Best Asian music movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch music films from Asia, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Belle

    Belle 2021

    Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate reality as her avatar, Belle. Before long, all of U's eyes are fixed on Belle, when, suddenly, a mysterious, dragon-like figure appears before her.

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  • Poster for One Piece Film Red

    One Piece Film Red 2022

    Uta — the most beloved singer in the world. Her voice, which she sings with while concealing her true identity, has been described as “otherworldly.” She will appear in public for the first time at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans — excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance — the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound.

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  • Poster for Gully Boy

    Gully Boy 2019

    A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.

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  • Poster for The Anthem of the Heart

    The Anthem of the Heart 2015

    A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?

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  • Poster for Secret Superstar

    Secret Superstar 2017

    A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.

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  • Poster for Rockstar

    Rockstar 2011

    College student Janardhan is a simpleton who desperately seeks inspiration for the musician inside him. Although heartbreak helps him reach his goal, it also leads him to self-destruction.

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  • Poster for Given

    Given 2020

    Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

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  • Poster for K-On! The Movie

    K-On! The Movie 2011

    With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their final hurrah, the girls are going on the ultimate vacation tour— all the way to London! Their overseas journey will lead them on a trip of discovery and friendship as they take the stage one last time for their final encore together.

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  • Poster for 200 Pounds Beauty

    200 Pounds Beauty 2006

    Based on a Japanese manga, Kanna-San, Daiseikou Desu, this story revolves around Kang Han-na, an overweight phone sex employee and secret vocalist for Ammy, a famous Korean pop singer who actually lip syncs as she cannot sing. After getting humilitated publicly by an ungrateful Ammy, Han-na undergoes an extreme makeover to become a pop sensation herself.

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  • Poster for Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015

    Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while also mixing in behind-the-scene, rehearsal, and special guest footage from her 1989 Tour.

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  • Poster for The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto 2009

    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is an animated comedy that also combines elements of a horror and thriller film. It is based upon the comic book series created by Rob Zombie that follows the character of El Superbeasto and his sexy sidekick sister, Suzi-X, voiced by Sheri Moon, as they confront an evil villain by the name of Dr. Satan.

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  • Poster for Liz and the Blue Bird

    Liz and the Blue Bird 2018

    In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.

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  • On Your Mark 1995

    Set in the future: The Earth's surface has been contaminated by radiation, the human population has taken refuge in large underground megalopolises. During a raid, two police officers discover a mysterious winged girl. Two men learn that the girl has been taken prisoner, and then decide that they must free her at any cost.

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  • Poster for Shelter

    Shelter 2016

    Shelter tells the story of Rin, a 17-year-old girl who lives her life inside of a futuristic simulation completely by herself in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, Rin awakens in virtual reality and uses a tablet which controls the simulation to create a new, different, beautiful world for herself. Until one day, everything changes, and Rin comes to learn the true origins behind her life inside a simulation.

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  • Poster for Nana

    Nana 2005

    Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.

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  • Poster for Lu Over the Wall

    Lu Over the Wall 2017

    In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.

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  • Poster for Memories of Matsuko

    Memories of Matsuko 2006

    While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

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  • Poster for Secret

    Secret 2007

    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.

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  • Poster for Blue Giant

    Blue Giant 2023

    High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of a professional musician isn’t for the faint of heart, as he must confront what it truly means to be great.

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  • Poster for Muslum

    Muslum 2018

    A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).

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  • Poster for Inu-Oh

    Inu-Oh 2022

    A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.

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  • Poster for Swing Girls

    Swing Girls 2004

    A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the school's brass band.

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  • Poster for Miss Granny

    Miss Granny 2014

    An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.

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  • Poster for Amar Singh Chamkila

    Amar Singh Chamkila 2024

    A humble singer’s brash lyrics ignite fame and fury across Punjab as he grapples with soaring success and brutal criticism before his untimely death.

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  • Poster for Linda Linda Linda

    Linda Linda Linda 2005

    Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".

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  • Poster for Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance? 1996

    A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.

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  • Poster for Jigarthanda

    Jigarthanda 2014

    A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But his secret attempts to conduct the research fail when he gets caught for snooping.

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  • Poster for Your Lie in April

    Your Lie in April 2016

    Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei has been unable to hear the sound of his piano. He then meets Miyazono Kaori through childhood friend Sawabe Tsubaki. Kaori plays the violin and has a free sprit. Since meeting her, Kousei is able to face the piano again. Meanwhile, Kaori holds a secret.

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  • Poster for Wish You

    Wish You 2021

    Singing and dreaming together, a talented singer-songwriter and a same-aged keyboardist add harmony and love to each other's lives.

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  • Poster for Burn the Stage: The Movie

    Burn the Stage: The Movie 2018

    Burn the Stage: the Movie is the first movie from BTS, going behind-the-scenes of the BTS WINGS TOUR to reveal the full story of the band’s meteoric rise to fame. This unmissable film provides an intimate look at what happens when the most successful global boy band of all time breaks down barriers and invades the mainstream music scene. Exclusive tour footage and brand-new one-on-one interviews with BTS members give fans an unprecedented glimpse into their lives and an opportunity for everyone to celebrate together worldwide.

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  • Poster for Tokyo Tribe

    Tokyo Tribe 2014

    In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.

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  • Poster for The Music Room

    The Music Room 1958

    An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

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  • Poster for Qala

    Qala 2022

    Haunted by her past, a talented singer with a rising career copes with the pressure of success, a mother's disdain and the voices of doubt within her.

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  • Poster for Amar Akbar Anthony

    Amar Akbar Anthony 1977

    Bollywood action comedy film with a lost and found theme, about three brothers separated during their childhood who grew up in three homes, adopting three religions. They meet in their youth to fight a common villain. It was the biggest blockbuster of 1977, and won several awards at 25th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor, Best Music Director and Best Editing.

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  • Poster for One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival

    One Piece: Jango's Dance Carnival 2001

    The Straw Hat Pirates visit Mirrorball Island. Where a big dance carnival is being held. Jango the Hypnotist was there too, to show off his dance moves. Only when he was found by a group of Marines who were about to arrest him. But ended up chasing him throughout the island. Our heroes got involved when one of the Marines recognized Luffy from the wanted poster. And they end up getting chased as well. Soon Jango steals the spotlight of the dance carnival and uses his hypnosis on everyone on the island. And soon everyone including Jango, The StrawHat Pirates, and the marines are all dancing like there's no tomorrow.

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  • Poster for The Piano Forest

    The Piano Forest 2007

    Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child, Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.

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  • Poster for Where's Firuze?

    Where's Firuze? 2004

    Hayri and Orhan are two music producers head over heels in debt. In an attempt to find the next big thing to turn the business around, they contact Ferhat, a gastarbeiter in Germany, and desperately bring him to Istanbul to sign him. As they are struggling to find the necessary funds to promote Ferhat's debut album, a mysterious rich woman named Firuze shows up and starts supporting them. The future now seems bright, but things are not always what they seem...

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  • Poster for All the Best: Fun Begins

    All the Best: Fun Begins 2009

    In order to increase his monthly allowance, Veer lies to his stepbrother Dharm about being married. When Dharm unexpectedly arrives in Goa, he mistakes Prem's wife for Veer's. This case of mistaken identities leads to chaotic and hilarious situations.

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  • Poster for Bring the Soul: The Movie

    Bring the Soul: The Movie 2019

    A glimpse into K-pop group BTS’ world away from the stage, featuring intimate group discussions alongside spectacular concert performances from their world tour.

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  • Poster for A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion

    A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion 2013

    On the day Touma Kamijou and Index see Academy City's space elevator, Endymion in the distance, they meet a Level 0 girl with an amazing singing voice, Arisa Meigo. As the three enjoy their time together after school, magic-user Stiyl Magnus suddenly attacks them. His target: Arisa. Why would a girl from the science side be targeted by someone from the magic side, Touma wonders. In the chaos of Stiyl's attack, he tells Touma, Index and Arisa that she might cause a war between the magic side and the science side.

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  • Poster for My Father's Violin

    My Father's Violin 2022

    Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle.

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  • Poster for The Colors Within

    The Colors Within 2024

    Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections.

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  • Poster for Fish Story

    Fish Story 2009

    A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together.

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  • Poster for Saawariya

    Saawariya 2007

    Two souls arrive in a small town, one on vacation, the other to meet a lover. They spend the most magical dream-like days of their lives in that town... with each other.

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  • Poster for The Archies

    The Archies 2023

    Set in 1960s India, Archie and the gang navigate romance, friendship and the future of Riverdale as developers threaten to destroy a beloved park.

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  • Poster for BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA

    BTS: Permission to Dance on Stage - LA 2022

    Purple colors the city of Los Angeles, as BTS brings their "Permission to Dance" concert to SoFi Stadium for the first time in two years. In a stadium radiating anticipation and cheer, splendid performances from "On" to "Permission to Dance" glorify the stage that now comes to life on screen. Be united once again by the power of music.

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  • Poster for Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda 2017

    Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.

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  • Poster for Whisper If I Forget

    Whisper If I Forget 2014

    An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.

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  • Poster for The Nightingale of Bursa

    The Nightingale of Bursa 2023

    Cengiz is the singer at a tea garden in Bursa and his greatest ambition is to release an album. Cengiz's life changes when he meets Taskin. Believing that the song composed by Taskin's father, Serafettin, would be a great start for his album, Cengiz buys the song using money he borrowed from his older brother. When Taskin spends all that money, Cengiz starts performing with Taskin and his sister Arzu.

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  • Poster for Miss Granny

    Miss Granny 2018

    Fely is an elderly woman who finds second chance at youth after a visit to a mysterious photo studio.

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  • Poster for Love Live! The School Idol Movie

    Love Live! The School Idol Movie 2015

    Although μ's, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls continue to learn and grow in this new and unfamiliar world. What is the last thing that these girls can do as school idols? With the clock ticking, what kind of meaning will the μ's members find in performing the most exciting live performance?

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  • Poster for White: Melody of Death

    White: Melody of Death 2011

    When each member of Pink Dolls falls into a horrible accident, Eun-ju realizes that their hit song "White" is cursed and attempts to reveal the secret.

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  • Poster for Electric Dragon 80000V

    Electric Dragon 80000V 2001

    A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.

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  • Poster for Gauche the Cellist

    Gauche the Cellist 1982

    Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony. Over the course of four nights, Gauche is visited at his mill house home by talking animals as he is practicing.

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  • Poster for On-Gaku: Our Sound

    On-Gaku: Our Sound 2020

    A bored trio of high school delinquents start a rock 'n' roll band together. They have no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, but are determined to jam out and impress their only friend.

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  • Poster for BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas

    BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas 2023

    Join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook in this special cinematic cut, re-edited and remixed for the big screen. Watch new close-up angles and a whole new view of the entire concert, BTS Yet To Come in Busan. Featuring hit songs from across the group's career, including "Dynamite," "Butter" and “IDOL," plus the first concert performance of "Run BTS" from the group’s latest album Proof.

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  • Poster for BLACKPINK: The Movie

    BLACKPINK: The Movie 2021

    In honor of their 5th anniversary, the immensely popular Korean girl group ‘BLACKPINK’ is releasing a worldwide theatrical event to their fans. It features never-before-seen footage and interviews, as well as clips from their shows to give the audience a unique concert-like experience.

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  • Poster for Swallowtail Butterfly

    Swallowtail Butterfly 1996

    The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

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  • Poster for 2gether: The Movie

    2gether: The Movie 2021

    Tine, a college student, wants to get rid of a gay admirer and his friends recommend that he find a fake boyfriend: Sarawat. But Sarawat is hard to come by. Until he finally accepts. The two become close and intense emotions soon erupt. As Tine and Sarawat enter the second year of their relationship, they also begin to take on greater responsibilities in college with the former as the new president of the cheerleading club and the other as the new president of the music club.

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  • Poster for The Disciple

    The Disciple 2020

    Self-doubt, sacrifice and struggle converge into an existential crisis for a devoted classical vocalist as the mastery he strives for remains elusive.

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  • Poster for The International

    The International 2006

    It is 80's Turkey, local musicians of Adiyaman are hired by the military and trained to welcome one of the forceful generals of coup regime.

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  • Poster for BECK

    BECK 2010

    Yukio is your average high school student who spends his days going to class and avoiding bullies. That is until he meets Ryusuke, a guitar prodigy. Together with Taira, Chiba, and Saku they form the rock band BECK. As their popularity increases so does the danger as Ryusuke's past catches up with him.

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  • Poster for SUGA: Road to D-DAY

    SUGA: Road to D-DAY 2023

    SUGA of the world-renowned group, BTS, works on a new album. He embarks on a journey to find his story to tell through music, while interacting with artists from various cities around the world.

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  • Poster for Hello!

    Hello! 2017

    Avinash/Seenu is a street urchin brought up by his loving adoptive parents Saru and Prakash. The love of his life is the girl he meets during childhood Junnu/Priya, whom fate had snatched away from him. Fourteen long years and they still wait for the day they will meet again. Will destiny help them?

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  • Poster for Sugar Pie Lady

    Sugar Pie Lady 1983

    In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.

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  • Poster for Arabesque

    Arabesque 1989

    This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together.

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