Getting Past the Subtitles

Getting Past the Subtitles

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Getting Past the Subtitles episodes

  • Monster of all Monsters | Godzilla (1954)

    Kaiju #2

    Ishirō Honda (1954)


    The inception of the true KING OF MONSTERS and his eternal beef with Tokyo


    The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)

    Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954)

    Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016)


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    52 min
  • Ugly Sea Monster | The Host

    Kaiju #1

    Bong Joon-ho (2006)

    The birth of a sea creature emerges from the Han River and wrecks havoc on  civilians. It takes victims, including the daughter of a dead beat father. When the whole family learns the possibility of her survival, they prove to do anything possible to find her.

    The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006)

    Godzilla (Ishirō Honda, 1954)

    Shin Godzilla (Hideaki Anno, 2016)

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    57 min
  • Good Cop, Bad Cop | Tiger on Beat | Podcast Review

    Buddy Cops # 4


    Chia-Liang Liu (1988)

    Senior cop Francis Li is the opposite case of a role model for his new partner Michael Tso. In this true to form buddy cop, these unlikely pair work together to bust a drug operation against crime lord Johnny Law


    Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017)
    Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015)
    Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019)
    Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988)

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    50 min
  • Dysfunctional Heroes | Miss & Mrs. Cop

    Buddy Cops # 3


    Jung Da-won (2019)

    A young detective gets suspended from duty and is transferred with a civil servant unit. She gets partnered with a frightening, retired detective, who also is her sister in law? That's right,  a dysfunctional family pair gets stuck together at work, but quickly bonds over the investigation of case only they can tackle


    Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017)
    Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015)
    Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019)
    Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988)

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Justice against Corporation | Veteran

    Buddy Cops # 2

    Ryoo Seung-wan (2015)

    The hard boiled detected Seo Do-cheol uses any means necessary through his police jurisdiction to investigate the death of his friend Bae. Initially painted as a suicide, Do-cheol has his own doubts and digging further into the case, he is able to point a finger at the young and arrogant Jo Tae-oh. The owner of the corporate group behind the death of his friend, Tae-oh uses his corporate powers and people to block Do-cheol from getting evidence or jurisdiction of any kind

    • Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017)
    • Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015)
    • Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019)
    • Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988)
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      49 min
    • The Power of Friendship | Midnight Runners

      Buddy Cops # 1

      Jason Kim (2017)

      Ki-Joon and Hee-Yeol are two cops in training who've become best friends in their time at the academy. On a night out to get away from school, they discover a young women getting kidnapped. The two rookies figure out that the proper way of doing things won't save the girl and so with their backs against the wall, they take matters into their own hands

      • Midnight runners (Jason Kim, 2017)
      • Veteran (Ryoo Seung-wan, 2015)
      • Miss and Mrs cops (Jung Da-won, 2019)
      • Tiger on Beat (Lau Kar-leung, 1988)
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        45 min
      • A Stubborn Father like Stubborn Daughter | Late Spring

        Colorless Classics # 4

        Yasujirō Ozu (1949)

        When it's for a widowed Professor to marry off his own daughter, she refuses to leave his side. Noriko, shares no interest and refutes all chances to get married. This causes friends and family to become concerned, and brings out all sorts plans and tricks in order to convince her otherwise. 

        • Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
        • The Housemaid (Kim Ki-young, 1960)
        • The Book of Fish (Lee Joon-ik, 2021)
        • Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu, 1949)
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        • The Housemaid

          Colorless Classics # 2

          Kim Ki-young (1960)

          When a piano teacher hires a housemaid to support his pregnant wife, he invites more trouble than good. The Femme Fatal, Myung-Sook, seduces the piano teacher and tries to tie his whole family under her string.

          • Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
          • The Housemaid (Kim Ki-young, 1960)
          • The Book of Fish (Lee Joon-ik, 2021)
          • Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu, 1949)
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            1 hr 17 min
          • Separation and Seduction | Spring in a Small Town

            Colorless Classics # 1

            Fei Mu (1948)

            A devastated household and a separated marriage, Yuwen struggles to stay afloat in her marriage due to her husbands illness and depression. A old mutual friend of theirs visits their home. Little to the husbands knowledge, his friend brings both the possibilities to saving himself and his marriage or tearing it apart for good.

            • Spring in a Small Town (Fei Mu, 1948)
            • The Housemaid (Kim Ki-young, 1960)
            • The Book of Fish (Lee Joon-ik, 2021)
            • Late Spring (Yasujirō Ozu, 1949)
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              54 min
            • Shounen shogi or sad boy prodigy? | March Comes in Like a Lion

              Podcast Review | Best of the Bet #4

              Keishi Ohtomo (2017)

              Highschool student, Rei Kiriyama is ranked Shogi player. He lives alone, away from his adopted family because his foster sister like--hates him. He soon meets another family of sister that care for him. Kiriyama struggles to become the best Shogi player, facing the threatening high ranking player Goto.

              • Tazza: The High Rollers (Choi Dong-hoon, 2007)
              • The god of gamblers (Wong Jing, 1989)
              • Kaiji the ultimate Gambler (Tôya Satô, 2009)
              • March comes in like a lion (Keishi Ohtomo, 2017)
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                1 hr 18 min

              About Getting Past the Subtitles

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              Just like you, we love movies. But you may not love Asian films as much as we do. We're here to share our love (or hate) with everyone who's not exposed to the gold mine of Asian cinema and culture, and if you're already a fan, join us as we share our take on a movie of the week.