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Doraemon: The 25th Movie

Maiko Haaaan!!!

This Japanese comedy is about an eccentric man intent on entering the world of the geisha after getting grief from an online rival, only for his former girlfriend to do the same as a maiko - a geisha in training. Big, boisterous and loopy, Nipponphiles and fans of frenetic mugging will have a ball with this one. The Taiwan title for this translates as "Maiko, ha ha ha"; translated literally, it would have been "Maiko Xiaojieeee!!!"

A Man's Job

An unemployed family man, Juha, winds up paying the bills by becoming a gigolo in this amiable Finnish drama. Problem is, his wife and kids don't know about his new line of work, and his friend-turned-pimp has the hots for his wife. Meanwhile, our hero starts to enjoy his studly status, perhaps despite himself, until cold reality slaps him in the face. The reviewer at Variety was a little taken aback with one element: Juha servicing a young woman with Down Syndrome.

Someone Behind You

Anna and Anna

Bloodier and more violent than your average Korean horror flick, this story of a curse that causes people to turn homicidal seems unable to escape standard Ringu imagery - TV sets with static, solving mysteries via old newspaper clippings, defaced photographs - but reportedly makes up for it with paranoia and ferocity. The heroine of the hour is a schoolgirl who can't seem to go anywhere - a wedding, school, even home - without someone getting carved up. Luckily, she has keen investigative abilities and sets out to unlock the curse.

Someone Behind You

Anna and Anna (安娜與安娜)

The two Annas in this drama are played by Karena Lam (林嘉欣), a Canadian-raised singer and actress who featured in the Taiwanese feature Silk (詭絲), which played here in 2006. Anna number one leaves behind her Singaporean job and boyfriend for Shanghai and promptly runs into Anna number two, a version of herself - the same person, in fact - that elected not to leave her less enviable life in China behind. Straight-faced hijinks follow as the Annas explore each other's lives by swapping identities. Perfect fare for those who like non sequitur fantasy plot points or wimpy male leads.

A Man's Job

Doraemon: The 25th Movie

The latest adventure of our best blue friend takes Doraemon, his human friend Nobita and other kids way back in time to help find the homes of stray pets. They then stumble on a kingdom run by dogs and cats, where Doraemon falls in love with a gorgeous feline. And, yes, there's a baddy, too. Also known as Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Space-Time Odyssey, this is the 25th Doraemon feature film and was released in Japan in 2004.

Maiko Haaaan!!!

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