In our continued search to help fans of Asian cinema find affordable titles to stream in the comfort and safety of their homes, we take a look at some titles available through “Tubi”. The site boasts a great selection of Asian Cinema, and below we highlight a few of the titles available, with links to films (Click on title to be redirected). If not specified in the description, the title is available to users in both Canada and the United States.
All these titles and more are currently available to stream on Tubi
Tubi is an American streaming service based in San Francisco, California, United States, that launched in 2014. It is a free, ad-supported service, with advertisements shown during commercial breaks during programming. It is the largest independently owned video service in the United States, with over 15,000 movies and television series currently available. Tubi is available for free on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Xfinity X1, Xbox, Samsung Smart TVs, Sony Smart TVs, PlayStation and the web.
Train To Busan (2016) by Yeon Sang-Ho
Seok-Woo (Gong Yoo) is a fund manager in Seoul. He is separated from his wife and lives with his daughter Soo-An (Kim Soo-Ahn). Seok-Woo doesn't spend much time with his daughter or show affection to her. On the night before Soo-An's birthday, Soo-An insists on seeing her mother for her birthday. Seok-Woo has no other choice, but to take her to Busan. Early the next morning, they board the KTX train for Busan at Seoul Station.
Before the KTX train leaves Seoul Station, a zombie like girl jumps onto the train. The girl is infected with a horrific virus that is spreading like wildfire. Seok-Woo, Soo-An and the other passengers on the KTX train must now fight for their lives. (AsianWiki) Read our review here.
Oldboy (2003) Chan Park-wook (US Only)
Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-Sik) is an ordinary Seoul businessman with a wife and little daughter who, after a drunken night on the town, is locked up in a strange, private “prison” for 15 years. No one will tell him why he is there and whom his jailer is, but he is kept in reasonably comfortable quarters and has a TV to keep him company. While watching TV, he discovers that he has been framed for his wife's murder and realizes that, during one of the occasions in which he was knocked out with gas, someone has drawn blood from him and left it at the scene of the crime. The imprisonment lasts for fifteen years until Dae-Su finds himself unexpectedly deposited on a grass-covered high-rise rooftop. (Asian Wiki) Read our review here.
Journey to the West (2013) by Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok (US Only)
Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King. (IMDB) Read our review here.
Akira (1998) by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics. (IMDB) Read our review here.
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) by Bong Joon-ho (Canada Only)
In a peaceful middle-class apartment, part-time lecturer Yoon-ju is becoming hypersensitive to a dog's barking coming from somewhere in the apartment. In attempts to find the source, he puts his ear to the floor or listens carefully to the sounds from the ceiling. Then one day, returning from his recycling ritual, he discovers a puppy standing in front of his neighbor's door. Convinced that it is the culprit that has been bothering him, he dognaps the puppy and imprisons it in the basement. Meanwhile, the apartment custodian Hyun-nam searches for the puppy with its young owner. Satisfied of being rid of the dog, Yoon-ju returns to his apartment only to hear barking again. He rushes to the basement, but the puppy is nowhere to be found… (Hancinema)
The Man From Nowhere (2010) by Lee Jeong-beom
Having once done time behind bars, CHA Tae-sik now leads a quiet life. His only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. So-mi's mother, Hyo-jeong, smuggles drugs for a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-sik with the product. When the traffickers find out they kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. Mistaking Tae-sik for another mule, the brothers that lead the gang—Man-sik and Jong-sik—promise to release Hyo-jeong and So-mi if Tae-sik makes a delivery for them. Tae-sik makes the decision to face the outside world in order to rescue So-mi. However, the delivery was part of a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader, Mr. Oh, and Tae-sik is arrested.
At the same time, Hyo-jeong's disemboweled body is discovered, and Tae-sik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. He fights off half a dozen detectives and escapes from the police station. Now on the run, Tae-sik pursues Man-sik and Jong-sik. In the process, he discovers that their drug ring operates around kidnapped children. Stumbling upon a factory where the brothers have children's organs removed to accommodate the drugs, Tae-sik rescues one child just before surgery and becomes enraged at the prospect So-mi may already be dead. Tae-sik prepares for a battle with Man-sik and Jong-sik, putting his own life at risk… (Hancinema) Read our review here.
200 Pounds Beauty (2006) by Kim Yong-hwa (US only)
Hanna is a lip sync vocalist for Ami, the famous Korean pop singer. Even though she is always ignored because of her appearance, she has been a bright and lighthearted girl until Amy humiliates her in front of Sang-jun, her secret love. At last, she makes a decision of a lifetime to have plastic surgery all over her body. Does her unrequited love get any return? (Hancinema)
Poetry (2009) by Lee Chang-dong (US only)
Mi-ja (Yoon Jung-hee) leads a hand-to-mouth life raising her teenage grandson by herself. She, nevertheless, retains a childlike innocence and curiosity and becomes immersed in the world of poetry and beauty when she enrolls in a local writing class. But when she learns of a shocking revelation, she must confront the ugly side of life, and take matters into her own hands. (Hancinema)
Mother (2009) by Bong Joon-ho (Canada Only)
Widowed for a long time, a mother lives alone with her only son. He is 28 years old, a shy and quiet young man. In the aftermath of a terrible murder, the woman's hopeless, helpless son becomes the prime suspect. There is no real evidence against him, but the police throw groundless suspicion at him. Eager to close the case, the police are happy with their cursory investigation and arrest the boy. His defense attorney turns out to be incompetent and unreliable. Faced with no other choice, his mother gets involved, determined to prove her son's innocence. (Hancinema)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) By Takashi Miike
A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates. (IMDB) Read our review here.
Pieta (2011) by Kim Ki-Duk
A loan shark living an isolated and lonely existence uses brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate borrowers for his moneylender boss. One day, a mysterious woman appears claiming to be his long-lost mother. After initially rejecting her, he gradually accepts her in his life and decides to quit his cruel job and seek a decent, redemptive life. However, it may be too late to escape the horrific consequences already set in motion from his previous life. (Tubi)
The Wailing (2016) by Na Hong-jin
Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. (IMDb)
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011) by Siu-Tung Ching (US Only)
A master monk tries to protect a naïve young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem. (IMDb)
Hana-bi (1997) by Takeshi Kitano
Nishi is a cop whose wife is slowly dying of Leukemia. One of his partners gets shot on the job and is confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life and becomes suicidal. Nishi, feeling guilt over his partners' accident, tries to help him in any way he can. At the same time, Nishi leaves the police force to spend more time with his dying wife. However, in order to do the right things for those he loves, Nishi must do wrong things, spiraling deeper into desperation and slowly building up to tragedy. (Asianwiki) Read our review here.
Little Big Solider (2010) by Sheng Ding
Two opposite survivors of war between kingdoms in China, a royal general and an old soldier, bond when the soldier escorts the other to get a reward. (Tubi)
The Host (2007) by Bong Joon-ho (Canada Only)
Gang-du is a dim-witted man working at his father's tiny snack bar near the Han River. One day, Gang-du's one and only daughter Hyun-seo comes back from school irritated. She is angry at her uncle, Nam-il, who visited her school as her guardian shamelessly drunk. Ignoring her father's excuses for Nam-il, Hyun-seo is soon engrossed in her aunt Nam-joo's archery tournament on TV. Meanwhile, outside of the snack bar, people are fascinated by an unidentified object hanging onto a bridge. In an instant, the object reveals itself as a terrifying creature turning the riverbank into a gruesome sea of blood¡¦ Amid the chaos, Hyun-seo is helplessly snatched up by the creature right before Gang-du's eyes. These unforeseen circumstances render the government powerless to act. But receiving a call of help from Hyun-seo, the once-ordinary citizen Gang-du and his family are thrust into a battle with the monster to rescue their beloved Hyun-seo. (Hancinema) Read our review here.
Outrage (2010) By Takeshi Kitano (US Only)
The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate. (IMDb)
