An exhilarating, damning and morally essential fable about social media celebrity, cancel culture and the erosion of human rights that veers from the deadly serious to the colorfully camp

Rogue aliens have been trapped as prisoners inside human brains for years and when they try to break free, a lone keeper of intergalactic peace known as “the guard” (Kim Woo-bin) opens a rift in time to prevent them from escaping.

In this deadpan satire and Cannes Palme d’Or winner, a high school girl infiltrates the city's nightlife and encounters the hilariously indefatigable male gaze.

An entertaining, intensely moving coming-of-age tale about overcoming otherness and oppression, focusing on a gay, biracial teen who was raised by a Filipina bar hostess mother

A police motorcade escorts a key witness across the countryside to a government corruption trial when it’s hit by a barrage of bullets. A lone policewoman, Mariano, survives and escapes into the infamous jungle where the Bataan Death March took place under the Arisaka rifles of the invading Japanese forces.

In this immigrant drama, a Filipina domestic worker in Hong Kong struggles to leave her ward and embark on her own journey to motherhood back in her homeland.

A cross-border drama, in which Chinese immigrants to Japan form bonds

A biting satire about a gay hairdresser and model citizen who learns that his name has been added to a government kill list, and sets out on a harrowing odyssey to clear his name and stay alive

In this sublime allegory, a novice Buddhist nun is haunted by the spirit of the black goat of adulthood when she gets her first period.

This immensely moving new adaptation of Toson Shimazaki’s classic novel “Hakai” marks the centenary of Japan’s first-ever human rights declaration, which argued that Burakumin (untouchables), Zainichi Koreans, Ainu and other “disadvantaged minorities” deserve the same respect and freedoms accorded to others.

Enterprising college student and music promoter Coba (Edan Lui of Cantopop sensation Mirror) is working from home like everyone else during the pandemic.

A labyrinthine tale of betrayal and intrigue that follows a man arrested for the murder of his former lover, anchored by tension-charged performances from So Ji-sub and Kim Yun-jin

A laugh-a-minute dysfunctional-family drama, in which 3 siblings attempt to help their depressed father

A hilarious satire of Chinese weddings, employing a novel role-reversal device that turns dysfunctional traditions on their proverbial ear

A classic slasher film, with Josie Ho as a young woman who will stop at nothing to buy a beautiful home with a view

A spine-tingling modern classic by the Pang brothers, following a blind violinist who sees terrifying visions when her sight is restored and must make peace with the souls who plague her

A sweet and breezy romcom that follows a newly minted Don Juan as he drives his dates around town, in a loving tribute to the cultural and natural riches of Hong Kong

An exuberant romcom driven by a sport-stacking protagonist whose self-sacrificing girlfriend (NYAFF 2022 Rising Star Awardee Urassaya “Yaya” Sperbund) leaves, forcing him to grow up.

An inspiring musical documentary that follows creative powerhouse Josie Ho as she journeys with musicians to Iceland, where they collaborate on a vibrantly blissful multi-genre performance.

A riveting romantic thriller in which a cop working a serial-killer cold case discovers connections that pull him back into his fraught past

Josie Ho shines as “Beast” Ng, a tough-as-nails badminton pro who, after a violent on-court outburst, falls hard from grace.

A chilling folk-horror film in which a struggling single mother returns to her rural family manse for a funeral, and must fight for her daughter's life when spirits assail them

A taut coming-of-age drama in which a teen dynamo is forced to face off against a horde of corrupt evildoers when her father mysteriously falls into a coma

A sharply observed relationship drama in which a young couple must make turning-point decisions, told in a fractured, vérité-driven style with compassion and authenticity

This hotly anticipated historical war-action epic is the second in the trilogy that began with Korea’s highest-grossing film ever, Kim Han-min’s The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014).

A queer relationship classic, with superstars Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing as a couple who break and make up as they travel through Argentina

A little girl living on a small island recalls moments with her father in this impressionistic, pointillist-style animated masterwork that reflects beautifully on loss and impermanence.

Hee-su is a low-level mobster in a dinky port city where he runs a hotel for the local Don and has racked up sizable debts. Hoping to erase his financial woes, he launches a new business, but a wildcard hoodlum suddenly returns and shakes things up.

A compassionate, colorful documentary about Korean transgender trailblazer and fabulous drag queen "More," whose years of rigorous training as a ballerina culminate in an invitation to dance in New York

This jaw-droppingly hilarious visual masterwork follows a has-been actor who tries every trick in the book, including branding himself “Oldboy,” to carve out a YouTube/Instagram career.

A man’s quotidian world is suddenly disrupted by strange events when he takes his aging father to the hospital for a check-up.

A psychological chiller about a single mother’s search for her missing son, and the strange bond that she forms with a young scammer who claims to know the son's whereabouts.

A balls-to-the-wall thrill ride of combat bravado about a retired hitman forced to babysit a 17-year-old girl who is kidnapped by ruthless gangster

Comic genius Stephen Chow merged his mastery of parody with the action choreography of grandmaster Yuen Woo-ping to create this milestone send-up of one of Hong Kong’s most beloved cinematic genres.

An action comedy-drama and paean to Hong Kong’s most magical film genre, following a ragtag film crew and a has-been star as they demonstrate the triumph of the creative spirit.

A seductive thriller in which a diabolical serial killer on death row exerts a frightful power over the innocent, with shocking twists and nauseating turns

Pity poor insurance salesman Liang: he costs his company more in salary than he rings up in sales, and despite several imaginative attempts to off himself, he fails. But thanks to an agent of fate (masquerading, of course, as a cockroach), he finds Yukio Mishima’s 1968 “psychedelic adventure” novel “Life for Sale” and is inspired to offer his own on the Internet.

A comedy-romance about self-discovery, in which the titular young man falls for an older woman (Vivian Hsu) in a most unlikely place, and finally comes of age at 29

A brilliant, female-driven drama about a suddenly single mother (Teresa Mo) who must find a work-life balance as she resumes her agenting career, with Cantopop stars Keung To and Jer Lau of Mirror in stellar debuts

A deadpan dramedy that explores the various schemes of vengeance pursued by parents-to-be during a freezing winter in Northeast China

Gawky, food-obsessed, high school girl Weixin (Moon Lee) inadvertently leads handsome BMOC Youquan (singer-songwriter Eric Chou) to believe her beautiful best friend has a crush on him.

A moving drama about a midlife woman who learns to quell unwanted feelings of frustration and despair as she awaits her husband’s return from a visit with his daughter

A tense and hilarious comedic thriller in which a would-be police cadet unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a real-life crime-fighting test

Blame it on those dating apps and a little too much soju. When rookie reporter Woori’s boss assigns him to write a sex column, he has no choice but to dream it all up, or to go online.

A joyous comedy caper about a loose-cannon detective (NYAFF 2022 Star Asia honoree Hiroshi Abe), who’s shunted off to the police band, where he eventually gets a chance at redemption

A tense and frigid thriller about a park ranger whose remote hut is visited by three suspicious characters, driven by double-crosses, mistaken identities and stunning cinematography

The triumvirate of man’s men Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo and Daniel Wu star as high-tech criminal intelligence officers investigating a devious executive suspected of monumental insider trading.

The final film in the enormously successful "Village" horror trilogy, building on myths about the eponymous ox head, sinister twinships, murderous curses and 3 missing high school girls

A wondrously creative screwball comedy wrapped around a poignant tale of discovering and rediscovering love in all its permutations, deftly transcending heteronormative conditioning

Deaf, mute and badass by necessity, Sandi is a “preman,” a thug who does damage in the name of so-called progress. When his young son witnesses a brutal murder, the two are forced to flee from Sandi’s own gang of land-grabbing henchmen, an exodus paved with bloodshed and vengeance.

Beloved art teacher Mrs. Yeh has long given up her dreams of seeing the world, instead becoming a good wife, mother and daughter. She dutifully waits on her mansplaining loafer husband, tries to keep tabs on her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother and dotes on her grown children.

An exceptionally engaging coming-of-age story about a young art student struggling to steal her future back from the Covid pandemic.

A po-faced mockumentary about filmmaking in which a crew arrives on location and has to constantly rewrite their script.

In this 2003 Hong Kong action-comedy classic by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, Andy Lau is a bodybuilding monk who can foretell people’s fates, and helps a no-nonsense cop (Cecilia Cheung)

A joyfully quirky, candid, clever coming-of-age tale about an engineering student who takes a temp job in a sex shop, and learns from the eccentric female owner about the art of living

A drama about two young sisters who are prevented from returning home when the pandemic closes the Singapore-Malaysia border, although they can see it across the water.

A shiny new reimagining of the most successful tokusatsu-vs.-kaiju series of all time, with the silver superhero helping earthlings fight off monsters from space.

In this comedy, the eponymous character takes on an “easy-in-and-out” mission to prove that she doesn’t look like every other Asian girl, with unpredictable results.

A touching and hilarious high-speed comedy about a young auto salesman who flees a crime scene in his late father’s decrepit jalopy, leading him to reconcile with the past and his own future as a father

After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon’s greatest swordsman (Jang Hyuk, also at NYAFF 2022 with Choi’s The Killer) goes into hiding.

Leave it to Hong Kong to create a bedroom farce that takes place mostly at the dinner table; in this melodramatic comedy, three brothers reside in a home that they inherited from their late parents.

A sassy gas-tank delivery woman turns out to be a queer young boy’s fairy godmother, and she makes his fabulous dreams come true.

An ensemble drama in which a tragedy occurs, and the origins of violence are then explored, unraveling the intersecting relationships of a group of 20-somethings

It's the score of their lives—if they can pull it off. Who can resist the Tear of the Sun: a 318-carat diamond, worth $20 million, locked away in a casino?

The often surreal story of a young woman's summer with her grandmother, exploring the boundaries between childhood memories, dreams and reality

A horror thriller about former bandmates who visit Souta in the countryside, where things get creepier by the minute… and survival is a game that only the hardiest can win!

A heartfelt drama about an immigrant who has emergency surgery to remove the IUD implanted under China’s One Child Policy, and must come to terms with her past suffering

A heartwarming comedy in which a wannabe actor joins an agency renting out surrogate family members for a range of functions, and discovers more than his acting chops