You may find a rainbow at the end or not -- either way, expect a bumpy ride.

When drama hits the fan

A former Army Intelligence spy is forced to give up his quiet existence to save the life of a little girl.

Cha Tae Sik (Won Bin) owns a run-down pawn shop in a sketchy neighborhood. Known as “ajusshi” to everyone in the neighborhood, Tae Sik mostly keeps to himself and only befriends a young girl named So Mi (Kim Sae Ron), who comes to hang out at his shop when her drug-addicted mom, Hyo Jung (Kim Hyo Seo), is entertaining men.

When Hyo Jung steals heroine from a dangerous crime organization, crime lord Oh Myung Gyu (Song Young Chang) sends his subordinates, brothers Man Seok (Kim Hee Won) and Jong Seok (Kim Sung Oh) and their henchman Lum Ramrowa (Thanayong Wongtrakul), after Hyo Jung. When the gangsters come to Tae Sik’s pawn shop looking for Hyo Jong, Jong Seok and his men end up taking Hyo Jung and So Mi captive.

The gangsters soon learn that they messed with the wrong guy, as it turns out that Tae Sik is a former covert operative for the South Korean Army Intelligence. Tae Sik goes after the dangerous gangsters to try to save So Mi’s life, but can he get to her in time?

“The Man From Nowhere” is a 2010 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jeong Beom. It was the highest-grossing film of 2010.

The Man From Nowhere

What would you do to save your younger sister’s life?

When a North Korean spy fails to complete his mission in South Korea, his children, Myung Hoon (T.O.P) and Hye In (Kim Yoo Jung), are sent to a North Korean labor prison camp. High-ranking military official Colonel Moon Sang Chul (Jo Sung Ha) strikes a deal with 19-year-old Myung Hoon that he can’t refuse: infiltrate South Korea as a defector and kill a North Korean spy known as the Big Dipper (Jung Ho Bin) if he wants to save his sister’s life.

When Myung Hoon arrives in South Korea as a teenage defector, he is taken in by a South Korean couple who are actually North Korean spies. He enrolls in high school and befriends Lee Hye In (Han Ye Ri), who has the same name as his younger sister, after he rescues her from bullies.

As Myung Hoon tries to carry out his mission, political unrest in the North Korean government results in Myung Hoon suddenly becoming a liability to Colonel Moon. When an assassin is sent to kill Myung Hoon, can he survive and save his sister back home?

“Commitment” is a 2013 South Korean film co-written and directed by Park Hong Soo.

Commitment

The Come And Save Me Team

Beijing Ruyi Xinxin Film Investment

Who will she choose: the man who has always loved her, the man who hurts her, or the man who will do anything for her?

Shu Ya Wang (Lu Shan) has been lifelong friends with Tang Xiao Tian (Han Geng), and two fall in love. While in high school, Ya Wang’s family takes in Xia Mu (Kris Wu), a boy several years younger, who has been through a traumatic childhood. Although Ya Wang grows fond of Xia Mu like a younger brother, Xia Mu develops romantic feelings for her as he grows older.

After finishing college, Ya Wang and Xiao Tian become engaged, and Ya Wang goes to work for a landscape development company. When Ya Wang meets Qu Wei Ran (Joo Won), the CEO of another company that does business with Ya Wang’s company, he becomes interested in her to the point of making her uncomfortable. When Wei Ran drugs and assaults Ya Wang after a company event, will an angry Xia Mu throw his life away to protect her?

“Sweet Sixteen” is a 2016 Chinese-South Korean film directed by Jo Jin Kyu.

Sweet Sixteen

New Clues Films, Jaywalk Studios, Enlight Pictures

Can a blind woman stop a dangerous kidnapper before she becomes his next victim?

Lu Xiao Xing (Yang Mi) is a blind woman. She used to be a rookie cop, but she lost her brother and her sight in a car crash three years ago. When several women in the city begin to disappear without a trace, Xiao Xing asks to be reinstated as a police officer so that she can help with the case. But the blind Xiao Xing is unsuccessful in her bid to return to work as a police officer.

Upset, Xiao Xing calls for a taxi and doesn’t realize that she gets into a luxurious car instead and is offered coffee by the mysterious driver. As Xiao Xing fights the driver over the coffee, the car crashes and Xiao Xing manages to escape in the ensuing chaos. When she goes to Captain Lu (Wang Jing Chun) to report the incident, Xiao Xing is able to recall key details about the car and driver despite being blind. When an impetuous teenager, Lin Chong (Lu Han), comes forward as an eyewitness to the attempted abduction, both Xiao Xing and Captain Lu have a hard time believing his credibility. But can Lin Chong help Xiao Xing track down the mysterious abductor before it’s too late?

“The Witness” is a 2015 Chinese film directed by Ahn Sang Hoon. It is a remake of the 2011 South Korean film “Blind,” which also was directed by Ahn Sang Hoon.

The Witness

The Witness Team

Can a serial killer recognize one of his own? 

Kim Byeong Soo (Sol Kyung Gu) is a former serial killer who used to kill people he thought deserved it because of their atrocious actions, starting with his violent and abusive father. After a car accident contributed to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease a decade ago, Byeong Soo stopped killing and now leads a quiet life with his daughter, Eun Hee (Kim Seolhyun). Byeong Soo keeps a secret diary and voice recordings to try to help him retain his fleeting memories.

One day, Byeong Soo becomes convinced that Eun Hee’s boyfriend, Tae Joo (Kim Nam Gil), also is a serial killer. Byeong Soo solicits the help of his police buddy, Byeong Man (Oh Dal Soo), to bring Tae Joo to justice. But when Tae Joo abducts Eun Hee, can Byeong Soo save her in time or could the entire event be his own mind playing tricks on him?

“Memoir of a Murderer” is a 2017 South Korean film written and directed by Won Shin Yun. It is based on the novel A Murderer's Guide to Memorization by Kim Young Ha.

Memoir of a Murderer

Lost In Memories

Baek Sang Ah (Han Ji Min), aka Miss Baek, is a former convict who was convicted after protecting herself from abuse. Due to her troubled past, she grew up closed off from the rest of the world. However, after her release from prison, she comes across Ji Eun (Kim Si Ah), who is also suffering from a similar situation. When she begins to see herself in the young girl, Miss Baek slowly opens up to her and vows to fight for and save Ji Eun, even if it means risking her own life.

Miss Baek

The Badass team

A brutal turf battle rages in the seedy Chinatown area of Seoul. Ma Seok Do (Ma Dong Seok) is a fearless police officer in Seoul’s Crime Unit who is given 10 days to put an end to a Chinese-Korean gang war that erupts there.

Jang Chen (Yoon Kye Sang) is from China and has set up his shady loan shark business in Seoul’s Chinatown neighborhood. With his violent henchmen, Wei Sung Rak (Jin Seon Kyu) and Yang Tae (Kim Sung Kyu), Jang Chen will use whatever brutal methods possible to collect the money that his owed to him. When he goes after a rival gang to take over the entire territory, a violent turf war erupts.

Can Seok Do quash the violence and restore order before it’s too late? 

“The Outlaws” is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Kang Yoon Sung. The film is based on real events that occurred in 2007 that has been dubbed the “Heuksapa Incident” where a local gang engaged in a turf battle with the Heuksapa Chinese gang from Yanbian, China.

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