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In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The Main Street Electrical Parade, could you see an illuminated 40-foot-long fire-breathing dragon? And hear the energy of its legendary melody one last time? It's unforgettable after-dark magic that will glow in your heart long after the last float has disappeared.

Statesman and poet Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's eloquence and vision shaped India's destiny. A look at his remarkable life as he led his country through a challenging period of change and development as the 10th Prime Minister of India.

"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi, another traveler and also a lawyer, helps her. The four of them will meet together later and live a few shifted adventures with a strange-speaking sailor (Mimi's client).

In der zweiten Folge des gleichnamigen Manga setzt der ehemalige Scharfrichter Ogami seinen blutigen Rachefeldzug durch das Japan des 17. Jahrhundert fort, um den Mord des Yagyu-Clans an seiner Frau zu rächen. Jedoch versucht auch der Yagyu-Clan die Ausrottung von Ogamis Familie perfekt zu machen und bekommt Unterstützung von den amazonenhaften Kriegerinnen der Akashi-Yagyu. Der "einsame Wolf" begegnet den hinterhältigen Angriffen mit seiner überlegenen Schwertkunst und geistiger Stärke. Wieder nimmt er einen Mordauftrag an, der der ungerechten Machtgier des Shoguns entgegenwirken soll. Doch das anvisierte Opfer wird von den drei "Todesgöttern" bewacht... (Quelle: arte.tv)

Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.

A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.

The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s episode, Milestones, focuses on how different groups of Asian Americans mark the milestones throughout their lives.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.

Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a community radio station but come into conflict with other groups, as well as the government trying to shut them down.

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.

Am letzten Schultag haben Lehrer und Schüler nur einen Gedanken: endlich Ferien. Corinna, die Tochter eines Fertighaus-Fabrikanten hat trotz aller Bestechungsversuche ihres Vaters die Versetzung nicht geschafft. Mit einer kleinen List wollen die Klassenkameraden den größten Traum von Corinnas Lehrer, Dr. Markus, erfüllen. Ein kurzer Dreh am Rad des Glücks und schon hat er im Preisausschreiben ein Fertighaus gewonnen. Alles scheint in bester Ordnung, doch plötzlich fliegt der Schwindel auf.

Fadma is an active Moroccan woman, a mother who, after the death of her husband, raised her two children alone: Ahmed is her pride and joy, having succeeded in France, and Karim is the eccentric artist who still lives with her. Sensing danger around her son Ahmed, she decides to visit him in France. And it's here that she discovers the problem of her granddaughter Julie-Aïcha, a teenager in search of her identity. Fadma and Julie-Aïcha discover a new shared passion.

This is a story about a city guy Nikolai, who will have to go instead of his friend on a rural business trip. A series of funny events, meetings and the beauty of the Yakut village encourage Nikolai to make an important decision in his life…

Andrej Gorciacov, ein russischer Intellektueller, ist nach Italien gekommen, um Material über seinen Landsmann Pawel Sasnowskij zu sammeln, dessen Biographie er schreiben will. Sasnowskij, ein Komponist des 19. Jahrhunderts, der in Italien studierte, verzehrte sich dort vor Heimweh. Gorciacov ergeht es ebenso. Die Fremde lähmt und quält ihn; er ist blind für die Reize der italienischen Landschaft und die Verlockungen seiner Dolmetscherin Eugenia, die ihn schließlich enttäuscht verläßt. Gorciacov überläßt sich mehr und mehr seinen Erinnerungen und seiner Sehnsucht nach Rußland…

Laurence und seine Freundin Fred sind seit zwei Jahren ein Paar, lieben sich bedingungslos und genießen ihr gemeinsames Leben. Bis Laurence sich eingestehen muss, dass er sich im falschen Körper gefangen fühlt und lieber als Frau leben möchte. Als er sich Fred offenbart, ändert das alles. Oder vielleicht nicht? Denn Laurence’ Gefühle für Fred sind immer noch dieselben. Auch Fred liebt Laurence weiterhin, weiß aber nicht, wie sie damit umgehen soll, ob ihre Liebe stark genug ist. Sie weiß nur, dass sie sich ein Leben ohne ihn nicht vorstellen kann. Gemeinsam kämpfen sie, gegen alle Widerstände, gegen die Vorurteile der anderen und gegen die eigenen Zweifel. Um sich selbst, um eine Liebe, die am Abgrund steht, die aber so groß ist, dass sie es schaffen können. Sie verletzen sich, sie wissen nicht weiter, können nicht mit- und nicht ohne einander. Laurence und Fred. Laurence. Fred. Fred und Laurence. Laurence anyways…

Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible.

At the edge of a grand estate, near a crumbling old mansion lies a strange stone building with just a single room. In the room there lies a bed. Born of demonic power, the bed seeks the flesh, blood and life essence of unwary travelers… Three pretty girls arrive on vacation, searching for a place to spend the night. Instead, they tumble into nightmares – and the cruel, insatiable hunger of the Bed!