Love one separated and long searching. The world is big. Old time no digital communication, almost impossible. When found it could be too late, could be decades later…long awaiting

The main lead on both movies searching for their parent. Parent who leave in the very rural area make it even harder to search. Years of separation

Both movies touch on the subject of racial color discrimination. It is really hard for the mixed race kids to fit in the society. It wasn’t their fault. Both movies shown they fight their way to stand on their feet and survive the bully

Love couple got separated for years. The Chinese one didn’t get back together, the Japanese one has good ending got back together

Both are Chinese movies on island setting. Tough environment. One is a group of people accidentally strangled on an isolated island, the other one is the main lead volunteer to be the island keeper

Persuade dream for years of painfully waiting for opportunity, disappointment, desperation etc. Talented but competition is high. Persuade dream.

In both movies, it touch the story of young men trying their best to survive. They have potential. They are tough, strong, struggle, sweet, …. Took a soft hearted cough to give them a second chance, to believe in them, to guide them, very touching story

The main lead(s) from underprivileged background, due to poverty, takes a cough to bring out a young man, make them strong, have sense of purpose, a second chance

Both has one or more main lead that has to fight for financial purposes. The circumstances, the love of their family, the financial temptation, physical pain, the tough sacrify…

Both has martial art and fight genre. Both showed how hard the main lead(s) train. The emotional as well as physical pain, make them tough, strong and determine.

The main character(s) in both movies came from an extreme poor childhood. It takes a good person to help bring out a talented resilience star. Success comes with tough training, hardship, challenges, pressure and sacrify. Both has fight, ring fight genre.

Both movies are about a soft and kind hearted person delicate and determine to help the underprivileged countryside poor children. They finally bare the result, after gone through challenges and hardship