Some great Eastern cinema (21 titles)
75% from 4 members
The Killer
Prime John Woo / Chow Yun Fat combo
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The Killer
(1989)
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh
Director: John Woo
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In John Woo's THE KILLER, a hired assassin (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally blinds a beautiful nightclub singer during what was supposed to be his last murder. When he falls in love with her and accepts another contract in order to finance her cornea surgery, the stage is set for a long and bloody ..read more »
Not currently released
68%
from 4,759 members
Hard Boiled
More prime John Woo before he moved to the US
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Hard Boiled
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Tony Leung, Chow Yun-Fat, Philip Chan
Director: John Woo
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When a tough police officer's (Chow Yun-Fat) partner is brutally murdered, he joins forces with another loose-cannon cop (Tony Leung) to exact his own bloody revenge on the gun-smuggling gangsters responsible for his friend's death. A lot of action, guns, and violence, all masterfully rendered by ..read more »
67%
from 8,011 members
Hero
Awesome Jet Li colour dominated multi perspective perfection
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Hero
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Director: Yimou Zhang
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Jet Li stars in this Academy Award-nominated martial-arts masterpiece takes place amidst the turmoil of China's "Warring States" period. An orphan fighter (Jet Li) presents himself to an avaricious king, bearing the weapons of three assassins (Donny Yen, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung) in exchange ..read more »
64%
from 53,570 members
A Man Called Hero
Great CGI and fantastical martial arts
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A Man Called Hero
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yang
Director: Wai Keung Lau
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A master of martial arts flees to the United States after his family is massacred. He brings with him the Red Sword, a sword of legend, and prepares to make his revenge. Features an amazing fight scene atop the Statue of Liberty and dazzling special effects.
55%
from 660 members
Seven Samurai
On everyones "greatest films of all time" for a reason
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Seven Samurai
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshio Inaba
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to ..read more »
72%
from 33,320 members
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
I always cry, it's an emotional and tragic ending
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
Director: Ang Lee
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Known for making films about familial relationships, director Ang Lee surprised everyone with his martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Based on a novel by Wang Du Lu, CROUCHING TIGER starts with the revenge plot common in the wuxia stories that Lee loved as a child, then adds a ..read more »
70%
from 38,209 members
Tetsuo - The Iron Man
I once vowed to watch this film every day for the rest of my life. Stop motion, robot, metal fetish, body horror
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Tetsuo - The Iron Man
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Anthony Bevilacqua, Kei Fujiwara, Markus Greiner
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
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A visually arresting and highly disturbing urban flight of fancy from Japanese auteur Tsukamoto, who also starred, wrote, shot, and edited. A buttoned-up Japanese commuter accidentally rams his car into a cyberpunky 'metal fetishist' (Tsukamoto) whose jollies include transplating metal parts into ..read more »
57%
from 1,700 member
Gozu
As utterly nuts as Takashi Miike gets (apart from Visitor Q).
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Gozu
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Hideki Sone, Sho Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino
Director: Takashi Miike
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This wildly bizarre Japanese horror movie from master Takeski Miike (AUDITION) follows the mysterious disappearance of Brother, a gangster who was accidentally killed by one of his Mafia cohorts, Minami. Searching for Brother's body--which vanished minutes after he was shot--Minami stumbles into a ..read more »
56%
from 1,868 member
OldBoy
Chan Wook Park's masterpiece, woke a lot of people up to how great Korean cinema is
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OldBoy
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Kang Hye-jeong
Director: Chan-wook Park, Chan-Wook Park
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A man is inexplicably kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years and his wife is brutally murdered. On his release, he is given a wallet full of money and a mobile phone. A stranger calls and asks him to try and figure out why he was imprisoned. A girl appears and promises to help him solve the enigma ..read more »
72%
from 41,335 members
3 Iron
Kim Ki Duk's metaphysical love ghost story
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3 Iron
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Seung-Yeon Lee, Hyun-Kyoon Lee, Hyuk-Ko Kwon
Director: Kim Ki-Duk, Ki-Duk Kim
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A transient young man breaks into empty homes to partake of the vacationing residents' lives for a few days.
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from 3,260 members
Average rating for this collection:
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