Best Asian family series

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

  • Poster for Little Witch Academia

    Little Witch Academia 2017

    When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on she wanted to be just like her. Enrolling at Luna Nova Magical Academy and having no magical background, can she become a witch like her idol Shiny Chariot?

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  • Poster for Meteor Garden

    Meteor Garden 2018

    An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo.

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  • Poster for Pokémon Concierge

    Pokémon Concierge 2023

    Welcome to Pokémon Resort, a peaceful getaway for Pokémon to relax and have fun. Which adorable guest will the new concierge Haru befriend and help first?

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  • Poster for Leyla and Mecnun

    Leyla and Mecnun 2011

    Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.

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  • Poster for Heidi

    Heidi 1974

    After becoming an orphan, Heidi is forced to live with her grandfather Öhi who lives in the mountain Alps. However he is a very bitter man who only accepts to take her in by force. Heidi's kindness may be able to open Öhi's heart. Along with Peter the goat carer and the crippled Klara, Heidi has a lot of adventures.

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  • Poster for 1 Litre of Tears

    1 Litre of Tears 2005

    1 Rittoru no Namida is a Japanese television drama for Fuji Television about a girl who was diagnosed with an incurable degenerative disease at 15, but was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25.

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  • Poster for Gullak

    Gullak 2019

    Set in quaint by-lanes in the heart of India, Gullak is a collection of disarming and relatable tales of the Mishra family.

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  • Poster for Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure

    Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure 2022

    Gudetama, the lazy egg, reluctantly embarks on an adventure of a lifetime with Shakipiyo, a newly hatched chick, who is determined to find their mother.

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  • Poster for Accidentally in Love

    Accidentally in Love 2018

    When Situ Feng decides to go back to school, he becomes the center of attention as fans, classmates and the media follow his every move. He meets Chen Qingqing, an ordinary student with a dual personality.

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  • Poster for Kardeş Payı

    Kardeş Payı 2014

    The show is about two brothers and a sister. The two brothers have a plumbing company and they are trying to invent something that would make the world a better place.

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  • Poster for Family by Choice

    Family by Choice 2024

    A youth romance about two men and woman who aren't blood related but treated each other as family during their teens and how they meet again after 10 years.

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  • Poster for Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah

    Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah 2008

    Inspired by the famous Gujarati column *Duniya Ne Undha Chasma* by Tarak Mehta, this show captures the everyday life in Gokuldham Co-operative Society, addressing socially relevant issues with humor. At its heart is Jethalal, an uneducated Gujarati businessman, who often seeks guidance from his wise neighbor and friend, Taarak Mehta. Jethalal lives with his naive yet lovable wife Daya Ben and their mischievous son Tapu, whose antics frequently disrupt the peace of the society. The members often warn Jethalal to control Tapu or face eviction. In desperation, he calls his father, Champaklal, from the village, hoping he’ll instill discipline in Tapu. Instead, the grandfather-grandson duo teams up, creating even more chaos and turning Jethalal’s life into a comedic roller coaster. The show blends family dynamics, friendship, and neighborhood bonds with a dose of satire and laughter.

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  • Poster for Moomin

    Moomin 1990

    In the remote and mysterious Moominvalley live the Moomins, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomintroll and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.

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  • Poster for Yeh Meri Family

    Yeh Meri Family 2018

    Set in the summer of 1998 it is a story about conflicting emotions towards family members from the eyes of a twelve year old.

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  • Poster for Go Ahead

    Go Ahead 2020

    Three friends from troubled families form a unique, lasting bond — but their pasts soon cast a cloud over their lives.

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  • Poster for The European Side

    The European Side 2004

    The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.

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  • Poster for Pokémon: Twilight Wings

    Pokémon: Twilight Wings 2020

    This series focuses on the residents of the Galar Region. It is set to focus on their dreams, realities, challenges they must face and conflicts they must overcome. This is all linked through the Galar Taxi Driver.

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  • Poster for Doraemon

    Doraemon 1979

    Doraemon is an anime TV series created by Fujiko F. Fujio and based on the manga series of the same name. This anime is the much more successful successor of the 1973 anime.

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  • Poster for Mahabharat

    Mahabharat 2013

    Mahabharat is a 2013 drama TV series on Star Plus based on Indian legendary epic of the same name. It has been produced by Swastik Pictures and features actors such as Saurabh Raj Jain as Lord Krishna, Shaheer Sheikh as Arjuna, Pooja Sharma as Draupadi, Aham Sharma as Karna and Arav Chowdhary as Bhishma Pitamah. The producers had creative associations with writer Salim Khan, author Devdutt Pattanaik, designer Bhanu Athaiya, music directors Ajay-Atul and Ismail Darbar, action director Ram Shetty and set designer Omang Kumar. The casting of the show is done by Sahil Ansari, Mahesh Chandra Bhatt, Arun Mitra. It started broadcasting on 16 September 2013.

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  • Poster for Istanbullu Gelin

    Istanbullu Gelin 2017

    Faruk is the owner of a bus company and the leader of a powerful family in Bursa which is a metropol in Turkey. Faruk meets a violonist girl and falls in love with her. But the dominant mother of Faruk isn't happy with her son's relationship.

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  • Poster for Old Enough!

    Old Enough! 1991

    Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.

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  • Poster for Angry Mom

    Angry Mom 2015

    When Jo Gang-Ja attended high school, she was notorious for fighting. She gave birth to her daughter A-Ran in her late teens and became more responsible. Her daughter A-Ran is now a high school student, but A-Ran is bullied at school. Jo Gang-Ja decides to go back to high school to protect her daughter. Jo Gang-Ja becomes a high school student again.

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  • Poster for Bandish Bandits

    Bandish Bandits 2020

    A classical singer Radhe falls in love with pop singer Tamanna and embarks on a path that forces him to compromise his classical roots. With time, both the singers try to get out of their comfort zone while trying to protect their stardom. This series tests their resolve for their passion and love.

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  • Poster for Sherlock Hound

    Sherlock Hound 1984

    In a steampunk London, the great detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson routinely crack the most challenging cases — perpetrated more often than not by their nemesis, the proud, bumbling genius Professor Moriarty.

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  • Poster for Tokyo Mew Mew

    Tokyo Mew Mew 2002

    On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to protect the Earth from an alien menace known as Deep Blue.

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  • Poster for Forbidden Love

    Forbidden Love 2008

    Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is very elegant and beautiful, everyone who meets her get stunned and jealous of her, and he falls in love with her. While searching for peace, safety and happiness in Adnan's mansion, Bihter meets passion. Behlül and Bihter fall completely into each other and become drowned by their infatuation with each other. Their secret love affair will soon affect every member of the family.

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  • Poster for Graceful Family

    Graceful Family 2019

    Mo Seok-hee is an only child and her father runs the large company MC Group. She is beautiful, smart and rich. Mo Seok-hee appears like she is arrogant, but she struggles over her mother’s death. Her mother was killed 15 years ago. Meanwhile, Heo Yoon-do is a lawyer, but he doesn’t even have an office. He solves small problems of neighborhood residents at a restaurant. He is full of love. Miraculously, Heo Yoon-do is headhunted to join the TOP team at MC Group. The TOP team manages the affairs of the family who runs the MC Group. Their job includes covering up immoral or illegal behaviors done by the family.

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  • Poster for Unforgettable Love

    Unforgettable Love 2021

    He Qiaoyan, the stoic CEO of Heshi Group, and Qin Yiyue, a warm and optimistic child psychologist, find their relationship evolving from professional acquaintance to love when Qin Yiyue begins working with He Qiaoyan's son.

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  • Poster for What Name Shall I Give This Love?

    What Name Shall I Give This Love? 2011

    Arnav is a stern business tycoon and has been living with his maternal family consisting of his beloved sister Anjali, and her infidel husband Shyam, uncle, aunt Manorama, cousin Aakash and his grandmother after his mother's suicide. Khushi, on the other hand, is a chirpy girl from a lower middle class nuclear family. This is a love story about opposites attract.

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  • Poster for Unknown

    Unknown 2024

    Wei Qian, thrust into adulthood after losing his parents, faces turmoil when his adopted brother Xiao Yuan confesses feelings, challenging family bonds and emotions.

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  • Poster for Romance in the House

    Romance in the House 2024

    After his business crashes, a man disappears from his family for 11 years. But when he makes a return as their wealthy landlord, a messy reunion ensues.

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  • Poster for Family Secrets

    Family Secrets 2021

    A lawyer and a prosecutor, whose paths cross with a murder case, will have to work together to find the murderer, and this will create an irreversible breaking point in their lives.

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  • Poster for Waiting For The Sun

    Waiting For The Sun 2013

    Zeynep is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.

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  • Poster for Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light

    Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light 2017

    A father and son rekindle their bond through the online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV in this live-action series based on a true story.

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  • Poster for Fatmagul

    Fatmagul 2010

    Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Kanal D. The series is based on Vedat Türkali's novel, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, which was made into a film in 1986. The series is written by duo Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The soundtrack was done by Toygar Işıklı.

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  • Poster for Speed Racer

    Speed Racer 1967

    Teenager Speed Racer aspires to be the world's best race-car champion with the help of his friends, family and his father's high-tech race-car, the Mach 5.

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  • Poster for My Father is Strange

    My Father is Strange 2017

    Mi Yeong, Hye Yeong, Ra Yeong, and Joon Yeong are the kids of Yeong Sil and Han Soo. They seem like the average Seoul family, with the typical Seoul problems, but that all changes when Jung Hui, an actor, and former K-Pop idol, ends up in their doorstep claiming that Han Soo is his biological father. The family goes through thick and thin, one marriage after the other, trying to figure out why their father happens to be strange.

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  • Poster for Doraemon

    Doraemon 2005

    Robotic cat Doraemon is sent back in time from the 22nd century to protect 10-year-old Noby, a lazy and uncoordinated boy who is destined to have a tragic future. Doraemon can create secret gadgets from a pocket on his stomach, but they usually cause more bad than good because of Noby's propensity to misuse them.

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  • Poster for Our Story

    Our Story 2017

    Filiz is a young girl who has been forced to take care of her five younger siblings since her mother left them. Her father Fikri is an alcoholic man who causes different problems for the family now and again. Despite the fact that they are struggling to survive in a very poor neighborhood of Istanbul, the six siblings try to keep each other happy. Filiz believes that there is no place for love in her life until she meets Barış, a young man who does anything for Filiz and her family, just to win Filiz's heart. Adaptation of the world-famous series "Shameless"

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  • Poster for Don't Say No

    Don't Say No 2021

    Best friends since childhood, Leo and Fiat must face the confusing line between friendship and something more.

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  • Poster for Stay With Me

    Stay With Me 2023

    Su Yu’s simple high school life is turned upside down when his aloof stepbrother Wu Bi enters the scene—and a sudden accident unveils long-hidden secrets.

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  • Poster for Fated to Love You

    Fated to Love You 2008

    A timid legal assistant and a wealthy heir accidentally spend the night together on a cruise after mistaking each other for their partners. Their unexpected encounter leads to scandal and complications when it's used as leverage in a corporate blackmail scheme.

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  • Poster for My Own Swordsman

    My Own Swordsman 2006

    A comedy about some friends and their stories in Qixia Town.

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  • Poster for Ramayan

    Ramayan 1987

    Ramayan is a highly successful and phenomenally popular Indian epic television series created, written, and directed by Ramanand Sagar. The 78 episode series originally aired weekly on Doordarshan from 25 January 1987, to 31 July 1988, on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. IST.It is a television adaptation of the ancient Indian Hindu religious epic of the same name and is primarily based on Valmiki's Ramayan and Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas. It is also partly derived from portions of Kamban's Ramavataram and other works.

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  • Poster for Orphan Flowers

    Orphan Flowers 2015

    "Eylül" is a 16 year old girl sexual harassment by her stepfather , and her mother did not believe her and she went with "Eylül" to the orphanage , and left her daughter there. Then Eylül become friends with the girls in the orphanage and every girl have a own story. The girls trying to divorce Eylül's mother and her husband many times. "Feride" is an assistent in the orphanage who is always helping the girls when they need her.

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  • Poster for Gundam Build Fighters

    Gundam Build Fighters 2013

    Sei Iori is a Gunpla builder whose family runs a hobby shop in a small town. He aspires to be a Gunpla Battle champion like his father, but despite his exceptional building skills, he lacks the combat abilities to compete with other contestants. Then one day, he meets a mysterious boy named Reiji, who helps him improve his confidence in participating in Gunpla Battles. Together, Sei and Reiji battle their way to the 7th Gunpla Battle World Tournament.

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  • Poster for Our Dining Table

    Our Dining Table 2023

    A reclusive man’s world begins to open when a riceball-loving boy and his older brother draw him into their warm, homemade weekend tradition.

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  • Poster for One More Happy Ending

    One More Happy Ending 2016

    Drama series depicts the story of marriage, remarriage and divorce. Han Mi Mo was once an idol group member, but she now works as a representative of a remarriage consulting business. She gives honest answers to her customers who hope to remarry. Song Soo Hyuk is a divorced man in his thirties with an 11-year-old son. He is a good-looking gossip reporter who looks like he is still in his twenties. He is very good at his job, because his looks and smiles melt the hearts of his interview subjects, and they are very willing to disclose even the deepest secrets. “One More Happy Ending” will deal with the stories of the divorced, who dream of becoming happy one more time.

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  • Poster for Ronja the Robber's Daughter

    Ronja the Robber's Daughter 2014

    Ronja is the only daughter of Mattis, a bandit leader who lives in a castle in the middle of a large forest. When Ronja grows old enough, she ventures into the forest to interact the strange and magical creatures that live there. She learns to live in the forest through her own strength, with the occasional rescue from her parents. Ronja's life begins to change, however, when she happens upon a boy her own age named Birk.

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  • Poster for Forbidden Fruit

    Forbidden Fruit 2018

    Three things in life can not be hidden "love, smoke and lack of money". The social society and the events behind the business world are told.

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  • Poster for Sonic Mania Adventures

    Sonic Mania Adventures 2018

    Classic Sonic is back to his dimension after the events of Sonic Forces. He discovers Eggman is collecting the Chaos Emeralds and already has four of them. Sonic must gather all the Chaos Emeralds before Eggman.

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  • Poster for The Ghost Bride

    The Ghost Bride 2020

    In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy family.

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  • Poster for Pokémon: Hisuian Snow

    Pokémon: Hisuian Snow 2022

    The story of a boy named Alec and his encounter with a Hisuian Zorua. When he was younger, Alec's father taught him that people and Pokémon cannot live together. But Alec's interactions with the Zorua might offer a different lesson.

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  • Poster for Larva

    Larva 2011

    Animated comedy about two strange maggots, Red and Yellow, who live under the grill of a sewer drain where people pay little attention. In this secret place, they relish in the things that people throw in the sewer, like chewed up bubble gum, melted ice cream, coins, rings, you name it. They sometimes get into trouble, play happily and squabble over possession of these things.

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  • Poster for Golden Boy

    Golden Boy 2022

    A young girl is forced to marry a rich groom. The groom is not only rich, but also allows himself to live without any restrictions or obligations. Will married life change his habits? And how will such a man be accepted by a good-hearted wife?

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  • Poster for My Golden Life

    My Golden Life 2017

    A hardworking contract worker desperate for a full-time job finds her life turning upside down after an unexpected revelation about her family.

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  • Poster for She and Her Perfect Husband

    She and Her Perfect Husband 2022

    Elite lawyer Qin Shi and resident homebody Yang Hua who got "married" for their own purposes unexpectedly find true love in each other. Together, they walk hand in hand towards a happy and fruitful life.

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  • Poster for Oh My Baby

    Oh My Baby 2020

    A 39-year-old single woman who wants to have a child without getting married. She has three men in her radar and has trouble choosing between them. They walk into her life when she’s already hopeless about love and marriage.

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  • Poster for Young Lady and Gentleman

    Young Lady and Gentleman 2021

    Lee Young Kook is a widower with three children. He still hasn’t gotten over the death of his wife. He decides to hire Park Dan Dan as a live-in tutor for his kids and he becomes attracted to her. Meanwhile, Park Dan Dan has bright and positive personality despite her harsh situation.

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  • Poster for When My Love Blooms

    When My Love Blooms 2020

    In 1993, Jisu and Jaehyeon, who met for the first time at the protest scene and being a first love to each other. After 26 years, Jisu and Jaehyeon accidently reunite.

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  • Poster for Astro Boy

    Astro Boy 1980

    In 2030 AD, after being abandoned by his creator, a young boy robot is rescued by an Android Advocate, Dr Elefun, who adopts him as his own and guides him in the use of his special powers to aid and protect mankind and robot-kind.

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  • Poster for Zindagi Gulzar Hai

    Zindagi Gulzar Hai 2012

    A school teacher was left by her husband with her 3 daughters and marries another women for the sake of getting a male child. The story focuses on gender biasness and the difference between the classes in terms of the affluence level.

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  • Poster for My Boys

    My Boys 2009

    Chisato is homeless and on the run from debt collectors, when a wealthy man offers to pay off her debt if she marries him for one month. However, Chisato discovers that there are clauses to the contract after he dies, which includes being the mother of his six sons.

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  • Poster for Autumn's Concerto

    Autumn's Concerto 2009

    Ren Guang-xi, a cocky law student, seems to lead the perfect life. He's the sole successor to a huge and famous business and is a talented ice hockey player. But in reality, his lonely life lacks joy, laughter and motivation. That is until he meets Liang Mu-cheng, the new bento seller at his school canteen. A harmless bet brings the two together and Guang-xi slowly changes as Mu-cheng teaches him how to give and love. Tragedy strikes when Guang-xi suddenly has to go through a major brain surgery which causes him to lose his memory.

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  • Poster for You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin

    You're the Best, Lee Soon Shin 2013

    The drama 'You Are The Best' transfers the message of consolation, hope and healing to those of us suffering from this competitive society. This is a humanistic drama that makes us realize that happiness cannot be felt just from materialistic or external values but from simple but truthful love, and a society that is full of people who share.

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  • Poster for Man on Pause

    Man on Pause 2022

    Amid the onset of andropause, a 50-something family man becomes obsessed with change and decides to pursue happiness. Then he bungles it up completely.

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