people live in different times. Seo-Yeon lives in the present and Young-Sook lives in the past. One phone call connects the two, and their lives are changed irrevocably.
Director: Chung-Hyun Lee | Stars: Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Sung-ryung, Lee El
Votes: 43,581
17. Forgotten (2017)
TV-MA | 108 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.
Director: Jang Hang-jun | Stars: Kang Ha-neul, Yeon Je Hyung, Kim Mu-yeol, Nam Myung-ryul
Votes: 46,028
18. Wan pi jia zu (1986)
92 min | Action, Comedy
The history begins in a small small village. The son lives with the father, and the daughter with mother, their parents constantly are at enmity and clash, bringing the matter to fights.
Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Chung-You Chang, Shun-Hsing Chang, Hui-Lou Chen, Sun Chin
Votes: 53
19. Extraordinary You (2019)
35 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
The story of a girl who finds out that she is in fact a supporting character in a web comic and decides to change her fate.
Stars: Kim Hye-yoon, Kim Ro-Woon, Lee Jae-wook, Lee Na-eun
Votes: 5,047
20.
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017)
Episode:
What Kind of a Guardian Are You?
(2016)
TV-14 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
After Kim Shin is sentenced to death for treason, he is reborn and wanders the earth in search of the bride who can release him from his immortality.
Director: Lee Eung-bok | Stars: Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na
Votes: 408
21. Go Back Couple (2017)
70 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Having married young, when frustration with their lives make Choi Ban Doo and Ma Jin Joo regret their marriage of 18 years, a strange occurrence has them traveling back in time to the day before they met and into their younger selves.
Stars: Jang Na-ra, Son Ho-joon, Jang Ki-Yong, Heo Jeong-min
Votes: 1,638
22. Hello, Me! (2021)
65 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Miserable and unsuccessful, a woman thinks she's lost all her spark, until one day, her spunky younger self appears in front of her demanding change.
Stars: Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Re, Eum Moon-suk
Votes: 929
23. Love O2O (2016– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
A story of two popular college students who fell in love through an online game.
Stars: Yang Yang, Shuang Zheng, Denny Huang, Junfeng Niu
Votes: 3,392
24. Love O2O (2016)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama, Romance
A college stud tries to level up his relationship with a computer science major after becoming attracted to her skills in an online role-playing game.
Director: Tianyu Zhao | Stars: Angelababy, Boran Jing, Yu Bai, Qian Wu
Votes: 1,215
25. She Remembers, He Forgets (2015)
108 min | Comedy, Romance
A dissatisfied housewife attends her high-school reunion and remembers the incident that changed her life.
Director: Adam Wong | Stars: Miriam Chin-Wah Yeung, Jan Lamb, Ranya Lee, Cecilia So
Votes: 529
26. The World of the Married (2020)
80 min | Drama, Romance
A story about a married couple whose betrayal of one another leads to a whirlwind of revenge.
Stars: Kim Hee-ae, Park Hae-joon, Han So-hee, Kim Young-min
Votes: 3,554
27. Crash Landing on You (2019– )
TV-14 | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
The absolute top secret love story of a chaebol heiress who made an emergency landing in North Korea because of a paragliding accident and a North Korean special officer who falls in love with her and who is hiding and protecting her.
Stars: Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin, Seo Ji-hye, Kim Jung-hyun
Votes: 41,579
28. True Beauty (2020–2021)
TV-Y | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
Stars: Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, Hwang In-Youp, Park Yoo-na
Votes: 14,740
29. Squid Game (2021– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits with deadly high stakes: a survival game that has a whopping 45.6 billion-won prize at stake.
Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Dylan Besseau, Yasushi Iwaki
Votes: 542,101
30.
Love Rain (2012)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2012)
TV-Y | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In-Ha confesses his love to Yoon-Hee. How will this effect the rest of the group? Especially, Dong-Wook?
Stars: Jang Keun-suk, Im Yoon-ah, Shi-hoo Kim, Hwang Bo-ra
Votes: 24
31. Boys Over Flowers (2009)
TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Poor girl attends the elite Shin Hwa High and is bullied by the leader of F4 (the four richest boys). He becomes attracted to her; however, she has a crush on his best friend. Whom will she choose?
Stars: Ku Hye-Sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum
Votes: 14,376
32. Hai seukool (2014–2015)
50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
This is a fantasy romance drama about an angel who has no choice but to become a human after saving a male student in danger. The noisy and ridiculous relationship between a mortal angel and teenage high school students will be unfolded.
Stars: Woo-hyun Nam, Kim Sae-ron, Sung-yeol Lee, Lee Joo-sil
Votes: 638
33. Switched (2018)
TV-MA | 35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this sci-fi teen drama based on a Japanese comic book series, 2 high school girls swapped bodies. After the unattractive girl switched with a cute popular girl, she refused to switch back.
Stars: Kaya Kiyohara, Daiki Shigeoka, Tomohiro Kamiyama, Megumi Seki
Votes: 1,767
34. Erased (2016)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Tamae Andô, Kasumi Arimura, Yasushi Fuchikami, Kôta Fudauchi
Votes: 944
35. Beef
Comedy, Crime, Drama | Filming
A manager of a fast food restaurant in the Midwest is wanted by his bookies.
Director: Jeff Lock | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Jai Courtney, Thomas Mann
36. A Time Called You (2023– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A grieving woman magically travels through time to 1998, where she meets a man with an uncanny resemblance to her late love.
Stars: Ahn Hyo-seop, Jeon Yeo-been, Kang Hoon, Harrison Xu
Votes: 4,011
37. Rebooting (2023)
55 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A comedy focusing on Kondo Asami, a 33-year-old single woman who lives with her parents and works at the local city hall, and suddenly finds herself starting her life over from scratch.
Stars: Sakura Andô, Kaho, Haruka Kinami, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 973
38. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Chris Noth, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 52,008 | Gross: $1.00M
39. Only Yesterday (1991)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Yoko Honna, Mayumi Izuka
Votes: 37,236 | Gross: $0.45M
40. Hello Ghost! (2023)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A man's unsuccessful attempt to take his own life, only to return with a haunting connection to four ghosts seeking to fulfill their final wishes.
Directors: Pei-Ju Hsieh, Louis Chew | Stars: Jing-Hua Tseng, Yu-Wei Shao, Yi-ching Lu, Tsai-Hsing Chang
Votes: 408
41. Lost in Perfection (2023)
114 min | Thriller
TV anchor life unravels when she discovers her dad become the victim of a romance scam. Making matters worse, the scammer is accused of murdering men she dated and the anchor teams with the local prosecutor to investigate the crime.
Director: Hsin Yin Sung | Stars: Yu-Wei Shao, Mei-Hsiu Lin, Rhydian Vaughan, Figaro Tseng
Votes: 336
42. A Killer Paradox (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
When one accidental killing leads to another, an ordinary young man finds himself stuck in an endless cat-and-mouse chase with a shrewd detective.
Stars: Choi Woo-sik, Son Suk-ku, Lee Hee-joon, Ren Hanami
Votes: 5,004
43. Flower of Evil (2020)
TV-14 | 70 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Although Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life. But his facade begins to crumble when his wife, a homicide detective, begins investigating murders from 15 years ago.
Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Moon Chae-won, Seo Hyun-woo, Choi Dae-hoon
Votes: 13,800
44. Behind Your Touch (2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A veterinarian with psychic powers, and a hot-blooded detective who fall in love with each other while solving minor crime cases in a small town in Mujin, Chungcheong-do.
Stars: Han Ji-min, Lee Min-ki, Suho, Joo Min-Kyung
Votes: 2,629
45. Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021)
Crime
Ayako Mochizuki investigates a murder case. From the evidence she collects, she targets Haruto Hidaka as the murder suspect.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Kazuki Kitamura, Issei Takahashi, Tasuku Emoto
Votes: 695
46. Abyss (2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Fantasy, Romance
After meeting an untimely demise in separate incidents, Cha Min and Go Se-yeon discover they've come back to life in new bodies they don't recognize.
Stars: Park Bo-young, Ahn Hyo-seop, Song Sang-Eun, Lee Ji-wan
Votes: 3,637
47. The Parades (2024)
TV-MA | 132 min | Drama
A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.
Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Ryûsei Yokohama, Lily Franky
Votes: 522
48. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 165,484
49. See You in My 19th Life (2023)
TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Ban Ji-eun can remember all her past lives. When her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out to reunite with a man named Moon Seo-ha whom she met in her 18th life.
Stars: Shin Hye-sun, Ahn Bo-Hyun, Ha Yoon-kyung, Ahn Dong-goo
Votes: 8,828
50. Beyond Evil (2021)
TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The story of two fearless men who are willing to go through extreme lengths in their pursuit of a returning serial killer. To uncover the murderer's identity, the two are forced to look deeper than what the evidence seems to suggest.
Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-goo, Choi Dae-hoon, Choi Sung-eun
Votes: 5,318
51. Lucid Dream (2017)
101 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
After searching for his abducted son for three years, a devastated father attempts to track down his missing child through lucid dreams.
Director: Joon-Sung Kim | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Go Soo, Kang Hye-jeong, Park Yoo-chun
Votes: 4,231
52. The Light in Your Eyes (2019)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This story is about a woman who loses all her time before she can use it up and a man who gives up all of his radiant moments and lives a lethargic life.
Stars: Han Ji-min, Kim Hye-ja, Nam Joo-hyuk, Son Ho-joon
Votes: 1,219
53. Tunnel (Thai) (2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime
A detective finds himself 30 years in the future and must solve a string of grisly crimes before he can return to the past.
Stars: Morakot Liu, Todsapol Maisuk, Sorntast Buangam, Penpetch Benyakul
Votes: 48
54. Shaolin Soccer (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 89,175 | Gross: $0.49M
55. Beef (2023– )
TV-MA | 352 min | Comedy, Drama
Two people let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action.
Stars: Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Joseph Lee, Young Mazino
Votes: 135,030
56. How to Steal a Dog (2014)
109 min | Crime, Drama, Family
Ji-so, a young girl who doesn't have a house because of her bankrupted dad. In order to get money to buy a house she plan to steals wealthy people's dogs to earn reward money when she returns them.
Director: Sung-ho Kim | Stars: Lee Re, Lee Ji-Won, Eun-Taek Hong, Kim Hye-ja
Votes: 581
57. Rooftop Prince (2012)
65 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Crown Prince Lee Gak transports 300 years into the future following the death of his wife; in 21st century Seoul, he meets Joo Se-Na, a woman with an uncanny resemblance to the deceased princess.
Stars: Choi Woo-sik, Han Ji-min, Lee Tae-ri, Park Yoo-chun
Votes: 3,007
58. Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017)
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.
Stars: Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Min-ho, Lee Hee-joon, Shin Won-ho
Votes: 12,511
59. Persona (2019–2023)
20 min | Drama, Thriller
An exploration of different personas in an eclectic collection of four works by critically acclaimed Korean directors.
Stars: IU, Bae Doona, Park Hae-soo, Shim Dal-gi
Votes: 1,469
60. Familiar Wife (2018)
60 min | Fantasy, Romance
A married couple suddenly finds themselves living entirely different lives after their fates magically change through an unexpected incident.
Stars: Ji Sung, Han Ji-min, Jang Seung-jo, Kang Han-na
Votes: 1,538
61. Chicago Typewriter (2017)
70 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Writers that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930s are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter, and a devoted fan of the bestselling writer.
Stars: Yoo Ah-in, Lim Soo-jung, Go Kyung-pyo, Kwak Si-yang
Votes: 2,116
62. Tomorrow with You (2017)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The drama tells the story of Yoo So-joon, who can travel through time by a subway. After seeing his future-self living miserably, Joon decides to marry Ma Rin in order to avoid that fate. As time passes, he learns to love her selflessly.
Stars: Lee Jehoon, Shin Min-a, Jo Han-chul, Baek Hyeon-jin
Votes: 1,327
63. Nine: Nine Time Travels (2013)
52 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
A TV anchorman discovers that a mysterious bundle of incense has the power to send him back in time, where he has the opportunity to alter the past.
Stars: Lee Jin-wook, Jo Yun-hie, Jeon No-min, Hie-ryeong Kim
Votes: 591
64. Pinocchio (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 59 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A young boy, whose life and family has been destroyed by new media, gets adopted by a family in a rural area after being found lost at sea. He conceals his past for 13 years. But then the girl he loves, a reporter, finds out the truth.
Stars: Lee Jong-suk, Park Shin-hye, Kim Hae-sook, Jin Kyung
Votes: 8,945
65. Extremely Inappropriate! (2024)
Comedy, Sci-Fi
A single father desperately tries to return to 1986 after somehow arriving in 2024, where his Showa-era ideas come across as completely inappropriate.
Stars: Sadao Abe, Riisa Naka, Hayato Isomura, Yumi Kawai
Votes: 121
66. Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi
Votes: 19,271 | Gross: $1.91M
67. Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the afterlife, one guardian helps a man through his trials, while his two colleagues help a former guardian on earth.
Director: Yong-hwa Kim | Stars: Ha Jung-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Hyang-gi, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 9,121 | Gross: $1.20M
68. Secret (2007)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.
Director: Jay Chou | Stars: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Ming-Ming Su
Votes: 9,319
69. My God! Father (2020)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Got is a young and energetic racing man who hates his father. There is a reason for him to warp back in the year 1998, just a year before he was born, Got met his young father when he was Godfather.
Director: Nasorn Panungkasiri | Stars: Sammy Cowell, Chantavit Dhanasevi, Tanawat Wattanaputi
Votes: 178
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