Movies and TvShows featuring "chasing-a-dream" theme.
Iwakura Mai lives with her parents Kota and Megumi and older brother Haruto. Her father Kota runs a small factory in Higashi Osaka, a district that is known for its craftsmen. Mai is shy and withdrawn. But when she visits her grandmother Shoko who lives on Nagasaki’s Goto Islands which has a rich natural environment, she is entranced by the Baramon kites that catch the wind and soar high in the sky. Wanting to fly high in the sky like these kites, Mai’s longing swells into a dream to become a pilot. Even though she works hard, the path to getting there is tougher than she had imagined. As Mai deepens her ties with the people living in her two hometowns of Higashi Osaka and Goto, her dream eventually takes a new form. She gathers enthusiastic friends to build a small electric plane that can fly to and from the islands. Her dream becomes a wing that carries everyone’s dreams and takes off.
Higa Nobuko was born and raised with her four siblings in a farmhouse in the "Yanbaru region" in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa. She aims to become a chef drawing inspiration from Okinawan cuisine. The four siblings follow very different paths, but the memories of their hometown connect their hearts and they're able to overcome their hardships as a family.
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras, and action she longs for. Despite words of warnings from her family, which includes her birth and step mothers, intended to keep her from reaching her destiny, she actually makes it onto a set of one of the film companies in Tokyo. She experiences the peaks and valleys of a starting actress, but receives a blow when news of the company collapses and eventually closes. Mizuki returns home, but, the fire once lit, still burns.
Hikaru Shindo, a sixth-grader, stumbles upon an old Go board with a ghostly character inside. With the help of the ancient spirit named Sai, Hikaru embarks on a journey to become a skilled Go player and unravel the mysteries surrounding the game.
Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The family rents a couple's home who run a salt pond. Mare's father starts a new business, but it also fails. Her mother supports the family by working at the salt pond. 8 years later, Mare, about to graduate from high school, decides to work for the Wajima local government. She wants to have a steady job, unlike her father. Her job is to support people who move to Noto.
Record of Youth follows the lives of three young individuals in the entertainment industry as they chase their dreams, face obstacles, and navigate love and friendship. It explores topics such as the pressures of fame, the sacrifices required to succeed, and the personal growth that comes with pursuing one's passions.
In an aerospace city in the north, seven children who were born an only child became closer than siblings and called themselves "The Big Dipper." They all promised to conquer the college entrance examinations so they can go to Beijing together but seventeen came and went and only Huang Yingzi made it. "The Big Dipper" was no more as everyone parted ways. Huang Yingzi went to Beijing for school and Jiang Yi left for the States. "Who do you like at the age of seventeen" has become a mystery lingering in the hearts of the seven people. As newcomers in the workplace, they were bruised and battered from the skirmishes between their ideals and reality. Their once pure emotions are like shining stars in the night sky. Huang Yingzi wants to reunite the group only to realize that there a question remains. Meanwhile, Jiang Yi and the others have already been presented their answer.
As a professional billiards player, Yin Guo has become quite a notable athlete. After receiving an invitation to play in a tournament in Hel, Yin Guo eagerly accepts. Little does she know that meeting former professional billiards player, Lin Yiyang, in Hel will change her life forever.
Gu Nanting, the vice minister of passenger flight department of Lu Airlines, is a strict and self-disciplined man, who is known as a mean boss and a devil instructor. The female cargo pilot, Cheng Xiao, is brave and unrestrained. She was about to be promoted to captain when she got transferred to the passenger department due to the company's restructuring. Gu Nanting becomes Cheng Xiao's direct supervisor and mentor, and the two are at odds with each other. Gu Nanting, who has always pursued stability and order, is disrupted time and again by Cheng Xiao, who does not follow the usual rules. The two pilots and their mentor, who have always pursued stability and order, are disrupted time and again by the unorthodox Cheng Xiao. How can they deal with this situation?
When a college student obsessed with Korean dramas is transported into her favorite show, she must help the characters overcome their obstacles and find true love, all while navigating the challenges of an alternate universe.
The "Filter Bracelet" allows Su Chengcheng to transform her appearance and use her new identities to help others. As she navigates these changes, she and Tang Qi work together to develop a unique Chinese beauty brand, promoting "natural, confident, real beauty." Through their journey, Su Chengcheng learns that true beauty lies in authenticity and facing challenges with determination.
Professional e-sports player Xiao Yi Chuan is about to face retirement. In order to stand on the highest stage of the podium he gave up treatment of injuries, and the moment he returned home, he met a hot-blooded girl Xiong Jiu Jiu who is going around to recruit players for her grass-roots e-sports team. After Xiong Jiu Jiu unremitting efforts, Xiao Yi Chuan decided to join this team. When the team is completed, the gaming maverick Xiao Yi Chuan, theory king Hong Yang, Chu Tian who's full of potential, and Dong Shi who entered the team with his own funding, the team is not only faced with strong rivals, but run into troubles with people ranging from gaming newbies to gaming masters.
Shi Jian time travels back to the past in her dreams after a plane crash. Armed with knowledge from the future, she decides to solve all her problems beforehand and win over her future husband Ye Jiacheng from the beginning. Unfortunately, the younger Ye Jiacheng is an overly ambitious lad who also has a knack for breaking ladies’ hearts.
Having spent her entire life in the remote Japanese countryside, Asagi Soramame takes a giant leap of faith when she decides to follow her childhood friend and fiancé to Tokyo. But life in the big city quickly proves to be nothing as she imagined. Struggling to find her place in this big new world, Asagi’s life takes an interesting detour when she meets an aspiring musician, Oto Umino.
Lin Xia dreams of becoming a fashion editor but ends up in the wrong department at a publishing house. Under the guidance of her demanding boss, she faces challenges with optimism while striving for her goals. Along the way, she meets writer Zhou Zimo, and their professional collaboration blossoms into a romance.
A talented musician, Li Zhenyan, had the world at his feet. With invitations to study abroad, under some of the greatest musical masters of the modern world, pouring in, Zhenyan should have had no reservations about stepping out into a wider world. But the ghosts of his past refuse to let him go. Suffering from severe childhood trauma, Zhenyan is trapped in a world of demons from which there is no escape. At least not until he meets Fang Xiaowo.
Chef Ua, a runner-up in The Chef Master, struggles to find his cooking spark until a delivery boy with hidden extraordinary skills helps him rediscover his passion.
I'm Dawan. Since I can remember, I have always had strange dreams about a quiet girl who often played with me in my dreams. One day, a new neighbor moved in, and that led to my family falling apart. My father ran away with the man next door, who turned out to be the father of Khimhan the quiet and small girl from next door. Initially, we were not close at all, but circumstances brought us closer and made us understand each other. However, Khimhan was unaware that while in the real world we were just friends, in my dreams, she and I did things that went far beyond that. So, I kept my feelings concealed because I couldn't let her know. I never realized that in those dreams, I was not the only one dreaming.
With hard work and dedication on lock, a group of homeless men train to compete in the Homeless World Cup, despite a cranky coach. Park Seo Joon plays Yoon Hong Dae, a professional soccer player on disciplinary probation after being caught up in an unexpected incident. He becomes the coach of a thrown-together soccer team and, as time passes, comes to sincerely care for and trust in the team members, becoming a true leader.