20 Heart-Warming East Asian Love Story Movies Without Intimate or Kiss Scene :P :)
Innocence of love is all that stuck my mind immediately after watching these movies!Definitely, many good ones are not included in this list- I've randomly picked up them based on my personal choice and watch-list.Some of them are not just love story of hero-heroine but love towards family members or country-people! And the listing order is not sorted by my rating or IMDb Rating- first watched, first come!
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- DirectorPuttipong Pormsaka Na-SakonnakornWasin PokpongPuttipong Promsaka Na SakolnakornStarsPimchanok LuevisadpaibulMario MaurerTangi NamontoLife of a 14 year old girl Nam, who falls in love with her senior of tenth grade P'Shone and tries desperately to win his attention.The first Thai or south-east Asian movie I watched! A sweet teenage love story- my rating was 10/10!
- DirectorHo-joon KimStarsKim Rae-wonMoon Geun-youngAhn Sun-yeongA teenage girl tries to continue her normal social and school life, after her grandfather forces her into an arranged marriage with a man in his twenties.The first Korean Movie I watched. A good Rom-com story that left good impression to give the rating 8/10
- DirectorJae-young KwakStarsCha Tae-hyunJun Ji-hyunIn-mun KimA young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. She ends up getting him into trouble repeatedly after that, starting on the train.The most popular one among all of this list. And from where I first came to know- sassy girl means Jun Ji-Hyun! From first time watching experience, I felt so bad for the tormented hero and gave (10-1)=9/10 rating [but perhaps he kinda deserved some of it! :p]
Second time watching- 7/10 (degraded!)
Third time watching- 8/10 (improved!) - DirectorAndrew LauStarsJun Ji-hyunJung Woo-sungLee Sung-jaeAbout a tragic love triangle story involving young painter Hye-young, Interpol detective Jeong Woo, and professional hitman Park Yi.In my current opinion, this tragic-action movie feels so good to watch for once! Hero Jung Woo-Sung looked so cool in this movie.
- DirectorJae-young KwakStarsJun Ji-hyunJang HyukKim Soo-roThe heart-warming romance story between Kyungjin and Myungwoo. Even though he has passed away, he will be always with Kyungwoo forever.You know, love stories doesn't always drive emotions based on logic. It's all about fantasy! So here's "Windstruck"- which is known as kinda prequel of "My Sassy Girl"- another gem from that time melodrama king director Kwak Jae-Young. That's the movie where I really fell for the sassiness and boldness of the heroine [& ended up in writing reviews, making Bengali subs!] Hero looked cute and pretty kindhearted too.
- DirectorHyun-seung LeeStarsLee Jung-jaeJun Ji-hyunMu-saeng KimIn 1999, a voice actor moves from Il Mare, a seaside house, and leaves a Christmas card in its (magical) mailbox. An architecture student receives it in 1997, and a friendship separated by 2 years begins.Popular as remade in Hollywood."Il Mare" AKA "Siworae" is a time transcending love story- a gorgeous portfolio of simplicity. I think, at least two times watching is required to reveal that beauty [& done that at the time of making Bengali sub & FMV! ]
- DirectorYoon-Chul JungStarsHwang Jung-minJun Ji-hyunKang Ae-shimA snobbish producer makes a documentary about the extraordinary behavior of her neighbor who believes himself to be Superman.Just after watching this movie, my mind described it as "A great realistic movie"! & wrote a user review- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119199/reviews-9 describing how my personal opinion about such humane superman changed from first half to second half!
- DirectorHyeong-jun BaeStarsKim Ha-neulGang Dong-wonSong Jae-hoWhile a man is out of town, a con-woman claims to be his fiancée and moves in with his family.I perfectly enjoyed this Rom-Com at first time watching and laughed much. Even I will remember the heroine Kim Ha-Neul as such tricky con lady!
- DirectorShunji IwaiStarsTakako MatsuSeiichi TanabeKazuhiko KatoIn spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.A short & simple story- a distance love story. All I remember, it felt good to give a 8/10 rating!
- DirectorHur Jin-hoStarsHan Suk-kyuShim Eun-haShin GooHahn Suk-Kyu suffers from a fatal disease. He meets Shim Eun-Ha and falls in love with her. Will their love story have a tragic ending?The movie poster won't make you realize the actual story! Later I watched some more of Jin Ho-Hur works. He has different style of direction that leaves some satisfying impressions even in midst of unhappy endings!
- DirectorChang-min ChooStarsLee Byung-hunRyu Seung-ryongHan Hyo-jooA look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.When a clown becomes a king! I wasn't acquainted of the double role playing actor Lee Byung-hun then, but comedy-emotion surrounding his character was heart-touching. And that lovely motto of King's rule- “To me my country and my people are hundred folds more precious than the virtues of state policy!” My solid rating was 9/10
- DirectorLee Hae-junStarsJeong Jae-yeongJung Ryeo-wonYeong-seo ParkA failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness.A love story of two unusual heartbroken people & a struggle- so close to nature for carrying out life! It went to my list of favorites and gave it 9/10
- DirectorJeong-kwon KimStarsCha Tae-hyunHa Ji-WonJo Ah-raA mentally challenged man trying to keep his mother's only wish alive at any cost while trying to reconcile with his first and only real crush.It's an emotional story of a mentally challenged person and his love and dedication towards his work, friend, crush and sister. Cha Tae-Hyun did his best in this movie!
- DirectorYoung-jae LeeStarsLee Byung-hunLee Dae-yeonJeon Do-yeonHong-yun is a high school girl in a little mountain village who falls head-over-heels for a handsome new school teacher, Mr Kang. What with taking care of her youngest baby brother for her widowed mother and the impossible age difference, it is a roller-coaster ride for her as she tries to become someone special for Mr. Kang while he seems interested in the other new teacher at the school, Miss Yang.Perhaps at first it seemed to be an immature love story of an young village-girl. But it leaves a heart-touching impression of innocence at last. And last but not the least- surprisingly- that school girl heroine [ well-recognized actress] wasn't that young while performing in this movie!
Rating-8/10 - DirectorYimou ZhangStarsZiyi ZhangHonglei SunHao ZhengPrompted by the death of his father and the grief of his mother, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.My adorable Chinese movie! Simply charming, heart-touching movie- it left so good impression about the famous director to explore more of his works, it's also one of the first works of famous Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi.
My Rating- 9/10 - DirectorKwon Hyeong-jinStarsSong Yun-ahKim Hyang-giKim Myoung-gukSingle mother Ko-woon is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She then prepares her daughter So-ra to live without her. As her condition worsens, So-ra finds out about the cancer and tries to fulfill her mother's wishes one by one, in secret.A love story between a mother and a daughter- so it must be touching!
My Rating - 9/10 - DirectorJeong-hyang LeeStarsYoo Seung-hoEul-boon KimHyo-hee DongThis is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Sang-woo, born and raised in the big city, and his mute grandmother, who has spent her whole life in a small rural village.A love story between a grandmother living in the village and her grandson coming from town. It was so naturally portrayed that made me to like it at the end.
- DirectorJi-young BooStarsKong Hyo-jinShin Min-aSe-eun AhnMyeong-eun's quest to find her father when her mother dies took her on the road trip with her eccentric elder sister.It's a tale of realistic simplicity & sweet relationships among family without stress,confusion, excessive melodramatic romance. I assumed it to be boring, but it proved me wrong & the twist was unexpected
So "Sisters on the Road"-the movie of actress Shin Min Ah I liked the most [& favourite drama of her is obviously "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" ] - DirectorYu Shan ChenStarsVivian SungTalu WangDino LeeLove grows where it isn't expected in this endearing romantic comedy coming of age movie.It's an epic teenage Taiwanese comedy- melodrama movie. It has cliches but so well-acted and well-made. Female director Frankie Chen made thoughtful and quirky debut through this movie. So what to do- I can't but like such sweet romance story of an ordinary girl!
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsSong Kang-hoYoo Ah-inMoon Geun-youngSet in 18th century Korea, long-ruling King Yeongjo's struggle with his son, Sado, sees the king take extreme measures in order to deal with his heir.To me, it was a love story of an ill-fated crown prince. He had love and respect towards his family and country people.But disgusting bondage of aristocracy and education system led him to misfortune.Overall, it's a heartfelt movie.So my rating-8/10