CINETOFU - Korean, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian (and other SE Asian) Movie recommendations
We want to bring CineTofu back in earnest again and would love to hear your requests/ recommendations for MOVIES that you would like us to check out. No shows just this minute because of time constraints (although there are several K-dramas out there that we are dying to watch), for now please just put your movie recommendations below. If you see that someone has suggested a film that you like, please like that comment so we can easily see which ones are the most popular. Looking forward to all your suggestions!
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Exhuma (2024) horror/mystery starring Kim Go Eun and Lee Do Hyun
My recommendations are two tv series “Girlfriends” (2000) & “ The Game” (2006)!! The game is a spin off of girlfriends, Girlfriends is almost like a black sex in the city The game is about the relationships of couples and the world of football, funny and good storyline imo Hope you guys can watch it since Fresh Prince & living single is almost done!
Top Gun (1986) and the sequel Top Gun: Maverick (2022) are both great movies that I’m sure you and your followers would love!!! 😊❤️
Before "Airplane" (1980) Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker did this movie. "The Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_kentucky%2520 There was no PG13 in 1980.
Please react to When life gives you tangerines
Defintely recommend the kdrama "Beyond Evil"
I would love to see your reaction to two of my favorite Japanese series, Mr. Hiiragi Classroom and ERASED.
You should watch kpop demon hunters, it's so hyped these days
bodyguard salman khan
Definitely Midnight kmovie 🔥
Daughter of war Ayla /Korean movie real story
Forgotten 2017 (Korean movie) is reaaalllly good
Exhuma (2024) please
Please react to the popular, fun, thrilling 2021 K-Action-Drama Taxi Driver.
Yesterday Once More and Better Days (both are Chinese movies)
Exit (Korean Movie), Exhuma (Korean Movie)
Exit
Exhuma(2024) korean movie
2023 Korean film Kill Boksoon. 😘
2022 Indian film RRR. It's long, but worth every second.
We have multiple reactions to this on our Indian channel CineDesi. Those watchalongs are also available on our CineDesi tier or on our $10 tier if you want access to watchalongs from more than one channel 😊
2021 Chinese Fantasy film Super Me. Very Entertaining
2015 Korean film The Beauty Inside. Not the drama, the film came first. They double dipped because it was so good👍It was actually an American film originally
2008 Thai action film. One of my all-time favorites: Chocolate. Thai fight scenes never fail. EVER!
Badlands hunters
For Indonesian movies you can try Joko Anwar's movies and Timo Bros' movies. They're mostly thrillers, but Joko Anwar's first movie is a good comedy called Joni's Promise. For romcom: What's Up With Love?
For Korean movies, you can look for movies that won or nominated in Blue Dragon award or Baeksang award, they're all GREAT! Decision To Leave, Smugglers, Concrete Utopia, Roundup series, Escape from Mogadishu, The Great Battle, Exhuma, Veteran series etc
When Life Gives You Tangerines please! It's one of the best k-dramas ever with star studded line up and family story spanning generations in just 16 episodes.
Reborn Rich
#alive (2020) The call (2020) Time to hunt (2020)
Parasite Past Lives 20th Century Girl The Handmaiden To All the Boys (movie but maybe series later as well as maybe XO, Kitty and Never Have I Ever later) Seoul Searching #Alive The Wailing Call Sleep Flu Haunters Battle Royale 13 Assassins Haeundae Miss Granny The Dude In Me The Gangster The Cop The Devil Love In the Big City
The Wailing if you haven't already!
Now Jaby what is CineTofu cause that might be another thing for me.
It's our other channel where we watch other Asian movies (particularly from South Korea as well as from other South East Asian countries). We took a bit of a hiatus because we were busy with our two other channels but we're ready to come back again!
Weak hero class 1
A movie hasn’t been made yet about this man’s life but there ought to be. Johnny Kim is baddest man on the planet. He just turned 41 and to top it off just made his first space flight.😏 https://youtube.com/shorts/v0sARBwxLAw?si=iuG1GwlFjBOsAmB8
Officer Black Belt on Netflix. It’s by the same director of Bloodhounds & Midnight Runners.
If you need more ideas for Korean movies highly recommend watching this YT video. https://youtu.be/UOad9oNCbCk?si=984HLwlvzWhS1DCc
The trailer looks amazing for it. https://youtu.be/TF1m9oJ_vPs?si=FGk8IeHPCzV7dSQo
For a possible future Kdrama series watch in the future Hunter with a Scalpel (2025) just released on Korean Disney+ will most likely be available to the US sometime later this year. Here is a synopsis for the series. https://whatsondisneyplus.com/new-korean-original-hunter-with-a-scalpel-coming-soon-to-disney/
The Old Woman with the Knife (Pagwa) (2025) Korean action/crime/thriller just released and one to keep an eye on for the future. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt34509472/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520old%2520woman%2520wirh%2520a%2520knife
A Bittersweet Life (2005) great action film similar to The Man From Nowhere. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0456912/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_a%2520bittersweet%2520life
Tornado (2025) film set in ‘70s will be released this month. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt27721490/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
The Yellow Sea (2010) based on a true story crime drama https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1230385/?ref_=tt_mlt_i_6
Montage (2013) a very well made crime/mystery/thriller https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2969522/?ref_=mv_close
Bedevilled (2010) Korean slasher/horror https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646959/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
IL Mare (2000) is a classic. US film goers may be more familiar with the movie US remake called The Lake House with Keanu and Bullock. This is the original film that inspired that US remake. https://youtu.be/rC6lmX1FrtE?si=JGO6HAbpaHLSEzWb
Windstruck and My Sassy Girl Early 2000s K Movies are amazing
My sassy girl is a korean classic movie with remakes in several countries even in the US
K- Movie : The Christmas Carol and Sleep
Roll Bounce
Hardball
CrazySexyCool: The TLC story
Queen of the Damned
Glitter
Babyboy
Just Another Girl On The I.R.T. the acting is a little cheesy but it's a underbudget cult classic
Dream girls, More Living Single please 🙏🏿, Moesha, The New edition Story 10/10 especially if you liked five heartbeats
Indonesia Movie: My Stupid Boss (2016) 13 Bombs in Jakarta (2023)
Oh and another Korean movie: Exit (2019).
Korean movies: The Wailing (2016) Cold Eyes (2013) Internal Affairs (2002, original The Departed) All the Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan movies lol
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Bogota
Veteran
I, the Executioner
Hi guys, finally we are back to SEA and Asian content. Please do watch more Indonesian or Thai movies there's alot in Netflix but I would like you guys to watch some horror movies too(Achara would love that) first one it should be Shutter. That movie gave me the nightmares especially when you have a neck pain. Find out why 😃
A Silent Voice!
The Glory (2022)
We’ve done it. So good!
Vincenzo series!
I wouldn’t recommend this for a reaction but this one is perhaps one of the goriest and disturbing films ever made. Thailand’s Meat Grinder (2009) makes Texas Chainsaw Massacre and western horror look like Saturday morning cartoons compared to it. Hadn’t seen a film more disturbing since the ‘96 Ebola Syndrome film out of Hong Kong cinema. https://youtu.be/AHTtjGeKKXM?si=wvgUhF2_rhebdsIB
Train to Busan. Give it to Achara and Kristen.
Achara’s seen it and Kristen’s reaction is on CineTofu
Hirokazu Kore-eda's films are great, like "Shoplifters" or his most recent one "Monster." For Korean movies, I second the recommendations for "The Chaser" and "The Handmaiden" already mentioned here.
This is hilarious Volcano High MTV dubbed version. https://youtu.be/-xKg2meXFnc?si=vCdGmPfEFBhsaA_u
Volcano High (2001) there are 2 versions MTV dubbed the film with famous US Rappers and R&B singers and the music is scored differently the original is more rock and MTV version soundtrack is Hip-Hop lol. https://youtu.be/cL-kDk6Bwtg?si=QObTfGtS_fhV7tCh
God of Gamblers (1989)
Fight back to school (1991)
High Risk aka Meltdown (1995) with Jet Li
Infernal Affairs (2002)
The Korean film “The beauty Inside.” It’s romance at its finest with a touch of fantasy. It feels like an indie film but has the most all star cast of amazing Korean actors you could ever hope for
Battle Royale (2000) also has a sequel not as good though. Similar to Hunger Games. https://youtu.be/N0p1t-dC7Ko?si=RemJFsGbc4WQBmhQ
Gantz Part 1 & 2 (2010-2011) Live action anime movies https://youtu.be/aQo2Yvi3BpU?si=vZPhFVpBeRkoOFwS
Parasyte (2014) part 1 & 2 live action anime movie https://youtu.be/dcVuEbnq-8Y?si=mbWFOEWDWAbU6Df3
Death Note (2006) again a trilogy https://youtu.be/mdZQ-_GLzYs?si=dvX3G8ZlwtkTJ7iq
Sorry don’t mean to take up so much space but there are some great Japanese films. Crows Zero (2007) great high school gangster movies there are 3 in total. https://youtu.be/TOQleOskvmI?si=YtOqlWUnIWs8a7k5
For Chinese Dragon (2011) starring Donnie Yen action/crime/thriller https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1718199/
Indonesia horror Macabre (2009) is their Texas Chainsaw Massacre https://youtu.be/5tShjDlaRdA?si=GMs679XNfHR7NIXg
Thai horror Alone (2007) https://youtu.be/tlos-1_4HlI?si=P1rz3QRP-TChJ4zf
For Japanese recommendation Baby Assasins (2021) https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15028452/
Last last last recommendation lol ugghhh the struggle is real bruh… Project Wolf Hunting (2022) starring Seo In-Guk who was the main lead actor in Death’s Game drama series. Think Terminator meets Predator meets Michael Meyers and multiply it by 100 folds! 😏 https://m.imdb.com/title/tt15575470/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_project%2520wolf%2520hun
Sorry lol had to just recommend one more for the horror/thriller genre. Monster (2014) https://youtu.be/X2w-zAihnnM?si=XRJC1KgO7dLNPuLx
Last recommendation 71 Into The Fire (2011) again starring T.O.P that put him on the map for his acting even winning an award for his performance. The movie is based on a true story of 71 student soldiers holding off elite N. Korean forces for over 11hrs. https://youtu.be/fuAfubkv3y0?si=cxkEmukvpoy7xd1R
Sorry again just get a little overzealous 😬
Tazza 2: The Hidden Card (2014) starring T.O.P from BigBang with a star studded cast of Korean actors. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3402110/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_in_0_q_tazza%25202%2520Hidden%2520Card
Confidential Assignment (2017) action/comedy there’s also a sequel to the movie. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5606538/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_0_in_0_q_confidential%2520assignment
Alchemy of Souls, Island, Geo song Creature
V.I.P (2017) probably would need to view on some unofficial sources but it’s a hidden gem for a revenge/thriller. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6413410/
Hope (2013) based on a true story that happened back in 2008. This movie is gut wrenching and sparked a huge outrage. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3153634/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Hide and Seek (2014) thriller https://youtu.be/FgioBKYW-F0?si=Mt0aGu419yZFpQHs
Northern Limit Line (2015) based on a true story of a South and North naval engagement during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. https://youtu.be/6IYnBYSsqy0?si=bjgRv-5XmmTNIVEK
The Swordsman (2021) with Jang Hyuk and Joe Taslim https://youtu.be/zLSXfcs3nFQ?si=GbX_WXSNxs5OS4Md
Oh dang I will try and not to flood the chat with recommendations but it’s going to be difficult 😂 The Killer (2022) Jang Hyuk is a bad man John Wick and Taken rolled up into one movie with homage to The Man From Nowhere. Starts off action packed and finishes in the same manner. The action, story and camera work is top tier. https://youtu.be/dPwb9UxEgYc?si=qsvACDpXr0fJUpso
Keep recommending. I'm taking notes 😆
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms And Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil would love for this one
When life gives you tangerines. Best kdrama out now
The Sinking of Van Der Wijck ( tenggelamnya kapal van der wijck )
The call
The handmaiden
I Saw the devil
Miss Baek ( Korean movie
that's a good one!
Korean movies: Hyung, Cart
Pee Mak movie
Marry my husband kdrama
Mr. Sunshine
Pilot Korean movie
Bad Genius (Thai)
The Perfect Couple (2007) Korean .
Romance Japanese movie "My happy marriage" 2023 live action
Rurouni Kenshin live action movies
Japanese movie "diner" 2019
Ong Bak
Japanese movie "first Love " 2019
Extraordinary Attorney Woo!! 🫶
Korean movie - Hunt(2022) Lee jungjae of squid game, directed and played main role.
Ride on 2023 Jackie chan
Chinese zodiac 2012 Jackie Chan
I recommend Korean movie “Noryang: Deadly Sea” (2023), the epic finale of the Yi Sun-sin trilogy depicting his final battle.
The foreigner 2017 Jackie Chan
The Devine move 2 : the wrathful
The accidental detective 1&2
Hitman: agent jun , and it's sequel hitman 2
The Man from nowhere
Nameless gangster
Please do the reaction video on descendants of the sun or True beauty!! The OG kdramas ❤️
Mr Vampire (1985, Chinese) - hilarious!
Not related but you have time please watch the Australian tv show 'Mr inbetween' . It is an Australian series and not from top streaming that's why it doesn't get enough recognition. Most likely you would find this on HULU. So if you got time do watch Mr Inbetween
200 pounds Beauty
I watched a recent one called my name is Loh Kiwan in Netflix- that was a very underrated Korean movie and one of the best I’ve seen in a while!
Crazy Rich Asians if possible if it meets the criteria