#870 – Green Snake, (青蛇), 1993, Tsui Hark
A mischievous snake who assumes human form interferes with the romance between her reptilian sister and a hapless man.
#871: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
#871 – The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, 1988, David Zucker
When the incompetent Officer Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
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#872: The Foggy Town
#872 – The Foggy Town, (안개), 1967, Kim Soo-yong
Yun Gi-jun has become the executive director of a pharmaceutical company by marrying the widowed daughter of the company CEO. With the general shareholders’ meeting coming up shortly, his wife suggests that he visit his hometown of Mujin and he takes her advice.
#873: Devils on the Doorstep
#873 – Devils on the Doorstep, (鬼子来了), 2000, Jiang Wen
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant’s home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
#874: Castaway on the Moon
#874 – Castaway on the Moon, (김씨 표류기), 2009, Lee Hae-jun
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
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#875: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
#875 – On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, (생활의 발견), 2002, Hong Sang-soo
Actor Gyung-soo is passed over for a part and decides to leave Seoul and visit a friend. His friend tells him the legend of the “Turning Gate,” which foreshadows future events. During his visit, Gyung-soo meets Myung-sook, a girl who quickly falls for him. After a night of passion, he boards the train back for Seoul and meets a married woman who claims to know him. Gyung-soo thinks he may be in love with her, but perhaps he’s chosen the wrong woman.
#876: Demons
#876 – Demons, (修羅), 1971, Toshio Matsumoto
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th Ronin against the Shogunate. His faithful servant gathers the 100 ryo required for his acceptance. Gengobe is also in love with a greedy geisha named Koman. About to be sold to another man, Gengobe learns that for him to keep her, her debt is exactly 100 ryo.
#877: Early Spring
#877 – Early Spring, (早春), 1956, Yasujirō Ozu
A young salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
#878: Selma
#878 – Selma, 2014, Ava DuVernay
“Selma,” as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
#879: Io Island
#879 – Io Island, (이어도), 1977, Kim Ki-young
A company is studying the possibility to open a spa hotel named after a mythical island, Ieodo. The island is inhabited by the souls of drowned sailors. During a study trip to the location of the hotel lost a journalist under mysterious circumstances. One of the contractors go to Ieodo’s neighboring island, populated by widows of the dead sailors, to unravel the disappearance.
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